NYT Crossword Answers for Saturday, September 26, 2026

Saturday, September 26, 2026 · Today's NYT Crossword answers

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NYT Crossword

Saturday, September 26, 2026

15×15By Brian CallahanEdited 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)

19A BEMYGUEST26A SIDEBANGS29A TEEHEEHEE30A TRADEDEAL31A PEARTARTS35A WEBISODES

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 6; here are their numbers and answers.

  1. 23AAcross clue ending in “?” (3)
    RevealLAP
  2. 9DDown clue ending in “?” (8)
    RevealSENTINEL
  3. 14DDown clue ending in “?” (11)
    RevealYOULIEDTOME
  4. 20DDown clue ending in “?” (11)
    RevealSPEEDREADER
  5. 24DDown clue ending in “?” (5)
    RevealHAHAS
  6. 32DDown clue ending in “?” (7)
    RevealDATAROT
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 317 puzzles since November 2025:

ALI ×19DNA ×11ETAS ×10NEE ×9LAP ×7TALON ×5TREE ×5AVOW ×4

The full NYT Crossword solution

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All 31 Across answers

1A STEAMS7A WASABI13A SHAPELY15A ELEVEN16A WEREGOOD18A NINERS19A BEMYGUEST21A TREE22A TEXAN23A LAP24A HIATT25A WEAN26A SIDEBANGS28A IBM29A TEEHEEHEE30A TRADEDEAL31A PEARTARTS32A DNA35A WEBISODES36A HAUL37A TALON38A MIA39A CATTY40A AVOW41A GENDERGAP43A RETINA45A GETAGRIP47A PHONED48A RATIONS49A SINGES50A SESTET

All 33 Down answers

1D SSW2D THEBEEB3D EAREXAM4D APEMAN5D MEGYN6D SLOG7D WENT8D ALI9D SENTINEL10D AVERAGE11D BERETS12D INSET14D YOULIEDTOME17D DEADHEADING20D SPEEDREADER22D TWI24D HAHAS26D SEARS27D BEETS29D TRAIN30D TEBOWING31D PELOTON32D DATAROT33D NUTPINE34D ALY35D WAVEHI36D HAGGIS37D TARPS39D CRATE41D GADS42D ETAS44D NEE46D PST

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Saturday, September 26, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Brian Callahan, edited by Will Shortz. It had 64 answers and 36 black squares; the longest answer ran 9 letters. That is 4 fewer than the average Saturday before it (67.7). 6 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Sep 26: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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