NYT Crossword Answers for Wednesday, September 30, 2026
NYT Crossword
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Wednesday puzzle · 72 answers · Medium. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
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17A EXAMPAPER34A SURPRISEPARTY55A FRONTDOOR
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 2; here are their numbers and answers.
- 51AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
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KRONA - 24DDown clue ending in “?” (7)
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CUISINE
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 321 puzzles since November 2025:
ASS ×15ETAS ×11EKE ×9SETS ×7TAN ×7APPS ×6LES ×6RYE ×6
The full NYT Crossword solution
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All 35 Across answers
1A STUB5A CALM9A ASKEW14A IONA15A OPIE16A SPIKE17A EXAMPAPER19A PACED20A GIBBOUS21A CLERK23A ENLIST24A CHECKBOX27A SSE28A THOU30A STLUKE31A FOODIE33A ETAS34A SURPRISEPARTY38A DUNE39A NINERS40A ILLEST43A NYPD44A BAS47A SUITCASE49A BEHEST51A KRONA52A PANACHE53A ACEIT55A FRONTDOOR57A SPLAT58A EYED59A TORE60A SLYLY61A SETS62A OLEO
All 37 Down answers
1D SIEGES2D TOXINS3D UNABLE4D BAMBI5D COAUTHOR6D APPS7D LIE8D MERCH9D ASPECT10D SPARKLERS11D KICKBUTT12D EKE13D WED18D POSTOP22D LES24D CUISINE25D OKAY26D XES29D ODIN31D FREETRIAL32D EENY34D SULU35D UNLIKELY36D PEPBANDS37D ARDENT38D DIS41D SCOTTY42D TAN44D BECOOL45D ASHORE46D STEREO48D SAFES50D HADTO52D POET53D ASS54D CPL56D RYE
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Wednesday, September 30, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Joel Woodford, edited by Will Shortz. It had 72 answers and 34 black squares; the longest answer ran 13 letters. That is 5 fewer than the average Wednesday before it (76.8). 2 clues ended in a question mark.
Also on Sep 30: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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