NYT Crossword September 7, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Actress Longoria or Mendes 3 4A Word after op or pop 3 7A Jabbers on a plane? 6 13A Hip-hop's ___ Wayne 3 14A "If I ___ a Carpenter" 4 16A First-year professional athlete 6 17A Illegal 8 19A Meal, formally 6 20A Not working, as a phone 4 21A Tool for winter fishing 6 23A Affirmative 3 24A To be, in Barcelona 5 26A Made level 6 28A Apple all-in-one computer 4 30A Contribute something more 3 31A Hoppy brews, for short 4 35A Dependable, upstanding guy 6 37A Key often near Caps Lock 3 38A Bog down 4 39A What a hen lays 3 40A Robes tied with obis 7 43A Bit of acne, informally 3 44A How Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic in 1927 4 46A ___ and Driver (magazine) 3 47A "Holy cannoli!" 6 49A Fret 4 50A Kipling novel or its young hero 3 51A Singer Bareilles 4 52A "Beats me!" 6 55A Indian princes 5 58A Rotor speed fig. 3 61A Ordered (around) 6 63A Carry 4 64A Wizard's mixture 6 66A Not now, but later 8 68A Cut out 6 69A List, as in a reference 4 70A Yea's opposite 3 71A Ukrainian seaport, in an older spelling 6 72A "Let's ___!" ("Dinner's on!") 3 73A Org. checking carry-on bags 3

Down

1D Deftly avoid 5 2D Plants with tendrils 5 3D Electric with excitement 10 4D Cry over a newborn 3 5D Home loan overhaul, in brief 4 6D Halt to hostilities 5 7D Some gofers 10 8D Handbag fashion label from Madrid 5 9D Playful knock on the noggin 3 10D Give the thumbs-up 4 11D Sagacious 4 12D Divisions in a tennis match 4 15D Uplifting tunes? ... or a hint to the circled squares 13 18D President after Washington 5 22D Alternative to a convertible or station wagon 5 25D Hat holder 4 27D Barely visible, as light from a star 3 29D Grammy-winning pianist with the Elektric Band 10 32D Dive offering slices 10 33D Puccini's "Nessun dorma," e.g. 4 34D Meyers of late night 4 35D Clutter 4 36D Rare four-award achievement in entertainment, for short 4 41D Slips in a slot at the post office 5 42D Fly to new heights 4 45D Dominate, in sports slang 3 48D "I was angry with my foe: / I told it not, my ___ did grow": William Blake 5 53D Passing notices, informally 5 54D Counting-out rhyme opener 5 56D Book made obsolescent by GPS 5 57D "Buh-bye!" 5 58D Attempt anew 4 59D Said "guilty," say 4 60D One of 26 in a marathon 4 62D Contents of an Excel spreadsheet 4 65D Kisses, symbolically 3 67D Like some dog kisses 3