NYT Crossword September 27 2026 Answers (9/27/26)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for September 27 2026 to help you finish it up!

Our NYT Crossword September 27, 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 27, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 9/27/26, 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 Bad association
7A Shoot for dinner?
12A Jeweler's wares
19A … in global commerce)(Conflict …
20A Emerge
21A DeVore who co-founded one of the first U.S. agencies for nonwhite models in 1946
22A Potential benefit
23A Was almost out of supplies
25A That's saying something!
26A Turned into an internet gag
27A Japanese graphic novels
28A … outdoor festivals)(Bathrooms at …
30A Dukes, countesses, etc.
32A Put down in writing
37A Actress Sink of "Stranger Things"
39A Baby who's up all night?
40A Where many papyrus plants grow
41A Frenzied locale at a rock concert
44A Press a case?
45A "Spring forward" hrs.
47A Test room
48A Cut back on
49A Kind of effect that deflects motion in one direction in the Northern Hemisphere and the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere [with a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares]
53A Carnivore whose vocalization sounds like giggling
55A Google's domain
58A Hindu festival of colors
59A Auto brand whose logo is meant to evoke the precision of a caliper
62A Instant
63A Challenge to a potential investor
66A … transport)(Bigwig's …
68A Straightaway driving contests
70A Philadelphia-area university that's a powerhouse in men's hoops
73A … park an auto)(Narrow space in which to …
74A Marvelous
77A One in 100: Abbr.
78A "It ___ Me" (2000 Shaggy hit)
79A Word with dish or drag
80A Locale for many a commercial logo
82A German brewery since 1873
85A Return to an earlier topic of conversation … or what six answers in this puzzle literally do
89A Cause of some red cheeks
90A Entertainment source for general audiences, in brief?
91A Bub
94A ___ Lanka
95A Custom-tailored
98A One of Cuba's Castros
100A Lose it
102A Best-case
103A Crafts used in NASA's Galileo and Juno missions
107A Good position to be in?
112A … clarify or explain)(Seeking to …
113A Hide-outs
115A Itsy-bitsy
116A Disk-flipping strategy game
119A Like wheat beers
121A Certain factory machine
122A Chaperones
123A Many a John Williams composition
124A … of hindsight)(With the benefit …
125A Clear coat
126A Oafs
127A Deal made on the spot?
1D Bewilder
2D Conical accommodations
3D Unhelpful way to respond to "Hello?"
4D "Jackie Brown" star Pam
5D Unruly rush
6D Commercial suffix with Power
7D Singer Bareilles
8D Have a spring in one's step
9D One of the Beatles
10D Faith with five pillars
11D Prefix with cache
12D Assumed ownership over
13D Pulls out, as weeds
14D Choreographer Twyla
15D Achieve a sunbather's goal
16D ___ rating (chess stat)
17D Old space station
18D Perhaps
24D Chinese artist Ai ___
27D Triage provider
29D The Cardinals, on scoreboards
31D Clothing brand named for perceived generational differences in the ’60s
33D "___ Rouge"
34D It's driven into the ground
35D Flair
36D Redheaded "Queen of Country"
38D Diminutive Spanish suffix
41D Bill of HBO's "Real Time"
42D Mine craft?
43D Do some garment-making
44D Performances for one
46D Competitor of Bluesky and X
48D Affliction for some vets, in brief
50D Greek PPP
51D Promise of payback
52D Chef Nosrat who wrote the best seller "Salt Fat Acid Heat"
54D Tall tale
56D Sonic euphoria, colloquially
57D Scottish hillsides
60D Far from the target, in a guessing game
61D Illuminated from below
64D Univ. course that's in demand?
65D Streisand musical
67D "That's freaking epic!"
69D Rubberneck
70D ___ cava (major blood vessel)
71D Sci-fi pioneer Jules
72D It gets you a hand
74D Portmanteau sandwich cookie with a layer of marshmallow
75D Big ___, nickname for M.L.B.'s David Ortiz
76D Lefty, to a righty
81D "Ni ___" (Chinese "hello")
82D ___ Khalifa, tower scaled by Tom Cruise in "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol"
83D Heir with much hair in the Bible
84D Great success
86D Fish hawk
87D Purportedly calming compound in some gummies, in brief
88D Play for ___
92D Shaders of gray?
93D Cultural group of SW Britain
96D ___ soda
97D Astronomically demoted, as per a 2006 Word of the Year
99D Persist
101D Fitting
102D "Am I crazy …?"
104D Twin sister of Sherri on "The Simpsons"
105D Malaise, with "the"
106D Lets up
108D Violently eliminates, in gamer-speak
109D Volkswagen sedan
110D Buck enshrined in Cooperstown
111D David who fronted Talking Heads
114D Some loaves or liquors
116D Something gas cars do noisily that electric vehicles don't
117D That, in Spanish
118D Forerunner of the DVD player
120D "when r u coming?"
121D Relaxing getaway

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