News crossword for September 6, 2026
A 9×9 grid, three clue difficulties, and a few stories worth a closer look.
Play this edition →Start small, then follow the crossings
A short answer can do a surprising amount of work in a compact crossword. This edition mixes news-linked names and places with familiar vocabulary, so you can start with a word you know and work outward. The opening three-letter entry offers a useful example: its clues move between two everyday settings. Elsewhere, a country name gives you a chance to compare a news reference with a geographical description. You can use either route into the same grid.
Look for the kind of answer requested
The Easy clue asks for a country; Medium describes a Himalayan nation. Those words tell you what sort of answer belongs in the five squares. A location in the news can also be approached through geography.
Read the source at The Guardian ↗
Inside a clue
Published clue example; open the answer only when you are ready for a spoiler.
From the 2026-09-06 edition · 3 letters
- Easy
- Running bill at a bar
- Medium
- Row along the top of a browser window
- Hard
- What both a bartender and a keyboard keep?
Reveal the answer and explanation
TAB
TAB can be a running bill or something you use on a computer. The Hard clue brings those settings together through “bartender” and “keyboard”. The answer occupies the same three squares whichever setting you choose.
The reporting behind this puzzle
These are the original source stories linked to news answers in this edition. Reading them may give you a head start on the clues.
- The GuardianRescuers in Nepal find two more people alive after flash flood disaster ↗
- The Guardian‘It cost me many friendships’: former Brazil military chief reveals inside struggle to stop Bolsonaro’s coup ↗
- BBC NewsUS and Iran trade retaliatory attacks on ships as conflict flares ↗
- BBC NewsTrump signs order to remove endangered species protection for grey wolves ↗
One edition, however you solve.
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