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NYT Crossword August 21 2026 Answers

All 68 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.

Constructed by Adryel W. Robles OjedaEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES68 CLUES
ACROSS
1ALeader in a robe called a kasaya4 lettersSee answer ›5ASome malty offerings9 lettersSee answer ›14AJejune4 lettersSee answer ›15ACoupling rings?10 lettersSee answer ›17ACome (together)4 lettersSee answer ›18AOne sharing gold10 lettersSee answer ›19ARemy's brother in "Ratatouille"5 lettersSee answer ›21AHigh tea treat5 lettersSee answer ›22AMathematician Terence, winner of the 2006 Fields Medal3 lettersSee answer ›23A___ Ball, 2021 N.B.A. Rookie of the Year6 lettersSee answer ›25AKey for getting out3 lettersSee answer ›26AGave temporarily4 lettersSee answer ›27AOne-named pop star with Monkey Puzzle Records3 lettersSee answer ›28A___ tov (Jewish festival)3 lettersSee answer ›30AAdvantageous5 lettersSee answer ›32ALosing control emotionally, in slang11 lettersSee answer ›36ADrama club enthusiast11 lettersSee answer ›38AItalian hero?11 lettersSee answer ›40ABold5 lettersSee answer ›42AÉtendue bleue3 lettersSee answer ›43AHindi for "reign"3 lettersSee answer ›45AFocus of a concussion protocol4 lettersSee answer ›46AN.L. East team, on scoreboards3 lettersSee answer ›49AEspecially ornate6 lettersSee answer ›51AMass. summer setting3 lettersSee answer ›52AJack up5 lettersSee answer ›54ASchool units5 lettersSee answer ›55AIn place?10 lettersSee answer ›58AStuff in shakers4 lettersSee answer ›59A"Aww!"10 lettersSee answer ›60ATarget of a search party4 lettersSee answer ›61AIs canned9 lettersSee answer ›62AWord repeated before "against the dying of the light" in a Dylan Thomas poem4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DNames6 lettersSee answer ›2DLanguage spoken by Jesus7 lettersSee answer ›3DPlace for a quick stop8 lettersSee answer ›4DPuzzle5 lettersSee answer ›5DLa ti do, musically3 lettersSee answer ›6DBovine sounds4 lettersSee answer ›7DSport similar to pétanque5 lettersSee answer ›8DCharacter5 lettersSee answer ›9D"Sinners" director, 202511 lettersSee answer ›10DApogee4 lettersSee answer ›11DWhere a serviette is laid3 lettersSee answer ›12DHaut monde6 lettersSee answer ›13D___ Crosley, author of 2008's "I Was Told There'd Be Cake"6 lettersSee answer ›16DImpudent sort4 lettersSee answer ›20DParis's Champs-___7 lettersSee answer ›24DGrand Canyon lookout whose name suggests visitors' reactions11 lettersSee answer ›26DSome baroque instruments5 lettersSee answer ›29DDiamond wear4 lettersSee answer ›31DMetal tube in a nuclear reactor7 lettersSee answer ›33DJazz musician Jamal5 lettersSee answer ›34DNeighbor of Colo.3 lettersSee answer ›35DMass unit4 lettersSee answer ›37DFirst filmmaker to receive the Order of Culture in Japan8 lettersSee answer ›39DUnprocessed inventory7 lettersSee answer ›40DOne might leave you unprotected at night6 lettersSee answer ›41DWhat kid-friendly games typically are6 lettersSee answer ›44DWhat big crowds do6 lettersSee answer ›45DFells4 lettersSee answer ›47DHang-up5 lettersSee answer ›48DSomething raised in a meeting5 lettersSee answer ›50DJulio ___ Chávez (boxing legend)5 lettersSee answer ›52DPossessive pronoun4 lettersSee answer ›53D"Cheerio"4 lettersSee answer ›56DSnitch3 lettersSee answer ›57DNeighbor of Ark.3 lettersSee answer ›
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