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NYT Crossword — 2026-09-20
Rise to the Power
across
down
1A
Special-ordered
6 letters
7A
Sections of a circle's circumference
4 letters
11A
NASCAR stat that varies widely by venue
7 letters
18A
Banderas of 2024's "Babygirl"
7 letters
20A
Coaster feature, maybe
4 letters
21A
Assembles in proper order
8 letters
22A
Mar, as a reputation
7 letters
23A
See 25-Across
4 letters
24A
Maligns
8 letters
25A
With 23-Across, March Madness tournament round
8 letters
27A
Mouths (off)
6 letters
29A
Pact that preceded the U.S.M.C.A.
5 letters
30A
Burnable bog stuff
4 letters
31A
Burnt chimney stuff
4 letters
33A
High-speed Olympic sport
4 letters
34A
See 37-Across
3 letters
35A
One who might have perfect pitch?
5 letters
37A
With 34-Across, full extent of something
15 letters
43A
"Holy moly!"
3 letters
45A
Defensive player who keeps an eye on the QB, in football lingo
3 letters
46A
Red-coated cheese
4 letters
47A
"___ funny!"
3 letters
48A
Bigwig
7 letters
52A
Own (up)
4 letters
55A
It's off the wall!
8 letters
57A
"Red" or "1989," to Swifties
3 letters
58A
Buck ___, first African American coach in Major League Baseball
5 letters
60A
Extremely soft, in music: Abbr.
3 letters
62A
See 64-Across
5 letters
63A
Chew the fat
3 letters
64A
With 62-Across, Beatles classic with the lyric "Will you still need me / Will you still feed me"
10 letters
67A
Noted exile isle
4 letters
69A
Energy-efficient bulb, for short
3 letters
71A
___ orange, tree whose fruit has a brainlike appearance
5 letters
72A
Native Nebraskans
5 letters
75A
See 78-Across
3 letters
76A
Author who purportedly drew inspiration from a filing cabinet labeled "O-Z"
4 letters
78A
With 75-Across, "So very appreciated!"
10 letters
81A
Hold up
3 letters
83A
Narnia or Neverland
5 letters
86A
Give it a whirl
3 letters
87A
Violinmaker of Cremona
5 letters
88A
Letters from your folks?
3 letters
89A
"So cool!"
8 letters
92A
Follower of John in the New Testament
4 letters
94A
Chef with "New New Orleans"-style cooking
7 letters
96A
Greatest guy?
3 letters
97A
See 101-Across
4 letters
98A
Vent
3 letters
100A
Part of SCOTUS
3 letters
101A
With 97-Across, Vegas casino machine
15 letters
107A
No-cash deal
5 letters
111A
Lay off
3 letters
112A
Culprit, in police lingo
4 letters
113A
Modern pentathlon equipment
4 letters
115A
Metaphor for a too-hot room
4 letters
116A
Actress Christine whose last name sounds like a pair of musical notes
5 letters
118A
Ill will
6 letters
120A
Number written above and to the right of another number … as seen five times in this puzzle?
8 letters
122A
Weigh down, and then some
8 letters
124A
Number with a 120-Across, mathematically
4 letters
126A
Armand of "American Gangster"
7 letters
127A
Many mailbox stuffers
8 letters
128A
Zest
4 letters
129A
Iced tea request
7 letters
130A
Clumsy
7 letters
131A
Move fast, as a cloud
4 letters
132A
Road trip stopovers
6 letters
