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NYT Crossword August 24 2026 Answers

All 78 clues from the Monday 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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ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1AApex4 lettersSee answer ›5ACurry ingredient5 lettersSee answer ›10AHay unit4 lettersSee answer ›14ARobert Frost creation4 lettersSee answer ›15AGrilled, at a taqueria5 lettersSee answer ›16AMined metals4 lettersSee answer ›17ACriminals' sphere10 lettersSee answer ›19AHave a hankering for4 lettersSee answer ›20AFloral Van Gogh subject4 lettersSee answer ›21ALatin gods3 lettersSee answer ›22AEnemy3 lettersSee answer ›23AEnd of the Greek alphabet5 lettersSee answer ›25ATsunami9 lettersSee answer ›28ACommon motive in a murder case7 lettersSee answer ›30AFollower of latch or catch4 lettersSee answer ›31ANashville honor, briefly3 lettersSee answer ›32AOft-torn knee part, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›34AConfederate soldier, informally3 lettersSee answer ›35AAny foreseeable difficulty ... with a hint to 17-, 25-, 50- and 60-Across15 lettersSee answer ›42AClerical vestment3 lettersSee answer ›43AWriter Edgar Allan ___3 lettersSee answer ›44AShe, in Portuguese3 lettersSee answer ›45AZing ___ (brand of Bloody Mary mix)4 lettersSee answer ›47AZoomed past7 lettersSee answer ›50AStop in the afterlife9 lettersSee answer ›54AFill in for5 lettersSee answer ›55AFury3 lettersSee answer ›56ASource of fleece3 lettersSee answer ›57AJazz great Fitzgerald4 lettersSee answer ›58AWhite part of an orange4 lettersSee answer ›60ANatural wonder in Venezuela10 lettersSee answer ›64ASound in a cavernous empty room4 lettersSee answer ›65AArctic creatures with flippers5 lettersSee answer ›66AInternational retailer with a three-syllable name4 lettersSee answer ›67ADance whose name is also a hairstyle4 lettersSee answer ›68AGolfer Els5 lettersSee answer ›69ALetters on an invitation4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DStorekeeper on "The Simpsons"3 lettersSee answer ›2DTrick3 lettersSee answer ›3DLike the period known as the Middle Ages8 lettersSee answer ›4DLeave the cocoon6 lettersSee answer ›5DSparrows : cheeps :: crows : ___4 lettersSee answer ›6DGrp. that entertains troops3 lettersSee answer ›7DTuesday, in Lyon5 lettersSee answer ›8DSat at a red light5 lettersSee answer ›9DGymnast Comaneci5 lettersSee answer ›10DCousin of a curtsy3 lettersSee answer ›11DYasir of the P.L.O.6 lettersSee answer ›12DChinese computer giant6 lettersSee answer ›13DLauder of cosmetics5 lettersSee answer ›18D"Knives Out" director Johnson4 lettersSee answer ›23DPhilharmonic grp.4 lettersSee answer ›24DMany a viral post4 lettersSee answer ›25DWord after Georgia, Virginia or low4 lettersSee answer ›26DBig name in movie theaters4 lettersSee answer ›27DCaitlin Clark's league4 lettersSee answer ›29DApparel4 lettersSee answer ›33DPlace for gloss3 lettersSee answer ›34DActress Perlman of "Cheers"4 lettersSee answer ›36D"Auld ___ Syne"4 lettersSee answer ›37D"Three Sisters" sister4 lettersSee answer ›38DLike many horror flicks4 lettersSee answer ›39DPresentations with an 18-minute limit8 lettersSee answer ›40DActor Idris4 lettersSee answer ›41DTampa Bay players4 lettersSee answer ›45DFinancial center of Switzerland6 lettersSee answer ›46DFranklin who sang "Chain of Fools"6 lettersSee answer ›48DBaby bovine4 lettersSee answer ›49DFilled pastry6 lettersSee answer ›50DPlumbing conduits5 lettersSee answer ›51DNeedle mischievously5 lettersSee answer ›52DRenter's counterpart5 lettersSee answer ›53DDaughter of King Lear5 lettersSee answer ›57DCoder's counterpart to "if"4 lettersSee answer ›59DNon-sharer3 lettersSee answer ›61DOne of football's Mannings3 lettersSee answer ›62D"The Magicians" novelist Grossman3 lettersSee answer ›63DMaple syrup base3 lettersSee answer ›
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