New York Times Crossword September 16 2026 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the New York Times Crossword September 16 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 78 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.
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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Important info to have while you're waiting in a cellphone lot, for shortETA3Across1
Fall or fellTOPPLE6Across4
Cause of a sudden change in interest, informally?REFI4Across10
CloseSHUT4Across14
Pho soup garnishesSPROUTS7Across15
Conduit of neural signalsAXON4Across16
Early modelsPROTOTYPES10Across17
Relative of a gullTERN4Across19
"Ain't gonna happen"NOPE4Across20
Big bang causeTNT3Across21
ChillingONICE5Across22
The remotest of remote jobs?ASTRONAUT9Across24
KidYOUTH5Across27
Supermodel BanksTYRA4Across28
Break into loud cheers, as a crowdERUPT5Across29
Answer to "Who's ready to go?"IAM3Across31
BroadcastAIR3Across33
Uno + dueTRE3Across35
Mononymous Irish singerBONO4Across36
Animated film that was the highest-grossing movie of 1992ALADDIN7Across37
"Impossible!"NOCANDO7Across41
Hibernation spotsDENS4Across43
Dip target, maybePEC3Across44
Things entered in a sudoku grid: Abbr.NOS3Across46
Messy dorm room, figurativelySTY3Across47
Fruits often seen in still lifesPEARS5Across48
Take back, for shortREPO4Across50
City hazeSMOG4Across53
Canine guard?RETAINER8Across55
Dishwasher cycleRINSE5Across57
"A form of madness," it's saidWAR3Across59
Actress Pinkett Smith of "Girls Trip"JADA4Across60
Singer/songwriter MitchellJONI4Across62
Fruits named after a mythical drinkNECTARINES10Across63
Noted cartoon dogPLUTO5Across66
Its first video, "Me at the zoo," has over 400 million viewsYOUTUBE7Across67
State whose outline can be made by connecting seven particular squares in this puzzleUTAH4Across68
ValleyGLEN4Across69
Give a once-overASSESS6Across70
CraftySLY3Across71
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Channel with "2" and "U" spinoffsESPN4Down1
Pharynx settingTHROAT6Down2
Post-mortemAUTOPSY7Down3
General on a Chinese menuTSO3Down4
Decide one willOPTTO5Down5
Hester of "The Scarlet Letter"PRYNNE6Down6
Grab-and-go breakfast optionPOPTART7Down7
Guitar relativeLUTE4Down8
Gas brand seen in Edward Hopper's "Portrait of Orleans"ESSO4Down9
Betting odds, e.g.RATIO5Down10
Concern for a gymnastics judgeEXECUTION9Down11
Certain pickleball shotFOREHAND8Down12
Greenwich Village's Stonewall, e.g.INN3Down13
Groups of fourTETRADS7Down18
Paper competing with the W.S.J.NYT3Down23
Debugger?RAID4Down25
Remedy for a missed exitUTURN5Down26
Lowly workerPEON4Down30
Farm soundMOO3Down32
Ready to eatRIPE4Down34
Small hound that doesn't barkBASENJI7Down36
What a premium subscription may help you avoidADS3Down37
"Time to go!"LETSROLL8Down38
Very soonANYMINUTE9Down39
ByNEAR4Down40
What "Coco" is a nickname for, for tennis's Coco GauffCORI4Down42
Military hairstylesCREWCUTS8Down45
Family-friendly movie ratingsPGS3Down48
The Sphinx, for oneSTATUE6Down49
Classic comic strip that's the source for nine Emmys and two TonysPEANUTS7Down51
Folding a fitted sheet, it may seemORDEAL6Down52
Edible bulbONION5Down54
Many MoroccansARABS5Down56
Mononymous Irish singerENYA4Down58
GrayishASHY4Down61
Profile pic format, in briefJPG3Down62
Dawn deityEOS3Down64
In medias ___RES3Down65
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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.