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NYT Crossword September 2 2026 Answers

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Every answer from the Wednesday, September 2 2026 New York Times Crossword, checked and verified against the published NYT solution. Select a clue for the full explanation.

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

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1Metric measurements: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›2Motorists make up this org.3 lettersSee answer ›3Maximum degree in math3 lettersSee answer ›4Molière's or Mamet's field5 lettersSee answer ›5Maxims discouraging misconduct6 lettersSee answer ›6Minor mishap4 lettersSee answer ›7Many a mailbox locale5 lettersSee answer ›8Marmot or marmoset6 lettersSee answer ›9Month multiplied by 1206 lettersSee answer ›10Musters support for, as a mission5 lettersSee answer ›11Men's tennis champ with a Presidential Medal of Freedom4 lettersSee answer ›12Measure of a membership4 lettersSee answer ›13Milliners manufacture them4 lettersSee answer ›19Milwaukie and Mount Hood are here6 lettersSee answer ›21Matter to mull over5 lettersSee answer ›22Malodorous Malaysian fruit6 lettersSee answer ›23Manifests in the material world6 lettersSee answer ›25Major metropolis on a bay of the same name5 lettersSee answer ›27Map word in Marseille3 lettersSee answer ›29Main man for Bill Clinton, 1993-20016 lettersSee answer ›30Maintain, as movie footage6 lettersSee answer ›31Made a basic math calculation5 lettersSee answer ›33Magician's or marionettist's performance3 lettersSee answer ›35Movement of money digitally from bank to bank, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›37Meander mindlessly (about)3 lettersSee answer ›39Mild-mannered characteristic?6 lettersSee answer ›40Miss badly, maybe5 lettersSee answer ›41Music magnifier at a concert3 lettersSee answer ›47Made a mere 24 hours ago6 lettersSee answer ›48Military groups that meet in battle6 lettersSee answer ›50Mouth moistener6 lettersSee answer ›52Moves merrily5 lettersSee answer ›53Mobile stand at a meeting5 lettersSee answer ›55Meh … or medium-temp5 lettersSee answer ›56Miniature maze runners4 lettersSee answer ›57Major misfortunes4 lettersSee answer ›58Medical mass4 lettersSee answer ›59Means of transport in a mine4 lettersSee answer ›62Musician Cooke who sang "You Send Me"3 lettersSee answer ›63Made a meal of3 lettersSee answer ›64Ming-Na of 1998's "Mulan"3 lettersSee answer ›