NYT Crossword September 13, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Less injurious 5 6A Showed some real malice toward 6 12A Mideast currency 5 17A Landscaper's timesaver 3 20A "Well, how about that?!" 5 21A Practice taught in a dojo 6 22A Combined 5 23A Computer's "brain," in brief 3 24A Certain group of orchestral winds 12 26A Large insect named from Greek myth 9 28A Yank 3 29A Hook for a newspaper article 4 30A Forerunners of CDs 3 31A New start? 3 32A Nautical lever 3 33A "De dónde ___ tú?" ("Where are you from?": Sp.) 4 35A Rope in 5 37A Mechanic's offering 10 41A Told, as a story 7 43A Special offer 5 46A Turn from solid to liquid 4 47A Diamond, e.g. 3 48A Santa Fe automaker 7 50A Two of them make up a diameter 5 52A Chilling 6 54A Frat ___ 3 56A Sharp nail 5 57A Group project on a winter's day, perhaps 12 59A What snobby people put on 4 61A ___ Simmons, founding member of Kiss 4 62A Missouri airport code 3 63A Highly anomalous 5 64A Distraction-limiting lifestyle trend 8 66A [24-Across] 4 70A Rake in 4 72A Enthusiastic response to "Who's ready?" 3 73A [37-Across] 4 74A Celebration between Xmas and M.L.K. Day 3 75A Classic Dalmatian name 4 79A "Am I invisible or what?!" 8 84A [41-Across] 4 85A Airport screening org. 3 86A Another name for Vishnu, translating to "the remover" 4 87A Broadway's "Dear ___ Hansen" 4 88A Mellow, in a way 3 89A [57-Across] 4 90A Prompts to play, while conducting 6 92A Largest zodiac constellation 5 94A Privacy doc 3 96A Material in reusable diapers 5 99A Rihanna song with the lyric "Please, someone help me" 3 100A Tonsil doc 3 101A Baby fox 3 103A Pioneering premium channel 3 106A Pole, e.g. 4 107A Advantageous 5 109A Qualm 11 112A Plot feature of "Planet of the Apes" 10 114A Casals who popularized Bach's cello suites 5 115A Suitable 11 117A Source of the word "tuk-tuk" used for a motorized rickshaw 4 120A Crumb carriers 4 122A "What ___ we doing?" 3 123A Took a load off 3 124A Cousins of cobras 4 127A "Good job!" 7 129A Absorbent 6 132A Cell network letters 3 134A Co-Stooge of Larry 3 135A Reply to "Nuh-uh!" 5 136A 1990s exercise fad 5 138A Descended with rappelling ropes 10 141A Step forcefully 5 142A Alternative to a username when logging in 5 143A 1,000,000,000 years 3 144A Stank 6 145A Builds muscle 5 146A Period of letting loose 5 147A Abbr. after some business names 3 148A Looks of contempt 6

Down

1D Flour de-clumper 6 2D Intriguing appeal 6 3D Cornet lookalike 10 4D Food assistance syst. 3 5D Easily recite, with "off" 4 6D Scampered away 10 7D Walks nervously, in a way 5 8D Jazz drummer Blakey 3 9D Customize (to) 6 10D Over 4 11D Stunners, so to speak 4 12D William and Harry's mum 5 13D Occasional 12 14D Like choices that can't turn out that badly 6 15D Japan's largest carrier 3 16D Locale with many seasonal businesses 10 17D Previously unseen sporting result (term coined in 2014) 9 18D Pick, with "for" 3 19D "That's obvious!" 3 25D Mabel Mora's portrayer on "Only Murders in the Building" 11 27D Dallas baller 3 34D Use your words? 3 36D Central support 5 37D Concluding passage, in music 4 38D Enthusiasm 4 39D French film award 5 40D Reword, perhaps 5 42D Child king of Egypt 3 44D URL ender for many nonprofits 3 45D ___ tai 3 49D Primo 4 51D Hookups 3 53D Isle of ___ (Scottish locale whose name sounds like an expression of endearment) 3 54D Sound of impact 3 55D Home of the Christ the Redeemer statue 3 58D Brings the house down, like a comic 5 60D Moving between the poles? 6 65D Computer covered by AppleCare 3 66D [109-Across] 4 67D [115-Across] 4 68D [127-Across] 4 69D [138-Across] 4 71D What acids do when mixed with bases 5 75D ___-wolf 3 76D Secondhand lung irritant 12 77D Bird whose name comes from the Latin for "golden" 6 78D Glittery holiday strands 6 79D Not even once 5 80D Sheeplike 5 81D Pastries that can be very sweet, ironically 5 82D Tucked-away observations 11 83D Conclude 3 91D Shipmate of Spock 5 93D Pods in bhindi masala 4 95D Yellowfin tuna 3 96D Advertising award 4 97D Home décor options 5 98D As a whole 7 102D Hookup during infusion therapy, in brief 5 104D Mardi Gras accessory 3 105D Released with conditions 8 106D Topping for an apple crisp 8 108D "Toodles!" 4 110D Embodiment 7 111D Young 'un 3 113D Snickers 7 116D Expert 3 117D Soft-serve request 5 118D Must 5 119D Deandre ___, N.B.A. center who was picked first in the 2018 draft 5 121D Weapon used by some chimpanzees 5 125D Lead-in to grid or play 5 126D Puts in the mail 5 128D "My bad!" 4 130D Off Broadway award 4 131D ___-free 4 133D Heaven on earth 4 137D Boomer at a concert 3 139D It's sometimes shortened to the letter "N" 3 140D Dennis's sister on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" 3