NYT Crossword August 14 2026 Answers

All 70 clues from the Friday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ALL CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
1A___ Plateau, home to the tomb of King Khufu4 lettersSee answer ›5ADiscovers9 lettersSee answer ›14A"There's my cue"4 lettersSee answer ›15A"Dios mío!"9 lettersSee answer ›16ASuperbright4 lettersSee answer ›17ACouple's last coupling, perhaps10 lettersSee answer ›18AMounted warrior skilled in martial arts7 lettersSee answer ›20ARetired pro wrestler Flair3 lettersSee answer ›21ASibling's cry of protest, maybe6 lettersSee answer ›22AGuard for some time?8 lettersSee answer ›27AUnit whose name derives from the Latin word for "heat"7 lettersSee answer ›29ACompletely lose it6 lettersSee answer ›30ABunk alternatives4 lettersSee answer ›31ALeave a lasting mark on4 lettersSee answer ›33ABecause5 lettersSee answer ›34ASelf-doubter's question3 lettersSee answer ›35AHuddling, as teammates7 lettersSee answer ›37AMom-and-pop group3 lettersSee answer ›38ARock musician Bob5 lettersSee answer ›40A"Enough out of you!"4 lettersSee answer ›41ACostco competitor, informally4 lettersSee answer ›42AEngland's George V vis-à-vis Russia's Nicholas II6 lettersSee answer ›44AGood places for a deep dive into research?7 lettersSee answer ›46ARecollection, say8 lettersSee answer ›48APrimates found only in and around Madagascar6 lettersSee answer ›50ASlip3 lettersSee answer ›51AExplode, as a paintball7 lettersSee answer ›52AEnthusiastic cry when one's favorite song comes on the radio10 lettersSee answer ›57AIdle4 lettersSee answer ›58AExcessively greedy9 lettersSee answer ›59ABerkshire town4 lettersSee answer ›60AOf an indefinitely large number9 lettersSee answer ›61ASpanish muralist José María ___4 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DKitchen brand inspired by 18-Across5 lettersSee answer ›2D"Seriously?!"11 lettersSee answer ›3DIssue in a modern remote work setting11 lettersSee answer ›4DCorn and wheat, for two7 lettersSee answer ›5DGarment worn with a bodice called a choli4 lettersSee answer ›6D365th out of 365, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›7DWords of comfort5 lettersSee answer ›8DNot being real about6 lettersSee answer ›9DHoney is high in this8 lettersSee answer ›10DDeplete3 lettersSee answer ›11DYogis' utterances3 lettersSee answer ›12DPurple drink ingredient at a boba tea shop3 lettersSee answer ›13D"… plus ___"3 lettersSee answer ›17DUnfruitful6 lettersSee answer ›19DAnimated 2011 film set in Brazil3 lettersSee answer ›22DPerson that's best left alone7 lettersSee answer ›23DWong of Netflix's "Beef"3 lettersSee answer ›24DShoot the breeze11 lettersSee answer ›25DPhilosophy of "Keep things simple," in a sense11 lettersSee answer ›26D"How do ___ grow? They grow out of your life": Robert Penn Warren5 lettersSee answer ›28DScratch that!4 lettersSee answer ›30D"Julius Caesar" role5 lettersSee answer ›32DPlot device?4 lettersSee answer ›35DShimmer colorfully8 lettersSee answer ›36DHello or goodbye, abroad6 lettersSee answer ›39DComputer key that might be pressed repeatedly in a panic3 lettersSee answer ›41DTastes7 lettersSee answer ›43DAverage Joe, in modern slang6 lettersSee answer ›45D___ Bleus, nickname for France's World Cup team3 lettersSee answer ›47DCheck for fit5 lettersSee answer ›49DWhat might go straight to the heart?5 lettersSee answer ›51DDeep cut4 lettersSee answer ›52DMonodrama that debuted in 19893 lettersSee answer ›53DCountry ___3 lettersSee answer ›54DUnwanted place for bugs3 lettersSee answer ›55DParlor offering, for short3 lettersSee answer ›56DProject3 lettersSee answer ›
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