NYT Crossword Answers for September 6, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Sunday, September 6, 2026

21×21“Crossover Films”By John KugelmanEdited by Will ShortzMedium, but big (21×21)

Sunday puzzle · 138 answers · Medium, but big (21×21). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Puzzle note: “This puzzle is intended to have picture clues. If you are solving on an app that hasn't been updated, you might see a description of the missing image file instead of the intended clue. If you aren't able to update your app, you can solve online or in print to get the full solving experience. Clue illustrations by Glenn Harvey”

Reveal the 4 longest answers (usually the theme)

23A FLASHDANCESWITHWOLVES39A THELIGHTHOUSEOFGUCCI93A ASHOTINTHEDARKKNIGHT110A TWELVEANGRYMENINBLACK

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 8; here are their numbers and answers.

81AAcross clue ending in “?” (3)
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NUN
105AAcross clue ending in “?” (3)
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OWL
3DDown clue ending in “?” (10)
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PEACHEMOJI
18DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
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OLES
56DDown clue ending in “?” (5)
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ALIBI
82DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
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STOP
96DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
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KILN
116DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
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BBS

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 297 puzzles since November 2025:

END ×14ACAI ×11ETSY ×8ITEM ×8OWL ×8CAN ×7IOWA ×7ECON ×6

The full NYT Crossword solution

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1T2A3P4A5S6C7R8U9S10H11I12T13I14M15A16F17O18O19L20ALEPH21LASTROW22NAMABLE23FLASH24DANCESWI25THWOLVES26TACT27ANG28ANYA29LIST30HY31MN32E33D34G35E36SCL37E38RA39T40HELIG41HTHOU42SEOFGUC43C44I45WEMET46MOLERAT47ANYHO48O49ELO50BOP51TAY52B53ADE54UMM55ELJ56A57MES58SHIH59POO60EMMA61NAILIN62THELIONK63I64NGPIN65ILD66IVO67UNITER68B69A70DBOYSDO71N72T73CRY74SHE75I76K77S78ACAI79LATINAS80DOITNOW81NUN82S83EED84NON85FUN86COE87CRE88STS89ATTI90CUS91I92LOSE93ASHOT94I95NTHEDARK96KNIGHT97OPENAI98SSNS99ITEM100E101T102TU103RAN104T105O106WL107FE108E109D110TWEL111V112EANGR113Y114M115ENIN116BLACK117SENDING118LOAFPAN119BATON120YESANDS121ENMASSE122STONY

All 58 Across answers

1A TAPAS6A CRUSHIT13A IMAFOOL20A ALEPH21A LASTROW22A NAMABLE23A FLASHDANCESWITHWOLVES26A TACT27A ANG28A ANYA29A LIST30A HYMN32A EDGE36A SCLERA39A THELIGHTHOUSEOFGUCCI45A WEMET46A MOLERAT47A ANYHOO49A ELO50A BOP51A TAY52A BADE54A UMM55A ELJAMES58A SHIHPOO60A EMMA61A NAILIN62A THELIONKINGPIN65A ILDIVO67A UNITER68A BADBOYSDONTCRY74A SHEIKS78A ACAI79A LATINAS80A DOITNOW81A NUN82A SEED84A NON85A FUN86A COE87A CRESTS89A ATTICUS91A ILOSE93A ASHOTINTHEDARKKNIGHT97A OPENAI98A SSNS99A ITEM100A ETTU103A RANT105A OWL107A FEED110A TWELVEANGRYMENINBLACK117A SENDING118A LOAFPAN119A BATON120A YESANDS121A ENMASSE122A STONY

All 80 Down answers

1D TAFT2D ALLA3D PEACHEMOJI4D APSTYLE5D SHH6D CLAN7D RANGETOP8D USC9D STE10D HRS11D IOWA12D TWINSET13D INHALF14D MAW15D AMO16D FALLACY17D OBVI18D OLES19D LEST24D DANG25D TYCO31D MIT33D DHL34D GOETHE35D EURAIL37D EGAD38D RUNE39D TWEEN40D HELLA41D HMOS42D SAYHI43D CHUMP44D IOMMI48D OMAN50D BENDY52D BONNY53D AOKI56D ALIBI57D MILO58D SHOOT59D POURS60D EGRET62D TVDAD63D ITSON64D NEHI66D ISLE68D BANC69D ACURA70D DANES71D NINTH72D TNOTES73D CANIDS75D INCOGMEATO76D KOOSH77D SWEET80D DUSK82D STOP83D ESTE85D FURSONAS88D SHOULDA89D ATINGLE90D CAN91D INT92D LIEFLAT94D INRAGS95D NAAN96D KILN100D ETSY101D TWEE102D TENS104D TRON106D WINE108D ECON109D DKNY111D VIN112D END113D YAM114D MFA115D EPS116D BBS

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Sunday, September 6, 2026 was a 21×21 grid by John Kugelman, edited by Will Shortz, titled “Crossover Films”. It had 138 answers and 69 black squares; the longest answer ran 21 letters. That is 1 fewer than the average Sunday before it (139.2). 8 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Sep 6: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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