Burrowing rodent Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Burrowing rodent” from the New York Times crossword of September 6, 2026? It has 7 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
NEW YORK TIMES, SEPTEMBER 6, 2026
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MOLERAT is the answer to “Burrowing rodent”.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
A 7-letter answer that starts with M.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: ORMETLA.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Burrowing animal whose name is made up of two other animals”.
More clues from the New York Times (September 6, 2026)
Across
- 1. Spanish nibbles5 letters, starts with TTAPAS
- 6. Do great7 letters, starts with CCRUSHIT
- 13. "Silly me!"7 letters, starts with IIMAFOOL
- 20. Letter in the Hebrew spelling of "Adonai"5 letters, starts with AALEPH
- 21. Closest area to a movie theater projector, maybe7 letters, starts with LLASTROW
- 22. Noteworthy7 letters, starts with NNAMABLE
- 23. Flash21 letters, starts with FFLASHDANCESWITHWOLVES
- 26. Loudmouth's lack, perhaps4 letters, starts with TTACT
- 27. Director Lee3 letters, starts with AANG
- 28. Taylor-Joy of "Dune: Part Three"4 letters, starts with AANYA
- 29. Word after B or bucket4 letters, starts with LLIST
- 30. "Rock of Ages" or "Stand by Me"4 letters, starts with HHYMN
- 32. Advantage4 letters, starts with EEDGE
- 36. White of the eye6 letters, starts with SSCLERA
- 39. Lighthouse20 letters, starts with TTHELIGHTHOUSEOFGUCCI
- 45. "Yeah, I know them"5 letters, starts with WWEMET
- 46. Burrowing rodent7 letters, starts with MMOLERAT
- 47. "So-o-o, as I was saying ..."6 letters, starts with AANYHOO
- 49. "Mr. Blue Sky" band, for short3 letters, starts with EELO
- 50. Banger of a song3 letters, starts with BBOP
- 51. "Fortnight" singer, to fans3 letters, starts with TTAY
- 52. Directed4 letters, starts with BBADE
- 54. "That is … I mean …"3 letters, starts with UUMM
- 55. "Fifty Shades of Grey" author7 letters, starts with EELJAMES
- 58. Dog hybrid with thick, low-shedding fur7 letters, starts with SSHIHPOO
- 60. Mr. Knightley's love interest, in classic literature4 letters, starts with EEMMA
- 61. Embed with a hammer6 letters, starts with NNAILIN
- 62. Lion King14 letters, starts with TTHELIONKINGPIN
- 65. Operatic pop group formed by Simon Cowell6 letters, starts with IILDIVO
- 67. Sort of person who brings people together6 letters, starts with UUNITER
- 68. Bad Boys14 letters, starts with BBADBOYSDONTCRY
- 74. Arab chiefs6 letters, starts with SSHEIKS
- 78. Fruit whose name has three syllables in four letters4 letters, starts with AACAI
- 79. Panameñas y puertorriqueñas7 letters, starts with LLATINAS
- 80. "A.S.A.P.!"7 letters, starts with DDOITNOW
- 81. Someone who exercises out of habit?3 letters, starts with NNUN
- 82. Bird store supply4 letters, starts with SSEED
- 84. "Starter" starter3 letters, starts with NNON
- 85. Word combined with "-fetti" in a portmanteau3 letters, starts with FFUN
- 86. Onetime British Olympian/politician Sebastian3 letters, starts with CCOE
- 87. Counterparts of troughs6 letters, starts with CCRESTS
- 89. ___ Finch, lawyer in "To Kill a Mockingbird"7 letters, starts with AATTICUS
- 91. [waving the white flag]5 letters, starts with IILOSE
- 93. Dark Knight20 letters, starts with AASHOTINTHEDARKKNIGHT
- 97. ChatGPT's company6 letters, starts with OOPENAI
- 98. They never start with 9: Abbr.4 letters, starts with SSSNS
- 99. Word after news or line4 letters, starts with IITEM
- 100. Famous last words4 letters, starts with EETTU
- 103. Partner of rave4 letters, starts with RRANT
- 105. Quite the head-turner?3 letters, starts with OOWL
- 107. Live broadcast4 letters, starts with FFEED
- 110. Angry Men21 letters, starts with TTWELVEANGRYMENINBLACK
- 117. Pushing off7 letters, starts with SSENDING
- 118. Rectangular baking container7 letters, starts with LLOAFPAN
- 119. Give it a twirl!5 letters, starts with BBATON
- 120. Follows the first rule of improv7 letters, starts with YYESANDS
- 121. All together7 letters, starts with EENMASSE
- 122. Obdurate5 letters, starts with SSTONY
Down
- 1. Chief justice who remarked "I don't remember that I ever was president"4 letters, starts with TTAFT
- 2. Mozart's "Rondo ___ Turca"4 letters, starts with AALLA
- 3. Sext symbol?10 letters, starts with PPEACHEMOJI
- 4. Newsroom writing standard, in brief7 letters, starts with AAPSTYLE
- 5. "Just listen …"3 letters, starts with SSHH
- 6. Group of families4 letters, starts with CCLAN
- 7. Cooking surface8 letters, starts with RRANGETOP
- 8. Sch. with the second-most N.F.L. draft picks of all time, after Notre Dame3 letters, starts with UUSC
