NYT Crossword · The New York Times
The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for September 11, 2017
Monday, September 11, 2017
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Monday, September 11, 2017. The daily crossword is the classic: a 15×15 grid on weekdays and a larger Sunday puzzle, with difficulty rising from a gentle Monday to a fiendish Saturday. Hints come first and the solution stays hidden until you ask for it.
Across clues & answers
- 35
- 60
- 62
Down clues & answers
- 6
- 11
- 18
- 23
- 42
- 50
Know someone stuck on this one? The link opens on the hints, not the answer.
Previous The Crossword answer
Sunday, September 10, 2017
across
- 1. "Watch yourself out there": BESAFE
- 7. Comic Sweeney: JULIA
- 12. ___ All-Star Race (annual event since 1985): NASCAR
- 18. Getaway for meditation: ASHRAM
- 19. Rub oil on: ANOINT
- 21. Fruit dessert: COMPOTE
- 22. Spin class activity?: STATICCYCLING
- 24. City with one of the SUNY schools: ONEONTA
- 25. That craft: HER
- 26. TV host Gibbons: LEEZA
- 27. What Siri runs on: IOS
- 29. SC Johnson product with a lightning bolt in its logo: RAID
- 30. Wireless data and messaging company: SKYTEL
- 32. Number of appearances in a grain holder?: SILOFREQUENCY
- 38. ___ Tomé (African capital): SAO
- 39. Stuck at a ski lodge, say: ICEDIN
- 41. Wallops: SLUGS
- 42. Like long chances: SLIM
- 44. River near the start of an alphabetical list: AAR
- 45. Primordial universe matter: YLEM
- 47. What people sing when they don't know the words: LALAS
- 49. Au courant, once: HEP
- 50. Storms that don't offend?: PCCYCLONES
- 53. Actress Christina: RICCI
- 55. God, to Hebrews: YAHWEH
- 57. Staple of Hawaiian cuisine: POI
- 58. Mammals with webbed feet: OTTERS
- 60. Business with a guestbook: INN
- 62. French 101 verb: AVOIR
- 63. Appropriate rhyme for "cache": STASH
- 65. Robust: HALE
- 66. RC, for one: COLA
- 67. Left college athletics, maybe: WENTPRO
- 69. Lesley of CBS News: STAHL
- 71. Nonsense: BLARNEY
- 73. Second hand: Abbr.: ASST
- 74. Loads: ALOT
- 76. 2016 Disney hit: MOANA
- 78. George who founded Industrial Light & Magic: LUCAS
- 79. "___-hoo!": YOO
- 80. Position on a steamship: STOKER
- 82. Schedule inits.: TBA
- 83. Europe's largest lake: LADOGA
- 84. Region of ancient Egypt: NUBIA
- 86. Makes a quick map of an Egyptian peninsula?: DRAWSSINAI
- 89. Very, in Veracruz: MUY
- 90. Sequel to a sequel to a sequel to a sequel: PARTV
- 92. Action at a bris: SNIP
- 93. Popular website that explains the news: VOX
- 94. Lille women: Abbr.: MMES
- 95. Not debut: REAIR
- 97. Mint: UNUSED
- 99. War su ___ (boneless chicken dish): GAI
- 100. Opening performers that are all mimes?: SILENTSUPPORT
- 104. Orchestra tuner: OBOIST
- 107. Brand with a rabbit symbol: TRIX
- 108. "___ little confused": IMA
- 109. It has a lock, stock and barrel: RIFLE
- 111. Take in: SEE
- 113. Citroën competitor: RENAULT
- 116. Rod-and-reel event in old Vietnam?: SAIGONFISHING
- 121. North and South Korea, e.g.: ENEMIES
- 122. Nurse's outfit: SCRUBS
- 123. Indian appetizer: SAMOSA
- 124. Prince Edward's earldom: WESSEX
- 125. Belief: TENET
- 126. High as a kite: STONED
down
- 1. Big party: BASH
- 2. Photorealist painter Richard: ESTES
- 3. Order to a pool hustler to suck up some broth?: SHARKSIPHONSOUP
- 4. "So vast is ___, so narrow human wit": Alexander Pope: ART
- 5. Do not: FAILTO
- 6. Run the show: EMCEE
- 7. Rapper with the music streaming service Tidal: JAYZ
- 8. Take out, as wine bottles: UNCASE
- 9. "Haha": LOL
- 10. Due east on an old clock dial: III
- 11. Common female middle name: ANN
- 12. Smoking or ___: NON
- 13. Black church inits.: AME
- 14. Spot on a fern frond: SPORESAC
- 15. TBS late-night show: CONAN
- 16. Room with a slanted roof: ATTIC
- 17. All systems go: READY
- 20. Cry to kick off the weekend: TGIF
- 21. "Down goes Frazier!" sportscaster: COSELL
- 23. Relating to the abdominal cavity: CELIAC
- 28. Surg. locales: ORS
- 31. Nonstandard verb from Popeye: YAM
