The full solution for the NY Times September 04 2026 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Julian Xiao and edited by Will Shortz.
NYT Across Clues
- 1A Result of a tense build-up? JENGATOWER
- 11A Hit a point of no return? ACED
- 15A Kick off INAUGURATE
- 16A ?Outta my way!? MOVE
- 17A ABC’s realm NATIONALTV
- 18A Body part affected by heterochromia IRIS
- 19A Fed GMAN
- 20A ___ Mai, Grammy-winning R&B singer ELLA
- 21A Buff SWOLE
- 22A Drops LOSES
- 24A Mars rover named in honor of a 19th-century activist SOJOURNER
- 26A Ludwig ___, post-W.W. II leader who led West Germany’s economic recovery ERHARD
- 28A Cooking term whose name is composed of two synonyms for “criticize” PANROAST
- 29A Agcy. tracking popular baby names SSA
- 30A Agcy. concerned with declarations IRS
- 32A Parts of some high-speed rail systems MAGNETS
- 33A Be exceptionally good, in modern slang SLAP
- 34A Vaper’s purchase ECIG
- 35A What Esau got in exchange for selling his birthright to Jacob POTTAGE
- 38A Disclaimer in a quote SIC
- 39A “Hang” VEG
- 42A Detaches from the frame, perhaps UNHINGES
- 44A Grammatical case in 48-Across DATIVE
- 46A Longtime Pixar character who saiys “I might be old, but I still got a spring in my step!” SLINKYDOG
- 48A See 44-Across LATIN
- 49A Super, slangily HECKA
- 50A Curve on a score SLUR
- 52A Follower of hand or home MADE
- 53A Bit of filming TAKE
- 54A Asteroids and Space Invaders ATARIGAMES
- 56A In the past OVER
- 57A System by which all speech is protected? SECURELINE
- 58A Cravings YENS
- 59A Club runners PRESIDENTS
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D Change sounds JINGLES
- 2D Captivates ENAMORS
- 3D Actress Lyonne NATASHA
- 4D Neighbor of Sierra Leone GUINEA
- 5D In the past AGO
- 6D Use a fork for, in a way TUNE
- 7D Some thesis defenses ORALS
- 8D Trounce WALLOP
- 9D Singer dubbed the “Matriarch of the Blues” ETTAJAMES
- 10D Gun before the green, say REV
- 11D “Is it not?” AMIWRONG
- 12D Stellar visual effects CORONAE
- 13D Adjective that becomes its own synonym after its first letter is dropped EVILEST
- 14D Strands DESERTS
- 21D Precise and calculated SURGICAL
- 23D First country to elect a female prime minister (1960) SRILANKA
- 25D Tripping ONACID
- 27D Sluggish DRAGGY
- 31D One putting the pedal to the metal SPEEDSTER
- 33D No-goodniks STINKERS
- 35D Toddler’s walking aid PUSHTOY
- 36D Like someone using autoreply, perhaps ONLEAVE
- 37D Start to congeal THICKEN
- 39D Part of some gummies VITAMIN
- 40D Clear EVIDENT
- 41D Births GENESES
- 43D Comfort SOLACE
- 45D Mesoamerican staple with a “hot” variety TAMALE
- 47D Mentors GURUS
- 51D “Rude Boy” singer, to fans RIRI
- 54D Ancient symbol of royalty ASP
- 55D Test not offered in high school, for short GED
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