NYT Crossword Answers for September 19, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Saturday, September 19, 2026

15×15By Hannah Slovut-EinertsonEdited by Will ShortzHardest (themeless)

Saturday puzzle · 64 answers · Hardest (themeless). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 6 longest answers (usually the theme)

5A LOSESFACE16A ILLSHUTUP18A GUITALELE20A HOMEPLATE28A SENATEPAGES37A OSCARSPEECH

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 1; here are their numbers and answers.

47AAcross clue ending in “?” (9)
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GODHELPME

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 310 puzzles since November 2025:

EAT ×10EPEE ×10IPAD ×9SETS ×6ICES ×5RUE ×5SASH ×5AMASS ×4

The full NYT Crossword solution

Show the solved grid

1I2P3A4D5L6O7S8E9S10F11A12C13E14CARE15W16ILLSHUTUP17EPOCH18GUITALELE19SAMOA20HOMEPLATE21BADL22OT23EMMY24VENEERE25D26RUE27EAT28SENA29TEPA30G31E32S33TRI34S35LUMET36LAMA37OSCA38RSPEEC39H40MPS41WEE42SHOO43KETH44M45ISS46ENTITY47GODHE48L49P50ME51AMAS52S53IMEANYEAH54IMBUE55SMARTMOVE56RELIT57TALKSENSE58LETS

All 31 Across answers

1A IPAD5A LOSESFACE14A CAREW16A ILLSHUTUP17A EPOCH18A GUITALELE19A SAMOA20A HOMEPLATE21A BADLOT23A EMMY24A VENEERED26A RUE27A EAT28A SENATEPAGES33A TRIS35A LUMET36A LAMA37A OSCARSPEECH40A MPS41A WEE42A SHOOKETH44A MISS46A ENTITY47A GODHELPME51A AMASS53A IMEANYEAH54A IMBUE55A SMARTMOVE56A RELIT57A TALKSENSE58A LETS

All 33 Down answers

1D ICES2D PAPABEARS3D AROMANTIC4D DECODE5D LIGHTENUP6D OLUO7D SLIM8D ESTE9D SHAPEUP10D FULLMEAL11D ATEAM12D CULTY13D EPEE15D WHALES22D ORELSE24D VETO25D DAMES26D RETCON29D TEEHEEHEE30D GAMETABLE31D EMPTYSUIT32D SASH34D SAWSHARK38D RESENTS39D HOTAIR43D KIMMEL44D MOMMA45D IDEAL47D GIST48D LYME49D PEON50D MAVS52D SETS

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Saturday, September 19, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Hannah Slovut-Einertson, edited by Will Shortz. It had 64 answers and 32 black squares; the longest answer ran 11 letters. That is 4 fewer than the average Saturday before it (67.8). 1 clue ended in a question mark.

Also on Sep 19: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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