New York Times Crossword September 4 2026 Answers
Sofia Marquez
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on September 4 2026, constructed by Julian Xiao. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1AResult of a tense build-up?›
- 11AHit a point of no return?›
- 15AKick off›
- 16A“Outta my way!”›
- 17AABC's realm›
- 18ABody part affected by heterochromia›
- 19AFed›
- 20A___ Mai, Grammy-winning R&B singer›
- 21ABuff›
- 22ADrops›
- 24AMars rover named in honor of a 19th-century activist›
- 26ALudwig ___, post-W.W. II leader who led West Germany's economic recovery›
- 28ACooking term whose name is composed of two synonyms for "criticize"›
- 29AAgcy. tracking popular baby names›
- 30AAgcy. concerned with declarations›
- 32AParts of some high-speed rail systems›
- 33ABe exceptionally good, in modern slang›
- 34AVaper's purchase›
- 35AWhat Esau got in exchange for selling his birthright to Jacob›
- 38ADisclaimer in a quote›
- 39A"Hang"›
- 42ADetaches from the frame, perhaps›
- 44AGrammatical case in 48-Across›
- 46ALongtime Pixar character who saiys "I might be old, but I still got a spring in my step!"›
- 48ASee 44-Across›
- 49ASuper, slangily›
- 50ACurve on a score›
- 52AFollower of hand or home›
- 53ABit of filming›
- 54AAsteroids and Space Invaders›
- 56AIn the past›
- 57ASystem by which all speech is protected?›
- 58ACravings›
- 59AClub runners›
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- 1DChange sounds›
- 2DCaptivates›
- 3DActress Lyonne›
- 4DNeighbor of Sierra Leone›
- 5DIn the past›
- 6DUse a fork for, in a way›
- 7DSome thesis defenses›
- 8DTrounce›
- 9DSinger dubbed the "Matriarch of the Blues"›
- 10DGun before the green, say›
- 11D"Is it not?"›
- 12DStellar visual effects›
- 13DAdjective that becomes its own synonym after its first letter is dropped›
- 14DStrands›
- 21DPrecise and calculated›
- 23DFirst country to elect a female prime minister (1960)›
- 25DTripping›
- 27DSluggish›
- 31DOne putting the pedal to the metal›
- 33DNo-goodniks›
- 35DToddler's walking aid›
- 36DLike someone using autoreply, perhaps›
- 37DStart to congeal›
- 39DPart of some gummies›
- 40DClear›
- 41DBirths›
- 43DComfort›
- 45DMesoamerican staple with a "hot" variety›
- 47DMentors›
- 51D"Rude Boy" singer, to fans›
- 54DAncient symbol of royalty›
- 55DTest not offered in high school, for short›
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