NYT Crossword August 7 2026 Answers

All 70 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.

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PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1S2T3R4E5S6S7B8A9L10L11A12F13E14W15IHADNOIDEA16RAVI17CATSOUTOFT18HEBAG19SIS20WRIST21OWENS22SCOT23T24ASER25P26ECAN27BUSTAG28U29T30TRAIT31PORK32TEVA33NERF34TOONS35HEEL36UGLI37AWES38BIGAL39TOYM40AKER41SONGS42ROVER43BERG44O45LIVE46G47RIDS48N49Y50C51MUSIC52PRODUC53TION54ICEE55GATECHANGE56TARS57ABITETOEAT

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

ALL CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
1AWhat suggests that relief is at hand?10 lettersSTRESSBALL
11ASome4 lettersAFEW
15A"News to me"10 lettersIHADNOIDEA
17A"Well, now everyone will know"15 lettersCATSOUTOFTHEBAG
19AFamily nickname3 lettersSIS
20ASpot for a light punishment5 lettersWRIST
23AAcronymic weapon5 lettersTASER
27ALaugh, laugh, laugh8 lettersBUSTAGUT
30AGeneticist's finding5 lettersTRAIT
32ABig name in sandals4 lettersTEVA
36ATangy hybrid4 lettersUGLI
37AGobsmacks4 lettersAWES
39AElf, say8 lettersTOYMAKER
41AThey may be covered5 lettersSONGS
42AOpportunity on Mars, say5 lettersROVER
46AWaffle patterns5 lettersGRIDS
51AField you make tracks in15 lettersMUSICPRODUCTION
54ABlue rasp-"brr!"-y treat?4 lettersICEE
55AFlying nuisance10 lettersGATECHANGE
56ABesmirches4 lettersTARS
DOWN
1DSets (on)4 lettersSICS
5DSki slope vehicle7 lettersSNOWCAT
6DLose affection for6 lettersSOURON
7DWiped out, in slang5 lettersBITIT
8DFusses4 lettersADOS
10DTrap neighbor3 lettersLAT
11DRelationship-defining question11 lettersAREWEATHING
13DMcMullin of Utah politics4 lettersEVAN
18DWhole lot4 lettersHOST
24DGrills, say4 lettersASKS
25DCompetitor of Rao's5 lettersPREGO
27DVocal critic5 lettersBOOER
28DIris settings5 lettersUVEAS
29DLofty4 lettersTALL
30DBit of threaded hardware4 lettersTNUT
31DAttempt to seize control9 lettersPOWERGRAB
34DPerspective4 lettersTAKE
41DCharm6 lettersSEDUCE
43DEuropean fixture5 lettersBIDET
44DSkip over4 lettersOMIT
49DFlexible practice?4 lettersYOGA
52DTour org.3 lettersPGA
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