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
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.
- Full-Size Grid A standard 15x15 weekday grid, expanding to a significantly larger grid on Sundays.
- Daily Difficulty Curve Monday starts easy and each day gets progressively harder through Saturday, the toughest of the week.
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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.