NYT Crossword September 9, 2026 Answers

Across

1A "OK," in modern slang 3 4A Develop 5 9A Postlarval insects 5 14A Prefix with skeleton 3 15A Ewok's home 5 16A Blow, as 13-Down does repeatedly 5 17A Top starter 3 18A *Unsecured artillery that can slide across the deck 11 20A "Semper Fidelis," for one 5 22A Advantage 5 23A Me-time destination 3 24A Creature of Egyptian myth 6 26A Bus schedule component 4 28A Some landscaping equipment 6 31A Worker who's behind the Times? 6 35A Plow puller of old 4 37A "Verb," ironically 4 39A Part of a black suit 5 40A Its three largest cities all have names starting with C 4 41A Completely lost … or where the now-idiomatic answer to each italicized clue has a literal meaning 5 43A Barely made (out) 4 44A Chat, informally 5 46A Old-timey "Listen!" 4 47A Out of juice 4 48A Paint options 6 50A Permanent-press 6 52A Part of many a shallow-water ecosystem 4 54A Music genre for some yoga classes 6 57A Suffix with devil 3 60A Expresses approval, in a way 5 63A Remove from its original packaging, say 5 64A *Equatorial ocean area notorious for lack of winds 11 67A Consumed 3 68A Character in "Monsters, Inc." 5 69A Like many a campfire story 5 70A Hiker to a QB: Abbr. 3 71A Elevate, as a flag 5 72A Shell out cash 5 73A Word with sewing or starter 3

Down

1D Has a happy face 5 2D Former member of the force 5 3D *Stand barefoot in formation along seams of deck planks 10 4D Fit in 6 5D Game in which players draw and skip 3 6D Big celebrity 4 7D When repeated, leading only to bad outcomes 4 8D Leftovers 5 9D Stir-fry add-ins 7 10D Decorative vessel 3 11D "Sofa, so good" and such 4 12D Each 4 13D Sicilian smoker 4 19D ___ as a bug's ear 4 21D *Drift with the natural flow of currents 8 25D TV's "Warrior Princess" 4 27D *Bosun's whistled call signaling a shift change 8 29D I.R.A. classification 4 30D Lazy ___ 5 32D *Flattened against the masts in a changing wind 10 33D Roman theaters 4 34D Comedian Foxx 4 35D Soft leather shoes, for short 4 36D "That's not good" 4 38D Fiddler-emperor, legend has it 4 42D Similar 4 45D Minimal paint job 7 49D Promote 4 51D Not just thrown away, say 6 53D Gradually tapered cuts 5 55D Jailed New York crime boss 5 56D Wield, as authority 5 57D Bite reminder, maybe 4 58D "Get away!" 4 59D Prefix with sphere 4 61D Dice peppers, e.g. 4 62D Positive 4 65D Personally contacts online, for short 3 66D Max's opposite 3