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NYT Crossword — September 8, 2026

Tuesday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 76 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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3D

4E

5P

6I

7N

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9S

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B

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D

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T

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18D

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H

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20G

L

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21S

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30L

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61O

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67U

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Across

41 clues

1Prized gem in Chinese culture

13Lyft competitor

16Bullet point on an agenda

18Actress Judi with an Oscar and a Tony

19Hawaiian bird with a reduplicative name

20Smooths (over)

22Pest at a comedy club

24Soda bottle units

25Food court locale

26"This American Life" host Glass

27Suffix in the names of many languages

28"Please don't go!"

30French cosmetics company founded in 1909

32"For ___ a jolly good fellow …"

34Crafts' partner

36"A Whole New ___" ("Aladdin" song)

37CVS rival … or a phonetic hint to the answers on this puzzle's perimeter

40"What a shame!"

44Broody music genre

47Hardest substance in the human body

51Sound from a pound

53Energy-carrying chemical found in all living things, in brief

54Santa makes one

56Pompadour or pigtails

58"Magic Mirror on the wall, who is the ___ one of all?"

60Site of a paper jam

61Milkshake flavor

62___ dish (lab item)

65"___ I a Woman?" (Sojourner Truth speech)

66Plastic wrap brand

67Colleges, to Aussies

68Stuff growing on a tree trunk

69Acidic ingredient in guacamole

Down

35 clues

3Faithful follower

4Clear, as a board

5Base of a statue

6March 15, e.g.

7Diarist Anaïs

8___ Sketch (classic drawing toy)

9Kitchen fixture that might have a double or single basin

10Artist's workshop

12May birthstone

15Shape of conchiglie pasta

21Cohort above jrs.

23Ronald McDonald, e.g.

25"This one's on me!"

29Cry of frustration

31"Titanic" heroine

33Did the backstroke, say

35Works with a needle

38One-named "Hello" singer

39Induct into a hall of fame, perhaps

40Froth seen at the beach

41Most populous Canadian province

422014 nonfiction best seller subtitled "A Brief History of Humankind"

45"Shaken, not stirred" drink

46Use DoorDash or Grubhub, e.g.

48Some speech impediments

50___ chi (Chinese martial art)

52Not see the ___ for the trees

55Amazing bargain

57"To recap …"

60British baby carriage

63The first "T" in TNT

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Stats & info

Tuesday, Sep 8, 2026

15×15

Grid size

76

Total entries

36/189

Black / letter cells

5.0

Avg entry length

9 ltrs

Longest entry

Easy

Tuesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedSep 8, 2026

DayTuesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorSunny Maharjan

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split41 across · 35 down

Longest entries

37ACVS rival … or a phonetic hint to the answers on this puzzle's perimeter9 ltrs 5DBase of a statue8 ltrs 39DInduct into a hall of fame, perhaps8 ltrs 20ASmooths (over)7 ltrs 22APest at a comedy club7 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 5.0 letters per entry.