NYT Crossword September 13 2026 Answers (9/13/26)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for September 13 2026 to help you finish it up!

Our NYT Crossword September 13, 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 13, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 9/13/26, 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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# Clue
1A Less injurious
6A Showed some real malice toward
12A Mideast currency
17A Landscaper's timesaver
20A "Well, how about that?!"
21A Practice taught in a dojo
22A Combined
23A Computer's "brain," in brief
24A Certain group of orchestral winds
26A Large insect named from Greek myth
28A Yank
29A Hook for a newspaper article
30A Forerunners of CDs
31A New start?
32A Nautical lever
33A "De dónde ___ tú?" ("Where are you from?": Sp.)
35A Rope in
37A Mechanic's offering
41A Told, as a story
43A Special offer
46A Turn from solid to liquid
47A Diamond, e.g.
48A Santa Fe automaker
50A Two of them make up a diameter
52A Chilling
54A Frat ___
56A Sharp nail
57A Group project on a winter's day, perhaps
59A What snobby people put on
61A ___ Simmons, founding member of Kiss
62A Missouri airport code
63A Highly anomalous
64A Distraction-limiting lifestyle trend
66A [24-Across]
70A Rake in
72A Enthusiastic response to "Who's ready?"
73A [37-Across]
74A Celebration between Xmas and M.L.K. Day
75A Classic Dalmatian name
79A "Am I invisible or what?!"
84A [41-Across]
85A Airport screening org.
86A Another name for Vishnu, translating to "the remover"
87A Broadway's "Dear ___ Hansen"
88A Mellow, in a way
89A [57-Across]
90A Prompts to play, while conducting
92A Largest zodiac constellation
94A Privacy doc
96A Material in reusable diapers
99A Rihanna song with the lyric "Please, someone help me"
100A Tonsil doc
101A Baby fox
103A Pioneering premium channel
106A Pole, e.g.
107A Advantageous
109A Qualm
112A Plot feature of "Planet of the Apes"
114A Casals who popularized Bach's cello suites
115A Suitable
117A Source of the word "tuk-tuk" used for a motorized rickshaw
120A Crumb carriers
122A "What ___ we doing?"
123A Took a load off
124A Cousins of cobras
127A "Good job!"
129A Absorbent
132A Cell network letters
134A Co-Stooge of Larry
135A Reply to "Nuh-uh!"
136A 1990s exercise fad
138A Descended with rappelling ropes
141A Step forcefully
142A Alternative to a username when logging in
143A 1,000,000,000 years
144A Stank
145A Builds muscle
146A Period of letting loose
147A Abbr. after some business names
148A Looks of contempt
1D Flour de-clumper
2D Intriguing appeal
3D Cornet lookalike
4D Food assistance syst.
5D Easily recite, with "off"
6D Scampered away
7D Walks nervously, in a way
8D Jazz drummer Blakey
9D Customize (to)
10D Over
11D Stunners, so to speak
12D William and Harry's mum
13D Occasional
14D Like choices that can't turn out that badly
15D Japan's largest carrier
16D Locale with many seasonal businesses
17D Previously unseen sporting result (term coined in 2014)
18D Pick, with "for"
19D "That's obvious!"
25D Mabel Mora's portrayer on "Only Murders in the Building"
27D Dallas baller
34D Use your words?
36D Central support
37D Concluding passage, in music
38D Enthusiasm
39D French film award
40D Reword, perhaps
42D Child king of Egypt
44D URL ender for many nonprofits
45D ___ tai
49D Primo
51D Hookups
53D Isle of ___ (Scottish locale whose name sounds like an expression of endearment)
54D Sound of impact
55D Home of the Christ the Redeemer statue
58D Brings the house down, like a comic
60D Moving between the poles?
65D Computer covered by AppleCare
66D [109-Across]
67D [115-Across]
68D [127-Across]
69D [138-Across]
71D What acids do when mixed with bases
75D ___-wolf
76D Secondhand lung irritant
77D Bird whose name comes from the Latin for "golden"
78D Glittery holiday strands
79D Not even once
80D Sheeplike
81D Pastries that can be very sweet, ironically
82D Tucked-away observations
83D Conclude
91D Shipmate of Spock
93D Pods in bhindi masala
95D Yellowfin tuna
96D Advertising award
97D Home décor options
98D As a whole
102D Hookup during infusion therapy, in brief
104D Mardi Gras accessory
105D Released with conditions
106D Topping for an apple crisp
108D "Toodles!"
110D Embodiment
111D Young 'un
113D Snickers
116D Expert
117D Soft-serve request
118D Must
119D Deandre ___, N.B.A. center who was picked first in the 2018 draft
121D Weapon used by some chimpanzees
125D Lead-in to grid or play
126D Puts in the mail
128D "My bad!"
130D Off Broadway award
131D ___-free
133D Heaven on earth
137D Boomer at a concert
139D It's sometimes shortened to the letter "N"
140D Dennis's sister on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"

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