NYT Crossword hints and answer for September 6, 2026
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Clues138
Across58
Down80
TitleCrossover Films
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Spanish nibbles (5)
Starts with T, ends with STAPAS→
6A
Do great (7)
Starts with C, ends with TCRUSHIT→
13A
"Silly me!" (7)
Starts with I, ends with LIMAFOOL→
20A
Letter in the Hebrew spelling of "Adonai" (5)
Starts with A, ends with HALEPH→
21A
Closest area to a movie theater projector, maybe (7)
Starts with L, ends with WLASTROW→
22A
Noteworthy (7)
Starts with N, ends with ENAMABLE→
23A
Flash (21)
Starts with F, ends with SFLASHDANCESWITHWOLVES→
26A
Loudmouth's lack, perhaps (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTACT→
27A
Director Lee (3)
Starts with A, ends with GANG→
28A
Taylor-Joy of "Dune: Part Three" (4)
Starts with A, ends with AANYA→
29A
Word after B or bucket (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLIST→
30A
"Rock of Ages" or "Stand by Me" (4)
Starts with H, ends with NHYMN→
32A
Advantage (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEDGE→
36A
White of the eye (6)
Starts with S, ends with ASCLERA→
39A
Lighthouse (20)
Starts with T, ends with ITHELIGHTHOUSEOFGUCCI→
45A
"Yeah, I know them" (5)
Starts with W, ends with TWEMET→
46A
Burrowing rodent (7)
Starts with M, ends with TMOLERAT→
47A
"So-o-o, as I was saying ..." (6)
Starts with A, ends with OANYHOO→
49A
"Mr. Blue Sky" band, for short (3)
Starts with E, ends with OELO→
50A
Banger of a song (3)
Starts with B, ends with PBOP→
51A
"Fortnight" singer, to fans (3)
Starts with T, ends with YTAY→
52A
Directed (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBADE→
54A
"That is … I mean …" (3)
Starts with U, ends with MUMM→
55A
"Fifty Shades of Grey" author (7)
Starts with E, ends with SELJAMES→
58A
Dog hybrid with thick, low-shedding fur (7)
Starts with S, ends with OSHIHPOO→
60A
Mr. Knightley's love interest, in classic literature (4)
Starts with E, ends with AEMMA→
61A
Embed with a hammer (6)
Starts with N, ends with NNAILIN→
62A
Lion King (14)
Starts with T, ends with NTHELIONKINGPIN→
65A
Operatic pop group formed by Simon Cowell (6)
Starts with I, ends with OILDIVO→
67A
Sort of person who brings people together (6)
Starts with U, ends with RUNITER→
68A
Bad Boys (14)
Starts with B, ends with YBADBOYSDONTCRY→
74A
Arab chiefs (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSHEIKS→
78A
Fruit whose name has three syllables in four letters (4)
Starts with A, ends with IACAI→
79A
Panameñas y puertorriqueñas (7)
Starts with L, ends with SLATINAS→
80A
"A.S.A.P.!" (7)
Starts with D, ends with WDOITNOW→
81A
Someone who exercises out of habit? (3)
Starts with N, ends with NNUN→
82A
Bird store supply (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSEED→
84A
"Starter" starter (3)
Starts with N, ends with NNON→
85A
Word combined with "-fetti" in a portmanteau (3)
Starts with F, ends with NFUN→
86A
Onetime British Olympian/politician Sebastian (3)
Starts with C, ends with ECOE→
87A
Counterparts of troughs (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCRESTS→
89A
___ Finch, lawyer in "To Kill a Mockingbird" (7)
Starts with A, ends with SATTICUS→
91A
[waving the white flag] (5)
Starts with I, ends with EILOSE→
93A
Dark Knight (20)
Starts with A, ends with TASHOTINTHEDARKKNIGHT→
97A
ChatGPT's company (6)
Starts with O, ends with IOPENAI→
98A
They never start with 9: Abbr. (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSSNS→
99A
Word after news or line (4)
Starts with I, ends with MITEM→
100A
Famous last words (4)
Starts with E, ends with UETTU→
103A
Partner of rave (4)
Starts with R, ends with TRANT→
105A
Quite the head-turner? (3)
Starts with O, ends with LOWL→
107A
Live broadcast (4)
Starts with F, ends with DFEED→
110A
Angry Men (21)
Starts with T, ends with KTWELVEANGRYMENINBLACK→
117A
Pushing off (7)
Starts with S, ends with GSENDING→
118A
Rectangular baking container (7)
Starts with L, ends with NLOAFPAN→
119A
Give it a twirl! (5)
Starts with B, ends with NBATON→
120A
Follows the first rule of improv (7)
Starts with Y, ends with SYESANDS→
121A
All together (7)
Starts with E, ends with EENMASSE→
122A
Obdurate (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSTONY→
Down
1D
Chief justice who remarked "I don't remember that I ever was president" (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTAFT→
2D
Mozart's "Rondo ___ Turca" (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALLA→
3D
Sext symbol? (10)
Starts with P, ends with IPEACHEMOJI→
4D
Newsroom writing standard, in brief (7)
Starts with A, ends with EAPSTYLE→
5D
"Just listen …" (3)
Starts with S, ends with HSHH→
6D
Group of families (4)
Starts with C, ends with NCLAN→
7D
Cooking surface (8)
Starts with R, ends with PRANGETOP→
8D
Sch. with the second-most N.F.L. draft picks of all time, after Notre Dame (3)
Starts with U, ends with CUSC→
9D
Sault ___ Marie, Mich. (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESTE→
10D
9-5, say: Abbr. (3)
Starts with H, ends with SHRS→
11D
State that's the setting for "American Gothic" (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIOWA→
12D
Pullover/cardigan combo (7)
