NYT Crossword Answers for Tuesday, September 15, 2026
NYT Crossword
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Tuesday puzzle · 81 answers · Easy. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
Reveal the 4 longest answers (usually the theme)
17A PRDISASTER30A VRHEADSET47A ERDOCTORS64A HRPUFNSTUF
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 306 puzzles since November 2025:
YES ×15ACRE ×14EYES ×10NATO ×10IMO ×8ANTE ×7IPAD ×7LAIR ×7
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All 40 Across answers
1A TAFFY6A ANTE10A EYES14A SCARE15A LAIR16A DOLL17A PRDISASTER19A ISLA20A SEES21A ROO22A OKTHEN24A BIC26A JREWING27A AREPA29A COSTA30A VRHEADSET32A ORDER36A IMO37A DEALT38A SEMI39A NODS41A BEETS44A PEP45A ERECT47A ERDOCTORS49A HURRY51A PARTY52A QRCODES55A OBI56A TOLLED57A ARF59A PERU63A IDEA64A HRPUFNSTUF67A PEAR68A OOPS69A OUTDO70A SONS71A TEST72A SPUDS
All 41 Down answers
1D TSPS2D ACRE3D FADE4D FRISBEE5D YES6D ALSO7D NATO8D TIE9D ERRORS10D EDITWARS11D YOSHI12D ELLEN13D SLANG18D ARCADE23D KETO25D IPAD26D JOTTED27D ARMOR28D RHODE29D CELERY30D VINE31D SABERS33D DEPOT34D EMERY35D RIPS40D SCHOLARS42D TOPOFF43D SCAB46D TUDE48D TRIPSUP50D REDHOT52D QTIPS53D RODEO54D CLEAN57D APPS58D RUST60D ETTU61D RUDD62D UFOS65D ROE66D NOS
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Tuesday, September 15, 2026 was a 15×16 grid by Nate Cardin, edited by Will Shortz. It had 81 answers and 42 black squares; the longest answer ran 10 letters. That is 5 more than the average Tuesday before it (76.1). No clue ended in a question mark.
Also on Sep 15: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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