NYT Crossword September 2 2026 Answers (9/2/26)

Our NYT Crossword September 2, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of The New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword September 2, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 9/2/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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« September 1 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	"Melts in your mouth" candies … or a hint to this puzzle's theme
7A	Mattress or memo follower
10A	Maine city near the mouth of the Kennebec River
14A	Mama Morton of "Chicago," for one
15A	Meaning of "mono-"
16A	Marco Polo made his way across it
17A	Much of Mali
18A	Meet and glance off a bumper, as a pool ball might
20A	Multicolored implements in many art drawers
22A	Markdown on Cyber Monday, e.g.
24A	Maroon and mahogany, for two
25A	Man's "monkey suit"
26A	Mom-to-aunt moniker
28A	Muscular part of a marathoner
29A	Marshall Mathers ___ Eminem
32A	Met melody
34A	Make sure not to miss it!
36A	Made eyes at in the manner of a satyr
38A	Marauder's Map encryption phrase in "Harry Potter"
42A	Minced-meat cake
43A	Male meower
44A	"Mega cool!," in modern lingo
45A	Multiple-choice selection on a midterm, say: Abbr.
46A	Making out openly or a mobile device, in brief
49A	Modern-day name for the American Messenger Co.
51A	Make free (of), maybe
52A	Munificent man
54A	Maximum measure of attractiveness, say
56A	M.L.B. M.V.P. nicknamed the "Commerce Comet"
60A	Midwest state that's home to Moline
61A	Many-toothed metal tool
65A	Much-heard sound from a horse in motion
66A	Martial arts master Bruce
67A	Maneuver a monoplane, e.g.
68A	Mechanics might provide them for their work: Abbr.
69A	Modern modem inits.
70A	Maniacs, maybe
1D	Metric measurements: Abbr.
2D	Motorists make up this org.
3D	Maximum degree in math
4D	Molière's or Mamet's field
5D	Maxims discouraging misconduct
6D	Minor mishap
7D	Many a mailbox locale
8D	Marmot or marmoset
9D	Month multiplied by 120
10D	Musters support for, as a mission
11D	Men's tennis champ with a Presidential Medal of Freedom
12D	Measure of a membership
13D	Milliners manufacture them
19D	Milwaukie and Mount Hood are here
21D	Matter to mull over
22D	Malodorous Malaysian fruit
23D	Manifests in the material world
25D	Major metropolis on a bay of the same name
27D	Map word in Marseille
29D	Main man for Bill Clinton, 1993-2001
30D	Maintain, as movie footage
31D	Made a basic math calculation
33D	Magician's or marionettist's performance
35D	Movement of money digitally from bank to bank, in brief
37D	Meander mindlessly (about)
39D	Mild-mannered characteristic?
40D	Miss badly, maybe
41D	Music magnifier at a concert
47D	Made a mere 24 hours ago
48D	Military groups that meet in battle
50D	Mouth moistener
52D	Moves merrily
53D	Mobile stand at a meeting
55D	Meh … or medium-temp
56D	Miniature maze runners
57D	Major misfortunes
58D	Medical mass
59D	Means of transport in a mine
62D	Musician Cooke who sang "You Send Me"
63D	Made a meal of
64D	Ming-Na of 1998's "Mulan"

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