NYT Crossword Hints and Solutions for 6. September, 2026
The Crossword #24381 for Sunday, September 6, 2026 is a 21x21 grid with 138 clues (58 Across, 80 Down), starting with 1-Across: “Spanish nibbles”. Every answer stays hidden until you reveal it.
Across
6 Across: Do great
13 Across: "Silly me!"
20 Across: Letter in the Hebrew spelling of "Adonai"
21 Across: Closest area to a movie theater projector, maybe
22 Across: Noteworthy
23 Across: Flash
26 Across: Loudmouth's lack, perhaps
27 Across: Director Lee
28 Across: Taylor-Joy of "Dune: Part Three"
29 Across: Word after B or bucket
30 Across: "Rock of Ages" or "Stand by Me"
32 Across: Advantage
36 Across: White of the eye
39 Across: Lighthouse
45 Across: "Yeah, I know them"
46 Across: Burrowing rodent
47 Across: "So-o-o, as I was saying ..."
49 Across: "Mr. Blue Sky" band, for short
50 Across: Banger of a song
51 Across: "Fortnight" singer, to fans
52 Across: Directed
54 Across: "That is … I mean …"
55 Across: "Fifty Shades of Grey" author
58 Across: Dog hybrid with thick, low-shedding fur
60 Across: Mr. Knightley's love interest, in classic literature
61 Across: Embed with a hammer
62 Across: Lion King
65 Across: Operatic pop group formed by Simon Cowell
67 Across: Sort of person who brings people together
68 Across: Bad Boys
74 Across: Arab chiefs
78 Across: Fruit whose name has three syllables in four letters
79 Across: Panameñas y puertorriqueñas
80 Across: "A.S.A.P.!"
81 Across: Someone who exercises out of habit?
82 Across: Bird store supply
84 Across: "Starter" starter
85 Across: Word combined with "-fetti" in a portmanteau
86 Across: Onetime British Olympian/politician Sebastian
87 Across: Counterparts of troughs
89 Across: ___ Finch, lawyer in "To Kill a Mockingbird"
91 Across: [waving the white flag]
93 Across: Dark Knight
97 Across: ChatGPT's company
98 Across: They never start with 9: Abbr.
99 Across: Word after news or line
100 Across: Famous last words
103 Across: Partner of rave
105 Across: Quite the head-turner?
107 Across: Live broadcast
110 Across: Angry Men
117 Across: Pushing off
118 Across: Rectangular baking container
119 Across: Give it a twirl!
120 Across: Follows the first rule of improv
121 Across: All together
122 Across: Obdurate
Down
1 Down: Chief justice who remarked "I don't remember that I ever was president"
2 Down: Mozart's "Rondo ___ Turca"
3 Down: Sext symbol?
4 Down: Newsroom writing standard, in brief
5 Down: "Just listen …"
6 Down: Group of families
7 Down: Cooking surface
8 Down: Sch. with the second-most N.F.L. draft picks of all time, after Notre Dame
9 Down: Sault ___ Marie, Mich.
10 Down: 9-5, say: Abbr.
11 Down: State that's the setting for "American Gothic"
12 Down: Pullover/cardigan combo
13 Down: Down the middle, say
14 Down: "Gaping" feature
15 Down: Latin 101 verb
16 Down: Reasoning that doesn't hold up
17 Down: Texter's "Duh!"
18 Down: Cheers for the Spanish national team?
19 Down: For fear that
24 Down: Minced oath
25 Down: Toymaker behind Tickle Me Elmo
31 Down: Lincoln Laboratory operator, in brief
33 Down: Co. with red-and-yellow trucks
34 Down: One of Ralph Waldo Emerson's six "Representative Men"
35 Down: Offerer of a 33-country train pass
37 Down: "Good heavens!"
38 Down: Arcane letter
39 Down: Many a middle schooler
40 Down: Slangy "very"
41 Down: Kaiser Permanente and others, in brief
42 Down: Initiate small talk, say
43 Down: ___ change
44 Down: Black Sabbath guitarist Tony
48 Down: Desert country popular for whale watching
50 Down: Like some novelty straws
52 Down: Lovely, as a lass
53 Down: D.J. and record producer Steve ___
56 Down: Clearing account?
57 Down: ___ Minderbinder from "Catch-22"
58 Down: Minced oath
59 Down: Comes down hard
60 Down: Long-feathered flier
62 Down: Jason Seaver or Ward Cleaver, notably
63 Down: These are fighting words
64 Down: Classic drink brand sold in tall bottles
66 Down: Castaway's setting
68 Down: En ___ (legal phrase)
69 Down: Lexus rival
70 Down: People with no word for "please" in their native language
71 Down: Last in the batting order
72 Down: Govt. instruments
73 Down: Coyotes, foxes et al.
75 Down: Vegan brand with the logo of a cow wearing a fake mustache
76 Down: ___ ball (rubbery toy)
77 Down: "Awesome"
80 Down: When many parks close
82 Down: Sign of the cross?
83 Down: 90° del norte
85 Down: Fandom identities often with fluffy tails and ears
88 Down: Part of a three-word phrase expressing regret
89 Down: Quivering with excitement
90 Down: John
91 Down: Percentage at a bank: Abbr.
92 Down: Be perfectly supine, say
94 Down: Like Cinderella, initially
95 Down: Aloo gobi go-with
96 Down: Burn unit?
100 Down: Vintage goods e-tailer
101 Down: Overly sentimental, to Brits
102 Down: Hamiltons
104 Down: Ending with Jumbo or beta
106 Down: Fortified stuff, maybe
108 Down: Milton Friedman's field, familiarly
109 Down: Big Apple fashion house
111 Down: Info on auto documents, for short
112 Down: Wrap up
113 Down: It has a thick skin
114 Down: Deg. for some writers
115 Down: Mini-albums, for short
116 Down: Cheap shot?
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Today's NYT Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in today's NYT Crossword crossword?
Today's Crossword (#24381, 2026-09-06) has 138 clues — 58 Across and 80 Down.
What size is today's Crossword grid?
A 21x21 grid.
What's the longest answer today?
21 letters — no spoilers, but that's your longest foothold if you're stuck.