NYT Crossword Answers for September 3, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Thursday, September 3, 2026

15×16By Zhou ZhangEdited by Will ShortzTricky (often a gimmick)

Thursday puzzle · 80 answers · Tricky (often a gimmick). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 4 longest answers (usually the theme)

17A SEINFELD32A CLASSROOM49A POKERGAME66A EPICFAIL

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 2; here are their numbers and answers.

37AAcross clue ending in “?” (7)
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ALIBABA
42AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
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RERUN

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 294 puzzles since November 2025:

EEL ×12TSAR ×12INN ×11AFAR ×9ASAP ×9URSA ×9HER ×8SCAR ×8

The full NYT Crossword solution

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1A2P3P4S5H6E7R8P9I10T11C12H13SIRI14YEE15ENSUE16D17SEIN18FELD19ENABLE20NOGGIN21S22UR23RBIS24TA25PERE26D27YUK28S29H30E31D32CLASSR33OOM34CAME35DUE36ASAP37ALIBABA38FU39S40S41Y42RERUN43P44ETNAME45NC46A47A48UNSCREW49P50OKERG51AME52HIES53MAC54STEWAR55T56UTA57H58ISH59GL60A61M62P63S64SIRE65NS66E67PICFAIL68ENDCUT69LIZ70ANTE71ASKME72LTE73ROAD

All 38 Across answers

1A APPS5A HER8A PITCH13A SIRI14A YEE15A ENSUED17A SEINFELD19A ENABLE20A NOGGIN21A SUR23A RBIS24A TAPERED27A YUK28A SHED32A CLASSROOM34A CAMEDUE36A ASAP37A ALIBABA38A FUSSY42A RERUN43A PETNAME45A NCAA48A UNSCREW49A POKERGAME52A HIES53A MAC54A STEWART56A UTAH58A ISH59A GLAMPS64A SIRENS66A EPICFAIL68A ENDCUT69A LIZ70A ANTE71A ASKME72A LTE73A ROAD

All 42 Down answers

1D ASSN2D PIEO3D PRIG4D SING5D HYENACUB6D EEL7D REDSEA8D PEERESS9D INN10D TSAR11D CUBBYO12D HELIUM16D DESK18D FIT22D URSA25D PLEA26D DRAFTS28D SCAR29D HALE30D EMIR31D DEBUNK33D OPUNCH35D DANCES39D SARI40D SMEE41D YEWS43D PUMA44D ENERGIZE46D ARTISTE47D AGES49D PATINA50D OCARDS51D AWHELL53D MUSE55D TLC57D HECK60D AFAR61D MANO62D PITA63D SLED65D NUM67D PIT

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Thursday, September 3, 2026 was a 15×16 grid by Zhou Zhang, edited by Will Shortz. It had 80 answers and 44 black squares; the longest answer ran 9 letters. That is 3 more than the average Thursday before it (76.6). 2 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Sep 3: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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