NYT Crossword Answers for Sunday, September 27, 2026

Sunday, September 27, 2026 · Today's NYT Crossword answers

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NYT Crossword

Sunday, September 27, 2026

21×21“The Full 12 Rounds”By Adam WagnerEdited by Will ShortzMedium, but big (21×21)

Sunday puzzle · 140 answers · Medium, but big (21×21). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 4 longest answers (usually the theme)

32A COMMITTOPAPER68A DRAGRACES70A VILLANOVA103A JUPITERPROBES

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 9; here are their numbers and answers.

  1. 7AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
    RevealSPRIG
  2. 39AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
    RevealOWLET
  3. 44AAcross clue ending in “?” (3)
    RevealSUE
  4. 90AAcross clue ending in “?” (3)
    RevealUSO
  5. 107AAcross clue ending in “?” (7)
    RevealPLUMJOB
  6. 127AAcross clue ending in “?” (6)
    RevealADSALE
  7. 42DDown clue ending in “?” (6)
    RevealORECAR
  8. 64DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealECON
  9. 92DDown clue ending in “?” (7)
    RevealAGEISTS
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 318 puzzles since November 2025:

ETA ×22SPA ×17ADE ×9REV ×9ANTE ×8ELAN ×8ESAU ×8ACNE ×7

The full NYT Crossword solution

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All 62 Across answers

1A STIGMA7A SPRIG12A CUTGEMS19A TETRAD20A ARISE21A OPHELIA22A UPSIDE23A RANLOW25A ORATORY26A MEMED27A MANGA28A ESPORT30A PEERAGE32A COMMITTOPAPER37A SADIE39A OWLET40A NILE41A MOSHPIT44A SUE45A DST47A LAB48A PARE49A CORIOLIS53A HYENA55A THEWEB58A HOLI59A ACURA62A SEC63A AREYOUIN66A MOPERS68A DRAGRACES70A VILLANOVA73A RAGEON74A SPLENDID77A SEN78A WASNT79A MAIN80A TSHIRT82A BECKS85A LOOPBACK89A ACNE90A USO91A MAC94A SRI95A BESPOKE98A RAUL100A GOAPE102A IDEAL103A JUPITERPROBES107A PLUMJOB112A VEINTE113A LAIRS115A TEENY116A REVERSI119A YEASTY121A SORTER122A ESCORTS123A THEME124A PECTIN125A VARNISH126A ASSES127A ADSALE

All 78 Down answers

1D STUMP2D TEPEE3D ITSME4D GRIER5D MADDASH6D ADE7D SARA8D PRANCE9D RINGO10D ISLAM11D GEO12D COOPTED13D UPROOTS14D THARP15D GETTAN16D ELO17D MIR18D SAY24D WEIWEI27D MEDIC29D STL31D GAP33D MOULIN34D PILE35D ELAN36D REBA38D ITO41D MAHER42D ORECAR43D SEW44D SOLI46D THREADS48D PTSD50D RHOS51D IOU52D SAMIN54D YARN56D EARGASM57D BRAES60D COLD61D UPLIT64D ECON65D YENTL67D SOSICK69D GAWK70D VENA71D VERNE72D ANTE74D SMOREO75D PAPI76D LIB81D HAO82D BURJ83D ESAU84D COUP86D OSPREY87D CBD88D KEEPS92D AGEISTS93D CORNISH96D SAL97D PLUTOED99D LIVEON101D APT102D ISITME104D TERRI105D BLAHS106D EASES108D MERCS109D JETTA110D ONEIL111D BYRNE114D RYES116D REV117D ESA118D VCR120D ETA121D SPA

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Sunday, September 27, 2026 was a 21×21 grid by Adam Wagner, edited by Will Shortz, titled “The Full 12 Rounds”. It had 140 answers and 83 black squares; the longest answer ran 13 letters. That is about average for a Sunday. 9 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Sep 27: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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