NYT Crossword Answers for Wednesday, September 9, 2026
NYT Crossword
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Wednesday puzzle · 78 answers · Medium. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
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18A LOOSECANNON64A THEDOLDRUMS
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- 31AAcross clue ending in “?” (6)
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Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 300 puzzles since November 2025:
ATE ×20ACE ×17SPA ×16ETNA ×10ISH ×8UNO ×8IDOL ×7ITCH ×7
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All 39 Across answers
1A BET4A BUILD9A PUPAE14A EXO15A ENDOR16A ERUPT17A ACE18A LOOSECANNON20A MOTTO22A LEGUP23A SPA24A SPHINX26A STOP28A EDGERS31A EDITOR35A MULE37A NOUN39A SPADE40A OHIO41A ATSEA43A EKED44A CONVO46A HARK47A DEAD48A SHEENS50A NOIRON52A REEF54A NEWAGE57A ISH60A CLAPS63A UNBOX64A THEDOLDRUMS67A ATE68A COMMA69A EERIE70A CTR71A HOIST72A SPEND73A KIT
All 39 Down answers
1D BEAMS2D EXCOP3D TOETHELINE4D BELONG5D UNO6D IDOL7D LOSE8D DREGS9D PEAPODS10D URN11D PUNS12D APOP13D ETNA19D CUTE21D TIDEOVER25D XENA27D PIPEDOWN29D ROTH30D SUSAN32D TAKENABACK33D ODEA34D REDD35D MOCS36D UHOH38D NERO42D AKIN45D ONECOAT49D SELL51D REUSED53D FADES55D GOTTI56D EXERT57D ITCH58D SHOO59D HEMI61D PREP62D SURE65D DMS66D MIN
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Wednesday, September 9, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Dario Salvucci, edited by Will Shortz. It had 78 answers and 36 black squares; the longest answer ran 11 letters. That is 1 more than the average Wednesday before it (76.8). 1 clue ended in a question mark.
Also on Sep 9: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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