NYT Crossword Answers for Friday, September 11, 2026

Friday, September 11, 2026 · Today's NYT Crossword answers

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NYT Crossword

Friday, September 11, 2026

15×15By Robyn WeintraubEdited by Will ShortzHard (themeless)

Friday puzzle · 72 answers · Hard (themeless). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 6 longest answers (usually the theme)

15A THATDOESIT18A CURVEBALLS31A TELETHONS36A LETMEKNOW50A GLITTERPEN53A RANAGROUND

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 9; here are their numbers and answers.

  1. 24AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealBIDS
  2. 31AAcross clue ending in “?” (9)
    RevealTELETHONS
  3. 34AAcross clue ending in “?” (3)
    RevealAGO
  4. 35AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
    RevealSANTA
  5. 38AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
    RevealGSUIT
  6. 50AAcross clue ending in “?” (10)
    RevealGLITTERPEN
  7. 6DDown clue ending in “?” (5)
    RevealTHUDS
  8. 29DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealLSAT
  9. 42DDown clue ending in “?” (5)
    RevealIOTAS
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 302 puzzles since November 2025:

PSST ×15SKA ×12ALOE ×11ITEM ×10AGO ×9ETSY ×9AGRA ×8ASP ×7

The full NYT Crossword solution

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All 37 Across answers

1A EGOS5A ITEM9A SWIPE14A DESK15A THATDOESIT17A INCA18A CURVEBALLS19A TIA20A PHDS21A RARELY22A HURDLES24A BIDS25A SPEED26A LEVI27A DAL30A TIANA31A TELETHONS33A IDRIS34A AGO35A SANTA36A LETMEKNOW38A GSUIT39A LAY40A DIGS41A MONTH42A IONS43A SOOTHES45A AABOND48A SPUD49A ORC50A GLITTERPEN52A ALOE53A RANAGROUND54A SEEN55A ANDSO56A ENDS57A PSST

All 35 Down answers

1D EDITH2D GENIUSIDEA3D OSCARPARTY4D SKA5D ITCHED6D THUDS7D EARS8D MTV9D SOBADITSGOOD10D WEARS11D ISLE12D PILL13D ETSY16D DERIVE20D PLEASEDONTGO23D DENIM24D BELOW26D LEGOS27D DONUTHOLES28D ANTIHEROES29D LSAT30D TILL31D TANGS32D HASNT37D KINDER41D MOUNDS42D IOTAS43D SPEND44D SCENT45D AGRA46D ALAN47D BIND48D SPUN51D ROE52D ASP

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Friday, September 11, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Robyn Weintraub, edited by Will Shortz. It had 72 answers and 30 black squares; the longest answer ran 10 letters. That is 2 more than the average Friday before it (69.8). 9 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Sep 11: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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