NYT Crossword Hints and Solutions for 23. September, 2026
The Crossword #24471 for Wednesday, September 23, 2026 is a 15x15 grid with 74 clues (37 Across, 37 Down), starting with 1-Across: “Meh”. Every answer stays hidden until you reveal it.
Across
5 Across: Labors like the Seven Dwarfs (5 letters)
10 Across: Looped in via email (4 letters)
14 Across: Covid-19, colloquially (4 letters)
15 Across: Brand acquired by Hasbro in 1998 (5 letters)
16 Across: Mauna Loa output (4 letters)
17 Across: Car with a logo similar to the Olympic rings (4 letters)
18 Across: Start of a counting rhyme (5 letters)
19 Across: Slightly (4 letters)
20 Across: Honorable conduct on the field (13 letters)
23 Across: Recluses (7 letters)
24 Across: On-schedule (6 letters)
27 Across: Musician's gift (3 letters)
28 Across: Super Mario character with a mushroom for a head (4 letters)
30 Across: Fish eggs (3 letters)
31 Across: Kid around (4 letters)
34 Across: When hunting restrictions are lifted (10 letters)
37 Across: Epic poem originally passed down orally (5 letters)
39 Across: CPR expert (3 letters)
40 Across: Pretense (5 letters)
41 Across: Carnival diversion requiring precision (10 letters)
44 Across: One-named singer who lives in an Irish castle (4 letters)
45 Across: Bikini season, in Bordeaux (3 letters)
46 Across: "Hmm ... I pass" (4 letters)
47 Across: Word before data or deal (3 letters)
49 Across: Peak in the Alaska Range (6 letters)
51 Across: Slender e-cig (7 letters)
55 Across: "You're free to criticize it" ... or a comment one might make about 20-, 34- and 41-Across? (13 letters)
58 Across: Genderqueer identity, informally (4 letters)
60 Across: Windowside perches (5 letters)
61 Across: "Back in my day ..." (4 letters)
62 Across: Instrument also called the "sprightly companion" (4 letters)
63 Across: Greek salad morsel (5 letters)
64 Across: Gave the green light (4 letters)
65 Across: Catches red-handed (4 letters)
66 Across: "Duly ___" (5 letters)
67 Across: They go for bucks (4 letters)
Down
1 Down: Brazen (5 letters)
2 Down: Jeweler's magnifying glass (5 letters)
3 Down: "Star Wars" series starring Diego Luna (5 letters)
4 Down: Music genre named for its voluminous dos (9 letters)
5 Down: Distinguished conductor (7 letters)
6 Down: Agenda topics (5 letters)
7 Down: Nickname for grandma (4 letters)
8 Down: Environmental activist Brockovich (4 letters)
9 Down: Naps, in Nicaragua (7 letters)
10 Down: ___ to fame (5 letters)
11 Down: One preferring purrs to pooches (9 letters)
12 Down: Actress Mendes (3 letters)
13 Down: "Old man" (3 letters)
21 Down: Spanish aunt (3 letters)
22 Down: 720p+ resolution, informally (5 letters)
25 Down: Bonkers (5 letters)
26 Down: Gossip, from the Yiddish (5 letters)
28 Down: It's kept by a metronome (5 letters)
29 Down: Not fooled by (4 letters)
31 Down: Meshed (with) (5 letters)
32 Down: Thrill (5 letters)
33 Down: Jay's reticent partner of filmdom (9 letters)
35 Down: Ivy League school with a dolphin on its coat of arms, informally (4 letters)
36 Down: "Is everything cool between us?" (9 letters)
38 Down: Nonmedical childbirth assistant (5 letters)
42 Down: "Them's fightin' words!" (7 letters)
43 Down: Talked up (7 letters)
48 Down: Arbor Day mo. (3 letters)
50 Down: "Now I remember" (5 letters)
51 Down: Part of a heart or faucet (5 letters)
52 Down: Japanese bread crumbs (5 letters)
53 Down: Host with a mic (5 letters)
54 Down: More than wants (5 letters)
56 Down: Rural structure seen in a Grant Wood lithograph (4 letters)
57 Down: Dart (about) (4 letters)
58 Down: Seemingly for-EH-ver (3 letters)
59 Down: Thunder setting, in brief (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 23, 2026
How many clues are in the September 23, 2026 NYT Crossword?
The Crossword (#24471, 2026-09-23) has 74 clues — 37 Across and 37 Down.
What size is the September 23, 2026 Crossword grid?
A 15x15 grid.
What's the longest answer in this puzzle?
13 letters — no spoilers, but that's your longest foothold if you're stuck.