NYT Crossword August 5 2026 Answers
All 72 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.
PUZZLE GRID15×14 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1C2H3A4R5T6T7O8P9P10E11R12LEADIN13G14NOWHERE15ARIZONA16ICEDTEA17PAGE18R19ANKS20C21ARD22C23A24S25E26H27EAD28M29A30S31SAGES32CARBO33N34STORAGE35WESTERN36SAHARA37INTERNE38T39BOTS40GOES41B42UST43F44I45RST46M47A48T49E50B51O52O53LEAN54A55L56GEBRA57INDIANA58HOOSIER59COUNTS60NOSES
Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.
ALL CLUES72 CLUES
ACROSS
6A–6 lettersTOPPER
14A–7 lettersNOWHERE
16A–7 lettersICEDTEA
18A–5 lettersRANKS
22A–4 lettersCASE
28A–8 lettersMASSAGES
34A–7 lettersSTORAGE
36A–6 lettersSAHARA
39A–4 lettersBOTS
41A–4 lettersBUST
46A–4 lettersMATE
54A–7 lettersALGEBRA
57AWith 58-Across, member of the last undefeated N.C.A.A. Division I men's basketball team (1976)7 lettersINDIANA
58A–7 lettersHOOSIER
60A–5 lettersNOSES
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