NYT Crossword September 26, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Prepares, as shumai 6 7A Paste commonly simulated by a blend of horseradish, mustard and green dye 6 13A Rounded, say 7 15A Late hour 6 16A Pair's reassurance 8 18A N.F.C. West team, informally 6 19A "Go right ahead …" 9 21A Pecan, but not pumpkin 4 22A Selena Gomez or Beyoncé, by birth 5 23A Runaround? 3 24A John ___, singer with the hit albums "Perfectly Good Guitar" and "Mystic Pinball" 5 25A Withdraw (from) 4 26A Part of an asymmetrical hairstyle 9 28A Early giant in punch-card tabulating systems 3 29A Giggle 9 30A Element of economic globalization 9 31A Desserts that may feature frangipane 9 32A Part of what makes you you 3 35A Online show pieces 9 36A Result of a shopping spree 4 37A Kite feature 5 38A The Marlins, on scoreboards 3 39A ___-corner 5 40A Assert 4 41A STEM field concern 9 43A It's in the eye of the beholder 6 45A Pull it together 8 47A Rang 6 48A Camp distribution 7 49A Toasts 6 50A Verse from Emily Dickinson or Emma Lazarus 6

Down

1D Duluth-to-Minneapolis dir. 3 2D Broadcaster with a onetime coat-of-arms logo, informally 7 3D Otoscopy, e.g. 7 4D Anthropopithecus, e.g. 6 5D Actress Price of the 2000s sitcom "Grounded for Life" 5 6D Labor 4 7D Took a turn 4 8D Subject of the 1996 documentary "When We Were Kings" 3 9D Watch party? 8 10D Mean 7 11D Some Basque headwear 6 12D Exclave's spot in an atlas, often 5 14D Critical response concerning a piece of fiction? 11 17D Riding free as an employee, in airline lingo 11 20D Real page-turner? 11 22D Lead-in to light 3 24D Gag reflexes? 5 26D Scorches 5 27D Roots for vegan burgers 5 29D Part of a bridal outfit 5 30D Signature QB move included as a feature in 2012's Madden NFL 13 video game 8 31D Main pack in a bicycle race 7 32D A bit corrupt, perhaps? 7 33D Evergreen whose cones bear edible seeds 7 34D Olympic gymnast Raisman 3 35D Silently greet someone 6 36D Pudding typically served with "neeps and tatties" 6 37D Highly prized rewards on "Survivor" 5 39D "This Side Up" container 5 41D Roves 4 42D HHH 4 44D Once called 3 46D Lake Tahoe winter hrs. 3