NYT Crossword Answers for Monday, September 7, 2026
NYT Crossword
Monday, September 7, 2026
Monday puzzle · 78 answers · Easiest of the week. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
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17A UNLAWFUL66A INAWHILE
The question-mark clues
A “?” at the end of an NYT clue means wordplay: a pun, a double meaning or a trick. This grid had 1; here are their numbers and answers.
- 7AAcross clue ending in “?” (6)
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ELBOWS
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 298 puzzles since November 2025:
YES ×14EAT ×9TSA ×9ART ×8ARIA ×7STEW ×7CAR ×6ADD ×5
The full NYT Crossword solution
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All 41 Across answers
1A EVA4A ART7A ELBOWS13A LIL14A WERE16A ROOKIE17A UNLAWFUL19A REPAST20A DEAD21A ICESAW23A YES24A ESTAR26A EVENED28A IMAC30A ADD31A IPAS35A MENSCH37A TAB38A MIRE39A EGG40A KIMONOS43A ZIT44A SOLO46A CAR47A YOWZAH49A STEW50A KIM51A SARA52A NOCLUE55A RAJAS58A RPM61A BOSSED63A TOTE64A ELIXIR66A INAWHILE68A DELETE69A CITE70A NAY71A ODESSA72A EAT73A TSA
All 37 Down answers
1D ELUDE2D VINES3D ALLATINGLE4D AWW5D REFI6D TRUCE7D ERRANDBOYS8D LOEWE9D BOP10D OKAY11D WISE12D SETS15D ELEVATORMUSIC18D ADAMS22D SEDAN25D RACK27D DIM29D CHICKCOREA32D PIZZAJOINT33D ARIA34D SETH35D MESS36D EGOT41D MAILS42D SOAR45D OWN48D WRATH53D OBITS54D EENIE56D ATLAS57D SEEYA58D REDO59D PLED60D MILE62D DATA65D XES67D WET
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Monday, September 7, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Jeff Chen and Stephan Prock, edited by Will Shortz. It had 78 answers and 38 black squares; the longest answer ran 8 letters. That is 1 more than the average Monday before it (76.9). 1 clue ended in a question mark.
Also on Sep 7: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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