"___ Street" (Elmo's show) Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “"___ Street" (Elmo's show)” from the Washington Post Sunday crossword of September 6, 2026? It has 6 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
WASHINGTON POST SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2026
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SESAME is the answer to “"___ Street" (Elmo's show)”. It means an East Indian plant.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
An East Indian plant.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: SESEMA.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Type of bagel covered in white seeds”.
More clues from the Washington Post Sunday (September 6, 2026)
Across
- 1. Bill-passing devices4 letters, starts with AATMS
- 5. Letters before 30 or 50 on a beach bottle3 letters, starts with SSPF
- 8. Not yet known, briefly3 letters, starts with TTBD
- 11. Common museum sculpture4 letters, starts with BBUST
- 15. ___ down the house (elicit loud applause from the audience)5 letters, starts with BBRING
- 17. Yale students4 letters, starts with EELIS
- 19. Apt anagram of "evil"4 letters, starts with VVILE
- 20. Start a volleyball volley5 letters, starts with SSERVE
- 21. Shade of brown5 letters, starts with CCOCOA
- 22. First Asian American gymnast to win an Olympic gold medal in the women's all-around competition9 letters, starts with SSUNISALEE
- 24. Leaves in the dust jacket5 letters, starts with PPAGES
- 25. Diced beef in a slow-cooked dish8 letters, starts with SSTEWMEAT
- 27. Rum ___ Tugger (curious cat in "Cats")3 letters, starts with TTUM
- 28. Temporary resting space for soldiers8 letters, starts with AARMYTENT
- 30. Beef entrees popularized by a Manhattan restaurant bearing the same name15 letters, starts with DDELMONICOSTEAKS
- 33. Anonymous woman with a male "John" counterpart7 letters, starts with JJANEDOE
- 36. Temporary, as a government committee5 letters, starts with AADHOC
- 37. Topper in a pool7 letters, starts with SSWIMCAP
- 41. What a pilot flies5 letters, starts with PPLANE
- 42. NBC show that once featured Mr. Bill shorts3 letters, starts with SSNL
- 43. Shop tool with teeth3 letters, starts with SSAW
- 45. Dig (into)5 letters, starts with DDELVE
- 46. Extremely long stretch of time3 letters, starts with EEON
- 47. With 50 Across, branch of philosophy that focuses on moral character6 letters, starts with VVIRTUE
- 50. See 47 Across6 letters, starts with EETHICS
- 53. Hydraulic substance, at times3 letters, starts with OOIL
- 54. "Your guess is as ___ as mine"4 letters, starts with GGOOD
- 56. Hoops group, for short3 letters, starts with NNBA
- 57. Bird that makes a drumming noise3 letters, starts with EEMU
- 58. Thwack4 letters, starts with SSWAT
- 59. Letter requesting support for a new union?17 letters, starts with WWEDDINGINVITATION
- 67. :) :) :)7 letters, starts with SSMILEYS
- 69. Like loud crowds5 letters, starts with AAROAR
- 70. Like the attention of doctors7 letters, starts with MMEDICAL
- 73. "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" locale5 letters, starts with PPARIS
- 74. Reached the total of5 letters, starts with RRANTO
- 75. Quiver5 letters, starts with SSHAKE
- 76. Double, triple or quadruple jump4 letters, starts with AAXEL
- 77. Features of some ball gowns5 letters, starts with SSLITS
- 80. Brownie or cookie, e.g.5 letters, starts with SSNACK
- 84. Chapters in history4 letters, starts with EERAS
- 85. Each6 letters, starts with AAPIECE
- 87. Scurry in the National Soccer Hall of Fame6 letters, starts with BBRIANA
- 89. Ontarian flight destination near Lake Superior17 letters, starts with TTHUNDERBAYAIRPORT
- 94. Mo. before May3 letters, starts with AAPR
- 96. Lao Tzu's principle3 letters, starts with TTAO
- 97. Passover ritual5 letters, starts with SSEDER
- 98. A ___ above the rest3 letters, starts with CCUT
- 99. Small battery size3 letters, starts with AAAA
- 102. Forming into small, tight curls of hair8 letters, starts with FFRIZZING
- 105. ___ Angeles Kings3 letters, starts with LLOS
- 106. H.S. student's word list8 letters, starts with SSATVOCAB
- 108. Floral gift from a suitor4 letters, starts with RROSE
- 109. Permitted3 letters, starts with LLET
- 111. Roadie's ride, maybe3 letters, starts with VVAN
- 113. Italia's capital4 letters, starts with RROMA
- 114. Rhode Island School of Design conferrals10 letters, starts with AARTDEGREES
- 118. Down under region?10 letters, starts with OOCEANBASIN
- 122. Damage with a dent, say3 letters, starts with MMAR
- 123. Happy hour special that acts as an alternate title for this puzzle13 letters, starts with DDRINKOFTHEDAY
- 125. Like archaeological relics3 letters, starts with OOLD
- 126. Flight-tracking hr.3 letters, starts with EETA
- 127. Palindromic bread4 letters, starts with NNAAN
- 128. Dubai's country: Abbr.3 letters, starts with UUAE
- 129. Transfixed4 letters, starts with RRAPT
- 130. ___ + ___ = dos3 letters, starts with UUNO
- 131. Symbolic "Uncle"3 letters, starts with SSAM
- 132. Having the skills4 letters, starts with AABLE
- 133. "The Last O.G." network3 letters, starts with TTBS
