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New York Times Crossword September 2 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword September 2 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 78 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
"Melts in your mouth" candies … or a hint to this puzzle's themeMANDMS6Across1 Mattress or memo followerPAD3Across7 Maine city near the mouth of the Kennebec RiverBATH4Across10 Mama Morton of "Chicago," for oneMATRON6Across14 Meaning of "mono-"ONE3Across15 Marco Polo made his way across itASIA4Across16 Much of MaliSAHARA6Across17 Meet and glance off a bumper, as a pool ball mightRICOCHET8Across18 Multicolored implements in many art drawersMAGICMARKERS12Across20 Markdown on Cyber Monday, e.g.DEAL4Across22 Maroon and mahogany, for twoSHADES6Across24 Man's "monkey suit"TUX3Across25 Mom-to-aunt monikerSIS3Across26 Muscular part of a marathonerLEG3Across28 Marshall Mathers ___ EminemAKA3Across29 Met melodyARIA4Across32 Make sure not to miss it!CUE3Across34 Made eyes at in the manner of a satyrOGLED5Across36 Marauder's Map encryption phrase in "Harry Potter"MISCHIEFMANAGED15Across38 Minced-meat cakePATTY5Across42 Male meowerTOM3Across43 "Mega cool!," in modern lingoDOPE4Across44 Multiple-choice selection on a midterm, say: Abbr.ANS3Across45 Making out openly or a mobile device, in briefPDA3Across46 Modern-day name for the American Messenger Co.UPS3Across49 Make free (of), maybeRID3Across51 Munificent manSHARER6Across52 Maximum measure of attractiveness, sayATEN4Across54 M.L.B. M.V.P. nicknamed the "Commerce Comet"MICKEYMANTLE12Across56 Midwest state that's home to MolineILLINOIS8Across60 Many-toothed metal toolRIPSAW6Across61 Much-heard sound from a horse in motionCLOP4Across65 Martial arts master BruceLEE3Across66 Maneuver a monoplane, e.g.AVIATE6Across67 Mechanics might provide them for their work: Abbr.ESTS4Across68 Modern modem inits.DSL3Across69 Maniacs, maybeMADMEN6Across70

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Metric measurements: Abbr.MMS3Down1 Motorists make up this org.AAA3Down2 Maximum degree in mathNTH3Down3 Molière's or Mamet's fieldDRAMA5Down4 Maxims discouraging misconductMORALS6Down5 Minor mishapSNAG4Down6 Many a mailbox localePORCH5Down7 Marmot or marmosetANIMAL6Down8 Month multiplied by 120DECADE6Down9 Musters support for, as a missionBACKS5Down10 Men's tennis champ with a Presidential Medal of FreedomASHE4Down11 Measure of a membershipTIER4Down12 Milliners manufacture themHATS4Down13 Milwaukie and Mount Hood are hereOREGON6Down19 Matter to mull overISSUE5Down21 Malodorous Malaysian fruitDURIAN6Down22 Manifests in the material worldEXISTS6Down23 Major metropolis on a bay of the same nameTAMPA5Down25 Map word in MarseilleICI3Down27 Main man for Bill Clinton, 1993-2001ALGORE6Down29 Maintain, as movie footageKEEPIN6Down30 Made a basic math calculationADDED5Down31 Magician's or marionettist's performanceACT3Down33 Movement of money digitally from bank to bank, in briefEFT3Down35 Meander mindlessly (about)GAD3Down37 Mild-mannered characteristic?HYPHEN6Down39 Miss badly, maybeMOURN5Down40 Music magnifier at a concertAMP3Down41 Made a mere 24 hours agoDAYOLD6Down47 Military groups that meet in battleARMIES6Down48 Mouth moistenerSALIVA6Down50 Moves merrilySKIPS5Down52 Mobile stand at a meetingEASEL5Down53 Meh … or medium-tempTEPID5Down55 Miniature maze runnersMICE4Down56 Major misfortunesILLS4Down57 Medical massCLOT4Down58 Means of transport in a mineTRAM4Down59 Musician Cooke who sang "You Send Me"SAM3Down62 Made a meal ofATE3Down63 Ming-Na of 1998's "Mulan"WEN3Down64

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Wednesday, September 2, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.