NYT Crossword September 4 2026 Answers

All 66 clues from the Friday 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 Julian XiaoEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1J2E3N4G5A6T7O8W9E10R11A12C13E14D15INAUGURATE16MOVE17NATIONALTV18IRIS19GMAN20ELLA21SWOLE22LOSE23S24SOJ25OURNER26ERHAR27D28PANROAST29SSA30IR31S32MAGNETS33SLAP34ECIG35P36O37TTAGE38SIC39V40E41G42UNHINGE43S44DA45TIVE46SLINKYDO47G48LATIN49HECKA50SLU51R52MADE53TAKE54ATARI55GAMES56OVER57SECURELINE58YENS59PRESIDENTS

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

ALL CLUES66 CLUES
ACROSS
1AResult of a tense build-up?10 lettersJENGATOWER
11AHit a point of no return?4 lettersACED
15AKick off10 lettersINAUGURATE
16A“Outta my way!”4 lettersMOVE
17AABC's realm10 lettersNATIONALTV
19AFed4 lettersGMAN
21ABuff5 lettersSWOLE
22ADrops5 lettersLOSES
34AVaper's purchase4 lettersECIG
38ADisclaimer in a quote3 lettersSIC
39A"Hang"3 lettersVEG
48ASee 44-Across5 lettersLATIN
49ASuper, slangily5 lettersHECKA
50ACurve on a score4 lettersSLUR
52AFollower of hand or home4 lettersMADE
53ABit of filming4 lettersTAKE
54AAsteroids and Space Invaders10 lettersATARIGAMES
56AIn the past4 lettersOVER
58ACravings4 lettersYENS
59AClub runners10 lettersPRESIDENTS
DOWN
1DChange sounds7 lettersJINGLES
2DCaptivates7 lettersENAMORS
3DActress Lyonne7 lettersNATASHA
4DNeighbor of Sierra Leone6 lettersGUINEA
5DIn the past3 lettersAGO
6DUse a fork for, in a way4 lettersTUNE
7DSome thesis defenses5 lettersORALS
8DTrounce6 lettersWALLOP
11D"Is it not?"8 lettersAMIWRONG
12DStellar visual effects7 lettersCORONAE
14DStrands7 lettersDESERTS
21DPrecise and calculated8 lettersSURGICAL
25DTripping6 lettersONACID
27DSluggish6 lettersDRAGGY
33DNo-goodniks8 lettersSTINKERS
35DToddler's walking aid7 lettersPUSHTOY
37DStart to congeal7 lettersTHICKEN
39DPart of some gummies7 lettersVITAMIN
40DClear7 lettersEVIDENT
41DBirths7 lettersGENESES
43DComfort6 lettersSOLACE
47DMentors5 lettersGURUS
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