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Crossword #24424 | 2026-09-16

NYT Crossword Hints and Solutions for 16. September, 2026

The Crossword #24424 for Wednesday, September 16, 2026 is a 15x15 grid with 78 clues (40 Across, 38 Down), starting with 1-Across: “Important info to have while you're waiting in a cellphone lot, for short”. Every answer stays hidden until you reveal it.

Across

1 Across: Important info to have while you're waiting in a cellphone lot, for short (3 letters)

4 Across: Fall or fell (6 letters)

10 Across: Cause of a sudden change in interest, informally? (4 letters)

14 Across: Close (4 letters)

15 Across: Pho soup garnishes (7 letters)

16 Across: Conduit of neural signals (4 letters)

17 Across: Early models (10 letters)

19 Across: Relative of a gull (4 letters)

20 Across: "Ain't gonna happen" (4 letters)

21 Across: Big bang cause (3 letters)

22 Across: Chilling (5 letters)

24 Across: The remotest of remote jobs? (9 letters)

27 Across: Kid (5 letters)

28 Across: Supermodel Banks (4 letters)

29 Across: Break into loud cheers, as a crowd (5 letters)

31 Across: Answer to "Who's ready to go?" (3 letters)

33 Across: Broadcast (3 letters)

35 Across: Uno + due (3 letters)

36 Across: Mononymous Irish singer (4 letters)

37 Across: Animated film that was the highest-grossing movie of 1992 (7 letters)

41 Across: "Impossible!" (7 letters)

43 Across: Hibernation spots (4 letters)

44 Across: Dip target, maybe (3 letters)

46 Across: Things entered in a sudoku grid: Abbr. (3 letters)

47 Across: Messy dorm room, figuratively (3 letters)

48 Across: Fruits often seen in still lifes (5 letters)

50 Across: Take back, for short (4 letters)

53 Across: City haze (4 letters)

55 Across: Canine guard? (8 letters)

57 Across: Dishwasher cycle (5 letters)

59 Across: "A form of madness," it's said (3 letters)

60 Across: Actress Pinkett Smith of "Girls Trip" (4 letters)

62 Across: Singer/songwriter Mitchell (4 letters)

63 Across: Fruits named after a mythical drink (10 letters)

66 Across: Noted cartoon dog (5 letters)

67 Across: Its first video, "Me at the zoo," has over 400 million views (7 letters)

68 Across: State whose outline can be made by connecting seven particular squares in this puzzle (4 letters)

69 Across: Valley (4 letters)

70 Across: Give a once-over (6 letters)

71 Across: Crafty (3 letters)

Down

1 Down: Channel with "2" and "U" spinoffs (4 letters)

2 Down: Pharynx setting (6 letters)

3 Down: Post-mortem (7 letters)

4 Down: General on a Chinese menu (3 letters)

5 Down: Decide one will (5 letters)

6 Down: Hester of "The Scarlet Letter" (6 letters)

7 Down: Grab-and-go breakfast option (7 letters)

8 Down: Guitar relative (4 letters)

9 Down: Gas brand seen in Edward Hopper's "Portrait of Orleans" (4 letters)

10 Down: Betting odds, e.g. (5 letters)

11 Down: Concern for a gymnastics judge (9 letters)

12 Down: Certain pickleball shot (8 letters)

13 Down: Greenwich Village's Stonewall, e.g. (3 letters)

18 Down: Groups of four (7 letters)

23 Down: Paper competing with the W.S.J. (3 letters)

25 Down: Debugger? (4 letters)

26 Down: Remedy for a missed exit (5 letters)

30 Down: Lowly worker (4 letters)

32 Down: Farm sound (3 letters)

34 Down: Ready to eat (4 letters)

36 Down: Small hound that doesn't bark (7 letters)

37 Down: What a premium subscription may help you avoid (3 letters)

38 Down: "Time to go!" (8 letters)

39 Down: Very soon (9 letters)

40 Down: By (4 letters)

42 Down: What "Coco" is a nickname for, for tennis's Coco Gauff (4 letters)

45 Down: Military hairstyles (8 letters)

48 Down: Family-friendly movie ratings (3 letters)

49 Down: The Sphinx, for one (6 letters)

51 Down: Classic comic strip that's the source for nine Emmys and two Tonys (7 letters)

52 Down: Folding a fitted sheet, it may seem (6 letters)

54 Down: Edible bulb (5 letters)

56 Down: Many Moroccans (5 letters)

58 Down: Mononymous Irish singer (4 letters)

61 Down: Grayish (4 letters)

62 Down: Profile pic format, in brief (3 letters)

64 Down: Dawn deity (3 letters)

65 Down: In medias ___ (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 16, 2026

How many clues are in the September 16, 2026 NYT Crossword?

The Crossword (#24424, 2026-09-16) has 78 clues — 40 Across and 38 Down.

What size is the September 16, 2026 Crossword grid?

A 15x15 grid.

What's the longest answer in this puzzle?

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

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