| VJDAY | September 2, 1945 |
| MISSOURI | US battleship on which Japan officially surrendered on September 2, 1945 (8) |
| POTSDAM | WW two 1945 conference; stop mad (anag.) |
| SWEETHEARTS | I'm in Love With Two ---, 1945 Christmas No 1 (11) |
| WHO | Washington Post Meta - Tuesday September 2, 2025 |
| AUDREYHEPBURN | "Breakfast at Tiffany's" actress whose personal belongings will be auctioned by Christie's in September: 2 wds. |
| TROY | Former Dallas QB Aikman who married fashion retailer Catherine "Capa" Mooty on September 2 |
| OMDURMAN | September 2, 1898 battle in which Kitchener led the British army (8) |
| ELTONJOHN | "Candle in the Wind" singer whose "Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour" begins in September: 2 wds. |
| LABORDAY | September 2, 2019 ... and what the first words of the answers to starred clues commemorate |
| STIEB | All-Star Toronto pitcher Dave who threw a no-hitter on September 2, 1990 |
| BRATSUMMER | Lime-green-tinged cultural moment to which Charli XCX said "goodbye forever" on September 2 |
| INVICTUSGAMES | Competitive international sports event for wounded, injured and sick service men and women taking place in Toronto this year from September 23rd to September 30th: 2 wds. |
| USEBYDATE | Tuesday 7th of September off - 8th of September past it then? (3-2,4) |
| USOPEN | Golf "major" in June or tennis "major" ending in early September (2,4) |
| STLEGER | Horse race staged annually in September at Doncaster; the final Classic of the British flat season (2,5) |
| DICANIO | Paolo ___, Sunderland boss from March-September, 2013 (2,5) |
| JOSHFLAGG | "Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles" star who married his boyfriend Bobby Boyd on September 9: 2 wds. |
| MICHAELMAS | Sixth of September, he claims, a new September festival |
| MARKMCGWIRE | A's first baseman who held the MLB rookie season home run record (49) until September 2017: 2 wds. |
