NYT Crossword Answers
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The New York Times Crossword is the world's most famous puzzle — edited by Will Shortz, harder every day from Monday through Saturday, with the big themed grid on Sunday. Whether one clue has you stuck or you want the full solution, we publish every verified answer shortly after each puzzle is released at 10 PM ET (6 PM on weekends).
Latest puzzle — September 23, 2026
74 clues in this puzzle. Here are the first few — open the full page for every Across and Down answer:
59D
Thunder setting, in brief
3
58D
Seemingly for-EH-ver
3
57D
Dart (about)
4
56D
Rural structure seen in a Grant Wood lithograph
4
54D
More than wants
5
53D
Host with a mic
5
52D
Japanese bread crumbs
5
51D
Part of a heart or faucet
5
50D
"Now I remember"
5
48D
Arbor Day mo.
3
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