NYT Crossword · 18 Across
“Complete shocker” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Monday, September 28, 2026 as 18 Across. The answer has 9 letters. Reveal it below one square at a time, or open the hints first if you only want a push in the right direction.
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NYT Crossword · Monday, September 28, 2026 · 18 Across
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Monday, September 28, 2026.
Across
- 1Widespread disorder crossword clue5 letters
- 6Like the exteriors of armadillos crossword clue5 letters
- 11Fall behind in payments crossword clue3 letters
- 14Boxing locale crossword clue5 letters
- 15Classic radio song crossword clue5 letters
- 16Dessert with a crust crossword clue3 letters
- 17Solid baseball hit crossword clue5 letters
- 20Bicycle built for two crossword clue6 letters
- 22Round Table title crossword clue3 letters
- 23"___ time will tell" crossword clue4 letters
- 24Prefix with physics or thermal crossword clue3 letters
- 25Make into law crossword clue5 letters
- 27Alternative to French fries crossword clue9 letters
- 31Skill needed to solve sudoku crossword clue5 letters
- 35Suffix with fail or forfeit crossword clue3 letters
- 36Apple platform crossword clue3 letters
- 37"Time flies like an [50-Down]; fruit flies like a ___" crossword clue6 letters
- 38With 41-Across, ball hit out of the park by the very first batter for either side … or a hint to the starts of 18-, 27-, 46- and 60-Across crossword clue7 letters
- 41See 38-Across crossword clue7 letters
- 42Coconut Girl Scout cookies crossword clue6 letters
- 43"La Cage ___ Folles" crossword clue3 letters
- 44Frat member crossword clue3 letters
- 45Liability's opposite crossword clue5 letters
- 46Detonation region crossword clue9 letters
- 49"___ I compare thee to a summer's day?": Shak. crossword clue5 letters
- 51Before, poetically crossword clue3 letters
- 52What's more crossword clue4 letters
- 55Spoil crossword clue3 letters
- 56Performs a stylish ballroom dance crossword clue6 letters
- 60Tropical tree whose product is sometimes used as a meat substitute crossword clue9 letters
- 63San Francisco ballplayer crossword clue5 letters
- 64Actress de Armas crossword clue3 letters
- 65"Take a look!" crossword clue5 letters
- 66Helper for computer problems, informally crossword clue5 letters
- 67Kylo ___ of "Star Wars" crossword clue3 letters
- 68Stockholm native crossword clue5 letters
- 69Pursue crossword clue5 letters
Down
- 1"Stop!" crossword clue4 letters
- 2Puccini's "O mio babbino caro," e.g. crossword clue4 letters
- 3Kind of diagram with overlapping circles crossword clue4 letters
- 4Antsy crossword clue6 letters
- 5One's employment pursuit crossword clue6 letters
- 6Bawl crossword clue3 letters
- 7Places to hang clothes crossword clue7 letters
- 8Forum overseers crossword clue6 letters
- 9The Scales, zodiacally crossword clue5 letters
- 10"Definitely!" crossword clue3 letters
- 11Certain golf or tennis tournament crossword clue4 letters
- 12Funny Ferrell or Rogers crossword clue4 letters
- 13Slippery crossword clue4 letters
- 19Scorcher crossword clue6 letters
- 21Recurring thematic elements crossword clue6 letters
- 26Happy as a ___ crossword clue4 letters
- 27City NE of Oklahoma City crossword clue5 letters
- 28Fields crossword clue5 letters
- 29The N.H.L. has 32 crossword clue5 letters
- 30Cartoon brawl sound effect crossword clue3 letters
- 32Actress Greta of "Queen Christina" crossword clue5 letters
- 33Store, as ashes crossword clue5 letters
- 34Dugout, e.g. crossword clue5 letters
- 37Complete series, maybe crossword clue6 letters
- 39Gets by crossword clue6 letters
- 40Solemn vow crossword clue4 letters
- 41___ Guofeng, successor of Mao Zedong crossword clue3 letters
- 43Like the score going into extra innings crossword clue7 letters
- 46Top to accompany a skirt crossword clue6 letters
- 47Like the fate of Ophelia crossword clue6 letters
- 48Peak crossword clue6 letters
- 50See 37-Across crossword clue5 letters
- 52Cracked slightly, as a door crossword clue4 letters
- 53Word following bike or memory crossword clue4 letters
- 54Look at carefully crossword clue4 letters
- 57"Shallow" singer Lady ___ crossword clue4 letters
- 58Burden crossword clue4 letters
- 59Ailment that aptly rhymes with "eye" crossword clue4 letters
- 61N.F.L. three-pointers: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 62Top to accompany shorts crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Complete shocker”?
The answer has 9 letters. It starts with B and ends with L, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Complete shocker” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Monday, September 28, 2026, at 18 Across.
What is the answer to the “Complete shocker” crossword clue?
The answer is BOMBSHELL (9 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.