New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 09/09/2026. The September 09 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a “OK,” in modern slangBET
- 4a DevelopBUILD
- 9a Postlarval insectsPUPAE
- 14a Prefix with skeletonEXO
- 15a Ewok’s homeENDOR
- 16a Blow, as 13-Down does repeatedlyERUPT
- 17a Top starterACE
- 18a *Unsecured artillery that can slide across the deckLOOSECANNON
- 20a “Semper Fidelis,” for oneMOTTO
- 22a AdvantageLEGUP
- 23a Me-time destinationSPA
- 24a Creature of Egyptian mythSPHINX
- 26a Bus schedule componentSTOP
- 28a Some landscaping equipmentEDGERS
- 31a Worker who’s behind the Times?EDITOR
- 35a Plow puller of oldMULE
- 37a “Verb,” ironicallyNOUN
- 39a Part of a black suitSPADE
- 40a Its three largest cities all have names starting with COHIO
- 41a Completely lost ? or where the now-idiomatic answer to each italicized clue has a literal meaningATSEA
- 43a Barely made (out)EKED
- 44a Chat, informallyCONVO
- 46a Old-timey “Listen!”HARK
- 47a Out of juiceDEAD
- 48a Paint optionsSHEENS
- 50a Permanent-pressNOIRON
- 52a Part of many a shallow-water ecosystemREEF
- 54a Music genre for some yoga classesNEWAGE
- 57a Suffix with devilISH
- 60a Expresses approval, in a wayCLAPS
- 63a Remove from its original packaging, sayUNBOX
- 64a *Equatorial ocean area notorious for lack of windsTHEDOLDRUMS
- 67a ConsumedATE
- 68a Character in “Monsters, Inc.”COMMA
- 69a Like many a campfire storyEERIE
- 70a Hiker to a QB: Abbr.CTR
- 71a Elevate, as a flagHOIST
- 72a Shell out cashSPEND
- 73a Word with sewing or starterKIT
- Down
- 1d Has a happy faceBEAMS
- 2d Former member of the forceEXCOP
- 3d *Stand barefoot in formation along seams of deck planksTOETHELINE
- 4d Fit inBELONG
- 5d Game in which players draw and skipUNO
- 6d Big celebrityIDOL
- 7d When repeated, leading only to bad outcomesLOSE
- 8d LeftoversDREGS
- 9d Stir-fry add-insPEAPODS
- 10d Decorative vesselURN
- 11d “Sofa, so good” and suchPUNS
- 12d EachAPOP
- 13d Sicilian smokerETNA
- 19d ___ as a bug’s earCUTE
- 21d *Drift with the natural flow of currentsTIDEOVER
- 25d TV’s “Warrior Princess”XENA
- 27d *Bosun’s whistled call signaling a shift changePIPEDOWN
- 29d I.R.A. classificationROTH
- 30d Lazy ___SUSAN
- 32d *Flattened against the masts in a changing windTAKENABACK
- 33d Roman theatersODEA
- 34d Comedian FoxxREDD
- 35d Soft leather shoes, for shortMOCS
- 36d “That’s not good”UHOH
- 38d Fiddler-emperor, legend has itNERO
- 42d SimilarAKIN
- 45d Minimal paint jobONECOAT
- 49d PromoteSELL
- 51d Not just thrown away, sayREUSED
- 53d Gradually tapered cutsFADES
- 55d Jailed New York crime bossGOTTI
- 56d Wield, as authorityEXERT
- 57d Bite reminder, maybeITCH
- 58d “Get away!”SHOO
- 59d Prefix with sphereHEMI
- 61d Dice peppers, e.g.PREP
- 62d PositiveSURE
- 65d Personally contacts online, for shortDMS
- 66d Max’s oppositeMIN