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NYT Crossword — September 2, 2025

Tuesday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 78 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

1Número to tango

4Sailboat's post

8Holiday Inn competitor

15All over again

16"All ___!" (conductor's call)

17"Grey's Anatomy" network

18Surgical implant

20Line in a song

23Duolingo and DoorDash

24Soother for sore gums

29"This is more than a want!"

33"Best Comeback Athlete," for one

35Brian of electronica

37Caribbean hot spot

39Salty snack whose varieties are found at the ends of 18-, 24-, 52- and 61-Across

45Khan of Khan Academy

46Loch ___ monster

47Ladies in Lima

50Flowers in a Valentine's Day bouquet

52Core-strengthening exercise

56Greenland native

59Anderson Cooper's channel

60River critter

61Travel blogger's gadget

65Countdown ender

66"This decision is hard!"

67Nobel laureate Wiesel

68Patriotic chant

69Rose quickly, as prices

70Its symbol is Pb

71Vietnamese New Year

Down

41 clues

1Passed out cards

2"I'm leaving now!"

3What a schemer schemes

4Green tea variety

5What makes a pan a pain?

6Bump, ___, spike (volleyball trio)

7Part of many Southern accents

8Granola morsel

10Certain parent overseeing a child's career, in showbiz lingo

11Org. for senior citizens

12Roller coaster element

13Does some math

19Seaweed for sushi

21"Just doing my best"

25Bakery worker

26Hawaiian goose

27Young adult novelist Shusterman

31Long-legged wader

33Some Ivy Leaguers

36Tiebreaker periods, in brief

39Andean nation

40Fashion retailer headquartered in Spain

41North Carolina's ___ University

44Try earnestly to get

46Small salamander

51Enthusiastic, informally

53Spy's gathering

55Reward for Rover

56Egyptian goddess of healing

57Dory's friend, in film

58Chain with in-store salons

63Martinique, par exemple

64Org. that requires polygraph tests for all applicants

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Stats & info

Tuesday, Sep 2, 2025

15×15

Grid size

78

Total entries

36/189

Black / letter cells

4.8

Avg entry length

12 ltrs

Longest entry

Easy

Tuesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedSep 2, 2025

DayTuesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorRena Cohen

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split37 across · 41 down

Longest entries

24ASoother for sore gums12 ltrs 52ACore-strengthening exercise12 ltrs 18ASurgical implant11 ltrs 61ATravel blogger's gadget11 ltrs 3DWhat a schemer schemes10 ltrs

Tuesday sits one notch above Monday, usually with a light theme and a few playful clues. This grid has 36 black squares and averages 4.8 letters per entry.