NYT Crossword Answers for Tuesday, September 22, 2026
NYT Crossword
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Tuesday puzzle · 72 answers · Easy. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
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17A UNOPENED19A STEVIEWONDER52A THEKEYOFLIFE56A CODENAME
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.
- 57AAcross clue ending in “?” (6)
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NATION
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 313 puzzles since November 2025:
OMEN ×11SAT ×11ISH ×9RAE ×8URN ×8ATARI ×7IOTA ×7ONUS ×7
The full NYT Crossword solution
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All 31 Across answers
1A POUTS6A SCARAB12A ABRUPT14A HOVERED16A LINEAR17A UNOPENED19A STEVIEWONDER21A SIRDUKE24A RASPY25A IDEAL26A YACHTS30A LIBYAN32A NDAS33A RAE36A ONUS37A IWISH39A IOTA40A SAT41A SCAM42A AFLOAT44A TIERED46A ALFRE47A FOCAL50A SONGSIN52A THEKEYOFLIFE56A CODENAME57A NATION61A KETTLES62A KRISPY63A DOZENS64A ETHIC
All 41 Down answers
1D PAL2D OBI3D URN4D TUESDAYS5D SPATULA6D SHUI7D CONE8D AVOW9D REPORTS10D ARENAS11D BENDS13D TREK15D DEEP18D DRY20D VEY21D SILOS22D IDINA23D REBUT27D ANIME28D CDS29D HAHA31D NICE33D ROOFS34D ATARI35D EATEN38D WAR39D ILLGETIT41D SILENTZ43D FANFARE44D TAKETO45D DSL47D FTC48D OHOK49D CEDED51D OINK53D YALE54D OMEN55D FESS58D ISH59D OPI60D NYC
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Tuesday, September 22, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Erik Agard, edited by Will Shortz. It had 72 answers and 40 black squares; the longest answer ran 12 letters. That is 4 fewer than the average Tuesday before it (76.2). 1 clue ended in a question mark.
Also on Sep 22: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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