NYT Crossword hints and answer for September 5, 2026
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Clues72
Across36
Down36
ConstructorFritz Juhnke
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Made chitchat (9)
Starts with S, ends with DSCHMOOZED→
10A
Underground rock (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMAGMA→
15A
"Slow down a second!" (9)
Starts with W, ends with EWHOATHERE→
16A
What you might hear when you get someone's goat? (5)
Starts with B, ends with TBLEAT→
17A
Nay sayers (15)
Starts with A, ends with TALLTHOSEAGAINST→
19A
Actor Nick of "The Prince of Tides" (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENOLTE→
20A
One way to stand (4)
Starts with T, ends with LTALL→
21A
Hang time, for short? (4)
Starts with S, ends with HSESH→
22A
Important (3)
Starts with K, ends with YKEY→
23A
Journey, so to speak (4)
Starts with R, ends with DROAD→
25A
Access, as to an elite network (6)
Starts with E, ends with EENTREE→
27A
"___ ME" (humorous "sign") (4)
Starts with W, ends with HWASH→
29A
European landmark whose name begins with an "A" in classical literature (4)
Starts with E, ends with AETNA→
31A
Reduced price? (3)
Starts with A, ends with TAMT→
32A
Revered one (4)
Starts with I, ends with LIDOL→
34A
"Keep on going!" (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMORE→
36A
Word in a Tibetan leader's title (5)
Starts with D, ends with IDALAI→
38A
"Infection" common among schoolkids (7)
Starts with C, ends with SCOOTIES→
40A
California city bisected by Interstate 5 (7)
Starts with A, ends with MANAHEIM→
42A
Not continue beyond (5)
Starts with E, ends with TENDAT→
43A
Stunner (4)
Starts with L, ends with ULULU→
45A
Cette femme (4)
Starts with E, ends with EELLE→
46A
Toy popularized by Queen Victoria, familiarly (3)
Starts with P, ends with MPOM→
47A
___ dance (Lunar New Year tradition) (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLION→
49A
Shiny material (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELAME→
51A
Annular reefs (6)
Starts with A, ends with SATOLLS→
53A
Stock market option (4)
Starts with C, ends with LCALL→
55A
TV drama whose past guest stars have included Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber (3)
Starts with C, ends with ICSI→
58A
Its license plate might read "FOR HIRE" (4)
Starts with L, ends with OLIMO→
59A
Land, marked (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPLOT→
61A
Held the elevator door for, say (5)
Starts with L, ends with NLETON→
63A
Sarcastic response to boasting (15)
Starts with A, ends with LARENTYOUSPECIAL→
66A
Carnival line? (5)
Starts with C, ends with ACONGA→
67A
Score sneakily (9)
Starts with S, ends with ESTEALHOME→
68A
"The door's open!" (5)
Starts with E, ends with RENTER→
69A
Conclude an agreement, say (9)
Starts with S, ends with TSHAKEONIT→
Down
2D
Luxury fashion house based in Paris (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECHLOE→
3D
Incident so dramatic it feels like a movie (15)
Starts with H, ends with THOLLYWOODMOMENT→
4D
Apt name for a yoga instructor? (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMATT→
5D
"Our best thought came from ___": Ralph Waldo Emerson (6)
Starts with O, ends with SOTHERS→
6D
"Found you!" (3)
Starts with O, ends with OOHO→
7D
Cracker alternative to Ritz (5)
Starts with Z, ends with AZESTA→
8D
Mobile library? (7)
Starts with E, ends with REREADER→
10D
Future manager's goal, for short (3)
Starts with M, ends with AMBA→
11D
Most-celebrated celebrities (5)
Starts with A, ends with TALIST→
12D
Primary follower (15)
Starts with G, ends with NGENERALELECTION→
13D
Thing you may regret hitting "Reply All" to (9)
Starts with M, ends with LMASSEMAIL→
14D
When it happened (9)
Starts with A, ends with EATTHETIME→
18D
Valley with gentle slopes (4)
Starts with G, ends with NGLEN→
24D
"I can't catch a break!" (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOHME→
26D
Bubkes (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANADA→
28D
20-Across, en español (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALTA→
30D
Green-winged water bird (4)
Starts with T, ends with LTEAL→
32D
Stunning attraction at a winter festival, maybe (9)
Starts with I, ends with EICEPALACE→
33D
Clothing tag warning (9)
Starts with D, ends with NDONOTIRON→
35D
Seat of one European monarchy (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOSLO→
37D
Tongue-in-cheek interjection akin to "Told ya …" (4)
Starts with A, ends with MAHEM→
39D
"___ turn out fine" (4)
Starts with I, ends with LITLL→
41D
Like the 18th Amendment, nowadays (4)
Starts with N, ends with LNULL→
44D
Boorish (7)
Starts with U, ends with HUNCOUTH→
48D
Game on a car trip (4)
Starts with I, ends with YISPY→
50D
Form of a gene (6)
Starts with A, ends with EALLELE→
52D
The sound that concludes "The Sound and the Fury" (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELONGE→
54D
Befuddled (5)
Starts with A, ends with AATSEA→
56D
"We're alike in that way" (5)
Starts with S, ends with ISOAMI→
60D
Stock market woe (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLOSS→
62D
Diminishing return? (4)
Starts with E, ends with OECHO→
64D
Waterproofing material for a sail, once (3)
Starts with T, ends with RTAR→
65D
Lahore is here: Abbr. (3)
Starts with P, ends with KPAK→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for September 5, 2026?+
72 clues: 36 Across and 36 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Fritz Juhnke and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Made chitchat (SCHMOOZED); Underground rock (MAGMA); "Slow down a second!" (WHOATHERE).
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