- 9. Sault ___ Marie, Mich.3 letters, starts with SSTE
- 10. 9-5, say: Abbr.3 letters, starts with HHRS
- 11. State that's the setting for "American Gothic"4 letters, starts with IIOWA
- 12. Pullover/cardigan combo7 letters, starts with TTWINSET
- 13. Down the middle, say6 letters, starts with IINHALF
- 14. "Gaping" feature3 letters, starts with MMAW
- 15. Latin 101 verb3 letters, starts with AAMO
- 16. Reasoning that doesn't hold up7 letters, starts with FFALLACY
- 17. Texter's "Duh!"4 letters, starts with OOBVI
- 18. Cheers for the Spanish national team?4 letters, starts with OOLES
- 19. For fear that4 letters, starts with LLEST
- 24. Minced oath4 letters, starts with DDANG
- 25. Toymaker behind Tickle Me Elmo4 letters, starts with TTYCO
- 31. Lincoln Laboratory operator, in brief3 letters, starts with MMIT
- 33. Co. with red-and-yellow trucks3 letters, starts with DDHL
- 34. One of Ralph Waldo Emerson's six "Representative Men"6 letters, starts with GGOETHE
- 35. Offerer of a 33-country train pass6 letters, starts with EEURAIL
- 37. "Good heavens!"4 letters, starts with EEGAD
- 38. Arcane letter4 letters, starts with RRUNE
- 39. Many a middle schooler5 letters, starts with TTWEEN
- 40. Slangy "very"5 letters, starts with HHELLA
- 41. Kaiser Permanente and others, in brief4 letters, starts with HHMOS
- 42. Initiate small talk, say5 letters, starts with SSAYHI
- 43. ___ change5 letters, starts with CCHUMP
- 44. Black Sabbath guitarist Tony5 letters, starts with IIOMMI
- 48. Desert country popular for whale watching4 letters, starts with OOMAN
- 50. Like some novelty straws5 letters, starts with BBENDY
- 52. Lovely, as a lass5 letters, starts with BBONNY
- 53. D.J. and record producer Steve ___4 letters, starts with AAOKI
- 56. Clearing account?5 letters, starts with AALIBI
- 57. ___ Minderbinder from "Catch-22"4 letters, starts with MMILO
- 58. Minced oath5 letters, starts with SSHOOT
- 59. Comes down hard5 letters, starts with PPOURS
- 60. Long-feathered flier5 letters, starts with EEGRET
- 62. Jason Seaver or Ward Cleaver, notably5 letters, starts with TTVDAD
- 63. These are fighting words5 letters, starts with IITSON
- 64. Classic drink brand sold in tall bottles4 letters, starts with NNEHI
- 66. Castaway's setting4 letters, starts with IISLE
- 68. En ___ (legal phrase)4 letters, starts with BBANC
- 69. Lexus rival5 letters, starts with AACURA
- 70. People with no word for "please" in their native language5 letters, starts with DDANES
- 71. Last in the batting order5 letters, starts with NNINTH
- 72. Govt. instruments6 letters, starts with TTNOTES
- 73. Coyotes, foxes et al.6 letters, starts with CCANIDS
- 75. Vegan brand with the logo of a cow wearing a fake mustache10 letters, starts with IINCOGMEATO
- 76. ___ ball (rubbery toy)5 letters, starts with KKOOSH
- 77. "Awesome"5 letters, starts with SSWEET
- 80. When many parks close4 letters, starts with DDUSK
- 82. Sign of the cross?4 letters, starts with SSTOP
- 83. 90° del norte4 letters, starts with EESTE
- 85. Fandom identities often with fluffy tails and ears8 letters, starts with FFURSONAS
- 88. Part of a three-word phrase expressing regret7 letters, starts with SSHOULDA
- 89. Quivering with excitement7 letters, starts with AATINGLE
- 90. John3 letters, starts with CCAN
- 91. Percentage at a bank: Abbr.3 letters, starts with IINT
- 92. Be perfectly supine, say7 letters, starts with LLIEFLAT
- 94. Like Cinderella, initially6 letters, starts with IINRAGS
- 95. Aloo gobi go-with4 letters, starts with NNAAN
- 96. Burn unit?4 letters, starts with KKILN
- 100. Vintage goods e-tailer4 letters, starts with EETSY
- 101. Overly sentimental, to Brits4 letters, starts with TTWEE
- 102. Hamiltons4 letters, starts with TTENS
- 104. Ending with Jumbo or beta4 letters, starts with TTRON
- 106. Fortified stuff, maybe4 letters, starts with WWINE
- 108. Milton Friedman's field, familiarly4 letters, starts with EECON
- 109. Big Apple fashion house4 letters, starts with DDKNY
- 111. Info on auto documents, for short3 letters, starts with VVIN
- 112. Wrap up3 letters, starts with EEND
- 113. It has a thick skin3 letters, starts with YYAM
- 114. Deg. for some writers3 letters, starts with MMFA
- 115. Mini-albums, for short3 letters, starts with EEPS
- 116. Cheap shot?3 letters, starts with BBBS
Seen before
This clue also appeared in the New York Times on January 19, 2025, November 12, 2024.
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Questions
What is the answer to “Burrowing rodent”?
MOLERAT, 7 letters.
When was “Burrowing rodent” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of September 6, 2026, and 2 more times before that.
How many letters does the answer have?
7 letters, starting with M.