NYT Crossword Answers for September 21, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Monday, September 21, 2026

15×15By Alexander LiebeskindEdited by Will ShortzEasiest of the week

Monday puzzle · 76 answers · Easiest of the week. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 4 longest answers (usually the theme)

17A TOOTIREDTOTHINK23A TEACHTOTHETEST50A TOTELLTHETRUTH57A TAKESTWOTOTANGO

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.

27DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
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TARS

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 312 puzzles since November 2025:

ODE ×15AGE ×13ACAI ×12ICE ×10IPAD ×10SAT ×10ASIA ×9SARI ×8

The full NYT Crossword solution

Show the solved grid

1A2S3I4A5W6I7M8P9P10A11G12E13S14DAMN15ACAI16ATARI17TOOT18IREDT19OTHINK20NAM21ACL22LUSH23T24EACH25T26OTHE27TEST28RADIOAD29SAT30AVID31CO32M33B34RE35N36E37W38DEE39FORTI40ES41AGE42EST43ER44SARI45CTRL46XE47S48CR49EATES50T51OTEL52L53THETRUTH54SEAR55OER56APR57TAKE58STWO59T60OTAN61G62O63USEME64IPAD65REED66NENES67SEND68TREE

All 35 Across answers

1A ASIA5A WIMP9A PAGES14A DAMN15A ACAI16A ATARI17A TOOTIREDTOTHINK20A NAM21A ACL22A LUSH23A TEACHTOTHETEST28A RADIOAD29A SAT30A AVID31A COMB34A RENEW38A DEE39A FORTIES41A AGE42A ESTER44A SARI45A CTRL46A XES48A CREATES50A TOTELLTHETRUTH54A SEAR55A OER56A APR57A TAKESTWOTOTANGO63A USEME64A IPAD65A REED66A NENES67A SEND68A TREE

All 41 Down answers

1D ADT2D SAO3D IMONADIET4D ANTACID5D WAR6D ICE7D MADAT8D PITCH9D PAT10D ATHLETE11D GAIUS12D ERNST13D SIKH18D IMHO19D OLES23D TRADE24D EAVES25D TACO26D ODORS27D TARS32D MTA33D BIRCH35D NATTURNER36D EGRET37D WELSH39D FREE40D EIRE43D EXTREME45D CARPART47D SLOT49D ETAT50D TEASE51D OAKEN52D LEWIS53D TROPE54D STUN58D SES59D TAN60D ODD61D GEE62D ODE

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Monday, September 21, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Alexander Liebeskind, edited by Will Shortz. It had 76 answers and 36 black squares; the longest answer ran 15 letters. That is about average for a Monday. 1 clue ended in a question mark.

Also on Sep 21: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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