NYT Crossword September 15, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Laffy ___, candy with a rhyming name 5 6A Poker buy-in 4 10A "The windows to the soul," metaphorically 4 14A Frighten 5 15A Villain's hideout 4 16A American Girl toy 4 17A Cringey ad campaign going viral, for example 10 19A Madonna's "La ___ Bonita" 4 20A Goes out with 4 21A Piglet and Pooh's marsupial friend 3 22A "Well, in that case ..." 6 24A Clic Stic and Wite-Out brand 3 26A Character at the heart of the "Who shot ...?" cliffhanger of 1980s TV 7 27A Colombian cornmeal cake 5 29A San José, ___ Rica 5 30A Oculus Rift or Meta Quest 3 9 32A Opposite of chaos 5 36A Texter's "I think ..." 3 37A Started a game of blackjack, say 5 38A 18-wheeler 4 39A Agrees nonverbally 4 41A Red root vegetables 5 44A Kind of rally at high school 3 45A Put up, as a building 5 47A Many characters on "The Pitt" 9 49A "Quick!" 5 51A Group holding a nominating convention 5 52A Scannable squares often used in place of paper menus 7 55A ___-Wan Kenobi 3 56A Rang, as a bell 6 57A Pooch's bark 3 59A Paddington Bear's country of origin 4 63A What a light bulb represents, in comics 4 64A Puppet dragon of 1960s kids' TV 10 67A Bottom-heavy fruit 4 68A Britney Spears's "___! ... I Did It Again" 4 69A Perform better than 5 70A Daughters' brothers 4 71A Exam 4 72A French fries-to-be 5

Down

1D Cough syrup amts. 4 2D Farmland measure 4 3D Haircut that transitions from shorter sides to longer top 4 4D Ultimate ___ (team sport) 7 5D Word of consent 3 6D Too 4 7D Grp. with a phonetic alphabet 4 8D Cause for overtime 3 9D Screw-ups 6 10D Conflicts over Wikipedia content 8 11D Mario's dinosaur sidekick 5 12D Actress Pompeo of "Grey's Anatomy" 5 13D Vernacular found in Urban Dictionary 5 18D Place for coin-op game machines 6 23D Kind of high-fat diet 4 25D Tablet with Pro, Air and mini versions 4 26D Scribbled (down) 6 27D Knight's wear 5 28D The "R" in R.I. 5 29D The "log" in "ants on a log" 6 30D Trellis-climbing plant 4 31D "Light" Jedi weapons 6 33D Railroad station 5 34D Manicurist's filing board 5 35D Laces (into) 4 40D Well-educated sorts 8 42D Fill back to capacity, as a glass 6 43D Healing cover 4 46D "Lose the ___, dude!" 4 48D Causes to make a mistake 7 50D Bit of fiery cinnamon candy 6 52D Cotton swabs not recommended for ear canal use 5 53D Cowboy contest 5 54D Fresh from the dishwasher 5 57D Grindr and Tinder, for two 4 58D Sign of decay 4 60D "___, Brute?" 4 61D "Ant-Man" star Paul 4 62D Sights that make you go "What the …?!" 4 65D ___ v. Wade (1973 Supreme Court decision) 3 66D Rejections 3