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New York Times Crossword September 20 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 140 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 140 clues from the New York Times Crossword for September 20 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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ClueLetters#Answer
Special-ordered61 AcrossReveal answer → Sections of a circle's circumference47 AcrossReveal answer → NASCAR stat that varies widely by venue711 AcrossReveal answer → Banderas of 2024's "Babygirl"718 AcrossReveal answer → Coaster feature, maybe420 AcrossReveal answer → Assembles in proper order821 AcrossReveal answer → Mar, as a reputation722 AcrossReveal answer → See 25-Across423 AcrossReveal answer → Maligns824 AcrossReveal answer → With 23-Across, March Madness tournament round825 AcrossReveal answer → Mouths (off)627 AcrossReveal answer → Pact that preceded the U.S.M.C.A.529 AcrossReveal answer → Burnable bog stuff430 AcrossReveal answer → Burnt chimney stuff431 AcrossReveal answer → High-speed Olympic sport433 AcrossReveal answer → See 37-Across334 AcrossReveal answer → One who might have perfect pitch?535 AcrossReveal answer → With 34-Across, full extent of something1537 AcrossReveal answer → "Holy moly!"343 AcrossReveal answer → Defensive player who keeps an eye on the QB, in football lingo345 AcrossReveal answer → Red-coated cheese446 AcrossReveal answer → "___ funny!"347 AcrossReveal answer → Bigwig748 AcrossReveal answer → Own (up)452 AcrossReveal answer → It's off the wall!855 AcrossReveal answer → "Red" or "1989," to Swifties357 AcrossReveal answer → Buck ___, first African American coach in Major League Baseball558 AcrossReveal answer → Extremely soft, in music: Abbr.360 AcrossReveal answer → See 64-Across562 AcrossReveal answer → Chew the fat363 AcrossReveal answer → With 62-Across, Beatles classic with the lyric "Will you still need me / Will you still feed me"1064 AcrossReveal answer → Noted exile isle467 AcrossReveal answer → Energy-efficient bulb, for short369 AcrossReveal answer → ___ orange, tree whose fruit has a brainlike appearance571 AcrossReveal answer → Native Nebraskans572 AcrossReveal answer → See 78-Across375 AcrossReveal answer → Author who purportedly drew inspiration from a filing cabinet labeled "O-Z"476 AcrossReveal answer → With 75-Across, "So very appreciated!"1078 AcrossReveal answer → Hold up381 AcrossReveal answer → Narnia or Neverland583 AcrossReveal answer → Give it a whirl386 AcrossReveal answer → Violinmaker of Cremona587 AcrossReveal answer → Letters from your folks?388 AcrossReveal answer → "So cool!"889 AcrossReveal answer → Follower of John in the New Testament492 AcrossReveal answer → Chef with "New New Orleans"-style cooking794 AcrossReveal answer → Greatest guy?396 AcrossReveal answer → See 101-Across497 AcrossReveal answer → Vent398 AcrossReveal answer → Part of SCOTUS3100 AcrossReveal answer → With 97-Across, Vegas casino machine15101 AcrossReveal answer → No-cash deal5107 AcrossReveal answer → Lay off3111 AcrossReveal answer → Culprit, in police lingo4112 AcrossReveal answer → Modern pentathlon equipment4113 AcrossReveal answer → Metaphor for a too-hot room4115 AcrossReveal answer → Actress Christine whose last name sounds like a pair of musical notes5116 AcrossReveal answer → Ill will6118 AcrossReveal answer → Number written above and to the right of another number … as seen five times in this puzzle?8120 AcrossReveal answer → Weigh down, and then some8122 AcrossReveal answer → Number with a 120-Across, mathematically4124 AcrossReveal answer → Armand of "American Gangster"7126 AcrossReveal answer → Many mailbox stuffers8127 AcrossReveal answer → Zest4128 AcrossReveal answer → Iced tea request7129 AcrossReveal answer → Clumsy7130 AcrossReveal answer → Move fast, as a cloud4131 AcrossReveal answer → Road trip stopovers6132 AcrossReveal answer →

