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NYT Crossword Answers for September 26, 2016

Monday, September 26, 2016 · 78 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Monday, September 26, 2016: 78 clues, each with its answer behind a reveal button. For the newest puzzle, go to today's NYT Crossword answers.

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Across clues

  1. 1

    Diminishes in intensity

    6 letters Hints for Diminishes in intensity Clue page for Diminishes in intensity

  2. 7

    Resident of Oman or Yemen

    4 letters Hints for Resident of Oman or Yemen Clue page for Resident of Oman or Yemen

  3. 11

    Breaks you wish would end?

    3 letters Hints for Breaks you wish would end? Clue page for Breaks you wish would end?

  4. 14

    "Sweetheart"

    6 letters Hints for "Sweetheart" Clue page for "Sweetheart"

  5. 15

    Protein-rich vegan staple

    4 letters Hints for Protein-rich vegan staple Clue page for Protein-rich vegan staple

  6. 16

    "Do ___ disturb" (motel sign)

    3 letters Hints for "Do ___ disturb" (motel sign) Clue page for "Do ___ disturb" (motel sign)

  7. 17

    *Iron Man's love interest

    11 letters Hints for *Iron Man's love interest Clue page for *Iron Man's love interest

  8. 19

    ___ Jima

    3 letters Hints for ___ Jima Clue page for ___ Jima

  9. 20

    Mean dog sound

    5 letters Hints for Mean dog sound Clue page for Mean dog sound

  10. 21

    Hit one out of the park

    5 letters Hints for Hit one out of the park Clue page for Hit one out of the park

  11. 23

    Trim, as a photograph

    4 letters Hints for Trim, as a photograph Clue page for Trim, as a photograph

  12. 26

    *Intimate chitchat

    10 letters Hints for *Intimate chitchat Clue page for *Intimate chitchat

  13. 29

    Old-fashioned address organizer

    7 letters Hints for Old-fashioned address organizer Clue page for Old-fashioned address organizer

  14. 31

    Most correspondence nowadays

    5 letters Hints for Most correspondence nowadays Clue page for Most correspondence nowadays

  15. 32

    Unsettled feeling

    5 letters Hints for Unsettled feeling Clue page for Unsettled feeling

  16. 33

    Actor McKellen

    3 letters Hints for Actor McKellen Clue page for Actor McKellen

  17. 34

    Display

    4 letters Hints for Display Clue page for Display

  18. 37

    Ford Escape or Jeep Cherokee, for short

    3 letters Hints for Ford Escape or Jeep Cherokee, for short Clue page for Ford Escape or Jeep Cherokee, for short

  19. 38

    "Shut up already!" ... or what you can do to the start of the answer to each starred clue

    7 letters Hints for "Shut up already!" ... or what you can do to the start of the answer to each starred clue Clue page for "Shut up already!" ... or what you can do to the start of the answer to each starred clue

  20. 42

    Cheer at a fútbol match

    3 letters Hints for Cheer at a fútbol match Clue page for Cheer at a fútbol match

  21. 43

    Goes out with

    4 letters Hints for Goes out with Clue page for Goes out with

  22. 45

    Slip-___

    3 letters Hints for Slip-___ Clue page for Slip-___

  23. 46

    Mistreat

    5 letters Hints for Mistreat Clue page for Mistreat

  24. 48

    Disney fawn

    5 letters Hints for Disney fawn Clue page for Disney fawn

  25. 50

    Diminished in value, as a currency

    7 letters Hints for Diminished in value, as a currency Clue page for Diminished in value, as a currency

  26. 52

    *Annual Thanksgiving Day run

    10 letters Hints for *Annual Thanksgiving Day run Clue page for *Annual Thanksgiving Day run

  27. 55

    Refuse to admit

    4 letters Hints for Refuse to admit Clue page for Refuse to admit

  28. 56

    Copper + zinc

    5 letters Hints for Copper + zinc Clue page for Copper + zinc

  29. 57

    Came to light

    5 letters Hints for Came to light Clue page for Came to light

  30. 59

    "Deadly" offense

    3 letters Hints for "Deadly" offense Clue page for "Deadly" offense

  31. 60

    *Knit headwear that may have a tufted ball at its end

    11 letters Hints for *Knit headwear that may have a tufted ball at its end Clue page for *Knit headwear that may have a tufted ball at its end

  32. 66

    Stephen Colbert's Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow, e.g.

    3 letters Hints for Stephen Colbert's Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow, e.g. Clue page for Stephen Colbert's Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow, e.g.

  33. 67

    Part of the roof where icicles form

    4 letters Hints for Part of the roof where icicles form Clue page for Part of the roof where icicles form

  34. 68

    ___ Beach, Calif.

    6 letters Hints for ___ Beach, Calif. Clue page for ___ Beach, Calif.

  35. 69

    Admonition in a movie theater

    3 letters Hints for Admonition in a movie theater Clue page for Admonition in a movie theater

  36. 70

    Shadowbox

    4 letters Hints for Shadowbox Clue page for Shadowbox

  37. 71

    Former celebrity

    6 letters Hints for Former celebrity Clue page for Former celebrity

Down clues

  1. 1

    Concert haul?

