New Yorker Crossword September 16 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the New Yorker Crossword published on September 16 2026.
- 72
- Total Clues
- 36
- Total Across
- 36
- Total Down
Clues Across (36 total)
(1)
Takes over litter-box duties during a friend’s travels, say
The answer is: catsits
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School walkout or student encampment, e.g.
The answer is: protest
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Slightly
The answer is: alittle
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Encountered unexpectedly
The answer is: raninto
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(17)
Nation represented by the Olympians Elaine Thompson-Herah and Usain Bolt
The answer is: jamaica
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(18)
South American country named for its latitude
The answer is: ecuador
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(19)
Heeds a command
The answer is: obeys
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(20)
Features of bagels and doughnuts
The answer is: holes
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(22)
Non-___ foods
The answer is: gmo
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(23)
Western neighbor of Vietnam
The answer is: laos
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(24)
Become inedible
The answer is: gobad
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(25)
Abbreviated rank of the cereal mascot Horatio Magellan Crunch
The answer is: capn
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(26)
Big Australian bird
The answer is: emu
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(27)
Symbol on matching “I’m His Boyfriend” shirts
The answer is: arrow
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(28)
Astronomical object with a tail
The answer is: comet
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(29)
Digital repository of information
The answer is: database
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(31)
“Holy ___!”
The answer is: toledo
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(32)
Sole
The answer is: lone
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(33)
T. rex or triceratops, for short
The answer is: dino
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(34)
Activity for a cyber-athlete
The answer is: esport
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(37)
Page-a-day ___
The answer is: calendar
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Rapid
The answer is: swift
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(42)
Boxing matches
The answer is: bouts
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(43)
“Desperate Housewives” star Longoria
The answer is: eva
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(44)
Something pushed by a librarian or a flight attendant
The answer is: cart
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(45)
Twists and ___
The answer is: turns
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Nutritional regimen
The answer is: diet
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“I think I just figured it out!”
The answer is: aha
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Contaminate
The answer is: taint
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German bacteriologist with a namesake dish
The answer is: petri
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Muscular dog breed
The answer is: pitbull
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(52)
Language in which “good morning” is “{/buongiorno/}”
The answer is: italian
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(54)
Voted into office
The answer is: elected
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(55)
Avian metaphor for a savings fund
The answer is: nestegg
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(56)
Talk about
The answer is: discuss
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(57)
Alternative to contact lenses
The answer is: glasses
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Clues Down (36 total)
(1)
Coaxed
The answer is: cajoled
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(2)
“The ___ Solution” (2025 documentary about a Southern state’s prison system)
The answer is: alabama
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What a coach might call using a “T” hand gesture
The answer is: timeout
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Sticks around
The answer is: stays
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Disease suffix
The answer is: itis
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Trio with the hits “Waterfalls” and “No Scrubs”
The answer is: tlc
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Marine animal with an equine name
The answer is: seahorse
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Undergraduate track for a future attorney
The answer is: prelaw
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Competed in a marathon or a triathlon
The answer is: raced
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Burden
The answer is: onus
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(11)
“Seven Days in June” author Williams
The answer is: tia
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Final stage of a chess match
The answer is: endgame
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(13)
Walked angrily
The answer is: stomped
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Canadian city that’s home to the N.B.A.’s Raptors and the W.N.B.A.’s Tempo
The answer is: toronto
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Instrument in the woodwind family
The answer is: oboe
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(24)
Source of research funding
The answer is: grant
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(25)
Punctuation mark used to represent the eyes of an emoticon
The answer is: colon
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(27)
Cancel, as a mission
The answer is: abort
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(28)
Waffle ___ (ice-cream-shop options)
The answer is: cones
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(30)
In the air
The answer is: aloft
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Leans to one side
The answer is: tilts
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(33)
Intimidating
The answer is: daunting
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Got away
The answer is: escaped
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(35)
Language in which “good morning” is “{/habari za asubuhi/}”
The answer is: swahili
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(36)
Illegally downloads
The answer is: pirates
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(37)
Vegetable with a cob and a husk
The answer is: corn
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Gods
The answer is: deities
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(39)
Arithmetic mean
The answer is: average
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(40)
Numbers of interest to TV executives
The answer is: ratings
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(42)
Does some construction
The answer is: builds
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(45)
“___ of a Fourth Grade Nothing” (Judy Blume book)
The answer is: tales
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(46)
Shoulder muscles, briefly
The answer is: delts
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(48)
Skirt worn while doing pliés and pirouettes
The answer is: tutu
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(49)
“¿{/Qué/} ___?”
The answer is: pasa
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(51)
E-mail field for hidden recipients
The answer is: bcc
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(53)
Ro-___ (brand of canned tomatoes with chiles)
The answer is: tel
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