The Crossword Answers NYT - September 04, 2026

across

• Result of a tense build-up? Crossword Clue

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  JENGATOWER

• Hit a point of no return? Crossword Clue

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  ACED

• Kick off Crossword Clue

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  INAUGURATE

• “Outta my way!” Crossword Clue

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  MOVE

• ABC's realm Crossword Clue

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  NATIONALTV

• Body part affected by heterochromia Crossword Clue

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  IRIS

• Fed Crossword Clue

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  GMAN

• ___ Mai, Grammy-winning R&B singer Crossword Clue

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  ELLA

• Buff Crossword Clue

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  SWOLE

• Drops Crossword Clue

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  LOSES

• Mars rover named in honor of a 19th-century activist Crossword Clue

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  SOJOURNER

• Ludwig ___, post-W.W. II leader who led West Germany's economic recovery Crossword Clue

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  ERHARD

• Cooking term whose name is composed of two synonyms for "criticize" Crossword Clue

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  PANROAST

• Agcy. tracking popular baby names Crossword Clue

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  SSA

• Agcy. concerned with declarations Crossword Clue

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  IRS

• Parts of some high-speed rail systems Crossword Clue

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  MAGNETS

• Be exceptionally good, in modern slang Crossword Clue

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  SLAP

• Vaper's purchase Crossword Clue

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  ECIG

• What Esau got in exchange for selling his birthright to Jacob Crossword Clue

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  POTTAGE

• Disclaimer in a quote Crossword Clue

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  SIC

• "Hang" Crossword Clue

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  VEG

• Detaches from the frame, perhaps Crossword Clue

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  UNHINGES

• Grammatical case in 48-Across Crossword Clue

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  DATIVE

• Longtime Pixar character who says "I might be old, but I still got a spring in my step!" Crossword Clue

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  SLINKYDOG

• See 44-Across Crossword Clue

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  LATIN

• Super, slangily Crossword Clue

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  HECKA

• Curve on a score Crossword Clue

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  SLUR

• Follower of hand or home Crossword Clue

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  MADE

• Bit of filming Crossword Clue

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  TAKE

• Asteroids and Space Invaders Crossword Clue

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  ATARIGAMES

• In the past Crossword Clue

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  OVER

• System by which all speech is protected? Crossword Clue

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  SECURELINE

• Cravings Crossword Clue

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  YENS

• Club runners Crossword Clue

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  PRESIDENTS