NYT Crossword Answers for Tuesday, September 29, 2026
NYT Crossword
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Tuesday puzzle · 78 answers · Easy. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
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17A UPPERDECK25A HOTMINUTE35A SECONDHELPING50A LEFTFIELD58A JOINHANDS
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.
- 58AAcross clue ending in “?” (9)
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JOINHANDS - 5DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
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PADS - 24DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
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CAB - 38DDown clue ending in “?” (8)
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Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 320 puzzles since November 2025:
ODE ×16GAS ×11KNEE ×10AURA ×9EDU ×9ARM ×8DRE ×8ORC ×8
The full NYT Crossword solution
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All 39 Across answers
1A EGOS5A PROD9A ELTON14A DOPE15A AURA16A NOONE17A UPPERDECK19A NORSE20A LODES21A OSU23A EID24A CASED25A HOTMINUTE28A ACID29A SANAA30A APED31A BET32A CURT33A LUV35A SECONDHELPING40A ATM41A EXEC42A ERG44A ODIN47A ADDER49A GAEA50A LEFTFIELD52A BYTES53A DRE54A ODE55A KAREN56A DIVAN58A JOINHANDS62A OVERT63A AXLE64A TEAM65A GERMS66A YOKE67A EDYS
All 39 Down answers
1D EDU2D GOPLACES3D OPPOSITE4D SEEDED5D PADS6D RUE7D ORC8D DAKOTA9D ENNUI10D LOO11D TOREUP12D ONSITE13D NEEDED18D RED22D SMALLER24D CAB25D HARD26D ONTHEDL27D NAVI29D SUNMAID32D COT34D UPC36D CANT37D EXED38D NEATENED39D GREENDAY43D GAS44D OLDDOG45D DERIVE46D IFEVER48D DEEJAY49D GYRATE51D FONTS52D BAH55D KNEE57D ARM59D OXO60D ILK61D SMS
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Tuesday, September 29, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Hanh Huynh, edited by Will Shortz. It had 78 answers and 36 black squares; the longest answer ran 13 letters. That is 2 more than the average Tuesday before it (76.1). 4 clues ended in a question mark.
Also on Sep 29: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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