The Crossword Answers NYT - September 17, 2026

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• Buds Crossword Clue

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  MACS

• Concealer for the face Crossword Clue

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  MASK

• Pre-K building blocks Crossword Clue

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  ABCS

• Plant that thrives in a terra-cotta pot Crossword Clue

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  ALOE

• Stick it to your rival! Crossword Clue

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  EPEE

• Bring in Crossword Clue

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  REAP

• Twill-woven worsted wool garment Crossword Clue

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  KILT

• Fix, in a way Crossword Clue

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  SPAY

• Purple bubble tea flavor Crossword Clue

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  TARO

• Annual e-sport fighting competition, in brief Crossword Clue

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  EVO

• Short sidekick? Crossword Clue

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  ASST

• Chocolatier with the tagline "Life is a ball" Crossword Clue

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  LINDT

• Dub over? Crossword Clue

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  RENAME

• Cuatro y dos Crossword Clue

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  SEIS

• Business magnate Condé Crossword Clue

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  NAST

• Promising places? Crossword Clue

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  ALTARS

• Ferry or wherry Crossword Clue

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  BOAT

• Start of an incantation Crossword Clue

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  ABRA

• Pastoral sound Crossword Clue

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  MOO

• Web design feature that may cycle back to earlier sections ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme Crossword Clue

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  INFINITESCROLL

• Inspired stuff Crossword Clue

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  AIR

• Pro device Crossword Clue

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  IPAD

• ___ out a win Crossword Clue

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  EKED

• Bond alternatives Crossword Clue

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  STOCKS

• "... ___ no one ever" Crossword Clue

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  SAID

• Edge jump in figure skating Crossword Clue

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  LOOP

• Scenes on Black Friday Crossword Clue

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  CROWDS

• Kaitlin of "Hacks" Crossword Clue

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  OLSON

• Pawn Crossword Clue

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  HOCK

• Addendum to the five W's Crossword Clue

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  HOW

• Female antelopes Crossword Clue

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  DOES

• "'___' is the thing with feathers" (Emily Dickinson poem) Crossword Clue

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  HOPE

• Woodsy scent Crossword Clue

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  PINE

• Top of a mosque, often Crossword Clue

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  DOME

• Column in decimal notation Crossword Clue

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  ONES

• Central Plains people Crossword Clue

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  OTOE

• Losing streak Crossword Clue

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  SKID

• Column in decimal notation Crossword Clue

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  TENS

• Cheeky Crossword Clue

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  PERT