- 33. Pastoral poet: IDYLIST
- 34. "___ & Stitch": LILO
- 35. Common opening bid in bridge: ONENO
- 36. Argument: QUARREL
- 37. Fruit with greenish-yellow rinds: UGLIS
- 40. TV's "Tales From the ___": CRYPT
- 42. Suddenly start, as in fright: SHYAWAY
- 43. Strands, as a base runner: LEAVESON
- 44. German lament: ACH
- 46. Workplaces with a need for speed: METHLABS
- 48. Government group on offspring?: SCIONCOMMISSION
- 50. Felon, to a cop: PERP
- 51. Drink holders: COASTERS
- 52. Greyhound stop: Abbr.: STA
- 54. Plotting (with): INLEAGUE
- 56. Alicia of "Urban Legend," 1998: WITT
- 59. Ex-isle of exile: ELBA
- 61. Denies: NAYSAYS
- 63. Play alone: SOLO
- 64. Jerry Lewis, notably: HAM
- 66. "Oh, fudge": CRUD
- 68. Snare drum sound: RATATAT
- 70. Rebel in "Henry IV, Part 1": HOTSPUR
- 72. Jai ___: ALAI
- 75. Green-lit: OKD
- 77. Green: NAIVE
- 80. Tornado warning: SIREN
- 81. Raised, as a flag: RANUP
- 83. Laissez-faire: LAX
- 85. Pre-practice tests?: BAREXAMS
- 87. Lush's favorite radio station?: WINO
- 88. Drowse: NODOFF
- 91. Santa makes millions of them every Christmas: VISITS
- 94. French month: MAI
- 96. Ingredient in an Aunt Agatha: RUM
- 98. Blinking light: STROBE
- 99. Attacks: GOESAT
- 100. Cast about: STREW
- 101. Chemistry Nobelist Joliot-Curie: IRENE
- 102. Understudy's study: LINES
- 103. Ticket: PASS
- 105. Ignorance, so they say: BLISS
- 106. Nerve-racking: TENSE
- 110. Think tank, e.g.: Abbr.: INST
- 112. "Heavens!": EGAD
- 114. It may be pulled after a wrong turn: UIE
- 115. Old law: LEX
- 117. Do something: ACT
- 118. Heat: IRE
- 119. Heater: GUN
- 120. H.R. offering for employees: HMO
More daily puzzle hints
- WordleGuess the five-letter word in six triesGuide & tips
- ConnectionsSort 16 words into four hidden groupsGuide & tips
- StrandsFind the themed words hidden in a letter gridGuide & tips
- Spelling BeeMake words from seven letters around a center letterGuide & tips
- Mini CrosswordA bite-size crossword you can finish over coffeeGuide & tips
- Connections: Sports EditionConnections with a sports-only word poolGuide & tips
- Letter BoxedChain words around a square using all 12 lettersGuide & tips
- Midi CrosswordThe mid-size crossword between the Mini and the dailyGuide & tips
How the week is built
- Monday and Tuesday: straightforward definitions and familiar answers. These are the best days to learn.
- Wednesday: a step up, often with a playful theme.
- Thursday: the trick day, with rebus squares (several letters in one square) and answers that turn corners or skip squares.
- Friday and Saturday: themeless and tough, with sly clues and long open sections.
- Sunday: a bigger 21×21 grid with a theme, about as hard as a Wednesday or Thursday.
Crossword-solving habits worth building
- Learn the common fill. Short vowel-heavy words such as ERA, OREO, ALOE and ETNA appear constantly because they help constructors connect sections.
- Read clue signals. "?" means wordplay, "Abbr." means an abbreviation, "e.g." means an example of a category, and a foreign word in the clue hints at a foreign answer.
- Find the theme. The longest answers usually share a gimmick; the title (on Sundays) or a "revealer" clue explains it.
- Erase without fear. When crossings don't work, the wrong letter is usually in the answer you were most confident about.
- Use targeted help. Reveal one letter here, or try our crossword solver with a pattern like ?R?S?.
The Crossword FAQ
When is the next crossword released?
Weekday puzzles go live at 10 p.m. Eastern Time the night before; weekend puzzles are released earlier in the evening.
What is a rebus square?
A square that holds more than one letter. Sometimes it holds a whole word or a symbol. They are most common on Thursdays.
Which day is the hardest?
Saturday is generally the hardest, followed by Friday. Sunday is larger but closer to midweek difficulty.
Can I see past crossword answers?
Yes. Each date we have covered is in the crossword archive.