NYT Crossword Answers for Tuesday, September 1, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

15×15By Paul Hudes and Margot KohnEdited by Will ShortzEasy

Tuesday puzzle · 74 answers · Easy. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 6 longest answers (usually the theme)

17A BURIALSITE20A ONPAROLE26A SAUSAGELINK41A HOMEADDRESS51A ACIDTRIP54A SENATEPAGE

The question-mark clues

A “?” at the end of an NYT clue means wordplay: a pun, a double meaning or a trick. This grid had 6; here are their numbers and answers.

  1. 17AAcross clue ending in “?” (10)
    RevealBURIALSITE
  2. 26AAcross clue ending in “?” (11)
    RevealSAUSAGELINK
  3. 41AAcross clue ending in “?” (11)
    RevealHOMEADDRESS
  4. 54AAcross clue ending in “?” (10)
    RevealSENATEPAGE
  5. 39DDown clue ending in “?” (7)
    RevealPANTSED
  6. 52DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealTPED
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 292 puzzles since November 2025:

ERA ×24ETA ×20EVE ×11ATL ×9EPEE ×8ASIA ×7MET ×7OPERA ×7

The full NYT Crossword solution

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All 37 Across answers

1A ACTAS6A TOLD10A NILE14A ROAST15A EPEE16A ONUS17A BURIALSITE19A SECT20A ONPAROLE21A PAPAYA23A RTS24A WTA25A ASTOR26A SAUSAGELINK29A FLIERS32A MET33A LEAR35A DENTS36A FED37A PESTO38A RASH39A PAN40A PARTED41A HOMEADDRESS44A FERNS45A ETA46A BRO49A PLAYAT51A ACIDTRIP53A RARE54A SENATEPAGE56A OMAR57A EVIL58A NEVER59A MESS60A DELL61A ADELA

All 37 Down answers

1D ARBOR2D COUNT3D TARPS4D ASIA5D STARWARS6D TESLAS7D OPIE8D LET9D DEEPSET10D NOSPOILERS11D INEARNEST12D LUCY13D ESTA18D LOTUS22D ATL25D AGED26D SETHMEYERS27D AMEND28D KATE29D FDR30D LEAH31D INSOFARAS34D ROD36D FADS37D PASADENA39D PANTSED40D PETIT42D ERA43D RECALL46D BRAVE47D RIGEL48D OPERA49D PROM50D LAME51D ANIL52D TPED55D EVE

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Tuesday, September 1, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Paul Hudes and Margot Kohn, edited by Will Shortz. It had 74 answers and 34 black squares; the longest answer ran 11 letters. That is 2 fewer than the average Tuesday before it (76.2). 6 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Sep 1: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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