NYT Crossword August 29 2026 Answers

All 69 clues from the Saturday 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 Rafael Musa and Kate Chin ParkEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×16 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1A2B3C4S5N6B7A8C9H10A11M12P13S14BIORE15SUSHIBOAT16IDTAG17ALIENSHIP18GOTMA19D20LAND21ANA22ACLS23E24WING25PITT26STE27BAIN28PARS29SOC30IALLA31D32DER33RANITSCOURS34E35PATIOHEATER36S37TENNISLESSO38N39A40RID41NOIR42TRY43BRIE44S45OAKS46SWAP47PIG48THUS49T50ECHNO51LOG52ARITH53M54RAIDS55USERERROR56ALLOT57SIDESTEPS58SEEM

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

ALL CLUES69 CLUES
ACROSS
5AThey get rings for hoops9 lettersNBACHAMPS
16AConference handout5 lettersIDTAG
17ADubious sighting in the night sky9 lettersALIENSHIP
18AStarted to boil6 lettersGOTMAD
20AWork, as a joke4 lettersLAND
21ARomance author Huang3 lettersANA
28AHits the mark, in a way4 lettersPARS
29AMany people climb it12 lettersSOCIALLADDER
33ANaturally concluded12 lettersRANITSCOURSE
37ACourt session, perhaps12 lettersTENNISLESSON
39ALike much of Libya4 lettersARID
42APut your back into it3 lettersTRY
44AIs immersed5 lettersSOAKS
46AFair trade, say4 lettersSWAP
48AA word in closing4 lettersTHUS
49ARelative of house music6 lettersTECHNO
54AVikings' offense?5 lettersRAIDS
56AGrant5 lettersALLOT
57ADeftly evades9 lettersSIDESTEPS
58ACome off as4 lettersSEEM
DOWN
2DNeck topper9 lettersBOTTLECAP
3DShoves (in)5 lettersCRAMS
4DSonic system4 lettersSEGA
6DBreaking character?16 lettersBULLINACHINASHOP
7DLike parts of Istanbul5 lettersASIAN
8DCommon Chinese surname5 lettersCHENG
9D___ legs4 lettersHIND
11DSoft, silky material6 lettersMOHAIR
12DDepicts stylishly6 lettersPAINTS
13DGreen day star, for short5 lettersSTPAT
14DHumongous, slangily6 lettersBIGASS
19DStocked and sold, as goods7 lettersDEALTIN
25DMakes sense of6 lettersPARSES
27DDeliberately exasperated6 lettersBAITED
28DMore sassy6 lettersPERTER
30DIndecisive way to end6 lettersINATIE
31DGets by6 lettersDOESOK
32DBinary, in a way7 lettersDUALIST
34DFormer9 lettersERSTWHILE
40DNot fair6 lettersRIGGED
43DNearly 905 lettersBPLUS
44DIt goes on top5 lettersSHIRT
45DShockingly unconventional5 lettersOUTRE
46DStepped-on instrument5 lettersSCALE
48D"___ chic!"4 lettersTRES
50DTime divisions4 lettersERAS
53DHalf of a couple3 lettersMRS
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