Our NYT Easy Mode Crossword September 18, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Easy Mode Crossword is a newer format where paid subscribers can get access to Friday’s puzzle on Wednesday but with easier clues. If you’ve trying your hand at this new format but still need help, we have you covered.
NYT Easy Mode Crossword September 18, 2026 Answers
If you need help solving the NYT Easy Mode Crossword on 9/18/26, 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 |
Comment on a sweltering day |
| 7A |
Transitioned conversationally (into) |
| 13A |
One might be scanned to see a menu, in brief |
| 14A |
"… in a manner of speaking" |
| 15A |
Feel intense anger, idiomatically |
| 16A |
Insects named for the month in which they're the most active |
| 17A |
Comes to a close |
| 18A |
River-blocking structures |
| 19A |
Folk singer Guthrie |
| 20A |
___ Young, N.B.A. star whose first name is found in "extra effort" |
| 21A |
Apple computers |
| 22A |
How checks must be signed |
| 23A |
"Love is in the ___!" |
| 24A |
Covering that is papery on birch trees |
| 25A |
Grp. for Arnold Palmer and Rory McIlroy |
| 26A |
Organization with the motto "Peace, dignity and equality on a healthy planet" |
| 30A |
Heroic football defense when one's opponents are on the verge of a touchdown |
| 32A |
Outcome of a boxing match when the judges disagree |
| 34A |
Apt name for a socialite |
| 35A |
Olympic figure skater Nathan |
| 36A |
Sky safety org. |
| 37A |
Black-and-white ocean predators |
| 40A |
Enemies |
| 41A |
Fast food restaurants with buckets of poultry |
| 42A |
Featherlike plant that reproduces with spores |
| 43A |
Northern ___ (freshwater fish) |
| 44A |
Unlimited thing included in many cellphone plans |
| 45A |
Individually, at a restaurant |
| 47A |
Challenge after "You think I'm chicken?!" |
| 49A |
Shade-providing structures that might be octagonal |
| 50A |
"Gimme a moment!" |
| 51A |
Gave a once-over |
| 52A |
Playground retort |
| 1D |
Numbers included in a Mensa application |
| 2D |
One of the concentric circles indicating the yearly growth of an oak, e.g. |
| 3D |
Potential situations |
| 4D |
Large crowd |
| 5D |
Poems of praise |
| 6D |
TV's "___ Lasso" |
| 7D |
Roughly half of babies, to their parents |
| 8D |
Summer, in French |
| 9D |
Flip out |
| 10D |
Take inappropriately, as a throne |
| 11D |
National bird for the U.S. and Mexico |
| 12D |
Big name in vacuums and hair dryers |
| 14D |
Simple math problems |
| 16D |
Two-ingredient cocktail with Tennessee whiskey |
| 18D |
"Shucks!" |
| 20D |
Letter after sigma |
| 21D |
Story where you might need to fill in the blanks with adjectives and nouns |
| 22D |
Excited cry after hearing back from college admissions |
| 24D |
Real beauties |
| 25D |
Zodiac sign after Aquarius |
| 27D |
Did some snazzy toe-clicking moves |
| 28D |
Giggle syllables |
| 29D |
What you might perform to see if milk is fresh |
| 31D |
Appear briefly on film, as Stan Lee or Alfred Hitchcock |
| 33D |
Lil ___ X |
| 37D |
No longer a minor |
| 38D |
Race with batons |
| 39D |
Viral trend, say |
| 40D |
"If the shoe ___ …!" |
| 41D |
Drumming Carpenter in the Carpenters |
| 43D |
Yorick's skull in "Hamlet" or the handkerchief in "Othello" |
| 44D |
Carvey of "S.N.L." |
| 46D |
Aladdin's monkey companion |
| 47D |
"What's up, ___?" |
| 48D |
Prefix with friendly or tourist |
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