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NYT Crossword Answers Sep 2, 2025

Complete answer list for the September 2, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Rena CohenEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1578 clues

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SUNAUG
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By Danny J. Rooney
MONSEP
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By Lynn Lempel
TUESEP
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By Rena Cohen
WEDSEP
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By Michael B. Berg
THUSEP
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Across 37

  1. 1Número to tango ↗DOS
  2. 4Sailboat's post ↗MAST
  3. 8Holiday Inn competitor ↗RAMADA
  4. 14Scrape (by) ↗EKE
  5. 15All over again ↗ANEW
  6. 16"All ___!" (conductor's call) ↗ABOARD
  7. 17"Grey's Anatomy" network ↗ABC
  8. 18Surgical implant ↗TITANIUMROD
  9. 20Line in a song ↗LYRIC
  10. 22Rejections ↗NOS
  11. 23Duolingo and DoorDash ↗APPS
  12. 24Soother for sore gums ↗TEETHINGRING
  13. 28Smidgen ↗TRACE
  14. 29"This is more than a want!" ↗INEEDIT
  15. 33"Best Comeback Athlete," for one ↗ESPY
  16. 35Brian of electronica ↗ENO
  17. 37Caribbean hot spot ↗ARUBA
  18. 38Eensy ↗LIL
  19. 39Salty snack whose varieties are found at the ends of 18-, 24-, 52- and 61-Across ↗PRETZEL
  20. 42Relatives ↗KIN
  21. 43Astonished ↗INAWE
  22. 45Khan of Khan Academy ↗SAL
  23. 46Loch ___ monster ↗NESS
  24. 47Ladies in Lima ↗SENORAS
  25. 50Flowers in a Valentine's Day bouquet ↗ROSES
  26. 52Core-strengthening exercise ↗RUSSIANTWIST
  27. 56Greenland native ↗INUK
  28. 59Anderson Cooper's channel ↗CNN
  29. 60River critter ↗OTTER
  30. 61Travel blogger's gadget ↗SELFIESTICK
  31. 65Countdown ender ↗ONE
  32. 66"This decision is hard!" ↗IMTORN
  33. 67Nobel laureate Wiesel ↗ELIE
  34. 68Patriotic chant ↗USA
  35. 69Rose quickly, as prices ↗SOARED
  36. 70Its symbol is Pb ↗LEAD
  37. 71Vietnamese New Year ↗TET

Down 41

  1. 1Passed out cards ↗DEALT
  2. 2"I'm leaving now!" ↗OKBYE
  3. 3What a schemer schemes ↗SECRETPLAN
  4. 4Green tea variety ↗MATCHA
  5. 5What makes a pan a pain? ↗ANI
  6. 6Bump, ___, spike (volleyball trio) ↗SET
  7. 7Part of many Southern accents ↗TWANG
  8. 8Granola morsel ↗RAISIN
  9. 9___ Dhabi ↗ABU
  10. 10Certain parent overseeing a child's career, in showbiz lingo ↗MOMAGER
  11. 11Org. for senior citizens ↗AARP
  12. 12Roller coaster element ↗DROP
  13. 13Does some math ↗ADDS
  14. 19Seaweed for sushi ↗NORI
  15. 21"Just doing my best" ↗ITRY
  16. 25Bakery worker ↗ICER
  17. 26Hawaiian goose ↗NENE
  18. 27Young adult novelist Shusterman ↗NEAL
  19. 30Fights ↗DUKESITOUT
  20. 31Long-legged wader ↗IBIS
  21. 32Sunbathes ↗TANS
  22. 33Some Ivy Leaguers ↗ELIS
  23. 34Kind of wave ↗SINE
  24. 36Tiebreaker periods, in brief ↗OTS
  25. 39Andean nation ↗PERU
  26. 40Fashion retailer headquartered in Spain ↗ZARA
  27. 41North Carolina's ___ University ↗ELON
  28. 44Try earnestly to get ↗WORKFOR
  29. 46Small salamander ↗NEWT
  30. 48Climb ↗ASCEND
  31. 49IDs on W-2s ↗SSNS
  32. 51Enthusiastic, informally ↗STOKED
  33. 53Spy's gathering ↗INTEL
  34. 54Perceive ↗SENSE
  35. 55Reward for Rover ↗TREAT
  36. 56Egyptian goddess of healing ↗ISIS
  37. 57Dory's friend, in film ↗NEMO
  38. 58Chain with in-store salons ↗ULTA
  39. 62Rage ↗IRE
  40. 63Martinique, par exemple ↗ILE
  41. 64Org. that requires polygraph tests for all applicants ↗CIA