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NYT Crossword — September 1, 2026

Tuesday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 74 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

37 clues

1Fill the role of

10River in which baby Moses was found

14Comedians' event

15Sword with a bowl-shaped guard

16Burden to bear

17https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil?

19"Ism" that might result from a schism

20Conditionally released

21Tropical fruit with black seeds

23Some N.F.L. blockers: Abbr.

24Org. for Martina Hingis and Martina Navratilova

25Noted magnate on the Titanic

26https://www.hot-dog.org?

33Shakespearean father of three

35Dings on a car

36Out of patience, with "up"

38Prone to throwing caution to the wind

39Unfavorable review

40Split, as the Red Sea

41https://www.zillow.com?

44Plants that have been around on Earth for 375+ million years

45O'Hare posting, for short

51Psychedelic experience

53Like Javan rhinos

54https://www.congress.gov?

56Ilhan in Congress

57Bad to the bone

58"Not gonna happen!"

60Secluded valley

61Writer ___ Rogers St. Johns

Down

37 clues

2Dracula, for one

3Camping covers

4Where Uzbeks and Uyghurs live

5Highest-grossing movie of the 1970s

6Magnetic induction units

7Andy Taylor's boy on old TV

8Cry on a tennis court

10"Don't ruin the ending for me!"

12"Peanuts" girl

13This, in Tijuana

18HBO's "The White ___"

22Locale of Coca-Cola's headquarters: Abbr.

25Like fine wine

26Amy Poehler's onetime partner on "Weekend Update"

27Update, perhaps

29Four-term prez

30Wife of Jacob

31To the degree that

36Fidget spinners and Labubu dolls, for two

37Rose Bowl city

39Pulled down a pair?

40Like un homme with a Napoleon complex

42Distinct stretch of years

43Think back on

47Orion's left-foot star

48"Norma" or "Tosca"

52Rolled out unannounced?

55Preceding night

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Stats & info

Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026

15×15

Grid size

74

Total entries

34/191

Black / letter cells

5.2

Avg entry length

11 ltrs

Longest entry

Easy

Tuesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedSep 1, 2026

DayTuesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorPaul Hudes and Margot Kohn

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split37 across · 37 down

Longest entries

26Ahttps://www.hot-dog.org?11 ltrs 41Ahttps://www.zillow.com?11 ltrs 17Ahttps://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil?10 ltrs 54Ahttps://www.congress.gov?10 ltrs 10D"Don't ruin the ending for me!"10 ltrs

Tuesday sits one notch above Monday, usually with a light theme and a few playful clues. This grid has 34 black squares and averages 5.2 letters per entry.