NYT Crossword Answers September 11 2023

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We have solved and listed all answers and solutions for NYT Crossword Monday, September 11, 2023. Click on the links below to find the answer and explanation of a crossword clue.

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NYT Crossword Clues

Clue	Solution
___ cheese (cheese that isnt yours in a classic joke)	NACHO
Camera type in brief	SLR
Chef Ming ___ whose last name is hidden in condiments aisle	TSAI
Was sore	ACHED
Layer of paint	COAT
Going ___ (squabbling)	ATIT
*What might be kneaded in the kitchen	BREADDOUGH
Abstract artist Joan	MIRO
Satirizes	SENDSUP
In a spooky manner	EERILY
Kentucky Derby and Indianapolis 500	RACES
A tough ___ to swallow	PILL
Physicist Einstein	ALBERT
Taken care of on an invoice stamp	PAID
Savings plan option for short	IRA
Poke fun at	TEASE
Lacking originality	TRITE
Many a Scott Joplin tune	RAG
Pants holder-upper	BELT
Flights of fancy	WHIMS
Pioneer in digital recording	TIVO
Certain knee tissue for short	ACL
Obtains	GAINS
___ tag (game with target vests)	LASER
OTOH …	THO
Focus of many an engagement photo	RING
One-named Queen of Tejano Music	SELENA
Death notice in brief	OBIT
Bone-in cut of lamb e.g.	SHANK
Los Estados ___ (the U.S. in Spanish)	UNIDOS
Performing a play say	ONSTAGE
Grumpy mood	SNIT
*Person to keep an eye on for future success	UPANDCOMER
Smooch	KISS
Word after tall or tell	TALE
Surrounded by	AMONG
Teensy	ITTY
Foxy	SLY
Green pasta sauce	PESTO
Apt rhyme for grabs	NABS
Parcel of land	ACRE
Olympic figure skater Nathan	CHEN
Adjustable part of a car seat	HEADREST
Its likely that …	ODDSARE
Check (out) like competition	SCOPE
Singer Rawls or Reed	LOU
Craze	RAGE
Ethnic group of Sri Lanka	TAMIL
Classic Maya Angelou poem … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues and the circled letters in two different ways	STILLIRISE
Well-ventilated	AIRY
Who am ___ judge?	ITO
A truly unpleasant situation	THEPITS
Word before tape or after tear	DUCT
Be a passenger	RIDE
Mattress coils	SPRINGS
Chance to hit in baseball	ATBAT
Bloodsucking parasite	LEECH
*One being propelled by hot air	BALLOONIST
Prepares to shoot a target	AIMS
Black bird	RAVEN
Ancient Greek marketplace	AGORA
Slender	THIN
Do nothing during the course of as a storm	WAITOUT
Im listening	TALKTOME
Part of a crossword that gets filled in	GRID
Protective cover for a camera	LENSCAP
Beach grit	SAND
Teensy	BITSY
What catches more flies than vinegar in a saying	HONEY
Cup or pint	UNIT
Places for peels or scrubs	SPAS
Singer Tori	AMOS
Proper fellow	GENT
Cogito ___ sum	ERGO
Hit the slopes	SKI
Everyone or everything	ALL

Daily NYT Crossword Facts

Here are some interesting facts about today’s crossword:

Largest clue: Classic Maya Angelou poem … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues and the circled letters in two different ways
Smallest clue: Foxy
Total number of clues: 76
Total number of solutions: 76
Average clue length: 23.16 characters
Clues with numbers: 1
Longest solution: BREADDOUGH
Shortest solution: SLR
Number of unique solutions: 76
Percentage of clues that are questions: 1.32%
Clue with the most vowels: Classic Maya Angelou poem … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues and the circled letters in two different ways
Clue with the most consonants: Classic Maya Angelou poem … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues and the circled letters in two different ways
Most frequent word in the clues: a

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