- 134. "Hook" pirate4 letters, starts with SSMEE
- 135. Write, as a letter3 letters, starts with PPEN
Down
- 1. Early education topic4 letters, starts with AABCS
- 2. Proceed briskly4 letters, starts with TTROT
- 3. Cats' or owls' prey4 letters, starts with MMICE
- 4. Whistleblower Edward who wrote "Permanent Record"7 letters, starts with SSNOWDEN
- 5. "___ Street" (Elmo's show)6 letters, starts with SSESAME
- 6. Subject of a 2006 astronomical demotion5 letters, starts with PPLUTO
- 7. Part of a shark that stereotypically sticks out of the water3 letters, starts with FFIN
- 8. As late as, in ads3 letters, starts with TTIL
- 9. What did ewe say?5 letters, starts with BBLEAT
- 10. Farm machines with stag logos6 letters, starts with DDEERES
- 11. "I have no clue"7 letters, starts with BBEATSME
- 12. Primal desire4 letters, starts with UURGE
- 13. ___ Erik Kristiansen, former vocalist of the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem4 letters, starts with SSVEN
- 14. Final exam, e.g.4 letters, starts with TTEST
- 16. Person who creates PC or Mac entertainment7 letters, starts with GGAMEDEV
- 18. Remain unused7 letters, starts with SSITIDLE
- 19. "Go on, get outta here!"7 letters, starts with VVAMOOSE
- 20. 2001 film described in the Guardian as a "Willy Wonka-meets-James Bond tale"7 letters, starts with SSPYKIDS
- 23. "No ___ luck"4 letters, starts with SSUCH
- 26. "Shine a Little Love" band whose shortened name is hidden in "Shine a Little Love"3 letters, starts with EELO
- 29. Animal's big mouth3 letters, starts with MMAW
- 31. When repeated, Mork's sitcom sign-off4 letters, starts with NNANU
- 32. Jazz singer's vocalization4 letters, starts with SSCAT
- 33. Digital image format4 letters, starts with JJPEG
- 34. ___ gobi (potato-based Indian dish)4 letters, starts with AALOO
- 35. Microscopically thin electrical conductor8 letters, starts with NNANOWIRE
- 38. Auto filled for comic effect8 letters, starts with CCLOWNCAR
- 39. Legacy 855 shoe brand4 letters, starts with AAVIA
- 40. Attack with snowballs4 letters, starts with PPELT
- 42. Ollie's comedic partner4 letters, starts with SSTAN
- 44. Arouse, as an appetite4 letters, starts with WWHET
- 48. Archaeologist Jones, familiarly4 letters, starts with IINDY
- 49. Triple Crown stats4 letters, starts with RRBIS
- 51. Mosque figure4 letters, starts with IIMAM
- 52. "Aww!"4 letters, starts with CCUTE
- 55. Biblical haircut planner7 letters, starts with DDELILAH
- 58. "That's the word on the street"7 letters, starts with SSOIHEAR
- 60. ___ Moines River3 letters, starts with DDES
- 61. Bands tossed by grooms7 letters, starts with GGARTERS
- 62. Sr. citizens' nest eggs4 letters, starts with IIRAS
- 63. The N of NSAID3 letters, starts with NNON
- 64. Winery containers4 letters, starts with VVATS
- 65. Metal rod in a security gate7 letters, starts with IIRONBAR
- 66. TSA workers' requests3 letters, starts with IIDS
- 67. Swedish massage site3 letters, starts with SSPA
- 68. Drummer Weinberg3 letters, starts with MMAX
- 71. Alias indication3 letters, starts with AAKA
- 72. Guitar maker Paul3 letters, starts with LLES
- 77. Peninsula by the Red Sea5 letters, starts with SSINAI
- 78. Deceived5 letters, starts with LLEDON
- 79. "On the rocks" blocks3 letters, starts with IICE
- 81. NPR journalist Shapiro3 letters, starts with AARI
- 82. Around, in a date5 letters, starts with CCIRCA
- 83. Ruined beyond repair5 letters, starts with KKAPUT
- 86. Nitwit4 letters, starts with PPUTZ
- 88. Child's punishment restricting screentime4 letters, starts with NNOTV
- 89. Shandy of an 18th-century novel8 letters, starts with TTRISTRAM
- 90. Sings fortissimo8 letters, starts with BBELTSOUT
- 91. The Bard's commotion3 letters, starts with AADO
- 92. They're cast by those in favor8 letters, starts with YYESVOTES
- 93. Tex-Mex bowlful8 letters, starts with TTACOSOUP
- 94. Triangular buildings7 letters, starts with AAFRAMES
- 95. Fairly divided7 letters, starts with PPRORATA
- 100. "A little boy and his Bear will always be playing" writer7 letters, starts with AAAMILNE
- 101. Forsake7 letters, starts with AABANDON
- 103. Last letter in London3 letters, starts with ZZED
- 104. Headly of "Dick Tracy"6 letters, starts with GGLENNE
- 106. Contemptuous grins6 letters, starts with SSNEERS
- 107. "Poison" singer Rita3 letters, starts with OORA
- 110. "I'm shocked!"3 letters, starts with EEEK
- 112. Oh you meant in German?3 letters, starts with AACH
- 115. "Girl" novelist O'Brien4 letters, starts with EEDNA
- 116. Snatch4 letters, starts with GGRAB
- 117. Cash in Iran or Oman4 letters, starts with RRIAL
- 119. Fountains of Wayne bassist Schlesinger4 letters, starts with AADAM
- 120. What long hair covers4 letters, starts with NNAPE
- 121. Computer storage unit4 letters, starts with BBYTE
- 124. "Marvy!"3 letters, starts with FFAB
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Questions
What is the answer to “"___ Street" (Elmo's show)”?
SESAME, 6 letters: an East Indian plant.
When was “"___ Street" (Elmo's show)” last seen in a crossword?
In the Washington Post Sunday crossword of September 6, 2026.
How many letters does the answer have?
6 letters, starting with S.