NYT CROSSWORD • SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Aug 16, 2026

Complete answer list for the August 16, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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Across 64

  1. 1Work parodied by Umberto Eco's "Granita" ↗LOLITA
  2. 7Subject of Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" ↗SIN
  3. 10One's opponents ↗THEM
  4. 14Uncool ↗LAME
  5. 18Untold ↗ATONOF
  6. 19Down Under runners ↗EMUS
  7. 21Caramel-filled candy ↗ROLO
  8. 22Word following bear or honey ↗TRAP
  9. 23_ATSO_ and _EKYL_ ↗DOCTORSWITHOUTBORDERS
  10. 27Astonished, informally ↗SHOOK
  11. 28With 45-Across, many a correspondent ↗PEN
  12. 29Do business ↗OPERATE
  13. 30Uncle, in Uruguay ↗TIO
  14. 31Water nymph of Greek myth ↗NAIAD
  15. 33Poet's Muse ↗ERATO
  16. 34Memorial ___ Kettering (New York City medical facility) ↗SLOAN
  17. 36_RAVES ↗NEEDSNOINTRODUCTION
  18. 41It may be petrified ↗FOSSIL
  19. 42Acknowledge ↗NODAT
  20. 43El ___, Tex. ↗PASO
  21. 44Sass ↗LIP
  22. 45See 28-Across ↗PAL
  23. 47Eggy quaff ↗NOG
  24. 48Trudge ↗PLOD
  25. 50Approaching ↗NIGH
  26. 54Some funerary selections ↗URNS
  27. 56SAG_ ↗NEVERENDINGSTORY
  28. 60Stands for speakers ↗PODIA
  29. 62Preserver of freshness ↗SEAL
  30. 63Sent ↗ELATED
  31. 64Place for a sailor's anchor, informally ↗BICEP
  32. 67Hunk ↗SLAB
  33. 70Disapproving syllables ↗TSKS
  34. 72It may be mental ↗IMAGE
  35. 73Out, in a way ↗ASLEEP
  36. 75"That's cool, man" ↗IDIG
  37. 77Words that may open doors ↗ITSME
  38. 79_NIGHT ↗HEADLESSHORSEMAN
  39. 83Learning method ↗ROTE
  40. 87Guard, as a goal ↗TEND
  41. 88Get rid of ↗SHED
  42. 89"Yadda, yadda" ↗ETC
  43. 90Squeaker … or squealer ↗RAT
  44. 92Home improvement initials ↗DIY
  45. 93Italian wine city ↗ASTI
  46. 95Fiber also known as viscose ↗RAYON
  47. 97Toddler's jumping spot on a rainy day ↗PUDDLE
  48. 99FRAN_ ↗NOTCOMPLETELYHONEST
  49. 104More reasonable ↗SANER
  50. 105Interprets ↗READS
  51. 106Suspended musical instruments ↗GONGS
  52. 107Vein contents ↗ORE
  53. 108Calm ↗ATPEACE
  54. 111Title that becomes loftier when an E is added ↗SIR
  55. 112Escort to a penthouse, say ↗SEEUP
  56. 116_IALO_ ↗UNLIMITEDTALKANDTEXTS
  57. 120Even ↗TIED
  58. 121Carry on ↗RANT
  59. 122Tender cut ↗LOIN
  60. 123Pie portions, shapewise ↗WEDGES
  61. 124Crones ↗HAGS
  62. 125Gas brand that sounds like two letters of the alphabet ↗ESSO
  63. 126Invention originally developed as a yellow dye ↗TNT
  64. 127Refuse to budge ↗INSIST

