NYT Crossword September 2, 2026 Answers

Across

1A "Melts in your mouth" candies … or a hint to this puzzle's theme 6 7A Mattress or memo follower 3 10A Maine city near the mouth of the Kennebec River 4 14A Mama Morton of "Chicago," for one 6 15A Meaning of "mono-" 3 16A Marco Polo made his way across it 4 17A Much of Mali 6 18A Meet and glance off a bumper, as a pool ball might 8 20A Multicolored implements in many art drawers 12 22A Markdown on Cyber Monday, e.g. 4 24A Maroon and mahogany, for two 6 25A Man's "monkey suit" 3 26A Mom-to-aunt moniker 3 28A Muscular part of a marathoner 3 29A Marshall Mathers ___ Eminem 3 32A Met melody 4 34A Make sure not to miss it! 3 36A Made eyes at in the manner of a satyr 5 38A Marauder's Map encryption phrase in "Harry Potter" 15 42A Minced-meat cake 5 43A Male meower 3 44A "Mega cool!," in modern lingo 4 45A Multiple-choice selection on a midterm, say: Abbr. 3 46A Making out openly or a mobile device, in brief 3 49A Modern-day name for the American Messenger Co. 3 51A Make free (of), maybe 3 52A Munificent man 6 54A Maximum measure of attractiveness, say 4 56A M.L.B. M.V.P. nicknamed the "Commerce Comet" 12 60A Midwest state that's home to Moline 8 61A Many-toothed metal tool 6 65A Much-heard sound from a horse in motion 4 66A Martial arts master Bruce 3 67A Maneuver a monoplane, e.g. 6 68A Mechanics might provide them for their work: Abbr. 4 69A Modern modem inits. 3 70A Maniacs, maybe 6

Down

1D Metric measurements: Abbr. 3 2D Motorists make up this org. 3 3D Maximum degree in math 3 4D Molière's or Mamet's field 5 5D Maxims discouraging misconduct 6 6D Minor mishap 4 7D Many a mailbox locale 5 8D Marmot or marmoset 6 9D Month multiplied by 120 6 10D Musters support for, as a mission 5 11D Men's tennis champ with a Presidential Medal of Freedom 4 12D Measure of a membership 4 13D Milliners manufacture them 4 19D Milwaukie and Mount Hood are here 6 21D Matter to mull over 5 22D Malodorous Malaysian fruit 6 23D Manifests in the material world 6 25D Major metropolis on a bay of the same name 5 27D Map word in Marseille 3 29D Main man for Bill Clinton, 1993-2001 6 30D Maintain, as movie footage 6 31D Made a basic math calculation 5 33D Magician's or marionettist's performance 3 35D Movement of money digitally from bank to bank, in brief 3 37D Meander mindlessly (about) 3 39D Mild-mannered characteristic? 6 40D Miss badly, maybe 5 41D Music magnifier at a concert 3 47D Made a mere 24 hours ago 6 48D Military groups that meet in battle 6 50D Mouth moistener 6 52D Moves merrily 5 53D Mobile stand at a meeting 5 55D Meh … or medium-temp 5 56D Miniature maze runners 4 57D Major misfortunes 4 58D Medical mass 4 59D Means of transport in a mine 4 62D Musician Cooke who sang "You Send Me" 3 63D Made a meal of 3 64D Ming-Na of 1998's "Mulan" 3