NYT Crossword Answers for Saturday, September 5, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Saturday, September 5, 2026

15×15By Fritz JuhnkeEdited by Will ShortzHardest (themeless)

Saturday puzzle · 72 answers · Hardest (themeless). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 2 longest answers (usually the theme)

17A ALLTHOSEAGAINST63A ARENTYOUSPECIAL

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 7; here are their numbers and answers.

  1. 16AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
    RevealBLEAT
  2. 21AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealSESH
  3. 31AAcross clue ending in “?” (3)
    RevealAMT
  4. 66AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
    RevealCONGA
  5. 4DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealMATT
  6. 8DDown clue ending in “?” (7)
    RevealEREADER
  7. 62DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealECHO
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 296 puzzles since November 2025:

ETNA ×9ECHO ×8OSLO ×7TAR ×7ALTA ×6ELLE ×6IDOL ×6CSI ×5

The full NYT Crossword solution

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All 36 Across answers

1A SCHMOOZED10A MAGMA15A WHOATHERE16A BLEAT17A ALLTHOSEAGAINST19A NOLTE20A TALL21A SESH22A KEY23A ROAD25A ENTREE27A WASH29A ETNA31A AMT32A IDOL34A MORE36A DALAI38A COOTIES40A ANAHEIM42A ENDAT43A LULU45A ELLE46A POM47A LION49A LAME51A ATOLLS53A CALL55A CSI58A LIMO59A PLOT61A LETON63A ARENTYOUSPECIAL66A CONGA67A STEALHOME68A ENTER69A SHAKEONIT

All 36 Down answers

1D SWANK2D CHLOE3D HOLLYWOODMOMENT4D MATT5D OTHERS6D OHO7D ZESTA8D EREADER9D DEAL10D MBA11D ALIST12D GENERALELECTION13D MASSEMAIL14D ATTHETIME18D GLEN24D OHME26D NADA28D ALTA30D TEAL32D ICEPALACE33D DONOTIRON35D OSLO37D AHEM39D ITLL41D NULL44D UNCOUTH48D ISPY50D ALLELE52D LONGE54D ATSEA56D SOAMI57D INLET60D LOSS62D ECHO64D TAR65D PAK

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Saturday, September 5, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Fritz Juhnke, edited by Will Shortz. It had 72 answers and 25 black squares; the longest answer ran 15 letters. That is 4 more than the average Saturday before it (67.6). 7 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Sep 5: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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