NYT Crossword August 15 2026 Answers
All 66 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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1ABegan6 lettersSee answer ›7AShow faces?8 lettersSee answer ›15ABring back into the fold, so to speak6 lettersSee answer ›16AWorth looking back on8 lettersSee answer ›17AOne from "Japan's kitchen"6 lettersSee answer ›18AAppeal8 lettersSee answer ›19ABit of ceramic ware3 lettersSee answer ›20ACast off7 lettersSee answer ›22A7/3 lettersSee answer ›23A"Lovely" and "wonderful" food, per Monty Python4 lettersSee answer ›25ARose Bowl Stadium athlete5 lettersSee answer ›26ABig ring4 lettersSee answer ›27APatient privacy law, in brief5 lettersSee answer ›29AWorld Cup team nicknamed "The Three Lions": Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›30ASay "Hey," say5 lettersSee answer ›31A"Speak up"12 lettersSee answer ›34AIntermezzo and trou normand dishes, essentially15 lettersSee answer ›38AHoedown get-down?12 lettersSee answer ›39ALong-___ squid5 lettersSee answer ›42A"Wayne's World" exclamation3 lettersSee answer ›43AChristina of "Buffalo ’66"5 lettersSee answer ›44ARing location4 lettersSee answer ›45AOil wells?5 lettersSee answer ›47ANickname for Eleanor4 lettersSee answer ›48AEye-catching stage prop3 lettersSee answer ›49A"Got it?"7 lettersSee answer ›51AThru3 lettersSee answer ›52AUnderlining, e.g.8 lettersSee answer ›54AClassical figure in an 1898 Gustav Klimt oil6 lettersSee answer ›56ASome back-and-forth8 lettersSee answer ›57ABig name in fashion6 lettersSee answer ›58AGo in the wrong way?8 lettersSee answer ›59A"I beg you!"6 lettersSee answer ›DOWN
1DCut out the middleman, for delivery8 lettersSee answer ›2DFabulous collection8 lettersSee answer ›3D"You're the best!"8 lettersSee answer ›4DNo-good ending?3 lettersSee answer ›5DDiamond figs.4 lettersSee answer ›6DLeftmost star of the Summer Triangle5 lettersSee answer ›7DClassic 1926 novel often published with a bull and matador on its cover15 lettersSee answer ›8DDressing group12 lettersSee answer ›9DGamgee player in "Lord of the Rings"5 lettersSee answer ›10D___-C4 lettersSee answer ›11DThe second one on the Statue of Liberty is longer than its first one3 lettersSee answer ›12DToothache care option6 lettersSee answer ›13DCommunion, e.g.6 lettersSee answer ›14DCharybdis' man-eating opposite, in myth6 lettersSee answer ›21DUpper regions of forests12 lettersSee answer ›24DSea cow7 lettersSee answer ›26DFrench Baroque artist Nicolas7 lettersSee answer ›28DChallenged on X, say5 lettersSee answer ›30DScout's follower?5 lettersSee answer ›32DBad spell3 lettersSee answer ›33DPartner of pitch and roll3 lettersSee answer ›35D"You get the point"8 lettersSee answer ›36DKicks back, in a way8 lettersSee answer ›37DCrime writer Mickey who created the Mike Hammer stories8 lettersSee answer ›39DPrince of Monaco beginning in 20056 lettersSee answer ›40DCertain tenant6 lettersSee answer ›41DFrench soccer superstar Kylian6 lettersSee answer ›45DSome bow ties5 lettersSee answer ›46DWhere roots take hold5 lettersSee answer ›49DComplain4 lettersSee answer ›50DCitation shortener4 lettersSee answer ›53DTricks3 lettersSee answer ›55DOrange or lime3 lettersSee answer ›RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLES
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