NYT Crossword August 26 2026 Answers

All 76 clues from the Wednesday 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 John Kugelman and Lance EnfingerEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1R2A3G4E5M6A7G8M9A10M11O12P13E14AHEM15ATLAS16AVON17BEAU18TYMARK19REND20BAR21RAFA22WARY23IDS24AY25ED26U27MACAT28E29NO30SE31CARACAS32MAUI33ALT34TIP35SALTE36DCAR37A38MEL39HAN40SEE41OVID42MRS43L44ATE45CNET46MACADAM47IA48RE49A50M51S52JABS53AM54OS55PEW56REPO57S58OMEPE59OPLE60EVER61ARBOR62FLEA63PODS64MESSY65FEET

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

ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
10AAct all teenagerly, say4 lettersMOPE
17AEnhancing "blemish" (3x)10 lettersBEAUTYMARK
19ARip apart4 lettersREND
20ASomething to belly up to3 lettersBAR
22ACautious4 lettersWARY
23A"My guess is ..."5 lettersIDSAY
25ATeach, playfully (3x)9 lettersEDUMACATE
29APinocchio's tell4 lettersNOSE
33APC key3 lettersALT
34AWait for it!3 lettersTIP
35ASweet popcorn coating (4x)13 lettersSALTEDCARAMEL
39ASci-fi pilot ___ Solo3 lettersHAN
40ACall, as a poker bet3 lettersSEE
45ATech review site4 lettersCNET
46ANut in Sausalito cookies (3x)9 lettersMACADAMIA
52APointed remarks4 lettersJABS
55AChurch fixture3 lettersPEW
61AApril's ___ Day5 lettersARBOR
62ABug on a pug4 lettersFLEA
64AAcrimonious, as a breakup5 lettersMESSY
65AUnits of verse4 lettersFEET
DOWN
1DTorah scholar5 lettersRABBI
2DBridge Out ___ (sign)5 lettersAHEAD
5DChichén Itzá builders4 lettersMAYA
6DTaking charge?6 lettersATMFEE
7DHappy-sounding advocacy grp.5 lettersGLAAD
8DScuff up, say3 lettersMAR
9DSet, as a price3 lettersASK
11DWas a ham9 lettersOVERACTED
12DScrunchied hairstyle8 lettersPONYTAIL
18DAudition6 lettersTRYOUT
24DPicky, picky, picky4 lettersANAL
27DHousemother6 lettersMATRON
30DDay break?6 lettersSIESTA
32DGot it all off his chest?9 lettersMANSCAPED
33DDisc golf "hole"-in-one3 lettersACE
36DConsider4 lettersDEEM
37DDisinclined6 lettersAVERSE
39D"Well, let me think"3 lettersHMM
43DHerculean tasks6 lettersLABORS
49DGift from a teacher's pet5 lettersAPPLE
50DFree-for-all5 lettersMELEE
51DResult of a hot pursuit?5 lettersSWEAT
54DGrand Ole ___4 lettersOPRY
56DOne leg press, say3 lettersREP
57DUncle ___3 lettersSAM
58DMinecraft resource3 lettersORE
59DCommand to a jumpy dog3 lettersOFF
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