The full solution for the NY Times September 15 2026 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Nate Cardin and edited by Will Shortz.
NYT Across Clues
- 1A Laffy ___, candy with a rhyming name TAFFY
- 6A Poker buy-in ANTE
- 10A “The windows to the soul,” metaphorically EYES
- 14A Frighten SCARE
- 15A Villain’s hideout LAIR
- 16A American Girl toy DOLL
- 17A Cringey ad campaign going viral, for example PRDISASTER
- 19A Madonna’s “La ___ Bonita” ISLA
- 20A Goes out with SEES
- 21A Piglet and Pooh’s marsupial friend ROO
- 22A “Well, in that case …” OKTHEN
- 24A Clic Stic and Wite-Out brand BIC
- 26A Character at the heart of the “Who shot …?” cliffhanger of 1980s TV JREWING
- 27A Colombian cornmeal cake AREPA
- 29A San José, ___ Rica COSTA
- 30A Oculus Rift or Meta Quest 3 VRHEADSET
- 32A Opposite of chaos ORDER
- 36A Texter’s “I think …” IMO
- 37A Started a game of blackjack, say DEALT
- 38A 18-wheeler SEMI
- 39A Agrees nonverbally NODS
- 41A Red root vegetables BEETS
- 44A Kind of rally at high school PEP
- 45A Put up, as a building ERECT
- 47A Many characters on “The Pitt” ERDOCTORS
- 49A “Quick!” HURRY
- 51A Group holding a nominating convention PARTY
- 52A Scannable squares often used in place of paper menus QRCODES
- 55A ___-Wan Kenobi OBI
- 56A Rang, as a bell TOLLED
- 57A Pooch’s bark ARF
- 59A Paddington Bear’s country of origin PERU
- 63A What a light bulb represents, in comics IDEA
- 64A Puppet dragon of 1960s kids’ TV HRPUFNSTUF
- 67A Bottom-heavy fruit PEAR
- 68A Britney Spears’s “___! … I Did It Again” OOPS
- 69A Perform better than OUTDO
- 70A Daughters’ brothers SONS
- 71A Exam TEST
- 72A French fries-to-be SPUDS
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D Cough syrup amts. TSPS
- 2D Farmland measure ACRE
- 3D Haircut that transitions from shorter sides to longer top FADE
- 4D Ultimate ___ (team sport) FRISBEE
- 5D Word of consent YES
- 6D Too ALSO
- 7D Grp. with a phonetic alphabet NATO
- 8D Cause for overtime TIE
- 9D Screw-ups ERRORS
- 10D Conflicts over Wikipedia content EDITWARS
- 11D Mario’s dinosaur sidekick YOSHI
- 12D Actress Pompeo of “Grey’s Anatomy” ELLEN
- 13D Vernacular found in Urban Dictionary SLANG
- 18D Place for coin-op game machines ARCADE
- 23D Kind of high-fat diet KETO
- 25D Tablet with Pro, Air and mini versions IPAD
- 26D Scribbled (down) JOTTED
- 27D Knight’s wear ARMOR
- 28D The “R” in R.I. RHODE
- 29D The “log” in “ants on a log” CELERY
- 30D Trellis-climbing plant VINE
- 31D “Light” Jedi weapons SABERS
- 33D Railroad station DEPOT
- 34D Manicurist’s filing board EMERY
- 35D Laces (into) RIPS
- 40D Well-educated sorts SCHOLARS
- 42D Fill back to capacity, as a glass TOPOFF
- 43D Healing cover SCAB
- 46D “Lose the ___, dude!” TUDE
- 48D Causes to make a mistake TRIPSUP
- 50D Bit of fiery cinnamon candy REDHOT
- 52D Cotton swabs not recommended for ear canal use QTIPS
- 53D Cowboy contest RODEO
- 54D Fresh from the dishwasher CLEAN
- 57D Grindr and Tinder, for two APPS
- 58D Sign of decay RUST
- 60D “___, Brute?” ETTU
- 61D “Ant-Man” star Paul RUDD
- 62D Sights that make you go “What the ??!” UFOS
- 65D ___ v. Wade (1973 Supreme Court decision) ROE
- 66D Rejections NOS
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