NYT Crossword hints and answer for September 2, 2025
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Clues78
Across37
Down41
ConstructorRena Cohen
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Número to tango (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDOS→
4A
Sailboat's post (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMAST→
8A
Holiday Inn competitor (6)
Starts with R, ends with ARAMADA→
14A
Scrape (by) (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEKE→
15A
All over again (4)
Starts with A, ends with WANEW→
16A
"All ___!" (conductor's call) (6)
Starts with A, ends with DABOARD→
17A
"Grey's Anatomy" network (3)
Starts with A, ends with CABC→
18A
Surgical implant (11)
Starts with T, ends with DTITANIUMROD→
20A
Line in a song (5)
Starts with L, ends with CLYRIC→
22A
Rejections (3)
Starts with N, ends with SNOS→
23A
Duolingo and DoorDash (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAPPS→
24A
Soother for sore gums (12)
Starts with T, ends with GTEETHINGRING→
28A
Smidgen (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETRACE→
29A
"This is more than a want!" (7)
Starts with I, ends with TINEEDIT→
33A
"Best Comeback Athlete," for one (4)
Starts with E, ends with YESPY→
35A
Brian of electronica (3)
Starts with E, ends with OENO→
37A
Caribbean hot spot (5)
Starts with A, ends with AARUBA→
39A
Salty snack whose varieties are found at the ends of 18-, 24-, 52- and 61-Across (7)
Starts with P, ends with LPRETZEL→
42A
Relatives (3)
Starts with K, ends with NKIN→
43A
Astonished (5)
Starts with I, ends with EINAWE→
45A
Khan of Khan Academy (3)
Starts with S, ends with LSAL→
46A
Loch ___ monster (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNESS→
47A
Ladies in Lima (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSENORAS→
50A
Flowers in a Valentine's Day bouquet (5)
Starts with R, ends with SROSES→
52A
Core-strengthening exercise (12)
Starts with R, ends with TRUSSIANTWIST→
56A
Greenland native (4)
Starts with I, ends with KINUK→
59A
Anderson Cooper's channel (3)
Starts with C, ends with NCNN→
60A
River critter (5)
Starts with O, ends with ROTTER→
61A
Travel blogger's gadget (11)
Starts with S, ends with KSELFIESTICK→
65A
Countdown ender (3)
Starts with O, ends with EONE→
66A
"This decision is hard!" (6)
Starts with I, ends with NIMTORN→
67A
Nobel laureate Wiesel (4)
Starts with E, ends with EELIE→
68A
Patriotic chant (3)
Starts with U, ends with AUSA→
69A
Rose quickly, as prices (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSOARED→
70A
Its symbol is Pb (4)
Starts with L, ends with DLEAD→
71A
Vietnamese New Year (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTET→
Down
1D
Passed out cards (5)
Starts with D, ends with TDEALT→
2D
"I'm leaving now!" (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOKBYE→
3D
What a schemer schemes (10)
Starts with S, ends with NSECRETPLAN→
4D
Green tea variety (6)
Starts with M, ends with AMATCHA→
5D
What makes a pan a pain? (3)
Starts with A, ends with IANI→
6D
Bump, ___, spike (volleyball trio) (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSET→
7D
Part of many Southern accents (5)
Starts with T, ends with GTWANG→
8D
Granola morsel (6)
Starts with R, ends with NRAISIN→
9D
___ Dhabi (3)
Starts with A, ends with UABU→
10D
Certain parent overseeing a child's career, in showbiz lingo (7)
Starts with M, ends with RMOMAGER→
11D
Org. for senior citizens (4)
Starts with A, ends with PAARP→
12D
Roller coaster element (4)
Starts with D, ends with PDROP→
13D
Does some math (4)
Starts with A, ends with SADDS→
19D
Seaweed for sushi (4)
Starts with N, ends with INORI→
21D
"Just doing my best" (4)
Starts with I, ends with YITRY→
25D
Bakery worker (4)
Starts with I, ends with RICER→
26D
Hawaiian goose (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENENE→
27D
Young adult novelist Shusterman (4)
Starts with N, ends with LNEAL→
30D
Fights (10)
Starts with D, ends with TDUKESITOUT→
31D
Long-legged wader (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIBIS→
32D
Sunbathes (4)
Starts with T, ends with STANS→
33D
Some Ivy Leaguers (4)
Starts with E, ends with SELIS→
34D
Kind of wave (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESINE→
36D
Tiebreaker periods, in brief (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOTS→
39D
Andean nation (4)
Starts with P, ends with UPERU→
40D
Fashion retailer headquartered in Spain (4)
Starts with Z, ends with AZARA→
41D
North Carolina's ___ University (4)
Starts with E, ends with NELON→
44D
Try earnestly to get (7)
Starts with W, ends with RWORKFOR→
46D
Small salamander (4)
Starts with N, ends with TNEWT→
49D
IDs on W-2s (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSSNS→
51D
Enthusiastic, informally (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSTOKED→
53D
Spy's gathering (5)
Starts with I, ends with LINTEL→
54D
Perceive (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESENSE→
55D
Reward for Rover (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTREAT→
56D
Egyptian goddess of healing (4)
Starts with I, ends with SISIS→
57D
Dory's friend, in film (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONEMO→
58D
Chain with in-store salons (4)
Starts with U, ends with AULTA→
63D
Martinique, par exemple (3)
Starts with I, ends with EILE→
64D
Org. that requires polygraph tests for all applicants (3)
Starts with C, ends with ACIA→
How to solve the NYT Crossword
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for September 2, 2025?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Rena Cohen and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Número to tango (DOS); Sailboat's post (MAST); Holiday Inn competitor (RAMADA).
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