NYT Crossword Answers for Saturday, September 12, 2026

Saturday, September 12, 2026 · Today's NYT Crossword answers

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NYT Crossword

Saturday, September 12, 2026

15×15By Adam Wagner and Michael LiebermanEdited by Will ShortzHardest (themeless)

Saturday puzzle · 70 answers · Hardest (themeless). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 1 longest answers (usually the theme)

36A THATSMORELIKEIT

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 10; here are their numbers and answers.

  1. 11AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealTOMB
  2. 17AAcross clue ending in “?” (10)
    RevealVICTORYLAP
  3. 25AAcross clue ending in “?” (3)
    RevealTIP
  4. 30AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealSODS
  5. 48AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
    RevealORALB
  6. 60AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealREPO
  7. 63AAcross clue ending in “?” (10)
    RevealHANDDRYERS
  8. 9DDown clue ending in “?” (6)
    RevealERASES
  9. 32DDown clue ending in “?” (9)
    RevealDATINGAPP
  10. 37DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealSCAB
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 303 puzzles since November 2025:

ERA ×25ASAP ×10OVAL ×9SPOT ×9SARI ×7STIR ×7AND ×6TIP ×6

The full NYT Crossword solution

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All 35 Across answers

1A LAMPSHADES11A TOMB15A EMAILALERT16A OVAL17A VICTORYLAP18A REDO19A ENRAPT20A ASA21A ONEG22A LOOSE23A NYETS25A TIP26A SHOES28A ALITO30A SODS34A AND35A CRUMBS36A THATSMORELIKEIT39A ANTICS40A ERA41A ERGS42A MOIRA43A MAIMS45A PWN46A BLOCK48A ORALB53A CIGS55A OTT56A HOORAE57A ASAP58A WHITENOISE60A REPO61A PROBLEMSET62A DEPT63A HANDDRYERS

All 35 Down answers

1D LEVEL2D AMINO3D MACRO4D PITAS5D SLOPES6D HART7D ALY8D DELAYEDREACTION9D ERASES10D STPAT11D TORO12D OVENTIMER13D MADEITBIG14D BLOGPOSTS23D NONO24D SARI27D HAMS29D LUKE30D STAMPCARD31D OHNOWISEE32D DATINGAPP33D STIR35D CLAM37D SCAB38D ERIK43D MOTHRA44D SOONER47D LOWPH49D ROOMY50D ARISE51D LASER52D BEETS54D SPOT56D HELD59D TBD

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Saturday, September 12, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Adam Wagner and Michael Lieberman, edited by Will Shortz. It had 70 answers and 28 black squares; the longest answer ran 15 letters. That is 2 more than the average Saturday before it (67.7). 10 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Sep 12: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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