NYT Crossword August 16 2026 Answers
All 140 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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1AWork parodied by Umberto Eco's "Granita"6 lettersSee answer ›7ASubject of Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter"3 lettersSee answer ›10AOne's opponents4 lettersSee answer ›14AUncool4 lettersSee answer ›18AUntold6 lettersSee answer ›19ADown Under runners4 lettersSee answer ›21ACaramel-filled candy4 lettersSee answer ›22AWord following bear or honey4 lettersSee answer ›23A_ATSO_ and _EKYL_21 lettersSee answer ›27AAstonished, informally5 lettersSee answer ›28AWith 45-Across, many a correspondent3 lettersSee answer ›29ADo business7 lettersSee answer ›30AUncle, in Uruguay3 lettersSee answer ›31AWater nymph of Greek myth5 lettersSee answer ›33APoet's Muse5 lettersSee answer ›34AMemorial ___ Kettering (New York City medical facility)5 lettersSee answer ›36A_RAVES19 lettersSee answer ›41AIt may be petrified6 lettersSee answer ›42AAcknowledge5 lettersSee answer ›43AEl ___, Tex.4 lettersSee answer ›44ASass3 lettersSee answer ›45ASee 28-Across3 lettersSee answer ›47AEggy quaff3 lettersSee answer ›48ATrudge4 lettersSee answer ›50AApproaching4 lettersSee answer ›54ASome funerary selections4 lettersSee answer ›56ASAG_16 lettersSee answer ›60AStands for speakers5 lettersSee answer ›62APreserver of freshness4 lettersSee answer ›63ASent6 lettersSee answer ›64APlace for a sailor's anchor, informally5 lettersSee answer ›67AHunk4 lettersSee answer ›70ADisapproving syllables4 lettersSee answer ›72AIt may be mental5 lettersSee answer ›73AOut, in a way6 lettersSee answer ›75A"That's cool, man"4 lettersSee answer ›77AWords that may open doors5 lettersSee answer ›79A_NIGHT16 lettersSee answer ›83ALearning method4 lettersSee answer ›87AGuard, as a goal4 lettersSee answer ›88AGet rid of4 lettersSee answer ›89A"Yadda, yadda"3 lettersSee answer ›90ASqueaker … or squealer3 lettersSee answer ›92AHome improvement initials3 lettersSee answer ›93AItalian wine city4 lettersSee answer ›95AFiber also known as viscose5 lettersSee answer ›97AToddler's jumping spot on a rainy day6 lettersSee answer ›99AFRAN_19 lettersSee answer ›104AMore reasonable5 lettersSee answer ›105AInterprets5 lettersSee answer ›106ASuspended musical instruments5 lettersSee answer ›107AVein contents3 lettersSee answer ›108ACalm7 lettersSee answer ›111ATitle that becomes loftier when an E is added3 lettersSee answer ›112AEscort to a penthouse, say5 lettersSee answer ›116A_IALO_21 lettersSee answer ›120AEven4 lettersSee answer ›121ACarry on4 lettersSee answer ›122ATender cut4 lettersSee answer ›123APie portions, shapewise6 lettersSee answer ›124ACrones4 lettersSee answer ›125AGas brand that sounds like two letters of the alphabet4 lettersSee answer ›126AInvention originally developed as a yellow dye3 lettersSee answer ›127ARefuse to budge6 lettersSee answer ›DOWN
1DStriplings4 lettersSee answer ›2DTexter's "Then again …"4 lettersSee answer ›3DBananas4 lettersSee answer ›4DChants7 lettersSee answer ›5DBriefly swam8 lettersSee answer ›6DHome to more than 1,500 languages: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›7DAffixed, as a patch7 lettersSee answer ›8D"Let's do this!"4 lettersSee answer ›9DMacadamia, for one3 lettersSee answer ›10DClosely following6 lettersSee answer ›11DRacing vehicle6 lettersSee answer ›12DNapoleon exile site4 lettersSee answer ›13DNo longer relevant4 lettersSee answer ›14DInc., abroad3 lettersSee answer ›15DChildish comeback6 lettersSee answer ›16DMaid of Sherwood Forest6 lettersSee answer ›17DMany a printer5 lettersSee answer ›20DConsequences of supply chain problems9 lettersSee answer ›24DCross4 lettersSee answer ›25DDizzying gallery works5 lettersSee answer ›26DPauses while playing5 lettersSee answer ›32DTreasure or desert follower6 lettersSee answer ›33DEwoks' home moon5 lettersSee answer ›35DJob that may involve jumping through hoops9 lettersSee answer ›36DForm of detective fiction4 lettersSee answer ›37DChannel for gaming enthusiasts?4 lettersSee answer ›38DActress Skye4 lettersSee answer ›39DWords after check, follow or catch4 lettersSee answer ›40DBum5 lettersSee answer ›41DReason to take a shot3 lettersSee answer ›46DSome odoriferous gifts4 lettersSee answer ›48DSmartphone predecessors, for short4 lettersSee answer ›49DFemale rapper with a longtime feud with Foxy Brown6 lettersSee answer ›51D"Diminutive" Greek letter4 lettersSee answer ›52DNickname that omits "-ory"4 lettersSee answer ›53DLondon park4 lettersSee answer ›55DChemistry test?9 lettersSee answer ›57DTravel bag6 lettersSee answer ›58DBag3 lettersSee answer ›59DNot very favorable, as some 84-Down4 lettersSee answer ›61DCar with a stylized lightning bolt logo4 lettersSee answer ›64DThai money4 lettersSee answer ›65D"Gotcha"4 lettersSee answer ›66DGroup with a tartan4 lettersSee answer ›68DIt may drive one to distraction, in brief4 lettersSee answer ›69DThumbnail, maybe3 lettersSee answer ›71DA-lister4 lettersSee answer ›74DSauce traditionally made in a mortar5 lettersSee answer ›76DSteal9 lettersSee answer ›78DAttach with a click6 lettersSee answer ›80DCarpenter's spacer4 lettersSee answer ›81DOphthalmology concerns5 lettersSee answer ›82DGreen sci.4 lettersSee answer ›84D2 to 5, say4 lettersSee answer ›85DInfraction at an arcade4 lettersSee answer ›86D___ of Horus (Egyptian symbol of healing)3 lettersSee answer ›91DElement used in bulb filaments8 lettersSee answer ›94D"Shoo!"5 lettersSee answer ›95DDisplay some emotion, perhaps5 lettersSee answer ›96DMember of the N.F.L.'s "Big Blue," in brief7 lettersSee answer ›98DPrepares to puree, perhaps, as papayas7 lettersSee answer ›99DFantasy realm ruled by King Caspian6 lettersSee answer ›100DFeature of Anthony Robles, a 2011 N.C.A.A. national champion wrestler6 lettersSee answer ›101DShows pride in one's appearance, in a way6 lettersSee answer ›102DResult in6 lettersSee answer ›103DProducer of a call to arms4 lettersSee answer ›104DGo ___ (fail)5 lettersSee answer ›109DPoop4 lettersSee answer ›110DSchool grps.4 lettersSee answer ›111DHide4 lettersSee answer ›113DVet4 lettersSee answer ›114DWestern Indians4 lettersSee answer ›115DSubtle summons4 lettersSee answer ›117DFingers3 lettersSee answer ›118DPark place?3 lettersSee answer ›119DRoad recklessness of a sort, for short3 lettersSee answer ›RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLES
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