NYT Crossword September 6 2026 Answers

All 138 clues from the Sunday 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 John KugelmanEdited by Will Shortz“Crossover Films”

PUZZLE GRID21×21 · SPOILERS HIDDEN

1T2A3P4A5S6C7R8U9S10H11I12T13I14M15A16F17O18O19L20ALEPH21LASTROW22NAMABLE23FLASH24DANCESWI25THWOLVES26TACT27ANG28ANYA29LIST30HY31MN32E33D34G35E36SCL37E38RA39T40HELIG41HTHOU42SEOFGUC43C44I45WEMET46MOLERAT47ANYHO48O49ELO50BOP51TAY52B53ADE54UMM55ELJ56A57MES58SHIH59POO60EMMA61NAILIN62THELIONK63I64NGPIN65ILD66IVO67UNITER68B69A70DBOYSDO71N72T73CRY74SHE75I76K77S78ACAI79LATINAS80DOITNOW81NUN82S83EED84NON85FUN86COE87CRE88STS89ATTI90CUS91I92LOSE93ASHOT94I95NTHEDARK96KNIGHT97OPENAI98SSNS99ITEM100E101T102TU103RAN104T105O106WL107FE108E109D110TWEL111V112EANGR113Y114M115ENIN116BLACK117SENDING118LOAFPAN119BATON120YESANDS121ENMASSE122STONY

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

ALL CLUES138 CLUES

ACROSS

1ASpanish nibbles5 lettersTAPAS

6ADo great7 lettersCRUSHIT

13A"Silly me!"7 lettersIMAFOOL

20ALetter in the Hebrew spelling of "Adonai"5 lettersALEPH

21AClosest area to a movie theater projector, maybe7 lettersLASTROW

22ANoteworthy7 lettersNAMABLE

23AFlash21 lettersFLASHDANCESWITHWOLVES

26ALoudmouth's lack, perhaps4 lettersTACT

27ADirector Lee3 lettersANG

28ATaylor-Joy of "Dune: Part Three"4 lettersANYA

29AWord after B or bucket4 lettersLIST

30A"Rock of Ages" or "Stand by Me"4 lettersHYMN

32AAdvantage4 lettersEDGE

36AWhite of the eye6 lettersSCLERA

39ALighthouse20 lettersTHELIGHTHOUSEOFGUCCI

45A"Yeah, I know them"5 lettersWEMET

46ABurrowing rodent7 lettersMOLERAT

47A"So-o-o, as I was saying ..."6 lettersANYHOO

49A"Mr. Blue Sky" band, for short3 lettersELO

50ABanger of a song3 lettersBOP

51A"Fortnight" singer, to fans3 lettersTAY

52ADirected4 lettersBADE

54A"That is … I mean …"3 lettersUMM

55A"Fifty Shades of Grey" author7 lettersELJAMES

58ADog hybrid with thick, low-shedding fur7 lettersSHIHPOO

60AMr. Knightley's love interest, in classic literature4 lettersEMMA

61AEmbed with a hammer6 lettersNAILIN

62ALion King14 lettersTHELIONKINGPIN

65AOperatic pop group formed by Simon Cowell6 lettersILDIVO

67ASort of person who brings people together6 lettersUNITER

68ABad Boys14 lettersBADBOYSDONTCRY

74AArab chiefs6 lettersSHEIKS

78AFruit whose name has three syllables in four letters4 lettersACAI

79APanameñas y puertorriqueñas7 lettersLATINAS

80A"A.S.A.P.!"7 lettersDOITNOW

81ASomeone who exercises out of habit?3 lettersNUN

82ABird store supply4 lettersSEED

84A"Starter" starter3 lettersNON

85AWord combined with "-fetti" in a portmanteau3 lettersFUN

86AOnetime British Olympian/politician Sebastian3 lettersCOE

87ACounterparts of troughs6 lettersCRESTS

89A___ Finch, lawyer in "To Kill a Mockingbird"7 lettersATTICUS

91A[waving the white flag]5 lettersILOSE

93ADark Knight20 lettersASHOTINTHEDARKKNIGHT

97AChatGPT's company6 lettersOPENAI

98AThey never start with 9: Abbr.4 lettersSSNS

99AWord after news or line4 lettersITEM

100AFamous last words4 lettersETTU

103APartner of rave4 lettersRANT

105AQuite the head-turner?3 lettersOWL

107ALive broadcast4 lettersFEED

110AAngry Men21 lettersTWELVEANGRYMENINBLACK

117APushing off7 lettersSENDING

118ARectangular baking container7 lettersLOAFPAN

119AGive it a twirl!5 lettersBATON

120AFollows the first rule of improv7 lettersYESANDS

121AAll together7 lettersENMASSE

122AObdurate5 lettersSTONY

DOWN

1DChief justice who remarked "I don't remember that I ever was president"4 lettersTAFT