Starts with T, ends with TTWINSET→
13D
Down the middle, say (6)
Starts with I, ends with FINHALF→
14D
"Gaping" feature (3)
Starts with M, ends with WMAW→
15D
Latin 101 verb (3)
Starts with A, ends with OAMO→
16D
Reasoning that doesn't hold up (7)
Starts with F, ends with YFALLACY→
17D
Texter's "Duh!" (4)
Starts with O, ends with IOBVI→
18D
Cheers for the Spanish national team? (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOLES→
19D
For fear that (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLEST→
24D
Minced oath (4)
Starts with D, ends with GDANG→
25D
Toymaker behind Tickle Me Elmo (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTYCO→
31D
Lincoln Laboratory operator, in brief (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMIT→
33D
Co. with red-and-yellow trucks (3)
Starts with D, ends with LDHL→
34D
One of Ralph Waldo Emerson's six "Representative Men" (6)
Starts with G, ends with EGOETHE→
35D
Offerer of a 33-country train pass (6)
Starts with E, ends with LEURAIL→
37D
"Good heavens!" (4)
Starts with E, ends with DEGAD→
38D
Arcane letter (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERUNE→
39D
Many a middle schooler (5)
Starts with T, ends with NTWEEN→
40D
Slangy "very" (5)
Starts with H, ends with AHELLA→
41D
Kaiser Permanente and others, in brief (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHMOS→
42D
Initiate small talk, say (5)
Starts with S, ends with ISAYHI→
43D
___ change (5)
Starts with C, ends with PCHUMP→
44D
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony (5)
Starts with I, ends with IIOMMI→
48D
Desert country popular for whale watching (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOMAN→
50D
Like some novelty straws (5)
Starts with B, ends with YBENDY→
52D
Lovely, as a lass (5)
Starts with B, ends with YBONNY→
53D
D.J. and record producer Steve ___ (4)
Starts with A, ends with IAOKI→
56D
Clearing account? (5)
Starts with A, ends with IALIBI→
57D
___ Minderbinder from "Catch-22" (4)
Starts with M, ends with OMILO→
58D
Minced oath (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSHOOT→
59D
Comes down hard (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPOURS→
60D
Long-feathered flier (5)
Starts with E, ends with TEGRET→
62D
Jason Seaver or Ward Cleaver, notably (5)
Starts with T, ends with DTVDAD→
63D
These are fighting words (5)
Starts with I, ends with NITSON→
64D
Classic drink brand sold in tall bottles (4)
Starts with N, ends with INEHI→
66D
Castaway's setting (4)
Starts with I, ends with EISLE→
68D
En ___ (legal phrase) (4)
Starts with B, ends with CBANC→
69D
Lexus rival (5)
Starts with A, ends with AACURA→
70D
People with no word for "please" in their native language (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDANES→
71D
Last in the batting order (5)
Starts with N, ends with HNINTH→
72D
Govt. instruments (6)
Starts with T, ends with STNOTES→
73D
Coyotes, foxes et al. (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCANIDS→
75D
Vegan brand with the logo of a cow wearing a fake mustache (10)
Starts with I, ends with OINCOGMEATO→
76D
___ ball (rubbery toy) (5)
Starts with K, ends with HKOOSH→
77D
"Awesome" (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSWEET→
80D
When many parks close (4)
Starts with D, ends with KDUSK→
82D
Sign of the cross? (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSTOP→
83D
90° del norte (4)
Starts with E, ends with EESTE→
85D
Fandom identities often with fluffy tails and ears (8)
Starts with F, ends with SFURSONAS→
88D
Part of a three-word phrase expressing regret (7)
Starts with S, ends with ASHOULDA→
89D
Quivering with excitement (7)
Starts with A, ends with EATINGLE→
91D
Percentage at a bank: Abbr. (3)
Starts with I, ends with TINT→
92D
Be perfectly supine, say (7)
Starts with L, ends with TLIEFLAT→
94D
Like Cinderella, initially (6)
Starts with I, ends with SINRAGS→
95D
Aloo gobi go-with (4)
Starts with N, ends with NNAAN→
96D
Burn unit? (4)
Starts with K, ends with NKILN→
100D
Vintage goods e-tailer (4)
Starts with E, ends with YETSY→
101D
Overly sentimental, to Brits (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETWEE→
102D
Hamiltons (4)
Starts with T, ends with STENS→
104D
Ending with Jumbo or beta (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTRON→
106D
Fortified stuff, maybe (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWINE→
108D
Milton Friedman's field, familiarly (4)
Starts with E, ends with NECON→
109D
Big Apple fashion house (4)
Starts with D, ends with YDKNY→
111D
Info on auto documents, for short (3)
Starts with V, ends with NVIN→
112D
Wrap up (3)
Starts with E, ends with DEND→
113D
It has a thick skin (3)
Starts with Y, ends with MYAM→
114D
Deg. for some writers (3)
Starts with M, ends with AMFA→
115D
Mini-albums, for short (3)
Starts with E, ends with SEPS→
116D
Cheap shot? (3)
Starts with B, ends with SBBS→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for September 6, 2026?+
138 clues: 58 Across and 80 Down. The puzzle was constructed by John Kugelman and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Spanish nibbles (TAPAS); Do great (CRUSHIT); "Silly me!" (IMAFOOL).
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