NYT Crossword Answers for Wednesday, September 2, 2026
NYT Crossword
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Wednesday puzzle · 78 answers · Medium. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
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20A MAGICMARKERS38A MISCHIEFMANAGED56A MICKEYMANTLE
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 1; here are their numbers and answers.
- 39DDown clue ending in “?” (6)
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HYPHEN
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 293 puzzles since November 2025:
ATE ×19ONE ×17SIS ×14LEE ×12NTH ×11ACT ×10ASIA ×8AKA ×6
The full NYT Crossword solution
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All 37 Across answers
1A MANDMS7A PAD10A BATH14A MATRON15A ONE16A ASIA17A SAHARA18A RICOCHET20A MAGICMARKERS22A DEAL24A SHADES25A TUX26A SIS28A LEG29A AKA32A ARIA34A CUE36A OGLED38A MISCHIEFMANAGED42A PATTY43A TOM44A DOPE45A ANS46A PDA49A UPS51A RID52A SHARER54A ATEN56A MICKEYMANTLE60A ILLINOIS61A RIPSAW65A CLOP66A LEE67A AVIATE68A ESTS69A DSL70A MADMEN
All 41 Down answers
1D MMS2D AAA3D NTH4D DRAMA5D MORALS6D SNAG7D PORCH8D ANIMAL9D DECADE10D BACKS11D ASHE12D TIER13D HATS19D OREGON21D ISSUE22D DURIAN23D EXISTS25D TAMPA27D ICI29D ALGORE30D KEEPIN31D ADDED33D ACT35D EFT37D GAD39D HYPHEN40D MOURN41D AMP47D DAYOLD48D ARMIES50D SALIVA52D SKIPS53D EASEL55D TEPID56D MICE57D ILLS58D CLOT59D TRAM62D SAM63D ATE64D WEN
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Wednesday, September 2, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Mac Motz, edited by Will Shortz. It had 78 answers and 38 black squares; the longest answer ran 15 letters. That is 1 more than the average Wednesday before it (76.8). 1 clue ended in a question mark.
Also on Sep 2: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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