NYT Crossword Answers for September 4, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Friday, September 4, 2026

15×15By Julian XiaoEdited by Will ShortzHard (themeless)

Friday puzzle · 66 answers · Hard (themeless). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 6 longest answers (usually the theme)

1A JENGATOWER15A INAUGURATE17A NATIONALTV54A ATARIGAMES57A SECURELINE59A PRESIDENTS

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 3; here are their numbers and answers.

1AAcross clue ending in “?” (10)
Reveal
JENGATOWER
11AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
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ACED
57AAcross clue ending in “?” (10)
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SECURELINE

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 295 puzzles since November 2025:

IRS ×10ELLA ×9IRIS ×9AGO ×8OVER ×8REV ×8ASP ×6SIC ×6

The full NYT Crossword solution

Show the solved grid

1J2E3N4G5A6T7O8W9E10R11A12C13E14D15INAUGURATE16MOVE17NATIONALTV18IRIS19GMAN20ELLA21SWOLE22LOSE23S24SOJ25OURNER26ERHAR27D28PANROAST29SSA30IR31S32MAGNETS33SLAP34ECIG35P36O37TTAGE38SIC39V40E41G42UNHINGE43S44DA45TIVE46SLINKYDO47G48LATIN49HECKA50SLU51R52MADE53TAKE54ATARI55GAMES56OVER57SECURELINE58YENS59PRESIDENTS

All 34 Across answers

1A JENGATOWER11A ACED15A INAUGURATE16A MOVE17A NATIONALTV18A IRIS19A GMAN20A ELLA21A SWOLE22A LOSES24A SOJOURNER26A ERHARD28A PANROAST29A SSA30A IRS32A MAGNETS33A SLAP34A ECIG35A POTTAGE38A SIC39A VEG42A UNHINGES44A DATIVE46A SLINKYDOG48A LATIN49A HECKA50A SLUR52A MADE53A TAKE54A ATARIGAMES56A OVER57A SECURELINE58A YENS59A PRESIDENTS

All 32 Down answers

1D JINGLES2D ENAMORS3D NATASHA4D GUINEA5D AGO6D TUNE7D ORALS8D WALLOP9D ETTAJAMES10D REV11D AMIWRONG12D CORONAE13D EVILEST14D DESERTS21D SURGICAL23D SRILANKA25D ONACID27D DRAGGY31D SPEEDSTER33D STINKERS35D PUSHTOY36D ONLEAVE37D THICKEN39D VITAMIN40D EVIDENT41D GENESES43D SOLACE45D TAMALE47D GURUS51D RIRI54D ASP55D GED

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Friday, September 4, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Julian Xiao, edited by Will Shortz. It had 66 answers and 25 black squares; the longest answer ran 10 letters. That is 4 fewer than the average Friday before it (69.9). 3 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Sep 4: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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