New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 09/16/2026. The September 16 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a Important info to have while you’re waiting in a cellphone lot, for shortETA
- 4a Fall or fellTOPPLE
- 10a Cause of a sudden change in interest, informally?REFI
- 14a CloseSHUT
- 15a Pho soup garnishesSPROUTS
- 16a Conduit of neural signalsAXON
- 17a Early modelsPROTOTYPES
- 19a Relative of a gullTERN
- 20a “Ain’t gonna happen”NOPE
- 21a Big bang causeTNT
- 22a ChillingONICE
- 24a The remotest of remote jobs?ASTRONAUT
- 27a KidYOUTH
- 28a Supermodel BanksTYRA
- 29a Break into loud cheers, as a crowdERUPT
- 31a Answer to “Who’s ready to go?”IAM
- 33a BroadcastAIR
- 35a Uno + dueTRE
- 36a Mononymous Irish singerBONO
- 37a Animated film that was the highest-grossing movie of 1992ALADDIN
- 41a “Impossible!”NOCANDO
- 43a Hibernation spotsDENS
- 44a Dip target, maybePEC
- 46a Things entered in a sudoku grid: Abbr.NOS
- 47a Messy dorm room, figurativelySTY
- 48a Fruits often seen in still lifesPEARS
- 50a Take back, for shortREPO
- 53a City hazeSMOG
- 55a Canine guard?RETAINER
- 57a Dishwasher cycleRINSE
- 59a “A form of madness,” it’s saidWAR
- 60a Actress Pinkett Smith of “Girls Trip”JADA
- 62a Singer/songwriter MitchellJONI
- 63a Fruits named after a mythical drinkNECTARINES
- 66a Noted cartoon dogPLUTO
- 67a Its first video, “Me at the zoo,” has over 400 million viewsYOUTUBE
- 68a State whose outline can be made by connecting seven particular squares in this puzzleUTAH
- 69a ValleyGLEN
- 70a Give a once-overASSESS
- 71a CraftySLY
- Down
- 1d Channel with “2” and “U” spinoffsESPN
- 2d Pharynx settingTHROAT
- 3d Post-mortemAUTOPSY
- 4d General on a Chinese menuTSO
- 5d Decide one willOPTTO
- 6d Hester of “The Scarlet Letter”PRYNNE
- 7d Grab-and-go breakfast optionPOPTART
- 8d Guitar relativeLUTE
- 9d Gas brand seen in Edward Hopper’s “Portrait of Orleans”ESSO
- 10d Betting odds, e.g.RATIO
- 11d Concern for a gymnastics judgeEXECUTION
- 12d Certain pickleball shotFOREHAND
- 13d Greenwich Village’s Stonewall, e.g.INN
- 18d Groups of fourTETRADS
- 23d Paper competing with the W.S.J.NYT
- 25d Debugger?RAID
- 26d Remedy for a missed exitUTURN
- 30d Lowly workerPEON
- 32d Farm soundMOO
- 34d Ready to eatRIPE
- 36d Small hound that doesn’t barkBASENJI
- 37d What a premium subscription may help you avoidADS
- 38d “Time to go!”LETSROLL
- 39d Very soonANYMINUTE
- 40d ByNEAR
- 42d What “Coco” is a nickname for, for tennis’s Coco GauffCORI
- 45d Military hairstylesCREWCUTS
- 48d Family-friendly movie ratingsPGS
- 49d The Sphinx, for oneSTATUE
- 51d Classic comic strip that’s the source for nine Emmys and two TonysPEANUTS
- 52d Folding a fitted sheet, it may seemORDEAL
- 54d Edible bulbONION
- 56d Many MoroccansARABS
- 58d Mononymous Irish singerENYA
- 61d GrayishASHY
- 62d Profile pic format, in briefJPG
- 64d Dawn deityEOS
- 65d In medias ___RES