Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Saturday, September 19, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Saturday, September 19, 2026 features 64 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 6.0 letters. The longest answer is "SENATEPAGES".
Total Clues
64
Longest
SENATEPAGES
Avg Length
6.0
Shortest
RUE
Featured Clue
"Youngest congressional appointees"
11 Letters
SENATEPAGES
ALLComplete Solution List
It didn't come with a calculator until 2024
4IPAD
Goes down in estimation
9LOSESFACE
Rod ___, 1977 A.L. M.V.P. with the Twins
5CAREW
End of a rant, perhaps
9ILLSHUTUP
Geological period
5EPOCH
Instrument also known as a ukitar
9GUITALELE
Siva ___ (traditional dance named for its country of origin)
5SAMOA
Runner's goal, maybe
9HOMEPLATE
Good-for-nothings.
6BADLOT
The very first one was won by a ventriloquist
4EMMY
Like much Ikea furniture
8VENEERED
You'll __ the day!
3RUE
Inhale, so to speak
3EAT
Youngest congressional appointees
11SENATEPAGES
Some strenuous athletic events, informally
4TRIS
Dog Day Afternoon director
5LUMET
Tibetan title
4LAMA
One might be cut off by an orchestra
11OSCARSPEECH
U.S. : reps :: Canada : ___
3MPS
Little ___?
3WEE
Rattled, humorously
8SHOOKETH
Not see
4MISS
It's a whole thing
6ENTITY
Request for assistance from a higher-up?
9GODHELPME
Build up
5AMASS
"Sure ... that's true ..."
9IMEANYEAH
Saturate
5IMBUE
That's good thinking!
9SMARTMOVE
Fired up again
5RELIT
Speak rationally
9TALKSENSE
I'm in!
4LETS
Decorates, say
4ICES
Certain father figures
9PAPABEARS
Like a person who might prefer platonic relationships
9AROMANTIC
Make more understandable
6DECODE
Just relax!
9LIGHTENUP
Ijeoma ___, "Be a Revolution" author
4OLUO
Chance level right above none
4SLIM
90° from norte
4ESTE
Behave
7SHAPEUP
Not just a snack
8FULLMEAL
Ones who start
5ATEAM
Following the leader too closely, say
5CULTY
Blade that doesn't cut
4EPEE
Players who account for a disproportionate amount of a mobile game's revenue, in lingo
6WHALES
Intimidating words
6ORELSE
One might necessitate an override
4VETO
Helen Mirren and Emma Thompson, for two
5DAMES
Storytelling device that revises previously established facts, informally
6RETCON
Giggle
9TEEHEEHEE
One might be felt
9GAMETABLE
No-talent boss
9EMPTYSUIT
Common sight at a bachelorette party
4SASH
Ocean predator with external teeth
8SAWSHARK
Has bad feelings toward
7RESENTS
Windbag's output
6HOTAIR
Big name in late-night
6KIMMEL
Mell Lazarus comic strip that ran for 46 years
5MOMMA
Preferred, say
5IDEAL
___ heart!
4GIST
Connecticut town that lent its name to a tick-borne disease
4LYME
Nobody, say
4PEON
Squad for 14-time All-Star Dirk Nowitzki, to fans
4MAVS
Goes down
4SETS