2DMozart's "Rondo ___ Turca"4 lettersALLA

3DSext symbol?10 lettersPEACHEMOJI

4DNewsroom writing standard, in brief7 lettersAPSTYLE

5D"Just listen …"3 lettersSHH

6DGroup of families4 lettersCLAN

7DCooking surface8 lettersRANGETOP

8DSch. with the second-most N.F.L. draft picks of all time, after Notre Dame3 lettersUSC

9DSault ___ Marie, Mich.3 lettersSTE

10D9-5, say: Abbr.3 lettersHRS

11DState that's the setting for "American Gothic"4 lettersIOWA

12DPullover/cardigan combo7 lettersTWINSET

13DDown the middle, say6 lettersINHALF

14D"Gaping" feature3 lettersMAW

15DLatin 101 verb3 lettersAMO

16DReasoning that doesn't hold up7 lettersFALLACY

17DTexter's "Duh!"4 lettersOBVI

18DCheers for the Spanish national team?4 lettersOLES

19DFor fear that4 lettersLEST

24DMinced oath4 lettersDANG

25DToymaker behind Tickle Me Elmo4 lettersTYCO

31DLincoln Laboratory operator, in brief3 lettersMIT

33DCo. with red-and-yellow trucks3 lettersDHL

34DOne of Ralph Waldo Emerson's six "Representative Men"6 lettersGOETHE

35DOfferer of a 33-country train pass6 lettersEURAIL

37D"Good heavens!"4 lettersEGAD

38DArcane letter4 lettersRUNE

39DMany a middle schooler5 lettersTWEEN

40DSlangy "very"5 lettersHELLA

41DKaiser Permanente and others, in brief4 lettersHMOS

42DInitiate small talk, say5 lettersSAYHI

43D___ change5 lettersCHUMP

44DBlack Sabbath guitarist Tony5 lettersIOMMI

48DDesert country popular for whale watching4 lettersOMAN

50DLike some novelty straws5 lettersBENDY

52DLovely, as a lass5 lettersBONNY

53DD.J. and record producer Steve ___4 lettersAOKI

56DClearing account?5 lettersALIBI

57D___ Minderbinder from "Catch-22"4 lettersMILO

58DMinced oath5 lettersSHOOT

59DComes down hard5 lettersPOURS

60DLong-feathered flier5 lettersEGRET

62DJason Seaver or Ward Cleaver, notably5 lettersTVDAD

63DThese are fighting words5 lettersITSON

64DClassic drink brand sold in tall bottles4 lettersNEHI

66DCastaway's setting4 lettersISLE

68DEn ___ (legal phrase)4 lettersBANC

69DLexus rival5 lettersACURA

70DPeople with no word for "please" in their native language5 lettersDANES

71DLast in the batting order5 lettersNINTH

72DGovt. instruments6 lettersTNOTES

73DCoyotes, foxes et al.6 lettersCANIDS

75DVegan brand with the logo of a cow wearing a fake mustache10 lettersINCOGMEATO

76D___ ball (rubbery toy)5 lettersKOOSH

77D"Awesome"5 lettersSWEET

80DWhen many parks close4 lettersDUSK

82DSign of the cross?4 lettersSTOP

83D90° del norte4 lettersESTE

85DFandom identities often with fluffy tails and ears8 lettersFURSONAS

88DPart of a three-word phrase expressing regret7 lettersSHOULDA

89DQuivering with excitement7 lettersATINGLE

90DJohn3 lettersCAN

91DPercentage at a bank: Abbr.3 lettersINT

92DBe perfectly supine, say7 lettersLIEFLAT

94DLike Cinderella, initially6 lettersINRAGS

95DAloo gobi go-with4 lettersNAAN

96DBurn unit?4 lettersKILN

100DVintage goods e-tailer4 lettersETSY

101DOverly sentimental, to Brits4 lettersTWEE

102DHamiltons4 lettersTENS

104DEnding with Jumbo or beta4 lettersTRON

106DFortified stuff, maybe4 lettersWINE

108DMilton Friedman's field, familiarly4 lettersECON

109DBig Apple fashion house4 lettersDKNY

111DInfo on auto documents, for short3 lettersVIN

112DWrap up3 lettersEND

113DIt has a thick skin3 lettersYAM

114DDeg. for some writers3 lettersMFA

115DMini-albums, for short3 lettersEPS

116DCheap shot?3 lettersBBS

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