The Crossword Answers NYT - September 28, 2026

across

• Widespread disorder Crossword Clue

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  HAVOC

• Like the exteriors of armadillos Crossword Clue

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  SCALY

• Fall behind in payments Crossword Clue

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  OWE

• Boxing locale Crossword Clue

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  ARENA

• Classic radio song Crossword Clue

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  OLDIE

• Dessert with a crust Crossword Clue

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  PIE

• Solid baseball hit Crossword Clue

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  LINER

• Complete shocker Crossword Clue

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  BOMBSHELL

• Bicycle built for two Crossword Clue

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  TANDEM

• Round Table title Crossword Clue

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  SIR

• "___ time will tell" Crossword Clue

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  ONLY

• Prefix with physics or thermal Crossword Clue

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  GEO

• Make into law Crossword Clue

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  ENACT

• Alternative to French fries Crossword Clue

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  TATERTOTS

• Skill needed to solve sudoku Crossword Clue

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  LOGIC

• Suffix with fail or forfeit Crossword Clue

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  URE

• Apple platform Crossword Clue

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  IOS

• "Time flies like an [50-Down]; fruit flies like a ___" Crossword Clue

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  BANANA

• With 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 Clue

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  LEADOFF

• See 38-Across Crossword Clue

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  HOMERUN

• Coconut Girl Scout cookies Crossword Clue

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  SAMOAS

• "La Cage ___ Folles" Crossword Clue

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  AUX

• Frat member Crossword Clue

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  BRO

• Liability's opposite Crossword Clue

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  ASSET

• Detonation region Crossword Clue

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  BLASTZONE

• "___ I compare thee to a summer's day?": Shak Crossword Clue

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  SHALL

• Before, poetically Crossword Clue

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  ERE

• What's more Crossword Clue

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  ALSO

• Spoil Crossword Clue

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  ROT

• Performs a stylish ballroom dance Crossword Clue

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  TANGOS

• Tropical tree whose product is sometimes used as a meat substitute Crossword Clue

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  JACKFRUIT

• San Francisco ballplayer Crossword Clue

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  GIANT

• Actress de Armas Crossword Clue

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  ANA

• "Take a look!" Crossword Clue

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  GOSEE

• Helper for computer problems, informally Crossword Clue

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  ITGUY

• Kylo ___ of "Star Wars" Crossword Clue

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  REN

• Stockholm native Crossword Clue

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  SWEDE

• Pursue Crossword Clue

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  CHASE