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Crossword #24417 | 2026-09-12

NYT Crossword Hints and Solutions for 12. September, 2026

The Crossword #24417 for Saturday, September 12, 2026 is a 15x15 grid with 70 clues (35 Across, 35 Down), starting with 1-Across: “Light décor”. Every answer stays hidden until you reveal it.

Across

1 Across: Light décor (10 letters)

11 Across: Last place? (4 letters)

15 Across: Pop-up with an envelope icon (10 letters)

16 Across: Round figure (4 letters)

17 Across: Winner's circle? (10 letters)

18 Across: Take two (4 letters)

19 Across: Hyperfixated (6 letters)

20 Across: "Thick ___ Brick" (1972 Jethro Tull album) (3 letters)

21 Across: Earth's pull, informally (4 letters)

22 Across: On the ___ (free) (5 letters)

23 Across: Thumbs-down votes in the Duma (5 letters)

25 Across: Why wait? (3 letters)

26 Across: Personal circumstances, so to speak (5 letters)

28 Across: Justice who's the subject of the 2026 biography "Revenge for the Sixties" (5 letters)

30 Across: Rolls out the green carpet? (4 letters)

34 Across: First full word sung in "The Alphabet Song" (3 letters)

35 Across: Proverbial small amount (6 letters)

36 Across: "Now we're talking!" (15 letters)

39 Across: Capers (6 letters)

40 Across: Common ___ (3 letters)

41 Across: Rowing machines, in gym lingo (4 letters)

42 Across: "Schitt's Creek" matriarch (5 letters)

43 Across: Really hurts (5 letters)

45 Across: Rout, in computer game lingo (3 letters)

46 Across: Word with letter or grant (5 letters)

48 Across: Toothbrush handle? (5 letters)

53 Across: Smokes (4 letters)

55 Across: N.B.A. coach Jordan ___ (3 letters)

56 Across: Punnily named production company behind TV's "Insecure" and "A Black Lady Sketch Show" (6 letters)

57 Across: Stat (4 letters)

58 Across: Common sleep aid (10 letters)

60 Across: Acquire by default? (4 letters)

61 Across: Math class assignment (10 letters)

62 Across: Labor, e.g.: Abbr. (4 letters)

63 Across: Appliances that are always blowing out? (10 letters)

Down

1 Down: Carpenter's tool (5 letters)

2 Down: ___ acid (5 letters)

3 Down: Kind of photography lens for a close-up (5 letters)

4 Down: Wraps in the Mideast (5 letters)

5 Down: Certain geometry calculations (6 letters)

6 Down: Playwright Moss ___ (4 letters)

7 Down: Gymnast Raisman (3 letters)

8 Down: What a joke may get eventually (15 letters)

9 Down: Takes marks off in a classroom? (6 letters)

10 Down: Mid-March V.I.P., informally (5 letters)

11 Down: "Surf" food in Japan, or "turf" animal in Spain (4 letters)

12 Down: Kitchen counter (9 letters)

13 Down: Became a household name, say (9 letters)

14 Down: Examples of media on Medium (9 letters)

23 Down: Many a listing in an etiquette book (4 letters)

24 Down: Wrap in South Asia (4 letters)

27 Down: Actors unsuited for subtle roles (4 letters)

29 Down: Country singer Combs (4 letters)

30 Down: Rewards program tracker (9 letters)

31 Down: "It's finally clear" (9 letters)

32 Down: Phone connector? (9 letters)

33 Down: Arouse (4 letters)

35 Down: Simoleon (4 letters)

37 Down: Labor pain? (4 letters)

38 Down: Journalist Larson who wrote "The Splendid and the Vile" (4 letters)

43 Down: Godzilla adversary (6 letters)

44 Down: Longhorn's rival (6 letters)

47 Down: Acidic (5 letters)

49 Down: Capacious (5 letters)

50 Down: Surface (5 letters)

51 Down: Pointer for a public speaker (5 letters)

52 Down: Sources of the juice that "bleeds" in a faux meat patty (5 letters)

54 Down: Tough thing to be in (4 letters)

56 Down: Stayed together (4 letters)

59 Down: Placeholder abbr. (3 letters)

How NYT Crossword Works

The NYT Crossword is the classic daily puzzle: a full-size grid of Across and Down clues published every day of the week. Difficulty ramps up from Monday (easiest) through Saturday (hardest), with Sunday running a larger, standalone puzzle.

NYT Crossword FAQ for September 12, 2026

How many clues are in the September 12, 2026 NYT Crossword?

The Crossword (#24417, 2026-09-12) has 70 clues — 35 Across and 35 Down.

What size is the September 12, 2026 Crossword grid?

A 15x15 grid.

What's the longest answer in this puzzle?

15 letters — no spoilers, but that's your longest foothold if you're stuck.

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