NYT Crossword Answers for September 13, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Sunday, September 13, 2026

22×22“Thinking Inside the Box”By Henry Lin-David and Frank S. DavidEdited by Will ShortzMedium, but big (21×21)

Sunday puzzle · 160 answers · Medium, but big (21×21). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 6 longest answers (usually the theme)

24A FLUTESECTION37A CARSERVICE57A GIANTSNOWMAN109A RESERVATION112A TIMETRAVEL115A APPROPRIATE

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 3; here are their numbers and answers.

31AAcross clue ending in “?” (3)
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NEO
34DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
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SAY
60DDown clue ending in “?” (6)
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SKIING

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 304 puzzles since November 2025:

END ×15ARE ×14OAR ×13ANA ×12EDEN ×11NEO ×11RIO ×11ANTS ×10

The full NYT Crossword solution

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1S2A3F4E5R6S7P8A9T10A11T12D13I14N15A16R17S18O19D20ILLBE21KARATE22INONE23CPU24FLUTE25SECTION26ATLAS27MOTH28TUG29LEDE30LPS31NEO32OAR33ERE34S35LAS36SO37CARS38ERVI39C40E41RELA42TED43PR44O45MO46MELT47GEM48HYUND49AI50RAD51II52AT53EASE54B55RO56TALON57GIANT58SNOWMAN59AIR60S61GENE62STL63WEIRD64MONK65MODE66S67T68E69M70EA71RN72IAM73TAXI74NYE75S76P77O78T79N80O81TICE82M83E84AKIN85TSA86HARI87EVAN88ZEN89YETI90C91UESIN92VIRG93O94ND95A96C97L98OTH99SOS100ENT101K102IT103H104B105O106SLAV107U108TILE109RES110ERVA111TION112TIME113TRAVEL114PABLO115AP116PROPRIATE117T118H119AI120ANT121S122ARE123SAT124AS125P126S127WAYT128OGO129P130OROU131S132LT133E134MOE135ISTOO136T137AEBO138SC139ALED140DOWN141STOMP142EMAIL143EON144REEKED145TONES146SPREE147LTD148SNEERS

All 80 Across answers

1A SAFER6A SPATAT12A DINAR17A SOD20A ILLBE21A KARATE22A INONE23A CPU24A FLUTESECTION26A ATLASMOTH28A TUG29A LEDE30A LPS31A NEO32A OAR33A ERES35A LASSO37A CARSERVICE41A RELATED43A PROMO46A MELT47A GEM48A HYUNDAI50A RADII52A ATEASE54A BRO56A TALON57A GIANTSNOWMAN59A AIRS61A GENE62A STL63A WEIRD64A MONKMODE66A STEM70A EARN72A IAM73A TAXI74A NYE75A SPOT79A NOTICEME84A AKIN85A TSA86A HARI87A EVAN88A ZEN89A YETI90A CUESIN92A VIRGO94A NDA96A CLOTH99A SOS100A ENT101A KIT103A HBO106A SLAV107A UTILE109A RESERVATION112A TIMETRAVEL114A PABLO115A APPROPRIATE117A THAI120A ANTS122A ARE123A SAT124A ASPS127A WAYTOGO129A POROUS132A LTE134A MOE135A ISTOO136A TAEBO138A SCALEDDOWN141A STOMP142A EMAIL143A EON144A REEKED145A TONES146A SPREE147A LTD148A SNEERS

All 80 Down answers

1D SIFTER2D ALLURE3D FLUGELHORN4D EBT5D REEL6D SKEDADDLED7D PACES8D ART9D TAILOR10D ATOP11D TENS12D DIANA13D INTERMITTENT14D NOLOSE15D ANA16D RESORTTOWN17D SCORIGAMI18D OPT19D DUH25D SELENAGOMEZ27D MAV34D SAY36D SPINE37D CODA38D ELAN39D CESAR40D EMEND42D TUT44D ORG45D MAI49D AONE51D INS53D EWE54D BAM55D RIO58D SLAYS60D SKIING65D MAC66D STAY67D TAKE68D EXIT69D MINI71D REACT75D SHE76D PASSIVESMOKE77D ORIOLE78D TINSEL79D NEVER80D OVINE81D TARTS82D MENTALNOTES83D END91D UHURA93D OKRA95D AHI96D CLIO97D LAMPS98D OVERALL102D IVBAG104D BOA105D ONPAROLE106D STREUSEL108D TATA110D EPITOME111D TOT113D TITTERS116D PRO117D TWIST118D HASTO119D AYTON121D SPEAR125D POWER126D SENDS128D OOPS130D OBIE131D SCOT133D EDEN137D AMP139D AND140D DEE

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Sunday, September 13, 2026 was a 22×22 grid by Henry Lin-David and Frank S. David, edited by Will Shortz, titled “Thinking Inside the Box”. It had 160 answers and 85 black squares; the longest answer ran 12 letters. That is 21 more than the average Sunday before it (139.2). 3 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Sep 13: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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