The full solution for the NY Times September 30 2026 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Joel Woodford and edited by Will Shortz.
NYT Across Clues
- 1A Much-used pencil STUB
- 5A Composed CALM
- 9A A bit off ASKEW
- 14A Isle that’s the traditional burial site of Scottish kings IONA
- 15A Mayberry kid on old TV OPIE
- 16A Sharp increase SPIKE
- 17A Market! EXAMPAPER
- 19A Walked while fraught with worry, say PACED
- 20A Like a moon that is not full but is more than half visible GIBBOUS
- 21A Administrative role CLERK
- 23A Sign up ENLIST
- 24A Ticket! CHECKBOX
- 27A Nottingham-to-London dir. SSE
- 28A It was you THOU
- 30A Attributed writer of the third Gospel STLUKE
- 31A Culinary connoisseur FOODIE
- 33A GPS’s guesses ETAS
- 34A Planet! SURPRISEPARTY
- 38A Desert landform DUNE
- 39A San Francisco team, informally NINERS
- 40A Best and most awesome, in slang ILLEST
- 43A Times Sq. squad NYPD
- 44A Humanities degs. BAS
- 47A Packet! SUITCASE
- 49A Person’s bidding BEHEST
- 51A Need for a greedy Swede? KRONA
- 52A Great flair PANACHE
- 53A Nail a test ACEIT
- 55A Locket! FRONTDOOR
- 57A Pie-in-the-face sound SPLAT
- 58A Sized up EYED
- 59A Hightailed it TORE
- 60A How a trickster might behave SLYLY
- 61A Group in a gym routine SETS
- 62A Margarine OLEO
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D Drawn-out attacks SIEGES
- 2D Things to be cleansed from the body TOXINS
- 3D Powerless UNABLE
- 4D Movie with the record for the longest time between its release and the release of its sequel (63 years) BAMBI
- 5D Writing partner COAUTHOR
- 6D Many tech start-up ideas APPS
- 7D Trust eroder LIE
- 8D Some concert gear, informally MERCH
- 9D Feature ASPECT
- 10D They might get lit at a birthday celebration SPARKLERS
- 11D Be super-successful, in slang KICKBUTT
- 12D Scrape (by) EKE
- 13D Give a ring, say WED
- 18D Surgery recovery period, in brief POSTOP
- 22D “___ Troyens” (five-hour French opera) LES
- 24D Collection of dishes? CUISINE
- 25D Up to snuff OKAY
- 26D Treasure map markings XES
- 29D God whose name has one “I,” fittingly ODIN
- 31D Offer from many a streaming service FREETRIAL
- 32D Start of a counting rhyme EENY
- 34D “Star Trek” helmsman SULU
- 35D Doubtful UNLIKELY
- 36D Musical promoters of school spirit PEPBANDS
- 37D Impassioned ARDENT
- 38D Insult DIS
- 41D “Star Trek” engineer SCOTTY
- 42D Trig function that can output every real number TAN
- 44D “Don’t freak out, dude” BECOOL
- 45D Where landlubbers are at home ASHORE
- 46D It often features panels with speakers STEREO
- 48D Targets of some heists SAFES
- 50D Was out of other options HADTO
- 52D Word found at the start of “Poe, to name one” POET
- 53D Burro ASS
- 54D Rank below sgt. CPL
- 56D Bread choice RYE
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