NYT Crossword August 9 2026 Answers
All 128 clues from the Sunday 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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1AOne bit5 lettersSee answer ›6ABad jobs6 lettersSee answer ›12ATarget of an annual vaccine3 lettersSee answer ›15Ax or y4 lettersSee answer ›19ASwimmer's invitation21 lettersSee answer ›23AOne of two in Hawaii21 lettersSee answer ›24AFather of the river gods, in Greek myth7 lettersSee answer ›25AOverwhelm5 lettersSee answer ›26AJamaican folk song about dock work4 lettersSee answer ›27AOnes who've made the team6 lettersSee answer ›28AOne at the U.S. mint?4 lettersSee answer ›29ALong-handled tool3 lettersSee answer ›31AWhat might pile up during a digital detox5 lettersSee answer ›35AShow great fondness, in a way4 lettersSee answer ›36AIn the lead5 lettersSee answer ›38ACow5 lettersSee answer ›40AOscar winner Hathaway4 lettersSee answer ›41AFoxlike3 lettersSee answer ›42AWinter pellets5 lettersSee answer ›43A___ forgiveness4 lettersSee answer ›44ASay without saying6 lettersSee answer ›46AGodsends5 lettersSee answer ›47AUp to 150 years, for a tortoise8 lettersSee answer ›49AThe first "C" of Vietnam's H.C.M.C.3 lettersSee answer ›50ABeaver's home5 lettersSee answer ›51ACommunicate through a disagreement13 lettersSee answer ›53ACounterpart of 53-Down5 lettersSee answer ›54ADisplay perfect timing, much like dancers9 lettersSee answer ›55AAgcy. that protects the right to unionize4 lettersSee answer ›56ASome Indian flatbreads5 lettersSee answer ›57AFirst woman to play regularly in a major American men's pro baseball league9 lettersSee answer ›58ABond between Lazenby and Dalton5 lettersSee answer ›59A"Let's do it"4 lettersSee answer ›60ASetting for Ghassan Kanafani's "All That's Left to You" and Mourid Barghouti's "I Saw Ramallah"9 lettersSee answer ›61ALike a lion's coat5 lettersSee answer ›62AReprimand that might be biting, ironically13 lettersSee answer ›64AGroup of partridges5 lettersSee answer ›65A"www" string3 lettersSee answer ›66AHoney boo-boo?8 lettersSee answer ›67ALike the Taj Mahal and the Hagia Sophia, architecturally5 lettersSee answer ›68AUp for the day6 lettersSee answer ›70ANamed names4 lettersSee answer ›71A[Oh God ...]5 lettersSee answer ›72ANurse3 lettersSee answer ›75AMany a spacious apartment4 lettersSee answer ›76AStand-up comic ___ Wang5 lettersSee answer ›78AWhere a band might go5 lettersSee answer ›79A"Gimme!"4 lettersSee answer ›80AGo undefeated5 lettersSee answer ›82AEnterprise letters3 lettersSee answer ›83A"Let's put a smile on your plate" chain4 lettersSee answer ›84ALover of Tristan6 lettersSee answer ›86ACombine, as resources4 lettersSee answer ›88ANintendo villain with a "W" on his cap5 lettersSee answer ›90ABothersome recurrence7 lettersSee answer ›91AControversial business oversight21 lettersSee answer ›96AAmusement park ride in which one's legs dangle high off the ground21 lettersSee answer ›97ALip4 lettersSee answer ›98A"___ bodkins!" (bygone oath)3 lettersSee answer ›99AComes clean, with "up"6 lettersSee answer ›100AOld Bulgarian rulers5 lettersSee answer ›DOWN
1DResults of some peace talks7 lettersSee answer ›2D"Wow!"7 lettersSee answer ›3DGovernment act whose name comes from the Greek for "forgetfulness"7 lettersSee answer ›4DPapal representative6 lettersSee answer ›5DMichaels of "Saturday Night Live"5 lettersSee answer ›6DAngry cat's "greeting"4 lettersSee answer ›7DNav. rank3 lettersSee answer ›8DRetort of denial7 lettersSee answer ›9DOffer emotional support (for)6 lettersSee answer ›10DTime that's an artist's name backward5 lettersSee answer ›11DDid the butterfly, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›12DCo. whose logo depicts the god Mercury holding flowers3 lettersSee answer ›13DDutch city with a namesake jar6 lettersSee answer ›14D___ Major4 lettersSee answer ›15D"Because I Got High" rapper7 lettersSee answer ›16D12 letters?3 lettersSee answer ›17DMagazine for entrepreneurs3 lettersSee answer ›18DGood to go3 lettersSee answer ›20DBranch with a stem?9 lettersSee answer ›21DNumber of letters?12 lettersSee answer ›22DOcular affliction4 lettersSee answer ›28DUintah and Ouray reservation people4 lettersSee answer ›30DSurpassed8 lettersSee answer ›32DGroup in support of a queen9 lettersSee answer ›33DRushing around8 lettersSee answer ›34DLast Beatles single before Paul McCartney's departure7 lettersSee answer ›37DReality TV icon ___ Leakes4 lettersSee answer ›38DEdging, e.g.9 lettersSee answer ›39DTitle for Macbeth5 lettersSee answer ›42DParts of many combo meals5 lettersSee answer ›43DSelling off, as stocks9 lettersSee answer ›45DBig inits. in Dutch banking3 lettersSee answer ›46DForetelling of6 lettersSee answer ›47DBestowing extravagantly (on)9 lettersSee answer ›48DSource of fragrant cones4 lettersSee answer ›50DDestiny9 lettersSee answer ›51DSomething that might not be well received when someone asks "How do I look?"12 lettersSee answer ›52DWas flaky?6 lettersSee answer ›53DCounterpart of 53-Across8 lettersSee answer ›54DIt's not exactly fast food8 lettersSee answer ›56DAlmsgiving and pilgrimage, for two7 lettersSee answer ›57DBit of folklore4 lettersSee answer ›58DWonk5 lettersSee answer ›60DHammer parts5 lettersSee answer ›61DMain ingredient in salsa verde9 lettersSee answer ›63DPurple yam in Filipino desserts3 lettersSee answer ›64DSounds from pigeons4 lettersSee answer ›67DSimple coffee brewing method4 lettersSee answer ›69DTreeless tracts7 lettersSee answer ›71DPleasing rhythms7 lettersSee answer ›72DDiamond component?7 lettersSee answer ›73DGene-activating substance7 lettersSee answer ›74DEyes, informally7 lettersSee answer ›77DDanced at a luau6 lettersSee answer ›78DEddies6 lettersSee answer ›79DVery complicated situation, so to speak6 lettersSee answer ›81D___ People's Campaign (1968 S.C.L.C. movement)4 lettersSee answer ›83DSelf-congratulatory declaration5 lettersSee answer ›85DOne of the Five Pillars of Islam, referring to prayer5 lettersSee answer ›87D"___ take arms against a sea of troubles": Hamlet4 lettersSee answer ›89DSince4 lettersSee answer ›90DSome fan-made literary works, informally4 lettersSee answer ›91DPrefix with normative3 lettersSee answer ›92D___ shoestring3 lettersSee answer ›93DThey're parked in parks3 lettersSee answer ›94DSome OT enders3 lettersSee answer ›95DBefore, poetically3 lettersSee answer ›RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLES
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