NYT Crossword Answers for September 17, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Thursday, September 17, 2026

14×15By Enrique Henestroza AnguianoEdited by Will ShortzTricky (often a gimmick)

Thursday puzzle · 79 answers · Tricky (often a gimmick). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

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38A INFINITESCROLL

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 4; here are their numbers and answers.

20AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
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ASST
22AAcross clue ending in “?” (6)
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RENAME
28AAcross clue ending in “?” (6)
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ALTARS
34DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
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AFRO

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 308 puzzles since November 2025:

SET ×22ALOE ×12ODDS ×11SPOT ×11AFRO ×9EPEE ×9ANTI ×8HOT ×8

The full NYT Crossword solution

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1M2A3C4S5M6A7S8K9A10B11C12S13ALOE14EPEE15REAP16KILT17SPAY18TARO19EVO20ASST21LINDT22REN23AME24S25EIS26NAS27T28ALT29A30R31S32B33O34AT35A36BRA37MOO38INFI39N40ITESC41ROLL42AIR43IPAD44EKED45STO46CKS47S48A49ID50LOO51P52CRO53W54D55S56O57L58SON59H60OCK61HOW62DOES63HOPE64PINE65DOME66ONES67OTOE68SKID69TENS70PERT

All 39 Across answers

1A MACS5A MASK9A ABCS13A ALOE14A EPEE15A REAP16A KILT17A SPAY18A TARO19A EVO20A ASST21A LINDT22A RENAME24A SEIS26A NAST28A ALTARS32A BOAT35A ABRA37A MOO38A INFINITESCROLL42A AIR43A IPAD44A EKED45A STOCKS47A SAID50A LOOP52A CROWDS56A OLSON59A HOCK61A HOW62A DOES63A HOPE64A PINE65A DOME66A ONES67A OTOE68A SKID69A TENS70A PERT

All 40 Down answers

1D MAKER2D ALIVE3D COLON4D SET5D MESSES6D APPS7D SEATS8D KEY9D ARTIST10D BEAN11D CARD12D SPOT20D AMA21D LILAC23D ANTI25D EARS27D TATA29D AMOK30D ROLE31D SOLD32D BIAS33D ONIT34D AFRO36D BEDS39D NIKON40D IPSO41D REDO46D CLOSED48D ACCESS49D IRK51D PHONE53D WHITE54D DONOR55D SWEET56D ODDS57D LOOK58D SEMI60D OPEN63D HOT64D POP

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Thursday, September 17, 2026 was a 14×15 grid by Enrique Henestroza Anguiano, edited by Will Shortz. It had 79 answers and 38 black squares; the longest answer ran 14 letters. That is 3 more than the average Thursday before it (76.5). 4 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Sep 17: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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