Bigwig Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Bigwig” from the New York Times crossword of September 20, 2026? It has 7 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
NEW YORK TIMES, SEPTEMBER 20, 2026
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HOTSHOT is the answer to “Bigwig”. It means a showily skillful person.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
A showily skillful person.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: OHHSTTO.
Hint 3 Another clue
It starts with H and ends with T.
More clues from the New York Times (September 20, 2026)
Across
- 1. Special-ordered6 letters, starts with CCUSTOM
- 7. Sections of a circle's circumference4 letters, starts with AARCS
- 11. NASCAR stat that varies widely by venue7 letters, starts with LLAPTIME
- 18. Banderas of 2024's "Babygirl"7 letters, starts with AANTONIO
- 20. Coaster feature, maybe4 letters, starts with LLOOP
- 21. Assembles in proper order8 letters, starts with CCOLLATES
- 22. Mar, as a reputation7 letters, starts with TTARNISH
- 23. See 25-Across4 letters, starts with FFOUR
- 24. Maligns8 letters, starts with AASPERSES
- 25. With 23-Across, March Madness tournament round8 letters, starts with SSWEETTWO
- 27. Mouths (off)6 letters, starts with SSPOUTS
- 29. Pact that preceded the U.S.M.C.A.5 letters, starts with NNAFTA
- 30. Burnable bog stuff4 letters, starts with PPEAT
- 31. Burnt chimney stuff4 letters, starts with SSOOT
- 33. High-speed Olympic sport4 letters, starts with LLUGE
- 34. See 37-Across3 letters, starts with TTWO
- 35. One who might have perfect pitch?5 letters, starts with AADMAN
- 37. With 34-Across, full extent of something15 letters, starts with WWHOLETHREEYARDS
- 43. "Holy moly!"3 letters, starts with GGOD
- 45. Defensive player who keeps an eye on the QB, in football lingo3 letters, starts with SSPY
- 46. Red-coated cheese4 letters, starts with EEDAM
- 47. "___ funny!"3 letters, starts with TTOO
- 48. Bigwig7 letters, starts with HHOTSHOT
- 52. Own (up)4 letters, starts with FFESS
- 55. It's off the wall!8 letters, starts with RRICOCHET
- 57. "Red" or "1989," to Swifties3 letters, starts with EERA
- 58. Buck ___, first African American coach in Major League Baseball5 letters, starts with OONEIL
- 60. Extremely soft, in music: Abbr.3 letters, starts with PPPP
- 62. See 64-Across5 letters, starts with TTHREE
- 63. Chew the fat3 letters, starts with YYAK
- 64. With 62-Across, Beatles classic with the lyric "Will you still need me / Will you still feed me"10 letters, starts with WWHENIMFOUR
- 67. Noted exile isle4 letters, starts with EELBA
- 69. Energy-efficient bulb, for short3 letters, starts with LLED
- 71. ___ orange, tree whose fruit has a brainlike appearance5 letters, starts with OOSAGE
- 72. Native Nebraskans5 letters, starts with OOTOES
- 75. See 78-Across3 letters, starts with SSIX
- 76. Author who purportedly drew inspiration from a filing cabinet labeled "O-Z"4 letters, starts with BBAUM
- 78. With 75-Across, "So very appreciated!"10 letters, starts with TTHANKSATEN
- 81. Hold up3 letters, starts with RROB
- 83. Narnia or Neverland5 letters, starts with RREALM
- 86. Give it a whirl3 letters, starts with TTRY
- 87. Violinmaker of Cremona5 letters, starts with AAMATI
- 88. Letters from your folks?3 letters, starts with DDNA
- 89. "So cool!"8 letters, starts with RREALNEAT
- 92. Follower of John in the New Testament4 letters, starts with AACTS
- 94. Chef with "New New Orleans"-style cooking7 letters, starts with LLAGASSE
- 96. Greatest guy?3 letters, starts with AALI
- 97. See 101-Across4 letters, starts with ZZERO
- 98. Vent3 letters, starts with AAIR
- 100. Part of SCOTUS3 letters, starts with TTHE
- 101. With 97-Across, Vegas casino machine15 letters, starts with NNINEARMEDBANDIT
- 107. No-cash deal5 letters, starts with TTRADE
- 111. Lay off3 letters, starts with CCAN
- 112. Culprit, in police lingo4 letters, starts with PPERP
- 113. Modern pentathlon equipment4 letters, starts with EEPEE
- 115. Metaphor for a too-hot room4 letters, starts with OOVEN
- 116. Actress Christine whose last name sounds like a pair of musical notes5 letters, starts with LLAHTI
- 118. Ill will6 letters, starts with MMALICE
- 120. Number written above and to the right of another number … as seen five times in this puzzle?8 letters, starts with EEXPONENT
- 122. Weigh down, and then some8 letters, starts with OOVERLOAD
- 124. Number with a 120-Across, mathematically4 letters, starts with BBASE
- 126. Armand of "American Gangster"7 letters, starts with AASSANTE
- 127. Many mailbox stuffers8 letters, starts with LLOCALADS
- 128. Zest4 letters, starts with EELAN
- 129. Iced tea request7 letters, starts with NNOSUGAR
