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NYT Crossword August 20 2026 Answers

All 78 clues from the Thursday 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 CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1ASound like heaven4 lettersSee answer ›5AGame of observation for travel6 lettersSee answer ›11AAd free3 lettersSee answer ›14ABrief in pants4 lettersSee answer ›15ACorrect thoroughly6 lettersSee answer ›16ABad feel3 lettersSee answer ›17ATry to place connoisseurs?11 lettersSee answer ›19ACells in compound3 lettersSee answer ›20AChecks with style5 lettersSee answer ›21ATo cop3 lettersSee answer ›22ACompetition, for starters5 lettersSee answer ›24AYork ___5 lettersSee answer ›26APlace recording6 lettersSee answer ›27ASignals over game5 lettersSee answer ›29AMaturity approaching5 lettersSee answer ›31ACrows to relatives6 lettersSee answer ›32AFree booze3 lettersSee answer ›33AConfidentiality of letters?4 lettersSee answer ›37A"Done well"5 lettersSee answer ›38AShort for "info flight"3 lettersSee answer ›39ASponge bath5 lettersSee answer ›40ANothing doing4 lettersSee answer ›41ASay "minus C"3 lettersSee answer ›42ASet off6 lettersSee answer ›43APractice Japanese5 lettersSee answer ›45AEqual roughly5 lettersSee answer ›46AInto light6 lettersSee answer ›49ANags about noise?5 lettersSee answer ›51ALand of Spot5 lettersSee answer ›52AOn-off signs3 lettersSee answer ›53ALines some over draw5 lettersSee answer ›57AFor repentance some feel3 lettersSee answer ›58ADetails insignificant contests11 lettersSee answer ›61ASpending limits it3 lettersSee answer ›62AForum discussion, popular once6 lettersSee answer ›63ACut short4 lettersSee answer ›64ARock-___3 lettersSee answer ›65AOut with ate, ate, ate6 lettersSee answer ›66AWebsite gift custom4 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DURL starter4 lettersSee answer ›2DAsian sea currently undergoing replenishment efforts4 lettersSee answer ›3DCivil rights icon Parks4 lettersSee answer ›4DShift the gears of, in a way ... or a hint to this puzzle's Across clues12 lettersSee answer ›5DID in some data breaches3 lettersSee answer ›6DElite H.S. class covering the Constitution5 lettersSee answer ›7DVisionary … or what you'll need to return to when solving this puzzle's Down clues15 lettersSee answer ›8DLoads4 lettersSee answer ›9DBabe in the Hundred Acre Wood3 lettersSee answer ›10DOne advocated for by the National Prison Project6 lettersSee answer ›11DWhittled (down)5 lettersSee answer ›12DBiblical mount5 lettersSee answer ›13DIt's worth remembering!5 lettersSee answer ›18D"No idea"6 lettersSee answer ›23DDistinctive expression ... or a hint to this puzzle's Across clues12 lettersSee answer ›25DFeature of San Francisco's Lombard Street3 lettersSee answer ›26DMole, e.g.3 lettersSee answer ›27DFirm4 lettersSee answer ›28DLike many cricket fields4 lettersSee answer ›30DPlan to contribute to, for short3 lettersSee answer ›31DOne of 1,909 for Willie Mays, for short3 lettersSee answer ›34D"___ the Explorer"4 lettersSee answer ›35DSome distance away4 lettersSee answer ›36DDeclare3 lettersSee answer ›38D"Oh no! A mouse!"3 lettersSee answer ›39DWhat the second number indicates in men's jeans sizes6 lettersSee answer ›41DUniv. with an annual Mystery Hunt3 lettersSee answer ›42DEager response to "Wanna join?"3 lettersSee answer ›44DGoes nuts for6 lettersSee answer ›46DAround5 lettersSee answer ›47DGarden-variety5 lettersSee answer ›48DWasn't paying attention5 lettersSee answer ›50DLauder of cosmetics5 lettersSee answer ›52DDesigner Cassini4 lettersSee answer ›54D"I don't really care / If ya think I'm strange / I ___ gonna change": Joan Jett4 lettersSee answer ›55DN.F.L. commentator Collinsworth4 lettersSee answer ›56DArthur Ashe Courage Award, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›59DLetter after chi3 lettersSee answer ›60DThe "S" of E.S.T.: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›
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