NYT Crossword: answers for Tuesday, September 3

The New York Times has plenty of word games on its roster today — with Wordle, Connections, Strands, and the Mini Crossword, there’s something for everyone — but the newspaper’s standard crossword puzzle still reigns supreme. The daily crossword is full of interesting trivia, helps improve mental flexibility and, of course, gives you some bragging rights if you manage to finish it every day.

While the NYT puzzle might feel like an impossible task some days, solving a crossword is a skill and it takes practice — don’t get discouraged if you can’t get every single word in a puzzle.

If you’re having trouble completing today’s NYT Crossword, we’re here to help. We’ve got all the answers for today’s clues down below.

NYT Crossword answers today

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1 Fanged menaces: ASPS 5 Word with League or Spring: ARAB 9 “What’s the big ___?”: IDEA 13 Clown role in Chinese opera: CHOU 14 Crayon choice: COLOR 16 Dallas hoopers, informally: MAVS 17 Brand of kitchen storage containers: TUPPERWARE 19 Pub pints: ALES 20 Mathematical suffix with quin- or sex-: TUPLE 21 $1,000,000, casually: MIL 22 Alley division: LANE 23 Can. province between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick: PEI 24 The second “S” of U.S.S.R.: SOCIALIST 26 Hug: EMBRACE 29 Gender identity prefix: CIS 30 Overly: TOO 31 Strong desire: URGE 34 Fracas: MELEE 38 Political configurations suggested by the answers (and their circled letters) at 17-, 24-, 50- and 61-Across?: TWOPARTYSYSTEMS 42 Egyptian symbols of life: ANKHS 43 Parisian pal: AMIE 44 Helpful suggestion: TIP 45 “___ who you know” (networking principle): ITS 47 Force of nature?: GRAVITY 50 When the skeletons in one’s closet might be brought out: HALLOWEEN 55 Smidgen: BIT 56 Cain’s victim: ABEL 57 Feeling crummy: ILL 58 Call off, as a takeoff: ABORT 60 Second part of a notable Latin boast: VIDI 61 Alexander Hamilton, politically: FEDERALIST 64 Upper hand: EDGE 65 Small component of an immune response: TCELL 66 Pale yellow cheese: EDAM 67 Groks: SEES 68 Run-D.M.C. or De