- 130. Clumsy7 letters, starts with AAWKWARD
- 131. Move fast, as a cloud4 letters, starts with SSCUD
- 132. Road trip stopovers6 letters, starts with MMOTELS
Down
- 1. Pampering place for a Persian6 letters, starts with CCATSPA
- 2. Not impressed6 letters, starts with UUNAWED
- 3. Watch via Hulu, say6 letters, starts with SSTREAM
- 4. Online forum qualifiers such as /j ("joking") or /s ("sarcastic")8 letters, starts with TTONETAGS
- 5. "I'll deal with this right now!"4 letters, starts with OONIT
- 6. Keeps hydrated, as vegetables in the produce aisle5 letters, starts with MMISTS
- 7. Sitcom character from Melmac3 letters, starts with AALF
- 8. Aussie animals4 letters, starts with RROOS
- 9. Item6 letters, starts with CCOUPLE
- 10. Alfalfa shoot6 letters, starts with SSPROUT
- 11. Stockholder's setback4 letters, starts with LLOSS
- 12. Weisshorn or Finsteraarhorn3 letters, starts with AALP
- 13. Not merely enough to go around10 letters, starts with PPLENTYMORE
- 14. Island containing Kiribati's capital6 letters, starts with TTARAWA
- 15. "Don't pay any mind to this"14 letters, starts with IITSFORTHEBIRDS
- 16. Zoom, e.g.4 letters, starts with MMEET
- 17. Feminine pronoun in Florence4 letters, starts with EESSA
- 19. "Would you look at that!"5 letters, starts with OOHWOW
- 21. Wedding reception hiree7 letters, starts with CCATERER
- 26. Partner of aahs4 letters, starts with OOOHS
- 28. "So-o-o gross!"3 letters, starts with UUGH
- 32. A-one9 letters, starts with TTOPFLIGHT
- 36. With nary a chance5 letters, starts with NNOHOW
- 38. Ingredient in some hair relaxers3 letters, starts with LLYE
- 39. Make a long story short, say4 letters, starts with EEDIT
- 40. Individually4 letters, starts with EEACH
- 41. Female rabbit3 letters, starts with DDOE
- 42. Elbow-bender3 letters, starts with SSOT
- 44. Popular singer of the Hawaiian folk song "Pearly Shells"5 letters, starts with DDONHO
- 48. "Sup!"3 letters, starts with HHEY
- 49. Sonicare competitor5 letters, starts with OORALB
- 50. Reschedule, so to speak14 letters, starts with TTAKEARAINCHECK
- 51. Things that drivers sometimes leave behind?4 letters, starts with TTEES
- 53. Letters on a lip balm tube3 letters, starts with SSPF
- 54. Scare stiff5 letters, starts with SSPOOK
- 56. Some old Disney collectibles4 letters, starts with CCELS
- 59. Arriving by4 letters, starts with IINAT
- 61. Tables9 letters, starts with PPUTSASIDE
- 65. Stiller's comedic partner5 letters, starts with MMEARA
- 66. Incur a cellphone surcharge, perhaps4 letters, starts with RROAM
- 68. Electrical impulse transmitters5 letters, starts with AAXONS
- 70. Face off4 letters, starts with DDUEL
- 73. Catchall abbr.4 letters, starts with EETAL
- 74. Priced to be, as bail5 letters, starts with SSETAT
- 77. Fortified wine from Spain10 letters, starts with MMANZANILLA
- 79. Home of NoHo and SoHo3 letters, starts with NNYC
- 80. "Catch ya in the morn!"5 letters, starts with NNIGHT
- 82. Main squeeze, in newer slang3 letters, starts with BBAE
- 84. Lascivious look4 letters, starts with LLEER
- 85. Old-timey teacher4 letters, starts with MMARM
- 89. Sped or bled ... or led3 letters, starts with RRAN
- 90. ___ Lilly (Mounjaro maker)3 letters, starts with EELI
- 91. Pointe shoe accessories7 letters, starts with TTOEPADS
- 93. Amy who wrote "Saving Fish From Drowning"3 letters, starts with TTAN
- 95. Balloon pilot, say8 letters, starts with AAERONAUT
- 99. Worth a pick?4 letters, starts with RRIPE
- 102. Stick to simple and unprocessed foods, say6 letters, starts with EEATRAW
- 103. State with only three counties: Abbr.3 letters, starts with DDEL
- 104. Illegal offerings6 letters, starts with BBRIBES
- 105. High-level H.S. class with derivatives6 letters, starts with AAPCALC
- 106. Star football player?5 letters, starts with TTEXAN
- 108. Get even for6 letters, starts with AAVENGE
- 109. Kind of insurance for bridges6 letters, starts with DDENTAL
- 110. Types in6 letters, starts with EENTERS
- 114. Surrey's Derby town5 letters, starts with EEPSOM
- 116. Singer/dancer/actress Falana4 letters, starts with LLOLA
- 117. Say for sure4 letters, starts with AAVOW
- 118. Org. supporting sobriety checkpoints4 letters, starts with MMADD
- 119. Father of five sons in the Bible4 letters, starts with EESAU
- 121. ___ buco4 letters, starts with OOSSO
- 123. Adornment on a boathouse wall3 letters, starts with OOAR
- 125. Heel, e.g.3 letters, starts with EEND
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Questions
What is the answer to “Bigwig”?
HOTSHOT, 7 letters: a showily skillful person.
When was “Bigwig” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of September 20, 2026.
How many letters does the answer have?
7 letters, starting with H.