NYT Crossword August 22 2026 Answers

All 68 clues from the Saturday 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 Adrian JohnsonEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1R2A3B4B5I6T7S8T9E10W11E12Y13E14S15ANYONEHOME16REAL17INEXTREMIS18ESTA19NOSPOILERS20ANEW21LUG22SO23LDON24B25I26FOCA27L28S29NEED30BRETHREN31GRO32S33S34QAT35ROU36T37E38UHH39SNA40R41K42COL43U44MBIA45COI46L47KEEPITPG48SHADO49W50MSN51OPED52WH53I54TETI55G56E57R58DREW59BANANACAKE60DESI61IMOUTRAGED62SEEN63DONTSTRESS

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

ALL CLUES68 CLUES
ACROSS
1ADish such as Germany's hasenpfeffer10 lettersRABBITSTEW
15A"Hello?" follower10 lettersANYONEHOME
16AStraight-up4 lettersREAL
17ABeset by impossible circumstances10 lettersINEXTREMIS
19A"Let's talk about it afterward"10 lettersNOSPOILERS
20AFrom scratch4 lettersANEW
21AHaul3 lettersLUG
22AConvinced of6 lettersSOLDON
29AHardly a luxury4 lettersNEED
30AFellow fellows8 lettersBRETHREN
31ANet alternative5 lettersGROSS
38A"Lemme think …"3 lettersUHH
39AIrreverence, of a sort5 lettersSNARK
47ARefrain from foul language, say8 lettersKEEPITPG
48AFollow around6 lettersSHADOW
58ATied up with?4 lettersDREW
59AIt's commonly made upside down10 lettersBANANACAKE
61A"This is a travesty!"10 lettersIMOUTRAGED
62AAcknowledged4 lettersSEEN
63A"Relax, it'll be fine"10 lettersDONTSTRESS
DOWN
3DTournament passes?4 lettersBYES
5DHaving communication7 lettersINTOUCH
7DAuthor Silverstein4 lettersSHEL
8D"As I see it ..."4 lettersTOME
10DCrisco competitor6 lettersWESSON
11DVolume control device?7 lettersEREADER
12D"Absolutely, positively!"10 lettersYESNODOUBT
13DDown the hatch, perhaps5 lettersEATEN
23DSegment3 lettersLEG
24DSmoking events, for short4 lettersBBQS
26DTidbits of Greek culture?10 lettersFETACHEESE
27DFrancis's successor3 lettersLEO
28DDipped (out)5 lettersSNUCK
32DIcebreaker, e.g.4 lettersSHIP
37DI, O, U and Y, but not A or E8 lettersELEMENTS
41DEngage in tomfoolery3 lettersKID
43DArriviste7 lettersUPSTART
44DSubcompact vehicle7 lettersMINICAR
46DContract winner, typically6 lettersLOWBID
48DBinge5 lettersSPREE
53DPart of4 lettersINON
54DLacking slack4 lettersTAUT
55DGreenish plum variety4 lettersGAGE
56DBarely makes (out)4 lettersEKES
57DWine list header4 lettersREDS
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