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Pampering place for a Persian61 DownReveal answer → Not impressed62 DownReveal answer → Watch via Hulu, say63 DownReveal answer → Online forum qualifiers such as /j ("joking") or /s ("sarcastic")84 DownReveal answer → "I'll deal with this right now!"45 DownReveal answer → Keeps hydrated, as vegetables in the produce aisle56 DownReveal answer → Sitcom character from Melmac37 DownReveal answer → Aussie animals48 DownReveal answer → Item69 DownReveal answer → Alfalfa shoot610 DownReveal answer → Stockholder's setback411 DownReveal answer → Weisshorn or Finsteraarhorn312 DownReveal answer → Not merely enough to go around1013 DownReveal answer → Island containing Kiribati's capital614 DownReveal answer → "Don't pay any mind to this"1415 DownReveal answer → Zoom, e.g.416 DownReveal answer → Feminine pronoun in Florence417 DownReveal answer → "Would you look at that!"519 DownReveal answer → Wedding reception hiree721 DownReveal answer → Partner of aahs426 DownReveal answer → "So-o-o gross!"328 DownReveal answer → A-one932 DownReveal answer → With nary a chance536 DownReveal answer → Ingredient in some hair relaxers338 DownReveal answer → Make a long story short, say439 DownReveal answer → Individually440 DownReveal answer → Female rabbit341 DownReveal answer → Elbow-bender342 DownReveal answer → Popular singer of the Hawaiian folk song "Pearly Shells"544 DownReveal answer → "Sup!"348 DownReveal answer → Sonicare competitor549 DownReveal answer → Reschedule, so to speak1450 DownReveal answer → Things that drivers sometimes leave behind?451 DownReveal answer → Letters on a lip balm tube353 DownReveal answer → Scare stiff554 DownReveal answer → Some old Disney collectibles456 DownReveal answer → Arriving by459 DownReveal answer → Tables961 DownReveal answer → Stiller's comedic partner565 DownReveal answer → Incur a cellphone surcharge, perhaps466 DownReveal answer → Electrical impulse transmitters568 DownReveal answer → Face off470 DownReveal answer → Catchall abbr.473 DownReveal answer → Priced to be, as bail574 DownReveal answer → Fortified wine from Spain1077 DownReveal answer → Home of NoHo and SoHo379 DownReveal answer → "Catch ya in the morn!"580 DownReveal answer → Main squeeze, in newer slang382 DownReveal answer → Lascivious look484 DownReveal answer → Old-timey teacher485 DownReveal answer → Sped or bled ... or led389 DownReveal answer → ___ Lilly (Mounjaro maker)390 DownReveal answer → Pointe shoe accessories791 DownReveal answer → Amy who wrote "Saving Fish From Drowning"393 DownReveal answer → Balloon pilot, say895 DownReveal answer → Worth a pick?499 DownReveal answer → Stick to simple and unprocessed foods, say6102 DownReveal answer → State with only three counties: Abbr.3103 DownReveal answer → Illegal offerings6104 DownReveal answer → High-level H.S. class with derivatives6105 DownReveal answer → Star football player?5106 DownReveal answer → Get even for6108 DownReveal answer → Kind of insurance for bridges6109 DownReveal answer → Types in6110 DownReveal answer → Surrey's Derby town5114 DownReveal answer → Singer/dancer/actress Falana4116 DownReveal answer → Say for sure4117 DownReveal answer → Org. supporting sobriety checkpoints4118 DownReveal answer → Father of five sons in the Bible4119 DownReveal answer → ___ buco4121 DownReveal answer → Adornment on a boathouse wall3123 DownReveal answer → Heel, e.g.3125 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the New York Times crossword published on Sunday, September 20, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.