NYT Crossword August 19 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 Kareem AyasEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1A2R3I4D5P6S7A8T9S10C11O12T13S14MEMO15UNSEE16UNIT17ISNT18FEINT19RELY20GOOS21EFEATH22ERS23ART24XYZ25RIT26E27S28STO29LE30E31L32D33ERCARE34SKOR35T36OIL37URSA38STR39AWPO40LL41T42A43FT44IVE45NOU46N47S48BLAC49KBAR50T51OMIT52S53SINAI54A55SS56GUT57BUR58I59E60STHE61LEDE62B63RAS64ORATE65AREA66EASE67WALLE68MINK69DYES70ASTER71BATS

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

ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1ASahara-esque4 lettersARID
5AExams for high school jrs.5 lettersPSATS
14A"Didn't you get the ___?"4 lettersMEMO
16ASection in a textbook4 lettersUNIT
18ADeceptive move in fencing5 lettersFEINT
19ADepend (on)4 lettersRELY
20ANatural pillow filling13 lettersGOOSEFEATHERS
23AGraffiti, to some3 lettersART
25AQuinceañeras, e.g.5 lettersRITES
28ALifted5 lettersSTOLE
30AServices for senior citizens9 lettersELDERCARE
34AHybrid tennis attire5 lettersSKORT
37A___ Minor4 lettersURSA
38AUnofficial vote9 lettersSTRAWPOLL
44A"___ got it!"3 lettersIVE
45ACats and dogs, for example5 lettersNOUNS
51AExcludes5 lettersOMITS
53AMount ___ Health System5 lettersSINAI
56ASomething to trust3 lettersGUT
62AThey offer support4 lettersBRAS
65AField4 lettersAREA
66AFacility4 lettersEASE
70AFall bloom5 lettersASTER
71ACave wall hangings?4 lettersBATS
DOWN
2DSome vacation destinations7 lettersRESORTS
3D"My mood is pretty low"7 lettersIMNOTOK
4DTop three sights in Fiji?4 lettersDOTS
6D"Bless you!" elicitor6 lettersSNEEZE
7D___ Minor4 lettersASIA
8DSomething that's pitched4 lettersTENT
10DSet of courses offered10 lettersCURRICULUM
11DMiserable rating7 lettersONESTAR
12D"___ death do us part"3 lettersTIL
21DPut forth5 lettersEXERT
22DDrop the ball3 lettersERR
26DVerbal hesitations3 lettersERS
27DNeptune's territory3 lettersSEA
31DDrop5 lettersLOWER
32DDrop3 lettersDIP
33DNorth Carolina university4 lettersELON
35DChicago paper, with "the"4 lettersTRIB
40DNot taut5 lettersLOOSE
47DLecture attendee7 lettersSTUDENT
50DRat (on)6 lettersTATTLE
52DThey can be well-done6 lettersSTEAKS
55DSee-through5 lettersSHEER
58DPart of the Corn Belt4 lettersIOWA
59DImportant stretches4 lettersERAS
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