NYT Crossword September 27, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Bad association 6 7A Shoot for dinner? 5 12A Jeweler's wares 7 19A … in global commerce)(Conflict … 6 20A Emerge 5 21A DeVore who co-founded one of the first U.S. agencies for nonwhite models in 1946 7 22A Potential benefit 6 23A Was almost out of supplies 6 25A That's saying something! 7 26A Turned into an internet gag 5 27A Japanese graphic novels 5 28A … outdoor festivals)(Bathrooms at … 6 30A Dukes, countesses, etc. 7 32A Put down in writing 13 37A Actress Sink of "Stranger Things" 5 39A Baby who's up all night? 5 40A Where many papyrus plants grow 4 41A Frenzied locale at a rock concert 7 44A Press a case? 3 45A "Spring forward" hrs. 3 47A Test room 3 48A Cut back on 4 49A Kind of effect that deflects motion in one direction in the Northern Hemisphere and the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere [with a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares] 8 53A Carnivore whose vocalization sounds like giggling 5 55A Google's domain 6 58A Hindu festival of colors 4 59A Auto brand whose logo is meant to evoke the precision of a caliper 5 62A Instant 3 63A Challenge to a potential investor 8 66A … transport)(Bigwig's … 6 68A Straightaway driving contests 9 70A Philadelphia-area university that's a powerhouse in men's hoops 9 73A … park an auto)(Narrow space in which to … 6 74A Marvelous 8 77A One in 100: Abbr. 3 78A "It ___ Me" (2000 Shaggy hit) 5 79A Word with dish or drag 4 80A Locale for many a commercial logo 6 82A German brewery since 1873 5 85A Return to an earlier topic of conversation … or what six answers in this puzzle literally do 8 89A Cause of some red cheeks 4 90A Entertainment source for general audiences, in brief? 3 91A Bub 3 94A ___ Lanka 3 95A Custom-tailored 7 98A One of Cuba's Castros 4 100A Lose it 5 102A Best-case 5 103A Crafts used in NASA's Galileo and Juno missions 13 107A Good position to be in? 7 112A … clarify or explain)(Seeking to … 6 113A Hide-outs 5 115A Itsy-bitsy 5 116A Disk-flipping strategy game 7 119A Like wheat beers 6 121A Certain factory machine 6 122A Chaperones 7 123A Many a John Williams composition 5 124A … of hindsight)(With the benefit … 6 125A Clear coat 7 126A Oafs 5 127A Deal made on the spot? 6

Down

1D Bewilder 5 2D Conical accommodations 5 3D Unhelpful way to respond to "Hello?" 5 4D "Jackie Brown" star Pam 5 5D Unruly rush 7 6D Commercial suffix with Power 3 7D Singer Bareilles 4 8D Have a spring in one's step 6 9D One of the Beatles 5 10D Faith with five pillars 5 11D Prefix with cache 3 12D Assumed ownership over 7 13D Pulls out, as weeds 7 14D Choreographer Twyla 5 15D Achieve a sunbather's goal 6 16D ___ rating (chess stat) 3 17D Old space station 3 18D Perhaps 3 24D Chinese artist Ai ___ 6 27D Triage provider 5 29D The Cardinals, on scoreboards 3 31D Clothing brand named for perceived generational differences in the ’60s 3 33D "___ Rouge" 6 34D It's driven into the ground 4 35D Flair 4 36D Redheaded "Queen of Country" 4 38D Diminutive Spanish suffix 3 41D Bill of HBO's "Real Time" 5 42D Mine craft? 6 43D Do some garment-making 3 44D Performances for one 4 46D Competitor of Bluesky and X 7 48D Affliction for some vets, in brief 4 50D Greek PPP 4 51D Promise of payback 3 52D Chef Nosrat who wrote the best seller "Salt Fat Acid Heat" 5 54D Tall tale 4 56D Sonic euphoria, colloquially 7 57D Scottish hillsides 5 60D Far from the target, in a guessing game 4 61D Illuminated from below 5 64D Univ. course that's in demand? 4 65D Streisand musical 5 67D "That's freaking epic!" 6 69D Rubberneck 4 70D ___ cava (major blood vessel) 4 71D Sci-fi pioneer Jules 5 72D It gets you a hand 4 74D Portmanteau sandwich cookie with a layer of marshmallow 6 75D Big ___, nickname for M.L.B.'s David Ortiz 4 76D Lefty, to a righty 3 81D "Ni ___" (Chinese "hello") 3 82D ___ Khalifa, tower scaled by Tom Cruise in "Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol" 4 83D Heir with much hair in the Bible 4 84D Great success 4 86D Fish hawk 6 87D Purportedly calming compound in some gummies, in brief 3 88D Play for ___ 5 92D Shaders of gray? 7 93D Cultural group of SW Britain 7 96D ___ soda 3 97D Astronomically demoted, as per a 2006 Word of the Year 7 99D Persist 6 101D Fitting 3 102D "Am I crazy …?" 6 104D Twin sister of Sherri on "The Simpsons" 5 105D Malaise, with "the" 5 106D Lets up 5 108D Violently eliminates, in gamer-speak 5 109D Volkswagen sedan 5 110D Buck enshrined in Cooperstown 5 111D David who fronted Talking Heads 5 114D Some loaves or liquors 4 116D Something gas cars do noisily that electric vehicles don't 3 117D That, in Spanish 3 118D Forerunner of the DVD player 3 120D "when r u coming?" 3 121D Relaxing getaway 3