New York Times Crossword September 9 2026 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the New York Times Crossword September 9 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.
Also solved on September 9
Across
Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
"OK," in modern slangBET3Across1
DevelopBUILD5Across4
Postlarval insectsPUPAE5Across9
Prefix with skeletonEXO3Across14
Ewok's homeENDOR5Across15
Blow, as 13-Down does repeatedlyERUPT5Across16
Top starterACE3Across17
*Unsecured artillery that can slide across the deckLOOSECANNON11Across18
"Semper Fidelis," for oneMOTTO5Across20
AdvantageLEGUP5Across22
Me-time destinationSPA3Across23
Creature of Egyptian mythSPHINX6Across24
Bus schedule componentSTOP4Across26
Some landscaping equipmentEDGERS6Across28
Worker who's behind the Times?EDITOR6Across31
Plow puller of oldMULE4Across35
"Verb," ironicallyNOUN4Across37
Part of a black suitSPADE5Across39
Its three largest cities all have names starting with COHIO4Across40
Completely lost … or where the now-idiomatic answer to each italicized clue has a literal meaningATSEA5Across41
Barely made (out)EKED4Across43
Chat, informallyCONVO5Across44
Old-timey "Listen!"HARK4Across46
Out of juiceDEAD4Across47
Paint optionsSHEENS6Across48
Permanent-pressNOIRON6Across50
Part of many a shallow-water ecosystemREEF4Across52
Music genre for some yoga classesNEWAGE6Across54
Suffix with devilISH3Across57
Expresses approval, in a wayCLAPS5Across60
Remove from its original packaging, sayUNBOX5Across63
*Equatorial ocean area notorious for lack of windsTHEDOLDRUMS11Across64
ConsumedATE3Across67
Character in "Monsters, Inc."COMMA5Across68
Like many a campfire storyEERIE5Across69
Hiker to a QB: Abbr.CTR3Across70
Elevate, as a flagHOIST5Across71
Shell out cashSPEND5Across72
Word with sewing or starterKIT3Across73
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Has a happy faceBEAMS5Down1
Former member of the forceEXCOP5Down2
*Stand barefoot in formation along seams of deck planksTOETHELINE10Down3
Fit inBELONG6Down4
Game in which players draw and skipUNO3Down5
Big celebrityIDOL4Down6
When repeated, leading only to bad outcomesLOSE4Down7
LeftoversDREGS5Down8
Stir-fry add-insPEAPODS7Down9
Decorative vesselURN3Down10
"Sofa, so good" and suchPUNS4Down11
EachAPOP4Down12
Sicilian smokerETNA4Down13
___ as a bug's earCUTE4Down19
*Drift with the natural flow of currentsTIDEOVER8Down21
TV's "Warrior Princess"XENA4Down25
*Bosun's whistled call signaling a shift changePIPEDOWN8Down27
I.R.A. classificationROTH4Down29
Lazy ___SUSAN5Down30
*Flattened against the masts in a changing windTAKENABACK10Down32
Roman theatersODEA4Down33
Comedian FoxxREDD4Down34
Soft leather shoes, for shortMOCS4Down35
"That's not good"UHOH4Down36
Fiddler-emperor, legend has itNERO4Down38
SimilarAKIN4Down42
Minimal paint jobONECOAT7Down45
PromoteSELL4Down49
Not just thrown away, sayREUSED6Down51
Gradually tapered cutsFADES5Down53
Jailed New York crime bossGOTTI5Down55
Wield, as authorityEXERT5Down56
Bite reminder, maybeITCH4Down57
"Get away!"SHOO4Down58
Prefix with sphereHEMI4Down59
Dice peppers, e.g.PREP4Down61
PositiveSURE4Down62
Personally contacts online, for shortDMS3Down65
Max's oppositeMIN3Down66
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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Wednesday, September 9, 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.