New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 09/20/2026. The September 20 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a Special-orderedCUSTOM
- 7a Sections of a circle’s circumferenceARCS
- 11a NASCAR stat that varies widely by venueLAPTIME
- 18a Banderas of 2024’s “Babygirl”ANTONIO
- 20a Coaster feature, maybeLOOP
- 21a Assembles in proper orderCOLLATES
- 22a Mar, as a reputationTARNISH
- 23a See 25-AcrossFOUR
- 24a MalignsASPERSES
- 25a With 23-Across, March Madness tournament roundSWEETTWO
- 27a Mouths (off)SPOUTS
- 29a Pact that preceded the U.S.M.C.A.NAFTA
- 30a Burnable bog stuffPEAT
- 31a Burnt chimney stuffSOOT
- 33a High-speed Olympic sportLUGE
- 34a See 37-AcrossTWO
- 35a One who might have perfect pitch?ADMAN
- 37a With 34-Across, full extent of somethingWHOLETHREEYARDS
- 43a “Holy moly!”GOD
- 45a Defensive player who keeps an eye on the QB, in football lingoSPY
- 46a Red-coated cheeseEDAM
- 47a “___ funny!”TOO
- 48a BigwigHOTSHOT
- 52a Own (up)FESS
- 55a It’s off the wall!RICOCHET
- 57a “Red” or “1989,” to SwiftiesERA
- 58a Buck ___, first African American coach in Major League BaseballONEIL
- 60a Extremely soft, in music: Abbr.PPP
- 62a See 64-AcrossTHREE
- 63a Chew the fatYAK
- 64a With 62-Across, Beatles classic with the lyric “Will you still need me / Will you still feed me”WHENIMFOUR
- 67a Noted exile isleELBA
- 69a Energy-efficient bulb, for shortLED
- 71a ___ orange, tree whose fruit has a brainlike appearanceOSAGE
- 72a Native NebraskansOTOES
- 75a See 78-AcrossSIX
- 76a Author who purportedly drew inspiration from a filing cabinet labeled “O-Z”BAUM
- 78a With 75-Across, “So very appreciated!”THANKSATEN
- 81a Hold upROB
- 83a Narnia or NeverlandREALM
- 86a Give it a whirlTRY
- 87a Violinmaker of CremonaAMATI
- 88a Letters from your folks?DNA
- 89a “So cool!”REALNEAT
- 92a Follower of John in the New TestamentACTS
- 94a Chef with “New New Orleans”-style cookingLAGASSE
- 96a Greatest guy?ALI
- 97a See 101-AcrossZERO
- 98a VentAIR
- 100a Part of SCOTUSTHE
- 101a With 97-Across, Vegas casino machineNINEARMEDBANDIT
- 107a No-cash dealTRADE
- 111a Lay offCAN
- 112a Culprit, in police lingoPERP
- 113a Modern pentathlon equipmentEPEE
- 115a Metaphor for a too-hot roomOVEN
- 116a Actress Christine whose last name sounds like a pair of musical notesLAHTI
- 118a Ill willMALICE
- 120a Number written above and to the right of another number ? as seen five times in this puzzle?EXPONENT
- 122a Weigh down, and then someOVERLOAD
- 124a Number with a 120-Across, mathematicallyBASE
- 126a Armand of “American Gangster”ASSANTE
- 127a Many mailbox stuffersLOCALADS
- 128a ZestELAN
- 129a Iced tea requestNOSUGAR
- 130a ClumsyAWKWARD
- 131a Move fast, as a cloudSCUD
- 132a Road trip stopoversMOTELS
- Down
- 1d Pampering place for a PersianCATSPA
- 2d Not impressedUNAWED
- 3d Watch via Hulu, saySTREAM
- 4d Online forum qualifiers such as /j (“joking”) or /s (“sarcastic”)TONETAGS
- 5d “I’ll deal with this right now!”ONIT
- 6d Keeps hydrated, as vegetables in the produce aisleMISTS
- 7d Sitcom character from MelmacALF
- 8d Aussie animalsROOS
- 9d ItemCOUPLE
- 10d Alfalfa shootSPROUT
- 11d Stockholder’s setbackLOSS
- 12d Weisshorn or FinsteraarhornALP
- 13d Not merely enough to go aroundPLENTYMORE
- 14d Island containing Kiribati’s capitalTARAWA
- 15d “Don’t pay any mind to this”ITSFORTHEBIRDS
- 16d Zoom, e.g.MEET
- 17d Feminine pronoun in FlorenceESSA
- 19d “Would you look at that!”OHWOW
- 21d Wedding reception hireeCATERER
- 26d Partner of aahsOOHS
- 28d “So-o-o gross!”UGH
- 32d A-oneTOPFLIGHT
- 36d With nary a chanceNOHOW
- 38d Ingredient in some hair relaxersLYE
- 39d Make a long story short, sayEDIT
- 40d IndividuallyEACH
- 41d Female rabbitDOE
- 42d Elbow-benderSOT
- 44d Popular singer of the Hawaiian folk song “Pearly Shells”DONHO
- 48d “Sup!”HEY
- 49d Sonicare competitorORALB
- 50d Reschedule, so to speakTAKEARAINCHECK
- 51d Things that drivers sometimes leave behind?TEES
- 53d Letters on a lip balm tubeSPF
- 54d Scare stiffSPOOK
- 56d Some old Disney collectiblesCELS
- 59d Arriving byINAT
- 61d TablesPUTSASIDE
- 65d Stiller’s comedic partnerMEARA
- 66d Incur a cellphone surcharge, perhapsROAM
- 68d Electrical impulse transmittersAXONS
- 70d Face offDUEL
- 73d Catchall abbr.ETAL
- 74d Priced to be, as bailSETAT
- 77d Fortified wine from SpainMANZANILLA
- 79d Home of NoHo and SoHoNYC
- 80d “Catch ya in the morn!”NIGHT
- 82d Main squeeze, in newer slangBAE
- 84d Lascivious lookLEER
- 85d Old-timey teacherMARM
- 89d Sped or bled … or ledRAN
- 90d ___ Lilly (Mounjaro maker)ELI
- 91d Pointe shoe accessoriesTOEPADS
- 93d Amy who wrote “Saving Fish From Drowning”TAN
- 95d Balloon pilot, sayAERONAUT
- 99d Worth a pick?RIPE
- 102d Stick to simple and unprocessed foods, sayEATRAW
- 103d State with only three counties: Abbr.DEL
- 104d Illegal offeringsBRIBES
- 105d High-level H.S. class with derivativesAPCALC
- 106d Star football player?TEXAN
- 108d Get even forAVENGE
- 109d Kind of insurance for bridgesDENTAL
- 110d Types inENTERS
- 114d Surrey’s Derby townEPSOM
- 116d Singer/dancer/actress FalanaLOLA
- 117d Say for sureAVOW
- 118d Org. supporting sobriety checkpointsMADD
- 119d Father of five sons in the BibleESAU
- 121d ___ bucoOSSO
- 123d Adornment on a boathouse wallOAR
- 125d Heel, e.g.END