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NYT Crossword August 22 2026 Answers

All 68 clues from the Saturday 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 CLUES68 CLUES
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1ADish such as Germany's hasenpfeffer10 lettersSee answer ›11ASet of 24 for a box jellyfish4 lettersSee answer ›15A"Hello?" follower10 lettersSee answer ›16AStraight-up4 lettersSee answer ›17ABeset by impossible circumstances10 lettersSee answer ›18A___ noche (tonight, in Spanish)4 lettersSee answer ›19A"Let's talk about it afterward"10 lettersSee answer ›20AFrom scratch4 lettersSee answer ›21AHaul3 lettersSee answer ›22AConvinced of6 lettersSee answer ›24ABenjamin Franklin invention of the 1780s8 lettersSee answer ›29AHardly a luxury4 lettersSee answer ›30AFellow fellows8 lettersSee answer ›31ANet alternative5 lettersSee answer ›34AMideast shrub with leaves that are chewed as a stimulant3 lettersSee answer ›35AIt includes a series of stations5 lettersSee answer ›38A"Lemme think …"3 lettersSee answer ›39AIrreverence, of a sort5 lettersSee answer ›42AName shared by the locales of University of South Carolina and the University of Missouri8 lettersSee answer ›45AWhat might wind up in your mattress?4 lettersSee answer ›47ARefrain from foul language, say8 lettersSee answer ›48AFollow around6 lettersSee answer ›50APortal released concurrently with Windows 953 lettersSee answer ›51AMany a guest writer's piece4 lettersSee answer ›52AGenetically rare feline that represents autumn in Chinese astronomy10 lettersSee answer ›58ATied up with?4 lettersSee answer ›59AIt's commonly made upside down10 lettersSee answer ›60A___ Lydic of "The Daily Show"4 lettersSee answer ›61A"This is a travesty!"10 lettersSee answer ›62AAcknowledged4 lettersSee answer ›63A"Relax, it'll be fine"10 lettersSee answer ›
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1D"Into each life some ___ must fall": Longfellow4 lettersSee answer ›2DCommon word in Latin dating4 lettersSee answer ›3DTournament passes?4 lettersSee answer ›4DAnalytical graphic that divides data into quartiles7 lettersSee answer ›5DHaving communication7 lettersSee answer ›6DShe played Sandy Lester in "Tootsie"8 lettersSee answer ›7DAuthor Silverstein4 lettersSee answer ›8D"As I see it ..."4 lettersSee answer ›9DMany members of Kuwait's al-Sabah royal line5 lettersSee answer ›10DCrisco competitor6 lettersSee answer ›11DVolume control device?7 lettersSee answer ›12D"Absolutely, positively!"10 lettersSee answer ›13DDown the hatch, perhaps5 lettersSee answer ›14DPopular topping for fish tacos4 lettersSee answer ›23DSegment3 lettersSee answer ›24DSmoking events, for short4 lettersSee answer ›25DMajor exporter of pistachios4 lettersSee answer ›26DTidbits of Greek culture?10 lettersSee answer ›27DFrancis's successor3 lettersSee answer ›28DDipped (out)5 lettersSee answer ›32DIcebreaker, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›33DIconic hairstyle of Jane Fonda and Stevie Nicks4 lettersSee answer ›36DSupport while "en pointe"3 lettersSee answer ›37DI, O, U and Y, but not A or E8 lettersSee answer ›40DSuccess in another's field, say7 lettersSee answer ›41DEngage in tomfoolery3 lettersSee answer ›43DArriviste7 lettersSee answer ›44DSubcompact vehicle7 lettersSee answer ›46DContract winner, typically6 lettersSee answer ›48DBinge5 lettersSee answer ›49DMaker of the Hacky Sack and Hula-Hoop5 lettersSee answer ›51DThe longer they are, the harder they'll be to beat4 lettersSee answer ›53DPart of4 lettersSee answer ›54DLacking slack4 lettersSee answer ›55DGreenish plum variety4 lettersSee answer ›56DBarely makes (out)4 lettersSee answer ›57DWine list header4 lettersSee answer ›
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