NYT Crossword Answers for Thursday, September 10, 2026

Thursday, September 10, 2026 · Today's NYT Crossword answers

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NYT Crossword

Thursday, September 10, 2026

15×15By Simeon SeigelEdited by Will ShortzTricky (often a gimmick)

Thursday puzzle · 70 answers · Tricky (often a gimmick). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 1 longest answers (usually the theme)

34A EASEOFOPERATION

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 13; here are their numbers and answers.

  1. 6AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealWICK
  2. 15AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealELLE
  3. 17AAcross clue ending in “?” (10)
    RevealEYESOFBLUE
  4. 34AAcross clue ending in “?” (15)
    RevealEASEOFOPERATION
  5. 51AAcross clue ending in “?” (10)
    RevealPEASINAPOD
  6. 1DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
    RevealICE
  7. 3DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
    RevealORE
  8. 11DDown clue ending in “?” (11)
    RevealUSEINAPINCH
  9. 13DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealLUNG
  10. 25DDown clue ending in “?” (11)
    RevealSEESINCOURT
  11. 36DDown clue ending in “?” (8)
    RevealADAGENCY
  12. 43DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
    RevealPRE
  13. 55DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
    RevealDEW
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 301 puzzles since November 2025:

ORE ×20ONO ×13AGE ×12ECHO ×9ICE ×9ARI ×8ETRE ×8ILL ×8

The full NYT Crossword solution

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All 35 Across answers

1A IDOLS6A WICK10A HULL14A CAROL15A ELLE16A ESAU17A EYESOFBLUE19A REIN20A ETRE21A BLAMING23A PUSHIER26A FOGIN27A ONEONE28A WAVETANK31A SWEPT32A MICE33A POE34A EASEOFOPERATION38A ARI39A EVES40A DINGY41A SYNOPSIS44A MARCIA45A CURSE46A SAGEHEN47A ECOTEUR49A AHEM50A CHUG51A PEASINAPOD56A HORA57A TEAS58A CRANE59A OPTS60A OLAY61A YKNOW

All 35 Down answers

1D ICE2D DAY3D ORE4D LOSEHOPE5D SLOTINTO6D WEBER7D ILL8D CLUBFACES9D KEELOVER10D HERMIT11D USEINAPINCH12D LAIN13D LUNG18D FREE22D AGE23D POSEAS24D UNWARY25D SEESINCOURT28D WIPES29D NOOGIE30D KENYAN32D MOVIEREEL35D FESSUPTO36D ADAGENCY37D TIREMARK42D OUTGAS43D PRE44D MAHI46D SASSY47D ECHO48D CHOP52D AAA53D PAN54D ONO55D DEW

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Thursday, September 10, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Simeon Seigel, edited by Will Shortz. It had 70 answers and 32 black squares; the longest answer ran 15 letters. That is 7 fewer than the average Thursday before it (76.7). 13 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Sep 10: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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