NYT CROSSWORD • WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2026
NYT Crossword Answers Sep 2, 2026
Complete answer list for the September 2, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.
The Grid
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Across 37
- 1"Melts in your mouth" candies … or a hint to this puzzle's theme ↗MANDMS
- 7Mattress or memo follower ↗PAD
- 10Maine city near the mouth of the Kennebec River ↗BATH
- 14Mama Morton of "Chicago," for one ↗MATRON
- 15Meaning of "mono-" ↗ONE
- 16Marco Polo made his way across it ↗ASIA
- 17Much of Mali ↗SAHARA
- 18Meet and glance off a bumper, as a pool ball might ↗RICOCHET
- 20Multicolored implements in many art drawers ↗MAGICMARKERS
- 22Markdown on Cyber Monday, e.g. ↗DEAL
- 24Maroon and mahogany, for two ↗SHADES
- 25Man's "monkey suit" ↗TUX
- 26Mom-to-aunt moniker ↗SIS
- 28Muscular part of a marathoner ↗LEG
- 29Marshall Mathers ___ Eminem ↗AKA
- 32Met melody ↗ARIA
- 34Make sure not to miss it! ↗CUE
- 36Made eyes at in the manner of a satyr ↗OGLED
- 38Marauder's Map encryption phrase in "Harry Potter" ↗MISCHIEFMANAGED
- 42Minced-meat cake ↗PATTY
- 43Male meower ↗TOM
- 44"Mega cool!," in modern lingo ↗DOPE
- 45Multiple-choice selection on a midterm, say: Abbr. ↗ANS
- 46Making out openly or a mobile device, in brief ↗PDA
- 49Modern-day name for the American Messenger Co. ↗UPS
- 51Make free (of), maybe ↗RID
- 52Munificent man ↗SHARER
- 54Maximum measure of attractiveness, say ↗ATEN
- 56M.L.B. M.V.P. nicknamed the "Commerce Comet" ↗MICKEYMANTLE
- 60Midwest state that's home to Moline ↗ILLINOIS
- 61Many-toothed metal tool ↗RIPSAW
- 65Much-heard sound from a horse in motion ↗CLOP
- 66Martial arts master Bruce ↗LEE
- 67Maneuver a monoplane, e.g. ↗AVIATE
- 68Mechanics might provide them for their work: Abbr. ↗ESTS
- 69Modern modem inits. ↗DSL
- 70Maniacs, maybe ↗MADMEN
Down 41
- 1Metric measurements: Abbr. ↗MMS
- 2Motorists make up this org. ↗AAA
- 3Maximum degree in math ↗NTH
- 4Molière's or Mamet's field ↗DRAMA
- 5Maxims discouraging misconduct ↗MORALS
- 6Minor mishap ↗SNAG
- 7Many a mailbox locale ↗PORCH
- 8Marmot or marmoset ↗ANIMAL
- 9Month multiplied by 120 ↗DECADE
- 10Musters support for, as a mission ↗BACKS
- 11Men's tennis champ with a Presidential Medal of Freedom ↗ASHE
- 12Measure of a membership ↗TIER
- 13Milliners manufacture them ↗HATS
- 19Milwaukie and Mount Hood are here ↗OREGON
- 21Matter to mull over ↗ISSUE
- 22Malodorous Malaysian fruit ↗DURIAN
- 23Manifests in the material world ↗EXISTS
- 25Major metropolis on a bay of the same name ↗TAMPA
- 27Map word in Marseille ↗ICI
- 29Main man for Bill Clinton, 1993-2001 ↗ALGORE
- 30Maintain, as movie footage ↗KEEPIN
- 31Made a basic math calculation ↗ADDED
- 33Magician's or marionettist's performance ↗ACT
- 35Movement of money digitally from bank to bank, in brief ↗EFT
- 37Meander mindlessly (about) ↗GAD
- 39Mild-mannered characteristic? ↗HYPHEN
- 40Miss badly, maybe ↗MOURN
- 41Music magnifier at a concert ↗AMP
- 47Made a mere 24 hours ago ↗DAYOLD
- 48Military groups that meet in battle ↗ARMIES
- 50Mouth moistener ↗SALIVA
- 52Moves merrily ↗SKIPS
- 53Mobile stand at a meeting ↗EASEL
- 55Meh … or medium-temp ↗TEPID
- 56Miniature maze runners ↗MICE
- 57Major misfortunes ↗ILLS
- 58Medical mass ↗CLOT
- 59Means of transport in a mine ↗TRAM
- 62Musician Cooke who sang "You Send Me" ↗SAM
- 63Made a meal of ↗ATE
- 64Ming-Na of 1998's "Mulan" ↗WEN