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New York Times Crossword September 4 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 66 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword September 4 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 66 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#
Result of a tense build-up?JENGATOWER10Across1 Hit a point of no return?ACED4Across11 Kick offINAUGURATE10Across15 “Outta my way!”MOVE4Across16 ABC's realmNATIONALTV10Across17 Body part affected by heterochromiaIRIS4Across18 FedGMAN4Across19 ___ Mai, Grammy-winning R&B singerELLA4Across20 BuffSWOLE5Across21 DropsLOSES5Across22 Mars rover named in honor of a 19th-century activistSOJOURNER9Across24 Ludwig ___, post-W.W. II leader who led West Germany's economic recoveryERHARD6Across26 Cooking term whose name is composed of two synonyms for "criticize"PANROAST8Across28 Agcy. tracking popular baby namesSSA3Across29 Agcy. concerned with declarationsIRS3Across30 Parts of some high-speed rail systemsMAGNETS7Across32 Be exceptionally good, in modern slangSLAP4Across33 Vaper's purchaseECIG4Across34 What Esau got in exchange for selling his birthright to JacobPOTTAGE7Across35 Disclaimer in a quoteSIC3Across38 "Hang"VEG3Across39 Detaches from the frame, perhapsUNHINGES8Across42 Grammatical case in 48-AcrossDATIVE6Across44 Longtime Pixar character who saiys "I might be old, but I still got a spring in my step!"SLINKYDOG9Across46 See 44-AcrossLATIN5Across48 Super, slangilyHECKA5Across49 Curve on a scoreSLUR4Across50 Follower of hand or homeMADE4Across52 Bit of filmingTAKE4Across53 Asteroids and Space InvadersATARIGAMES10Across54 In the pastOVER4Across56 System by which all speech is protected?SECURELINE10Across57 CravingsYENS4Across58 Club runnersPRESIDENTS10Across59

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Change soundsJINGLES7Down1 CaptivatesENAMORS7Down2 Actress LyonneNATASHA7Down3 Neighbor of Sierra LeoneGUINEA6Down4 In the pastAGO3Down5 Use a fork for, in a wayTUNE4Down6 Some thesis defensesORALS5Down7 TrounceWALLOP6Down8 Singer dubbed the "Matriarch of the Blues"ETTAJAMES9Down9 Gun before the green, sayREV3Down10 "Is it not?"AMIWRONG8Down11 Stellar visual effectsCORONAE7Down12 Adjective that becomes its own synonym after its first letter is droppedEVILEST7Down13 StrandsDESERTS7Down14 Precise and calculatedSURGICAL8Down21 First country to elect a female prime minister (1960)SRILANKA8Down23 TrippingONACID6Down25 SluggishDRAGGY6Down27 One putting the pedal to the metalSPEEDSTER9Down31 No-goodniksSTINKERS8Down33 Toddler's walking aidPUSHTOY7Down35 Like someone using autoreply, perhapsONLEAVE7Down36 Start to congealTHICKEN7Down37 Part of some gummiesVITAMIN7Down39 ClearEVIDENT7Down40 BirthsGENESES7Down41 ComfortSOLACE6Down43 Mesoamerican staple with a "hot" varietyTAMALE6Down45 MentorsGURUS5Down47 "Rude Boy" singer, to fansRIRI4Down51 Ancient symbol of royaltyASP3Down54 Test not offered in high school, for shortGED3Down55

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Friday, September 4, 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.