NYT Crossword September 9 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the NYT Crossword published on September 9 2026.
- 78
- Total Clues
- 39
- Total Across
- 39
- Total Down
Clues Across (39 total)
(1)
"OK," in modern slang
The answer is: bet
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Develop
The answer is: build
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Postlarval insects
The answer is: pupae
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Prefix with skeleton
The answer is: exo
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Ewok's home
The answer is: endor
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Blow, as 13-Down does repeatedly
The answer is: erupt
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Top starter
The answer is: ace
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*Unsecured artillery that can slide across the deck
The answer is: loosecannon
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"Semper Fidelis," for one
The answer is: motto
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Advantage
The answer is: legup
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Me-time destination
The answer is: spa
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(24)
Creature of Egyptian myth
The answer is: sphinx
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(26)
Bus schedule component
The answer is: stop
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(28)
Some landscaping equipment
The answer is: edgers
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Worker who's behind the Times?
The answer is: editor
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Plow puller of old
The answer is: mule
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"Verb," ironically
The answer is: noun
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Part of a black suit
The answer is: spade
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Its three largest cities all have names starting with C
The answer is: ohio
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Completely lost … or where the now-idiomatic answer to each italicized clue has a literal meaning
The answer is: atsea
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Barely made (out)
The answer is: eked
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Chat, informally
The answer is: convo
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(46)
Old-timey "Listen!"
The answer is: hark
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Out of juice
The answer is: dead
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(48)
Paint options
The answer is: sheens
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Permanent-press
The answer is: noiron
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Part of many a shallow-water ecosystem
The answer is: reef
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Music genre for some yoga classes
The answer is: newage
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Suffix with devil
The answer is: ish
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Expresses approval, in a way
The answer is: claps
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Remove from its original packaging, say
The answer is: unbox
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*Equatorial ocean area notorious for lack of winds
The answer is: thedoldrums
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Consumed
The answer is: ate
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Character in "Monsters, Inc."
The answer is: comma
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(69)
Like many a campfire story
The answer is: eerie
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Hiker to a QB: Abbr.
The answer is: ctr
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Elevate, as a flag
The answer is: hoist
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Shell out cash
The answer is: spend
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Word with sewing or starter
The answer is: kit
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Clues Down (39 total)
(1)
Has a happy face
The answer is: beams
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(2)
Former member of the force
The answer is: excop
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*Stand barefoot in formation along seams of deck planks
The answer is: toetheline
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Fit in
The answer is: belong
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Game in which players draw and skip
The answer is: uno
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Big celebrity
The answer is: idol
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When repeated, leading only to bad outcomes
The answer is: lose
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Leftovers
The answer is: dregs
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Stir-fry add-ins
The answer is: peapods
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Decorative vessel
The answer is: urn
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"Sofa, so good" and such
The answer is: puns
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(12)
Each
The answer is: apop
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Sicilian smoker
The answer is: etna
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___ as a bug's ear
The answer is: cute
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*Drift with the natural flow of currents
The answer is: tideover
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TV's "Warrior Princess"
The answer is: xena
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*Bosun's whistled call signaling a shift change
The answer is: pipedown
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I.R.A. classification
The answer is: roth
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Lazy ___
The answer is: susan
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*Flattened against the masts in a changing wind
The answer is: takenaback
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Roman theaters
The answer is: odea
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Comedian Foxx
The answer is: redd
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(35)
Soft leather shoes, for short
The answer is: mocs
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"That's not good"
The answer is: uhoh
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Fiddler-emperor, legend has it
The answer is: nero
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Similar
The answer is: akin
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(45)
Minimal paint job
The answer is: onecoat
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Promote
The answer is: sell
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(51)
Not just thrown away, say
The answer is: reused
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Gradually tapered cuts
The answer is: fades
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Jailed New York crime boss
The answer is: gotti
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Wield, as authority
The answer is: exert
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Bite reminder, maybe
The answer is: itch
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"Get away!"
The answer is: shoo
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Prefix with sphere
The answer is: hemi
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Dice peppers, e.g.
The answer is: prep
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Positive
The answer is: sure
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Personally contacts online, for short
The answer is: dms
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Max's opposite
The answer is: min
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