NYT Crossword September 20 2026 Answers

The complete list of answers to the NYT Crossword published on September 20 2026.

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Clues Across (68 total)

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Special-ordered
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Sections of a circle's circumference
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NASCAR stat that varies widely by venue
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Banderas of 2024's "Babygirl"
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Coaster feature, maybe
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Assembles in proper order
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Mar, as a reputation
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See 25-Across
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Maligns
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With 23-Across, March Madness tournament round
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Mouths (off)
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Pact that preceded the U.S.M.C.A.
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Burnable bog stuff
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Burnt chimney stuff
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High-speed Olympic sport
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See 37-Across
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One who might have perfect pitch?
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With 34-Across, full extent of something
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"Holy moly!"
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Defensive player who keeps an eye on the QB, in football lingo
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Red-coated cheese
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"___ funny!"
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Bigwig
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Own (up)
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It's off the wall!
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"Red" or "1989," to Swifties
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Buck ___, first African American coach in Major League Baseball
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Extremely soft, in music: Abbr.
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See 64-Across
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Chew the fat
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With 62-Across, Beatles classic with the lyric "Will you still need me / Will you still feed me"
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Noted exile isle
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Energy-efficient bulb, for short
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___ orange, tree whose fruit has a brainlike appearance
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Native Nebraskans
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See 78-Across
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Author who purportedly drew inspiration from a filing cabinet labeled "O-Z"
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With 75-Across, "So very appreciated!"
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Hold up
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Narnia or Neverland
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Give it a whirl
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Violinmaker of Cremona
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Letters from your folks?
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"So cool!"
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Follower of John in the New Testament
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Chef with "New New Orleans"-style cooking
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Greatest guy?
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See 101-Across
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Vent
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Part of SCOTUS
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With 97-Across, Vegas casino machine
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No-cash deal
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Lay off
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Culprit, in police lingo
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Modern pentathlon equipment
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Metaphor for a too-hot room
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Actress Christine whose last name sounds like a pair of musical notes
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Ill will
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Number written above and to the right of another number … as seen five times in this puzzle?
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Weigh down, and then some
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Number with a 120-Across, mathematically
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Armand of "American Gangster"
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Many mailbox stuffers
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Zest
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Iced tea request
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Clumsy
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Move fast, as a cloud
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Road trip stopovers
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Clues Down (72 total)

(1)
Pampering place for a Persian
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Not impressed
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Watch via Hulu, say
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Online forum qualifiers such as /j ("joking") or /s ("sarcastic")
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"I'll deal with this right now!"
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Keeps hydrated, as vegetables in the produce aisle
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Sitcom character from Melmac
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Aussie animals
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Item
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Alfalfa shoot
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Stockholder's setback
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Weisshorn or Finsteraarhorn
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Not merely enough to go around
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Island containing Kiribati's capital
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"Don't pay any mind to this"
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Zoom, e.g.
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Feminine pronoun in Florence
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"Would you look at that!"
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Wedding reception hiree
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Partner of aahs
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"So-o-o gross!"
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A-one
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With nary a chance
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Ingredient in some hair relaxers
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Make a long story short, say
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Individually
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Female rabbit
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Elbow-bender
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Popular singer of the Hawaiian folk song "Pearly Shells"
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"Sup!"
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Sonicare competitor
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Reschedule, so to speak
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Things that drivers sometimes leave behind?
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Letters on a lip balm tube
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Scare stiff
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Some old Disney collectibles
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Arriving by
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Tables
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Stiller's comedic partner
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Incur a cellphone surcharge, perhaps
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Electrical impulse transmitters
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Face off
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Catchall abbr.
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Priced to be, as bail
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Fortified wine from Spain
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Home of NoHo and SoHo
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"Catch ya in the morn!"
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Main squeeze, in newer slang
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Lascivious look
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Old-timey teacher
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Sped or bled ... or led
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___ Lilly (Mounjaro maker)
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Pointe shoe accessories
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Amy who wrote "Saving Fish From Drowning"
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Balloon pilot, say
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Worth a pick?
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Stick to simple and unprocessed foods, say
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State with only three counties: Abbr.
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Illegal offerings
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High-level H.S. class with derivatives
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Star football player?
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Get even for
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Kind of insurance for bridges
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Types in
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Surrey's Derby town
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Singer/dancer/actress Falana
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Say for sure
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Org. supporting sobriety checkpoints
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Father of five sons in the Bible
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___ buco
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Adornment on a boathouse wall
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Heel, e.g.
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