NYT Crossword Answers for Thursday, September 24, 2026
NYT Crossword
Thursday, September 24, 2026
Thursday puzzle · 72 answers · Tricky (often a gimmick). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
2 squares are meant to stay empty — the answers through them include a blank, shown as “_”.
Reveal the 3 longest answers (usually the theme)
21A ALFREDBUTTS37A CRISSCROSSWORDS53A FIFTYPOINTS
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.
- 3DDown clue ending in “?” (8)
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ESCAPEES - 24DDown clue ending in “?” (6)
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SAMSON - 31DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
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UND - 55DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
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FRAT
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 315 puzzles since November 2025:
ERR ×19EDIT ×15OAR ×15ROE ×9IOWA ×8RES ×8DEE ×7ESAU ×7
The full NYT Crossword solution
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All 35 Across answers
1A ZA3A ETCH7A LEECH12A ERR14A SOLOS16A ASDOI17A ROE18A CLEAT19A MAILS20A OAT21A ALFREDBUTTS23A GRASP25A TYPED26A GAEL28A WTATOUR33A MEATPIE36A WANE37A CRISSCROSSWORDS41A AUTO42A EIDETIC43A WETNOSE45A SNAP47A RUSSO50A GROWL53A FIFTYPOINTS58A DEE59A LORAX60A UNCAP61A INF62A AWARE63A TULSA64A ATT65A WATTS66A SEEN67A __
All 37 Down answers
1D ZEROG2D AROAR3D ESCAPEES4D TOLL5D CLEFT6D HOARY7D LAMBDA8D ESAU9D EDIT10D COLT11D HISS13D RETAG15D STEPWISE22D DETESTS24D SAMSON27D LACESUP29D TWOCAR30D OAR31D UND32D RES34D TRIESOUT35D POD37D CAW38D RUE39D ITT40D WINGSPAN44D ORYXES46D PODIA48D SINUS49D ONCLE51D WENT_52D LEFT_53D FLAW54D IOWA55D FRAT56D TART57D TASE
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Thursday, September 24, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Jeff Stillman, edited by Will Shortz. It had 72 answers and 44 black squares; the longest answer ran 15 letters. That is 5 fewer than the average Thursday before it (76.6). 4 clues ended in a question mark. 2 squares were meant to stay blank.
Also on Sep 24: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
Earlier September 2026 NYT Crossword Answers
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