NYT Crossword Answers for Monday, September 28, 2026
NYT Crossword
Monday, September 28, 2026
Monday puzzle · 78 answers · Easiest of the week. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
Reveal the 4 longest answers (usually the theme)
18A BOMBSHELL27A TATERTOTS46A BLASTZONE60A JACKFRUIT
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 319 puzzles since November 2025:
TEE ×17YES ×16ANA ×13REN ×13SIR ×10OWE ×9SCAN ×9STYE ×9
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All 38 Across answers
1A HAVOC6A SCALY11A OWE14A ARENA15A OLDIE16A PIE17A LINER18A BOMBSHELL20A TANDEM22A SIR23A ONLY24A GEO25A ENACT27A TATERTOTS31A LOGIC35A URE36A IOS37A BANANA38A LEADOFF41A HOMERUN42A SAMOAS43A AUX44A BRO45A ASSET46A BLASTZONE49A SHALL51A ERE52A ALSO55A ROT56A TANGOS60A JACKFRUIT63A GIANT64A ANA65A GOSEE66A ITGUY67A REN68A SWEDE69A CHASE
All 40 Down answers
1D HALT2D ARIA3D VENN4D ONEDGE5D CAREER6D SOB7D CLOSETS8D ADMINS9D LIBRA10D YES11D OPEN12D WILL13D EELY19D HOTONE21D MOTIFS26D CLAM27D TULSA28D AREAS29D TEAMS30D OOF32D GARBO33D INURN34D CANOE37D BOXSET39D DOESOK40D OATH41D HUA43D ALLTIED46D BLOUSE47D TRAGIC48D ZENITH50D ARROW52D AJAR53D LANE54D SCAN57D GAGA58D ONUS59D STYE61D FGS62D TEE
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Monday, September 28, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Helen Chen, edited by Will Shortz. It had 78 answers and 37 black squares; the longest answer ran 9 letters. That is 1 more than the average Monday before it (76.9). No clue ended in a question mark.
Also on Sep 28: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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