NYT Crossword August 28 2026 Answers

All 68 clues from the Friday 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 Jack HatchettEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1S2C3R4E5W6I7T8H9E10L11E12N13IHOPENO14T15AGILE16NONANSWE17R18RINSE19ERA20TELE21PORTED22WEL23L24WELLWELL25DEEPS26OLDS27A28W29A30MIGAS31BRER32MI33D34MANOR35YAK36A37TARI38ASH39E40TON41SMILEY42HO43NSHU44MCING45BOOS46TERSEA47T48S49I50T51SABREEZE52MII53LOOFA54ESCA55P56EACT57LILAC58SAMANTHA59SLINK60LOWGEAR

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

ALL CLUES68 CLUES
ACROSS
1A"Oh, what the hell"7 lettersSCREWIT
13AWorrier's words8 lettersIHOPENOT
15ALike a parkour practitioner5 lettersAGILE
16APolitician's response, maybe9 lettersNONANSWER
18AStep in the shower5 lettersRINSE
19AChristian ___3 lettersERA
20ABeamed over10 lettersTELEPORTED
22A"Would ya look at that …"12 lettersWELLWELLWELL
26A"Ignorance is bliss," e.g.6 lettersOLDSAW
29ACompañeras6 lettersAMIGAS
31ARabbit's title4 lettersBRER
34ABig house5 lettersMANOR
36AAsteroids system5 lettersATARI
38AFlame proof?3 lettersASH
39A___ collar4 lettersETON
41AYellow-and-black ideogram6 lettersSMILEY
44AHosting, informally5 lettersMCING
45AThey might raise your kids12 lettersBOOSTERSEATS
49A"Easy-peasy!"10 lettersITSABREEZE
53ANatural exfoliant5 lettersLOOFA
54AHoudini specialty9 lettersESCAPEACT
59AMove stealthily5 lettersSLINK
60ASetting for an uphill climb7 lettersLOWGEAR
DOWN
1DCertain elastic band5 lettersSINEW
2DWashing the dishes, e.g.5 lettersCHORE
6DShoe fitting concerns7 lettersINSTEPS
7DGolf bag attachments6 lettersTOWELS
8DFrequent collaborator with Bill Murray11 lettersHAROLDRAMIS
10DScreen capture?4 lettersLINT
11DChoice word4 lettersELSE
12DSine qua non4 lettersNEED
14DSomething read at a table4 lettersTELL
17DOverhaul6 lettersREWORK
23DBuilding block4 lettersLEGO
24D"Our luck has turned!"11 lettersWEARESOBACK
27DBlend10 lettersAMALGAMATE
28DWord with live or chicken4 lettersWIRE
29DResidency org.3 lettersAMA
30DBrewing stuff4 lettersMASH
31DOutlaw3 lettersBAN
33DUnprofessional letters?3 lettersDIY
35D"The thing is …"6 lettersYOUSEE
37DSticking point4 lettersTINE
40DLightning conductor?4 lettersTHOR
41DRock subgenre portmanteau7 lettersSCREAMO
43DJazz aficionado, e.g.6 lettersNBAFAN
49DAfflictions4 lettersILLS
50DWork like a dog4 lettersTOIL
51DStar turns at a concert4 lettersSOLI
55DPrint maker3 lettersPAW
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