NYT Crossword hints and answer for September 1, 2026
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Clues74
Across37
Down37
ConstructorPaul Hudes and Margot Kohn
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Fill the role of (5)
Starts with A, ends with SACTAS→
6A
Informed (4)
Starts with T, ends with DTOLD→
10A
River in which baby Moses was found (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENILE→
14A
Comedians' event (5)
Starts with R, ends with TROAST→
15A
Sword with a bowl-shaped guard (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEPEE→
16A
Burden to bear (4)
Starts with O, ends with SONUS→
17A
https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil? (10)
Starts with B, ends with EBURIALSITE→
19A
"Ism" that might result from a schism (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSECT→
20A
Conditionally released (8)
Starts with O, ends with EONPAROLE→
21A
Tropical fruit with black seeds (6)
Starts with P, ends with APAPAYA→
23A
Some N.F.L. blockers: Abbr. (3)
Starts with R, ends with SRTS→
24A
Org. for Martina Hingis and Martina Navratilova (3)
Starts with W, ends with AWTA→
25A
Noted magnate on the Titanic (5)
Starts with A, ends with RASTOR→
26A
https://www.hot-dog.org? (11)
Starts with S, ends with KSAUSAGELINK→
29A
Risky bets (6)
Starts with F, ends with SFLIERS→
32A
Convened (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMET→
33A
Shakespearean father of three (4)
Starts with L, ends with RLEAR→
35A
Dings on a car (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDENTS→
36A
Out of patience, with "up" (3)
Starts with F, ends with DFED→
37A
Green sauce (5)
Starts with P, ends with OPESTO→
38A
Prone to throwing caution to the wind (4)
Starts with R, ends with HRASH→
39A
Unfavorable review (3)
Starts with P, ends with NPAN→
40A
Split, as the Red Sea (6)
Starts with P, ends with DPARTED→
41A
https://www.zillow.com? (11)
Starts with H, ends with SHOMEADDRESS→
44A
Plants that have been around on Earth for 375+ million years (5)
Starts with F, ends with SFERNS→
45A
O'Hare posting, for short (3)
Starts with E, ends with AETA→
46A
"My guy!" (3)
Starts with B, ends with OBRO→
49A
Dabble in (6)
Starts with P, ends with TPLAYAT→
51A
Psychedelic experience (8)
Starts with A, ends with PACIDTRIP→
53A
Like Javan rhinos (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERARE→
54A
https://www.congress.gov? (10)
Starts with S, ends with ESENATEPAGE→
56A
Ilhan in Congress (4)
Starts with O, ends with ROMAR→
57A
Bad to the bone (4)
Starts with E, ends with LEVIL→
58A
"Not gonna happen!" (5)
Starts with N, ends with RNEVER→
59A
Pickle (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMESS→
60A
Secluded valley (4)
Starts with D, ends with LDELL→
61A
Writer ___ Rogers St. Johns (5)
Starts with A, ends with AADELA→
Down
1D
Shady spot (5)
Starts with A, ends with RARBOR→
2D
Dracula, for one (5)
Starts with C, ends with TCOUNT→
3D
Camping covers (5)
Starts with T, ends with STARPS→
4D
Where Uzbeks and Uyghurs live (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASIA→
5D
Highest-grossing movie of the 1970s (8)
Starts with S, ends with SSTARWARS→
6D
Magnetic induction units (6)
Starts with T, ends with STESLAS→
7D
Andy Taylor's boy on old TV (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOPIE→
8D
Cry on a tennis court (3)
Starts with L, ends with TLET→
9D
Firmly held (7)
Starts with D, ends with TDEEPSET→
10D
"Don't ruin the ending for me!" (10)
Starts with N, ends with SNOSPOILERS→
11D
Genuinely (9)
Starts with I, ends with TINEARNEST→
12D
"Peanuts" girl (4)
Starts with L, ends with YLUCY→
13D
This, in Tijuana (4)
Starts with E, ends with AESTA→
18D
HBO's "The White ___" (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLOTUS→
22D
Locale of Coca-Cola's headquarters: Abbr. (3)
Starts with A, ends with LATL→
25D
Like fine wine (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAGED→
26D
Amy Poehler's onetime partner on "Weekend Update" (10)
Starts with S, ends with SSETHMEYERS→
27D
Update, perhaps (5)
Starts with A, ends with DAMEND→
28D
Model Moss (4)
Starts with K, ends with EKATE→
29D
Four-term prez (3)
Starts with F, ends with RFDR→
30D
Wife of Jacob (4)
Starts with L, ends with HLEAH→
31D
To the degree that (9)
Starts with I, ends with SINSOFARAS→
34D
Fishing pole (3)
Starts with R, ends with DROD→
36D
Fidget spinners and Labubu dolls, for two (4)
Starts with F, ends with SFADS→
37D
Rose Bowl city (8)
Starts with P, ends with APASADENA→
39D
Pulled down a pair? (7)
Starts with P, ends with DPANTSED→
40D
Like un homme with a Napoleon complex (5)
Starts with P, ends with TPETIT→
42D
Distinct stretch of years (3)
Starts with E, ends with AERA→
43D
Think back on (6)
Starts with R, ends with LRECALL→
46D
Push through (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBRAVE→
47D
Orion's left-foot star (5)
Starts with R, ends with LRIGEL→
48D
"Norma" or "Tosca" (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOPERA→
49D
Senior event (4)
Starts with P, ends with MPROM→
50D
Uncool (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELAME→
51D
Indigo dye (4)
Starts with A, ends with LANIL→
52D
Rolled out unannounced? (4)
Starts with T, ends with DTPED→
55D
Preceding night (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEVE→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for September 1, 2026?+
74 clues: 37 Across and 37 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Paul Hudes and Margot Kohn and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Fill the role of (ACTAS); Informed (TOLD); River in which baby Moses was found (NILE).
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