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Crossword #24484 | 2026-09-29

NYT Crossword Hints and Solutions for 29. September, 2026

The Crossword #24484 for Tuesday, September 29, 2026 is a 15x15 grid with 78 clues (39 Across, 39 Down), starting with 1-Across: “Big ones can be difficult to manage”. Every answer stays hidden until you reveal it.

Across

1 Across: Big ones can be difficult to manage (4 letters)

5 Across: Urge (4 letters)

9 Across: British John (5 letters)

14 Across: Nincompoop (4 letters)

15 Across: Surrounding glow (4 letters)

16 Across: Who "wants to be defeated" in "Beat It" (5 letters)

17 Across: Where some monster home runs land (9 letters)

19 Across: Language of the Vikings (5 letters)

20 Across: Rich deposits of ore (5 letters)

21 Across: Home of the Buckeyes, for short (3 letters)

23 Across: Muslim holiday, informally (3 letters)

24 Across: Scoped out with intent to rob (5 letters)

25 Across: Pretty long time, in an idiom (9 letters)

28 Across: Battery fill (4 letters)

29 Across: Capital of Yemen (5 letters)

30 Across: Copied (4 letters)

31 Across: "You ___!" ("Absolutely!") (3 letters)

32 Across: Terse (4 letters)

33 Across: "I ___ U" (candy heart message) (3 letters)

35 Across: Another plateful from the buffet, say (13 letters)

40 Across: Deposit/withdrawal site, in brief (3 letters)

41 Across: Board appointee, for short (4 letters)

42 Across: Work unit (3 letters)

44 Across: Chief god of Valhalla (4 letters)

47 Across: European viper (5 letters)

49 Across: Greek goddess of the earth (4 letters)

50 Across: Position of Rickey Henderson in M.L.B. (9 letters)

52 Across: Storage units (5 letters)

53 Across: Dad on "Black-ish" (3 letters)

54 Across: Pablo Neruda's "___ to My Socks" (3 letters)

55 Across: Indie rock singer ___ O (5 letters)

56 Across: Couch (5 letters)

58 Across: Wedding officiant's directive ... or what both halves of 17-, 25-, 35- and 50-Across do? (9 letters)

62 Across: Unconcealed (5 letters)

63 Across: Toll unit on some roads (4 letters)

64 Across: Tour de France entry (4 letters)

65 Across: "Cooties" (5 letters)

66 Across: Hitch up on a farm (4 letters)

67 Across: Ice cream brand that's a cousin of Dreyer's (4 letters)

Down

1 Down: Address ending that's not .com, .org or .gov (3 letters)

2 Down: Reach great heights in life (8 letters)

3 Down: Like black and white (8 letters)

4 Down: Numbered in a tournament bracket (6 letters)

5 Down: Always at the pharmacy? (4 letters)

6 Down: Regret (3 letters)

7 Down: Middle-earth foe (3 letters)

8 Down: ___ Territory, 1861-89 (6 letters)

9 Down: Ho-hum feeling (5 letters)

10 Down: British john (3 letters)

11 Down: Ripped to pieces (6 letters)

12 Down: Like not-work-from-home days (6 letters)

13 Down: Had to have (6 letters)

18 Down: Visibly embarrassed, say (3 letters)

22 Down: Like subcompacts vis-à-vis compacts (7 letters)

24 Down: What can travel a fare distance? (3 letters)

25 Down: Brain-busting (4 letters)

26 Down: Just between us (7 letters)

27 Down: Blue race in "Avatar" (4 letters)

29 Down: Raisin brand whose containers feature a girl in a red bonnet (7 letters)

32 Down: Hotel request (3 letters)

34 Down: Scanned lines, for short (3 letters)

36 Down: "If you ___ stand the heat ..." (4 letters)

37 Down: Crossed (out) (4 letters)

38 Down: Made nice? (8 letters)

39 Down: Band with the 6x platinum album "American Idiot" (8 letters)

43 Down: Pit stop refill (3 letters)

44 Down: Subject of a saying about new tricks (6 letters)

45 Down: Infer (from) (6 letters)

46 Down: Perhaps not at all (6 letters)

48 Down: Spinner of tunes (6 letters)

49 Down: Move like Shakira in her "Hips Don't Lie" video (6 letters)

51 Down: Courier and Century Gothic, for two (5 letters)

52 Down: "Nuts!" (3 letters)

55 Down: Achy joint for a floor installer, perhaps (4 letters)

57 Down: Pitcher's asset (3 letters)

59 Down: Kitchen brand that could be an unsuccessful tic-tac-toe line (3 letters)

60 Down: Sort (3 letters)

61 Down: Texting format, for short (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 29, 2026

How many clues are in the September 29, 2026 NYT Crossword?

The Crossword (#24484, 2026-09-29) has 78 clues — 39 Across and 39 Down.

What size is the September 29, 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.

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