NYT Crossword hints and answer for September 8, 2026
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Clues76
Across41
Down35
ConstructorSunny Maharjan
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
Prized gem in Chinese culture (4)
Starts with J, ends with EJADE→
5A
Long (for) (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPINE→
9A
Wise one (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESAGE→
13A
Lyft competitor (4)
Starts with U, ends with RUBER→
14A
Trims, say (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEDITS→
16A
Bullet point on an agenda (4)
Starts with I, ends with MITEM→
17A
___ Scotia (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANOVA→
18A
Actress Judi with an Oscar and a Tony (5)
Starts with D, ends with HDENCH→
19A
Hawaiian bird with a reduplicative name (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENENE→
20A
Smooths (over) (7)
Starts with G, ends with SGLOSSES→
22A
Pest at a comedy club (7)
Starts with H, ends with RHECKLER→
24A
Soda bottle units (6)
Starts with L, ends with SLITERS→
25A
Food court locale (4)
Starts with M, ends with LMALL→
26A
"This American Life" host Glass (3)
Starts with I, ends with AIRA→
27A
Suffix in the names of many languages (3)
Starts with E, ends with EESE→
28A
"Please don't go!" (4)
Starts with S, ends with YSTAY→
30A
French cosmetics company founded in 1909 (6)
Starts with L, ends with LLOREAL→
32A
"For ___ a jolly good fellow …" (3)
Starts with H, ends with SHES→
34A
Crafts' partner (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARTS→
36A
"A Whole New ___" ("Aladdin" song) (5)
Starts with W, ends with DWORLD→
37A
CVS rival … or a phonetic hint to the answers on this puzzle's perimeter (9)
Starts with W, ends with SWALGREENS→
40A
"What a shame!" (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSOSAD→
43A
Chopped down (4)
Starts with H, ends with NHEWN→
44A
Broody music genre (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEMO→
47A
Hardest substance in the human body (6)
Starts with E, ends with LENAMEL→
49A
Aide: Abbr. (4)
Starts with A, ends with TASST→
51A
Sound from a pound (3)
Starts with A, ends with FARF→
53A
Energy-carrying chemical found in all living things, in brief (3)
Starts with A, ends with PATP→
54A
Santa makes one (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLIST→
56A
Pompadour or pigtails (6)
Starts with H, ends with OHAIRDO→
58A
"Magic Mirror on the wall, who is the ___ one of all?" (7)
Starts with F, ends with TFAIREST→
60A
Site of a paper jam (7)
Starts with P, ends with RPRINTER→
61A
Milkshake flavor (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOREO→
62A
___ dish (lab item) (5)
Starts with P, ends with IPETRI→
64A
Father (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESIRE→
65A
"___ I a Woman?" (Sojourner Truth speech) (4)
Starts with A, ends with TAINT→
66A
Plastic wrap brand (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSARAN→
67A
Colleges, to Aussies (4)
Starts with U, ends with SUNIS→
68A
Stuff growing on a tree trunk (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMOSS→
69A
Acidic ingredient in guacamole (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELIME→
70A
Money maker (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMINT→
Down
1D
Jaguar's home (6)
Starts with J, ends with EJUNGLE→
2D
Totally ban (7)
Starts with A, ends with HABOLISH→
3D
Faithful follower (7)
Starts with D, ends with EDEVOTEE→
4D
Clear, as a board (5)
Starts with E, ends with EERASE→
5D
Base of a statue (8)
Starts with P, ends with LPEDESTAL→
6D
March 15, e.g. (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIDES→
7D
Diarist Anaïs (3)
Starts with N, ends with NNIN→
8D
___ Sketch (classic drawing toy) (5)
Starts with E, ends with AETCHA→
9D
Kitchen fixture that might have a double or single basin (4)
Starts with S, ends with KSINK→
10D
Artist's workshop (7)
Starts with A, ends with RATELIER→
11D
Army leader (7)
Starts with G, ends with LGENERAL→
12D
May birthstone (7)
Starts with E, ends with DEMERALD→
15D
Shape of conchiglie pasta (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSHELL→
21D
Cohort above jrs. (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSRS→
23D
Ronald McDonald, e.g. (5)
Starts with C, ends with NCLOWN→
25D
"This one's on me!" (7)
Starts with M, ends with TMYTREAT→
29D
Cry of frustration (4)
Starts with A, ends with HARGH→
31D
"Titanic" heroine (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROSE→
33D
Did the backstroke, say (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSWAM→
35D
Works with a needle (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSEWS→
38D
One-named "Hello" singer (5)
Starts with A, ends with EADELE→
39D
Induct into a hall of fame, perhaps (8)
Starts with E, ends with EENSHRINE→
40D
Froth seen at the beach (7)
Starts with S, ends with MSEAFOAM→
41D
Most populous Canadian province (7)
Starts with O, ends with OONTARIO→
42D
2014 nonfiction best seller subtitled "A Brief History of Humankind" (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSAPIENS→
45D
"Shaken, not stirred" drink (7)
Starts with M, ends with IMARTINI→
46D
Use DoorDash or Grubhub, e.g. (7)
Starts with O, ends with NORDERIN→
48D
Some speech impediments (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLISPS→
50D
___ chi (Chinese martial art) (3)
Starts with T, ends with ITAI→
52D
Not see the ___ for the trees (6)
Starts with F, ends with TFOREST→
55D
Amazing bargain (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSTEAL→
57D
"To recap …" (5)
Starts with I, ends with MINSUM→
59D
Decays (4)
Starts with R, ends with SROTS→
60D
British baby carriage (4)
Starts with P, ends with MPRAM→
63D
The first "T" in TNT (3)
Starts with T, ends with ITRI→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for September 8, 2026?+
76 clues: 41 Across and 35 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Sunny Maharjan and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Prized gem in Chinese culture (JADE); Long (for) (PINE); Wise one (SAGE).
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