    3 letters Hints for Concert haul? Clue page for Concert haul?

  2. 2

    "Ciao"

    3 letters Hints for "Ciao" Clue page for "Ciao"

  3. 3

    Swiss mountain

    3 letters Hints for Swiss mountain Clue page for Swiss mountain

  4. 4

    Number one position

    7 letters Hints for Number one position Clue page for Number one position

  5. 5

    Fair and balanced

    4 letters Hints for Fair and balanced Clue page for Fair and balanced

  6. 6

    Mexican shawl

    6 letters Hints for Mexican shawl Clue page for Mexican shawl

  7. 7

    Ring-shaped reef

    5 letters Hints for Ring-shaped reef Clue page for Ring-shaped reef

  8. 8

    Spoil

    3 letters Hints for Spoil Clue page for Spoil

  9. 9

    Sternward

    3 letters Hints for Sternward Clue page for Sternward

  10. 10

    Complete rubbish

    6 letters Hints for Complete rubbish Clue page for Complete rubbish

  11. 11

    *Classic comedy set at the fictional Faber College

    11 letters Hints for *Classic comedy set at the fictional Faber College Clue page for *Classic comedy set at the fictional Faber College

  12. 12

    Carpentry pin

    5 letters Hints for Carpentry pin Clue page for Carpentry pin

  13. 13

    Bird on a birth announcement

    5 letters Hints for Bird on a birth announcement Clue page for Bird on a birth announcement

  14. 18

    ___ fixe (menu notation)

    4 letters Hints for ___ fixe (menu notation) Clue page for ___ fixe (menu notation)

  15. 22

    Soul singer Redding

    4 letters Hints for Soul singer Redding Clue page for Soul singer Redding

  16. 23

    Lacking refinement

    5 letters Hints for Lacking refinement Clue page for Lacking refinement

  17. 24

    Charming scoundrel

    5 letters Hints for Charming scoundrel Clue page for Charming scoundrel

  18. 25

    *Offer of reconciliation

    11 letters Hints for *Offer of reconciliation Clue page for *Offer of reconciliation

  19. 27

    Page (through)

    4 letters Hints for Page (through) Clue page for Page (through)

  20. 28

    All: Prefix

    4 letters Hints for All: Prefix Clue page for All: Prefix

  21. 30

    Prosecutors, briefly

    3 letters Hints for Prosecutors, briefly Clue page for Prosecutors, briefly

  22. 33

    "No ___, ands or buts"

    3 letters Hints for "No ___, ands or buts" Clue page for "No ___, ands or buts"

  23. 35

    Jimmy ___, reporter for the Daily Planet

    5 letters Hints for Jimmy ___, reporter for the Daily Planet Clue page for Jimmy ___, reporter for the Daily Planet

  24. 36

    Like overgrown gardens

    5 letters Hints for Like overgrown gardens Clue page for Like overgrown gardens

  25. 39

    ___ Keith, singer with 20 #1 country hits

    4 letters Hints for ___ Keith, singer with 20 #1 country hits Clue page for ___ Keith, singer with 20 #1 country hits

  26. 40

    Gram or dram

    4 letters Hints for Gram or dram Clue page for Gram or dram

  27. 41

    Indenting computer key

    3 letters Hints for Indenting computer key Clue page for Indenting computer key

  28. 44

    Fifth Avenue retailer

    4 letters Hints for Fifth Avenue retailer Clue page for Fifth Avenue retailer

  29. 47

    Perpetual troublemakers

    7 letters Hints for Perpetual troublemakers Clue page for Perpetual troublemakers

  30. 49

    Pigsties

    6 letters Hints for Pigsties Clue page for Pigsties

  31. 50

    Nerd

    4 letters Hints for Nerd Clue page for Nerd

  32. 51

    Prima ballerina

    6 letters Hints for Prima ballerina Clue page for Prima ballerina

  33. 52

    Cookbook amts.

    5 letters Hints for Cookbook amts. Clue page for Cookbook amts.

  34. 53

    Dickens's ___ Heep

    5 letters Hints for Dickens's ___ Heep Clue page for Dickens's ___ Heep

  35. 54

    Indy 500 car

    5 letters Hints for Indy 500 car Clue page for Indy 500 car

  36. 58

    Chips and popcorn, in commercialese

    4 letters Hints for Chips and popcorn, in commercialese Clue page for Chips and popcorn, in commercialese

  37. 61

    "Singin' in the Rain" dance style

    3 letters Hints for "Singin' in the Rain" dance style Clue page for "Singin' in the Rain" dance style

  38. 62

    Fertilizable cells

    3 letters Hints for Fertilizable cells Clue page for Fertilizable cells

  39. 63

    Sever

    3 letters Hints for Sever Clue page for Sever

  40. 64

    Santa ___, Calif.

    3 letters Hints for Santa ___, Calif. Clue page for Santa ___, Calif.

  41. 65

    72, for many golf courses

    3 letters Hints for 72, for many golf courses Clue page for 72, for many golf courses

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