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New York Times Crossword September 17 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 79 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword September 17 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 79 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
BudsMACS4Across1 Concealer for the faceMASK4Across5 Pre-K building blocksABCS4Across9 Plant that thrives in a terra-cotta potALOE4Across13 Stick it to your rival!EPEE4Across14 Bring inREAP4Across15 Twill-woven worsted wool garmentKILT4Across16 Fix, in a waySPAY4Across17 Purple bubble tea flavorTARO4Across18 Annual e-sport fighting competition, in briefEVO3Across19 Short sidekick?ASST4Across20 Chocolatier with the tagline "Life is a ball"LINDT5Across21 Dub over?RENAME6Across22 Cuatro y dosSEIS4Across24 Business magnate CondéNAST4Across26 Promising places?ALTARS6Across28 Ferry or wherryBOAT4Across32 Start of an incantationABRA4Across35 Pastoral soundMOO3Across37 Web design feature that may cycle back to earlier sections ... or a hint to this puzzle's themeINFINITESCROLL14Across38 Inspired stuffAIR3Across42 Pro deviceIPAD4Across43 ___ out a winEKED4Across44 Bond alternativesSTOCKS6Across45 "... ___ no one ever"SAID4Across47 Edge jump in figure skatingLOOP4Across50 Scenes on Black FridayCROWDS6Across52 Kaitlin of "Hacks"OLSON5Across56 PawnHOCK4Across59 Addendum to the five W'sHOW3Across61 Female antelopesDOES4Across62 "'___' is the thing with feathers" (Emily Dickinson poem)HOPE4Across63 Woodsy scentPINE4Across64 Top of a mosque, oftenDOME4Across65 Column in decimal notationONES4Across66 Central Plains peopleOTOE4Across67 Losing streakSKID4Across68 Column in decimal notationTENS4Across69 CheekyPERT4Across70

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
—MAKER5Down1 —ALIVE5Down2 —COLON5Down3 —SET3Down4 —MESSES6Down5 —APPS4Down6 —SEATS5Down7 —KEY3Down8 —ARTIST6Down9 —BEAN4Down10 —CARD4Down11 —SPOT4Down12 Reddit Q&A seshAMA3Down20 Purple shadeLILAC5Down21 Prefix with body or bacterialANTI4Down23 Side mirrors on a car, anthropomorphicallyEARS4Down25 "Toodle-oo!"TATA4Down27 One way to runAMOK4Down29 Actors like biting into a juicy oneROLE4Down30 On board, saySOLD4Down31 Pollster's concernBIAS4Down32 "Handling this as we speak"ONIT4Down33 Hairstyle that you've picked out?AFRO4Down34 Kings and queens, e.g.BEDS4Down36 Canon competitorNIKON5Down39 ___ factoIPSO4Down40 MakeoverREDO4Down41 Film production environment for an intimate scene, perhapsCLOSED6Down46 Digital security credentialACCESS6Down48 Get toIRK3Down49 Telegram and Simple Dialer, for twoPHONE5Down51 Cannellini, e.g.WHITE5Down53 Organ-related item in a walletDONOR5Down54 Perfect placeSWEET5Down55 Expert employed by a sportsbookODDS4Down56 "Show me some real effort!"LOOK4Down57 It's not a full stopSEMI4Down58 Room in the audience up for grabsOPEN4Down60 Absolute train wrecksHOT3Down63 Andy Warhol, e.g.POP3Down64

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Thursday, September 17, 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.