NYT Crossword Answers for Wednesday, September 23, 2026
NYT Crossword
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Wednesday puzzle · 74 answers · Medium. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
Reveal the 4 longest answers (usually the theme)
20A SPORTSMANSHIP34A OPENSEASON41A BALLOONPOP55A THATSFAIRGAME
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.
- 55AAcross clue ending in “?” (13)
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THATSFAIRGAME
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 314 puzzles since November 2025:
EAR ×15OBOE ×10ONCE ×10EMT ×9ENYA ×9ATARI ×8NANA ×8NBA ×8
The full NYT Crossword solution
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All 37 Across answers
1A BLAH5A MINES10A CCED14A RONA15A ATARI16A LAVA17A AUDI18A EENIE19A ATAD20A SPORTSMANSHIP23A HERMITS24A TIMELY27A EAR28A TOAD30A ROE31A JEST34A OPENSEASON37A ILIAD39A EMT40A FRONT41A BALLOONPOP44A ENYA45A ETE46A UHNO47A RAW49A DENALI51A VAPEPEN55A THATSFAIRGAME58A ENBY60A SILLS61A ONCE62A OBOE63A OLIVE64A OKED65A NABS66A NOTED67A DOES
All 37 Down answers
1D BRASH2D LOUPE3D ANDOR4D HAIRMETAL5D MAESTRO6D ITEMS7D NANA8D ERIN9D SIESTAS10D CLAIM11D CATPERSON12D EVA13D DAD21D TIA22D HIDEF25D LOONY26D YENTA28D TEMPO29D ONTO31D JIBED32D ELATE33D SILENTBOB35D PENN36D AREWEGOOD38D DOULA42D OHITSON43D PRAISED48D APR50D AHYES51D VALVE52D PANKO53D EMCEE54D NEEDS56D SILO57D FLIT58D EON59D NBA
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Wednesday, September 23, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Dana Edwards, edited by Will Shortz. It had 74 answers and 34 black squares; the longest answer ran 13 letters. That is 3 fewer than the average Wednesday before it (76.9). 1 clue ended in a question mark.
Also on Sep 23: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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