NYT Crossword August 14 2026 Answers

All 70 clues from the Friday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Zhou ZhangEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1G2I3Z4A5S6N7I8F9F10S11O12U13T14IMON15AYCARAMBA16NEON17BREAKUPSEX18SAMU19RAI20RIC21UNFAIR22RENT23A24C25O26P27CALOR28IE29GOLOCO30COTS31ETC32H33SINCE34AMI35INCLO36SE37FAM38SEG39ER40HUSH41SAMS42COUSI43N44SEA45LABS46ANECDO47TE48LEMUR49S50ERR51GOSPLAT52T53H54A55TSMY56JAM57LAZE58RAPACIOUS59ETON60UMPTEENTH61SERT

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
5ADiscovers9 lettersSNIFFSOUT
14A"There's my cue"4 lettersIMON
15A"Dios mío!"9 lettersAYCARAMBA
16ASuperbright4 lettersNEON
17ACouple's last coupling, perhaps10 lettersBREAKUPSEX
22AGuard for some time?8 lettersRENTACOP
29ACompletely lose it6 lettersGOLOCO
30ABunk alternatives4 lettersCOTS
31ALeave a lasting mark on4 lettersETCH
33ABecause5 lettersSINCE
34ASelf-doubter's question3 lettersAMI
35AHuddling, as teammates7 lettersINCLOSE
37AMom-and-pop group3 lettersFAM
38ARock musician Bob5 lettersSEGER
40A"Enough out of you!"4 lettersHUSH
46ARecollection, say8 lettersANECDOTE
50ASlip3 lettersERR
51AExplode, as a paintball7 lettersGOSPLAT
57AIdle4 lettersLAZE
58AExcessively greedy9 lettersRAPACIOUS
59ABerkshire town4 lettersETON
60AOf an indefinitely large number9 lettersUMPTEENTH
DOWN
2D"Seriously?!"11 lettersIMEANCOMEON
3DIssue in a modern remote work setting11 lettersZOOMFATIGUE
4DCorn and wheat, for two7 lettersANNUALS
7DWords of comfort5 lettersICARE
8DNot being real about6 lettersFAKING
9DHoney is high in this8 lettersFRUCTOSE
10DDeplete3 lettersSAP
11DYogis' utterances3 lettersOMS
13D"… plus ___"3 lettersTAX
17DUnfruitful6 lettersBARREN
22DPerson that's best left alone7 lettersRECLUSE
23DWong of Netflix's "Beef"3 lettersALI
24DShoot the breeze11 lettersCONFABULATE
28DScratch that!4 lettersITCH
30D"Julius Caesar" role5 lettersCASCA
32DPlot device?4 lettersHOSE
35DShimmer colorfully8 lettersIRIDESCE
36DHello or goodbye, abroad6 lettersSHALOM
41DTastes7 lettersSAMPLES
43DAverage Joe, in modern slang6 lettersNORMIE
47DCheck for fit5 lettersTRYON
51DDeep cut4 lettersGASH
53DCountry ___3 lettersHAM
54DUnwanted place for bugs3 lettersAPP
56DProject3 lettersJUT
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