NYT Crossword Hints and Solutions for 28. September, 2026
The Crossword #24483 for Monday, September 28, 2026 is a 15x15 grid with 78 clues (38 Across, 40 Down), starting with 1-Across: “Widespread disorder”. Every answer stays hidden until you reveal it.
Across
6 Across: Like the exteriors of armadillos (5 letters)
11 Across: Fall behind in payments (3 letters)
14 Across: Boxing locale (5 letters)
15 Across: Classic radio song (5 letters)
16 Across: Dessert with a crust (3 letters)
17 Across: Solid baseball hit (5 letters)
18 Across: Complete shocker (9 letters)
20 Across: Bicycle built for two (6 letters)
22 Across: Round Table title (3 letters)
23 Across: "___ time will tell" (4 letters)
24 Across: Prefix with physics or thermal (3 letters)
25 Across: Make into law (5 letters)
27 Across: Alternative to French fries (9 letters)
31 Across: Skill needed to solve sudoku (5 letters)
35 Across: Suffix with fail or forfeit (3 letters)
36 Across: Apple platform (3 letters)
37 Across: "Time flies like an [50-Down]; fruit flies like a ___" (6 letters)
38 Across: With 41-Across, ball hit out of the park by the very first batter for either side … or a hint to the starts of 18-, 27-, 46- and 60-Across (7 letters)
41 Across: See 38-Across (7 letters)
42 Across: Coconut Girl Scout cookies (6 letters)
43 Across: "La Cage ___ Folles" (3 letters)
44 Across: Frat member (3 letters)
45 Across: Liability's opposite (5 letters)
46 Across: Detonation region (9 letters)
49 Across: "___ I compare thee to a summer's day?": Shak. (5 letters)
51 Across: Before, poetically (3 letters)
52 Across: What's more (4 letters)
55 Across: Spoil (3 letters)
56 Across: Performs a stylish ballroom dance (6 letters)
60 Across: Tropical tree whose product is sometimes used as a meat substitute (9 letters)
63 Across: San Francisco ballplayer (5 letters)
64 Across: Actress de Armas (3 letters)
65 Across: "Take a look!" (5 letters)
66 Across: Helper for computer problems, informally (5 letters)
67 Across: Kylo ___ of "Star Wars" (3 letters)
68 Across: Stockholm native (5 letters)
69 Across: Pursue (5 letters)
Down
1 Down: "Stop!" (4 letters)
2 Down: Puccini's "O mio babbino caro," e.g. (4 letters)
3 Down: Kind of diagram with overlapping circles (4 letters)
4 Down: Antsy (6 letters)
5 Down: One's employment pursuit (6 letters)
6 Down: Bawl (3 letters)
7 Down: Places to hang clothes (7 letters)
8 Down: Forum overseers (6 letters)
9 Down: The Scales, zodiacally (5 letters)
10 Down: "Definitely!" (3 letters)
11 Down: Certain golf or tennis tournament (4 letters)
12 Down: Funny Ferrell or Rogers (4 letters)
13 Down: Slippery (4 letters)
19 Down: Scorcher (6 letters)
21 Down: Recurring thematic elements (6 letters)
26 Down: Happy as a ___ (4 letters)
27 Down: City NE of Oklahoma City (5 letters)
28 Down: Fields (5 letters)
29 Down: The N.H.L. has 32 (5 letters)
30 Down: Cartoon brawl sound effect (3 letters)
32 Down: Actress Greta of "Queen Christina" (5 letters)
33 Down: Store, as ashes (5 letters)
34 Down: Dugout, e.g. (5 letters)
37 Down: Complete series, maybe (6 letters)
39 Down: Gets by (6 letters)
40 Down: Solemn vow (4 letters)
41 Down: ___ Guofeng, successor of Mao Zedong (3 letters)
43 Down: Like the score going into extra innings (7 letters)
46 Down: Top to accompany a skirt (6 letters)
47 Down: Like the fate of Ophelia (6 letters)
48 Down: Peak (6 letters)
50 Down: See 37-Across (5 letters)
52 Down: Cracked slightly, as a door (4 letters)
53 Down: Word following bike or memory (4 letters)
54 Down: Look at carefully (4 letters)
57 Down: "Shallow" singer Lady ___ (4 letters)
58 Down: Burden (4 letters)
59 Down: Ailment that aptly rhymes with "eye" (4 letters)
61 Down: N.F.L. three-pointers: Abbr. (3 letters)
62 Down: Top to accompany shorts (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 28, 2026
How many clues are in the September 28, 2026 NYT Crossword?
The Crossword (#24483, 2026-09-28) has 78 clues — 38 Across and 40 Down.
What size is the September 28, 2026 Crossword grid?
A 15x15 grid.
What's the longest answer in this puzzle?
9 letters — no spoilers, but that's your longest foothold if you're stuck.