Down 76

  1. 1Striplings ↗LADS
  2. 2Texter's "Then again …" ↗OTOH
  3. 3Bananas ↗LOCO
  4. 4Chants ↗INTONES
  5. 5Briefly swam ↗TOOKADIP
  6. 6Home to more than 1,500 languages: Abbr. ↗AFR
  7. 7Affixed, as a patch ↗SEWEDON
  8. 8"Let's do this!" ↗IMIN
  9. 9Macadamia, for one ↗NUT
  10. 10Closely following ↗TRUETO
  11. 11Racing vehicle ↗HOTROD
  12. 12Napoleon exile site ↗ELBA
  13. 13No longer relevant ↗MOOT
  14. 14Inc., abroad ↗LTD
  15. 15Childish comeback ↗ARETOO
  16. 16Maid of Sherwood Forest ↗MARIAN
  17. 17Many a printer ↗EPSON
  18. 20Consequences of supply chain problems ↗SHORTAGES
  19. 24Cross ↗SPAN
  20. 25Dizzying gallery works ↗OPART
  21. 26Pauses while playing ↗RESTS
  22. 32Treasure or desert follower ↗ISLAND
  23. 33Ewoks' home moon ↗ENDOR
  24. 35Job that may involve jumping through hoops ↗LIONTAMER
  25. 36Form of detective fiction ↗NOIR
  26. 37Channel for gaming enthusiasts? ↗ESPN
  27. 38Actress Skye ↗IONE
  28. 39Words after check, follow or catch ↗UPON
  29. 40Bum ↗CADGE
  30. 41Reason to take a shot ↗FLU
  31. 46Some odoriferous gifts ↗LEIS
  32. 48Smartphone predecessors, for short ↗PDAS
  33. 49Female rapper with a longtime feud with Foxy Brown ↗LILKIM
  34. 51"Diminutive" Greek letter ↗IOTA
  35. 52Nickname that omits "-ory" ↗GREG
  36. 53London park ↗HYDE
  37. 55Chemistry test? ↗SPEEDDATE
  38. 57Travel bag ↗VALISE
  39. 58Bag ↗NET
  40. 59Not very favorable, as some 84-Down ↗SLIM
  41. 61Car with a stylized lightning bolt logo ↗OPEL
  42. 64Thai money ↗BAHT
  43. 65"Gotcha" ↗ISEE
  44. 66Group with a tartan ↗CLAN
  45. 68It may drive one to distraction, in brief ↗ADHD
  46. 69Thumbnail, maybe ↗BIO
  47. 71A-lister ↗STAR
  48. 74Sauce traditionally made in a mortar ↗PESTO
  49. 76Steal ↗GREATDEAL
  50. 78Attach with a click ↗SNAPON
  51. 80Carpenter's spacer ↗SHIM
  52. 81Ophthalmology concerns ↗STYES
  53. 82Green sci. ↗ECOL
  54. 842 to 5, say ↗ODDS
  55. 85Infraction at an arcade ↗TILT
  56. 86___ of Horus (Egyptian symbol of healing) ↗EYE
  57. 91Element used in bulb filaments ↗TUNGSTEN
  58. 94"Shoo!" ↗SCRAM
  59. 95Display some emotion, perhaps ↗REACT
  60. 96Member of the N.F.L.'s "Big Blue," in brief ↗NYGIANT
  61. 98Prepares to puree, perhaps, as papayas ↗DESEEDS
  62. 99Fantasy realm ruled by King Caspian ↗NARNIA
  63. 100Feature of Anthony Robles, a 2011 N.C.A.A. national champion wrestler ↗ONELEG
  64. 101Shows pride in one's appearance, in a way ↗PREENS
  65. 102Result in ↗LEADTO
  66. 103Producer of a call to arms ↗HORN
  67. 104Go ___ (fail) ↗SOUTH
  68. 109Poop ↗TIRE
  69. 110School grps. ↗PTAS
  70. 111Hide ↗SKIN
  71. 113Vet ↗EXGI
  72. 114Western Indians ↗UTES
  73. 115Subtle summons ↗PSST
  74. 117Fingers ↗IDS
  75. 118Park place? ↗LOT
  76. 119Road recklessness of a sort, for short ↗DWI