NYT Crossword September 2 2026 Answers

All 78 clues from the Wednesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Mac MotzEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1M2A3N4D5M6S7P8A9D10B11A12T13H14MATRON15ONE16ASIA17SAHARA18RIC19OCHET20MAG21ICMARKERS22D23EAL24SHADES25TUX26S27IS28LEG29A30K31A32ARI33A34CU35E36O37GLED38MISC39HIEF40M41ANAGED42PATTY43TOM44DOPE45ANS46P47D48A49UP50S51RID52SHAR53ER54A55TEN56M57I58CKEYMAN59TLE60ILLINOIS61RIP62S63A64W65CLOP66LEE67AVIATE68ESTS69DSL70MADMEN

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
7AMattress or memo follower3 lettersPAD
15AMeaning of "mono-"3 lettersONE
17AMuch of Mali6 lettersSAHARA
24AMaroon and mahogany, for two6 lettersSHADES
25AMan's "monkey suit"3 lettersTUX
26AMom-to-aunt moniker3 lettersSIS
32AMet melody4 lettersARIA
42AMinced-meat cake5 lettersPATTY
43AMale meower3 lettersTOM
51AMake free (of), maybe3 lettersRID
52AMunificent man6 lettersSHARER
61AMany-toothed metal tool6 lettersRIPSAW
67AManeuver a monoplane, e.g.6 lettersAVIATE
69AModern modem inits.3 lettersDSL
70AManiacs, maybe6 lettersMADMEN
DOWN
3DMaximum degree in math3 lettersNTH
4DMolière's or Mamet's field5 lettersDRAMA
6DMinor mishap4 lettersSNAG
7DMany a mailbox locale5 lettersPORCH
8DMarmot or marmoset6 lettersANIMAL
9DMonth multiplied by 1206 lettersDECADE
12DMeasure of a membership4 lettersTIER
21DMatter to mull over5 lettersISSUE
22DMalodorous Malaysian fruit6 lettersDURIAN
27DMap word in Marseille3 lettersICI
30DMaintain, as movie footage6 lettersKEEPIN
40DMiss badly, maybe5 lettersMOURN
47DMade a mere 24 hours ago6 lettersDAYOLD
50DMouth moistener6 lettersSALIVA
52DMoves merrily5 lettersSKIPS
53DMobile stand at a meeting5 lettersEASEL
55DMeh … or medium-temp5 lettersTEPID
56DMiniature maze runners4 lettersMICE
57DMajor misfortunes4 lettersILLS
58DMedical mass4 lettersCLOT
63DMade a meal of3 lettersATE
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