Wednesday, September 2, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers

All 78 clues from the newest puzzle are listed below without answers. Select a clue to see its answer and explanation, or open the full grid.

See the full grid & answers15 × 15 · Wednesday

Clue list

1"Melts in your mouth" candies … or a hint to this puzzle's theme6 ltrs›7Mattress or memo follower3 ltrs›10Maine city near the mouth of the Kennebec River4 ltrs›14Mama Morton of "Chicago," for one6 ltrs›15Meaning of "mono-"3 ltrs›16Marco Polo made his way across it4 ltrs›17Much of Mali6 ltrs›18Meet and glance off a bumper, as a pool ball might8 ltrs›20Multicolored implements in many art drawers12 ltrs›22Markdown on Cyber Monday, e.g.4 ltrs›24Maroon and mahogany, for two6 ltrs›25Man's "monkey suit"3 ltrs›26Mom-to-aunt moniker3 ltrs›28Muscular part of a marathoner3 ltrs›29Marshall Mathers ___ Eminem3 ltrs›32Met melody4 ltrs›34Make sure not to miss it!3 ltrs›36Made eyes at in the manner of a satyr5 ltrs›38Marauder's Map encryption phrase in "Harry Potter"15 ltrs›42Minced-meat cake5 ltrs›43Male meower3 ltrs›44"Mega cool!," in modern lingo4 ltrs›45Multiple-choice selection on a midterm, say: Abbr.3 ltrs›46Making out openly or a mobile device, in brief3 ltrs›49Modern-day name for the American Messenger Co.3 ltrs›51Make free (of), maybe3 ltrs›52Munificent man6 ltrs›54Maximum measure of attractiveness, say4 ltrs›56M.L.B. M.V.P. nicknamed the "Commerce Comet"12 ltrs›60Midwest state that's home to Moline8 ltrs›61Many-toothed metal tool6 ltrs›65Much-heard sound from a horse in motion4 ltrs›66Martial arts master Bruce3 ltrs›67Maneuver a monoplane, e.g.6 ltrs›68Mechanics might provide them for their work: Abbr.4 ltrs›69Modern modem inits.3 ltrs›70Maniacs, maybe6 ltrs›

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About the New York Times Crossword

The New York Times Crossword has run since 1942 and has been edited by Will Shortz since 1993. A new puzzle is published every day of the week, and the grids get harder as the week goes on: Monday is the gentlest, Saturday the toughest, and Sunday is a 21 × 21 grid built around a named theme rather than raw difficulty.

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Every puzzle gets its own page with the solved grid, the full Across and Down lists, and a reveal button on each entry so nothing is spoiled before you want it. Each clue also gets a page of its own with the answer, the entries it crosses in the grid, and other fills the same clue has taken in puzzles we index. Use the clue finder in the sidebar to search this puzzle by clue text, or switch it to letter mode and type a pattern such as A??A to match by known letters.

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