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NYT Crossword August 19 2026 Answers

All 76 clues from the Wednesday 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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1ASahara-esque4 lettersSee answer ›5AExams for high school jrs.5 lettersSee answer ›10APrivate sleeping accommodations?4 lettersSee answer ›14A"Didn't you get the ___?"4 lettersSee answer ›15AWipe from one's memory, so to speak5 lettersSee answer ›16ASection in a textbook4 lettersSee answer ›17A"___ She Lovely" (Stevie Wonder hit)4 lettersSee answer ›18ADeceptive move in fencing5 lettersSee answer ›19ADepend (on)4 lettersSee answer ›20ANatural pillow filling13 lettersSee answer ›23AGraffiti, to some3 lettersSee answer ›24AThree unnamed things, in shorthand3 lettersSee answer ›25AQuinceañeras, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›28ALifted5 lettersSee answer ›30AServices for senior citizens9 lettersSee answer ›34AHybrid tennis attire5 lettersSee answer ›36AWord with pan, pump or paint3 lettersSee answer ›37A___ Minor4 lettersSee answer ›38AUnofficial vote9 lettersSee answer ›41APresident who was a heavyweight wrestling champion in college4 lettersSee answer ›44A"___ got it!"3 lettersSee answer ›45ACats and dogs, for example5 lettersSee answer ›48AOld West outlaw who left behind poetic messages after some robberies9 lettersSee answer ›51AExcludes5 lettersSee answer ›53AMount ___ Health System5 lettersSee answer ›54AImmature high score initials on an arcade game3 lettersSee answer ›56ASomething to trust3 lettersSee answer ›57AHides one's central point, in a way ... with a doubly homophonic hint to 20-, 30-, 38- and 48-Across13 lettersSee answer ›62AThey offer support4 lettersSee answer ›64ASpeak at a political convention, perhaps5 lettersSee answer ›65AField4 lettersSee answer ›66AFacility4 lettersSee answer ›67A2008 film about a solitary trash-compacting robot5 lettersSee answer ›68ASemiaquatic relative of a weasel4 lettersSee answer ›69ABlue No. 1 and Yellow No. 64 lettersSee answer ›70AFall bloom5 lettersSee answer ›71ACave wall hangings?4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DFemale friends from Fuenlabrada6 lettersSee answer ›2DSome vacation destinations7 lettersSee answer ›3D"My mood is pretty low"7 lettersSee answer ›4DTop three sights in Fiji?4 lettersSee answer ›5DLike eyes during an allergy attack5 lettersSee answer ›6D"Bless you!" elicitor6 lettersSee answer ›7D___ Minor4 lettersSee answer ›8DSomething that's pitched4 lettersSee answer ›9D"Family Guy" creator MacFarlane4 lettersSee answer ›10DSet of courses offered10 lettersSee answer ›11DMiserable rating7 lettersSee answer ›12D"___ death do us part"3 lettersSee answer ›13DWhat a parent might compare a messy bedroom to3 lettersSee answer ›21DPut forth5 lettersSee answer ›22DDrop the ball3 lettersSee answer ›26DVerbal hesitations3 lettersSee answer ›27DNeptune's territory3 lettersSee answer ›29DSituations one might no longer put effort into10 lettersSee answer ›31DDrop5 lettersSee answer ›32DDrop3 lettersSee answer ›33DNorth Carolina university4 lettersSee answer ›35DChicago paper, with "the"4 lettersSee answer ›39D___ Max, singer of the 2018 hit "Sweet but Psycho"3 lettersSee answer ›40DNot taut5 lettersSee answer ›41DLongtime "American Dad!" airer3 lettersSee answer ›42D2001 biopic starring Will Smith3 lettersSee answer ›43DThe "Beyhive" for Beyoncé, e.g.7 lettersSee answer ›46DCountry bordering Chad and Benin7 lettersSee answer ›47DLecture attendee7 lettersSee answer ›49D___ royale (Champagne cocktail)3 lettersSee answer ›50DRat (on)6 lettersSee answer ›52DThey can be well-done6 lettersSee answer ›55DSee-through5 lettersSee answer ›58DPart of the Corn Belt4 lettersSee answer ›59DImportant stretches4 lettersSee answer ›60DThe word "salary" derives from the Latin for this4 lettersSee answer ›61DWhat a shepherd may shepherd4 lettersSee answer ›62DBouncy part of a trampoline3 lettersSee answer ›63D"A drop of golden sun," in song3 lettersSee answer ›
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