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NYT Crossword August 26 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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ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1AModern lead-in to quit or bait4 lettersSee answer ›5AHeat source for many hydrothermal vents5 lettersSee answer ›10AAct all teenagerly, say4 lettersSee answer ›14A[I have something to say ...]4 lettersSee answer ›15AHe has the weight of the world on his shoulders5 lettersSee answer ›16ARiver by the Royal Shakespeare Theatre4 lettersSee answer ›17AEnhancing "blemish" (3x)10 lettersSee answer ›19ARip apart4 lettersSee answer ›20ASomething to belly up to3 lettersSee answer ›21ATennis's "King of Clay," familiarly4 lettersSee answer ›22ACautious4 lettersSee answer ›23A"My guess is ..."5 lettersSee answer ›25ATeach, playfully (3x)9 lettersSee answer ›29APinocchio's tell4 lettersSee answer ›31ASouth American capital where Simón Bolívar was born7 lettersSee answer ›32A___ Wowie (cocktail with a rhyming name)4 lettersSee answer ›33APC key3 lettersSee answer ›34AWait for it!3 lettersSee answer ›35ASweet popcorn coating (4x)13 lettersSee answer ›39ASci-fi pilot ___ Solo3 lettersSee answer ›40ACall, as a poker bet3 lettersSee answer ›41ARoman author of "Metamorphoses"4 lettersSee answer ›42AFred Flintstone's boss at the rock quarry7 lettersSee answer ›45ATech review site4 lettersSee answer ›46ANut in Sausalito cookies (3x)9 lettersSee answer ›48ABundles in a stationery shop5 lettersSee answer ›52APointed remarks4 lettersSee answer ›53A"Famous" cookie entrepreneur4 lettersSee answer ›55AChurch fixture3 lettersSee answer ›56ABlack mark on a credit report, in brief4 lettersSee answer ›57A"Unbelievable!" ... or what 17-, 25-, 35- and 46-Across are made from, letter-wise?10 lettersSee answer ›60ANever Have I ___ (party game)4 lettersSee answer ›61AApril's ___ Day5 lettersSee answer ›62ABug on a pug4 lettersSee answer ›63AAlien incubators in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"4 lettersSee answer ›64AAcrimonious, as a breakup5 lettersSee answer ›65AUnits of verse4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DTorah scholar5 lettersSee answer ›2DBridge Out ___ (sign)5 lettersSee answer ›3DThey have teeth but don't bite5 lettersSee answer ›4DGround-dwelling bird in a eucalyptus forest3 lettersSee answer ›5DChichén Itzá builders4 lettersSee answer ›6DTaking charge?6 lettersSee answer ›7DHappy-sounding advocacy grp.5 lettersSee answer ›8DScuff up, say3 lettersSee answer ›9DSet, as a price3 lettersSee answer ›10DInstrument associated with beans and salsa?6 lettersSee answer ›11DWas a ham9 lettersSee answer ›12DScrunchied hairstyle8 lettersSee answer ›13D"The ___" (final track listed on the original "Abbey Road")3 lettersSee answer ›18DAudition6 lettersSee answer ›22DWord that can precede cry or baby3 lettersSee answer ›24DPicky, picky, picky4 lettersSee answer ›26DSch. attended by Steve Martin, James Dean and Jack Black (none of whom stayed to graduate)4 lettersSee answer ›27DHousemother6 lettersSee answer ›28DWhat cards with circles, stars, pluses, squares and wavy lines test for, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›30DDay break?6 lettersSee answer ›32DGot it all off his chest?9 lettersSee answer ›33DDisc golf "hole"-in-one3 lettersSee answer ›35DCapital city known as the "Jerusalem of the Balkans"8 lettersSee answer ›36DConsider4 lettersSee answer ›37DDisinclined6 lettersSee answer ›38DSmall bug with a strong-sounding name4 lettersSee answer ›39D"Well, let me think"3 lettersSee answer ›43DHerculean tasks6 lettersSee answer ›44DAlmost a quarter of the Super Bowl's run time3 lettersSee answer ›45DSometimes-uncredited appearances6 lettersSee answer ›47Dda-DUM, da-DUM, da-DUM, da-DUM, for example5 lettersSee answer ›49DGift from a teacher's pet5 lettersSee answer ›50DFree-for-all5 lettersSee answer ›51DResult of a hot pursuit?5 lettersSee answer ›54DGrand Ole ___4 lettersSee answer ›56DOne leg press, say3 lettersSee answer ›57DUncle ___3 lettersSee answer ›58DMinecraft resource3 lettersSee answer ›59DCommand to a jumpy dog3 lettersSee answer ›
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