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
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.
- 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 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.