NYT Crossword September 11 2026 Answers (9/11/26)

Our NYT Crossword September 11, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of The New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword September 11, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 9/11/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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« September 10 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	Impediments to collaboration
5A	It's the thing
9A	Motion on a screen
14A	Anchor's spot
15A	"I've had enough of this!"
17A	People who worshiped the rain god Illapa
18A	Unexpected twists
19A	Singer/actress Carrere
20A	U.S. senators Warnock and Duckworth, for two
21A	How often blue moons occur
22A	Track-and-field challenges
24A	Nods at a lot?
25A	Barrel (along)
26A	Big name in 23-Down
27A	Lentils prepared with ghee, perhaps
30A	Jazz Age Disney princess
31A	Drives for money?
33A	Actor Elba
34A	A long time follower?
35A	Expert in worldwide fulfillment and distribution operations?
36A	"I'll wait for your update"
38A	Attire for a high-pressure job?
39A	Put down
40A	Pad
41A	Ramadan, e.g.
42A	Particles in a particle accelerator
43A	Comforts
45A	Fairly low-risk investment
48A	Chip source, informally
49A	Guard at the gates of Mordor
50A	Tool for adding sparkle to lackluster prose?
52A	Tiger ___ (spiky houseplant)
53A	Steered too close to the shoreline, say
54A	How one might feel at a support group meeting
55A	"Ergo ..."
56A	Wraps
57A	[Look at me!]
1D	___ Ann (classic Lily Tomlin character)
2D	"That's brilliant!"
3D	Hollywood post-broadcast fete
4D	Export from Jamaica
5D	Had a hankering
6D	Sounds of fall?
7D	Sound wave amplifiers
8D	Network debut of 1981
9D	Assessment of something enjoyed ironically
10D	Sports
11D	Part of a key chain
12D	Prop in "The Matrix"
13D	"Keep Commerce Human" website
16D	Infer (from)
20D	"I'll be sad if you leave"
23D	Fabric related to chambray
24D	Down under
26D	Bricks used in some castles
27D	Timbits from Tim Hortons, e.g.
28D	Flawed protagonists
29D	Trial that an attorney may not remember fondly?
30D	Cash register part
31D	Blue ___ (coral reef swimmers like Pixar's Dory)
32D	Lacks
37D	More compassionate
41D	Candy bar in the jingle that begins "Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't"
42D	Ptolemy III?
43D	Welcome advice from a financial planner
44D	Lavender or lilac
45D	City where Shah Jahan built a monument to his wife, Mumtaz Mahal
46D	Film composer Silvestri
47D	Pickle
48D	Like silk or yarn
51D	Pseudonym cited repeatedly in the 2022 Dobbs decision
52D	"The pretty worm of Nilus," per Shakespeare's Cleopatra

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