The full solution for the NY Times September 27 2023 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Scott Koenig and edited by Will Shortz.
Across Clues
- 1 Playfully tap on the noseBOOP
- 5 Hindu Mr.BABU
- 9 Step after latherRINSE
- 14 Throw a ball for a strike, sayBOWL
- 15 Intl. price-setting groupOPEC
- 16 FakePHONY
- 17 Like helium and carbon dioxideCOLORLESS
- 19 Object of wishful thinking?GENIE
- 20 Sealed with a knotTIEDOFF
- 22 Symbols of Egyptian royaltyASPS
- 23 Was known asWENTBY
- 26 Instrument that Hermes made from a tortoise shell and reeds, in mythLYRE
- 28 Sunburn sootherALOE
- 29 “I haven’t the foggiest”NOCLUE
- 33 Secrecy-enforcing contract, for shortNDA
- 36 Get into itSPAR
- 37 Indication of correctness in WordleGREEN
- 38 Let it all out, in a waySOB
- 39 “Steamed ___,” classic “Simpsons” sketchHAMS
- 40 You might entertain themIDEAS
- 41 Eponym of a popular vodka brandTITO
- 42 “Cancel” on a keyboardESC
- 43 Recharge, so to speakSLEEP
- 44 Did inICED
- 45 Classic “Simpsons” soundDOH
- 46 Second social media account for posting private jokes and such, informallyFINSTA
- 48 Like father, like sonMALE
- 49 Plains peopleOTOE
- 51 Big batteriesDCELLS
- 53 A well-known StoneEMMA
- 55 Golf ball featuresDIMPLES
- 59 Alternating current pioneerTESLA
- 61 Following 17-, 37-, 40- and 43-Across, end of a properly formed yet 11-Down sentence by 25-Down demonstrating the distinction between syntax and semanticsFURIOUSLY
- 65 BeseechedASKED
- 66 One guilty of disorderly conduct?SLOB
- 67 Smoothie seedCHIA
- 68 Parental authoritySAYSO
- 69 Parents, to kidsOLDS
- 70 Edible seaweedKELP
Vertical Clues
- 1 Airer of many David Attenborough documentariesBBC
- 2 On vacation, in work calendar shorthandOOO
- 3 HooterOWL
- 4 They’re up to no goodPLOTTERS
- 5 Number two of six for Henry VIIIBOLEYN
- 6 ImitatedAPED
- 7 Spanish smoochBESO
- 8 Bay Area sch.UCSF
- 9 D&D or WoW, e.g.RPG
- 10 This is how rumors get startedIHEAR
- 11 MeaninglessNONSENSICAL
- 12 Quick cutSNIP
- 13 What “:” might represent in a textEYES
- 18 KidRIB
- 21 Chimney ventsFLUES
- 23 Past one’s prime, with “up”WASHED
- 24 Westernmost city in TexasELPASO
- 25 So-named “father of modern linguistics”NOAMCHOMSKY
- 27 AcheYEN
- 30 Nash who called the rhinoceros “prepoceros”OGDEN
- 31 Plains peopleCREES
- 32 VaultedLEAPT
- 34 “You’ve got my attention”DOTELL
- 35 DwellingsABODES
- 40 “OK, so that’s not exactly true”ILIED
- 41 Doomscrolling, e.g.TIMESUCK
- 43 West Coast hub for UnitedSFO
- 47 Unrehearsed linesADLIBS
- 50 “___ From the Crypt,” HBO horror anthologyTALES
- 52 Big boss, informallyCEO
- 53 Midflight statsETAS
- 54 Butte, but biggerMESA
- 56 On the off chance that happensIFSO
- 57 Chew onMULL
- 58 NudgePROD
- 60 RuckusADO
- 62 “___ Drives Me Crazy” (1989 #1 hit)SHE
- 63 Teeny-weenyLIL
- 64 Talk, talk, talkYAP
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