NYT Crossword September 8, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Prized gem in Chinese culture 4 5A Long (for) 4 9A Wise one 4 13A Lyft competitor 4 14A Trims, say 5 16A Bullet point on an agenda 4 17A ___ Scotia 4 18A Actress Judi with an Oscar and a Tony 5 19A Hawaiian bird with a reduplicative name 4 20A Smooths (over) 7 22A Pest at a comedy club 7 24A Soda bottle units 6 25A Food court locale 4 26A "This American Life" host Glass 3 27A Suffix in the names of many languages 3 28A "Please don't go!" 4 30A French cosmetics company founded in 1909 6 32A "For ___ a jolly good fellow …" 3 34A Crafts' partner 4 36A "A Whole New ___" ("Aladdin" song) 5 37A CVS rival … or a phonetic hint to the answers on this puzzle's perimeter 9 40A "What a shame!" 5 43A Chopped down 4 44A Broody music genre 3 47A Hardest substance in the human body 6 49A Aide: Abbr. 4 51A Sound from a pound 3 53A Energy-carrying chemical found in all living things, in brief 3 54A Santa makes one 4 56A Pompadour or pigtails 6 58A "Magic Mirror on the wall, who is the ___ one of all?" 7 60A Site of a paper jam 7 61A Milkshake flavor 4 62A ___ dish (lab item) 5 64A Father 4 65A "___ I a Woman?" (Sojourner Truth speech) 4 66A Plastic wrap brand 5 67A Colleges, to Aussies 4 68A Stuff growing on a tree trunk 4 69A Acidic ingredient in guacamole 4 70A Money maker 4

Down

1D Jaguar's home 6 2D Totally ban 7 3D Faithful follower 7 4D Clear, as a board 5 5D Base of a statue 8 6D March 15, e.g. 4 7D Diarist Anaïs 3 8D ___ Sketch (classic drawing toy) 5 9D Kitchen fixture that might have a double or single basin 4 10D Artist's workshop 7 11D Army leader 7 12D May birthstone 7 15D Shape of conchiglie pasta 5 21D Cohort above jrs. 3 23D Ronald McDonald, e.g. 5 25D "This one's on me!" 7 29D Cry of frustration 4 31D "Titanic" heroine 4 33D Did the backstroke, say 4 35D Works with a needle 4 38D One-named "Hello" singer 5 39D Induct into a hall of fame, perhaps 8 40D Froth seen at the beach 7 41D Most populous Canadian province 7 42D 2014 nonfiction best seller subtitled "A Brief History of Humankind" 7 45D "Shaken, not stirred" drink 7 46D Use DoorDash or Grubhub, e.g. 7 48D Some speech impediments 5 50D ___ chi (Chinese martial art) 3 52D Not see the ___ for the trees 6 55D Amazing bargain 5 57D "To recap …" 5 59D Decays 4 60D British baby carriage 4 63D The first "T" in TNT 3