NYT Crossword September 22, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Makes a sullen face 5 6A Beetle amulet in ancient Egypt 6 12A Sudden and unexpected 6 14A Was overprotective, in a way 7 16A ___ algebra 6 17A Still in its packaging 8 19A 50/52-Across musician 12 21A #1 hit from 50/52-Across ("You can feel it all over") 7 24A Like a scratchy voice 5 25A Best possible 5 26A Billionaires' boats 6 30A Resident of Africa's fourth-largest country 6 32A Secrecy contracts, in brief 4 33A Name that's a body part backward 3 36A Obligation 4 37A #1 hit from 50/52-Across ("Why did those days ever have to go?") 5 39A Greek "I" 4 40A Perched 3 41A Fraudulent offer 4 42A Not sinking 6 44A Like pagodas and some cakes 6 46A "Clemency" star Woodard 5 47A ___ point (center) 5 50A With 52-Across, double album released on September 28, 1976, that spent 13 straight weeks at #1 7 52A See 50-Across 12 56A Spy's identifier 8 57A Bloc party? 6 61A Whistlers in the kitchen 7 62A ___ Kreme 6 63A Doughnut quantities 6 64A Work ___ 5

Down

1D Buddy 3 2D ___-Wan Kenobi 3 3D Vase with a base 3 4D Popular times for tacos 8 5D Pancake-flipping tool 7 6D Feng ___ 4 7D Scoop holder 4 8D Declare definitively 4 9D Segments of news shows 7 10D Venues for concerts and competitions 6 11D Road curves 5 13D "Star ___ II: The Wrath of Khan" 4 15D Profound 4 18D Like some humor and runs 3 20D "Oy ___!" 3 21D Grain storage structures 5 22D Broadway star Menzel 5 23D Argue against 5 27D "Demon Slayer" or "Attack on Titan" 5 28D Contents of plastic sleeves or jewel cases, informally 3 29D "lol" 4 31D "Love it!" 4 33D They might be thatched 5 34D Pioneer in arcade games 5 35D Devoured 5 38D "This means ___!" 3 39D Cry in response to a doorbell 8 41D Feature of "rendezvous" and "laissez-faire" 7 43D Celebratory hoopla 7 44D Start liking 6 45D Broadband connection type, in brief 3 47D Government agcy. founded to enforce antitrust laws 3 48D "I see" 4 49D Formally yielded 5 51D Pig's cry 4 53D Ivy League school in New Haven 4 54D Sign of things to come 4 55D ___ up (come clean) 4 58D "... or thereabouts" 3 59D Nail polish brand 3 60D It has M.S.G. in it 3