NYT CROSSWORD • MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Aug 17, 2026

Complete answer list for the August 17, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Zhouqin BurnikelEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1578 clues

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Across 39

  1. 1One of two fruit flavors in Sprite ↗LIME
  2. 5Has no choice ↗MUST
  3. 9"The ___ thickens" ↗PLOT
  4. 13Islamic prayer leader ↗IMAM
  5. 14Poker player's buy-in ↗ANTE
  6. 15Italian "Paul" ↗PAOLO
  7. 16Well-dressed guy ↗DAPPERDAN
  8. 18Arctic Indigenous group ↗INUIT
  9. 19Venomous arachnid ↗SCORPION
  10. 20Not dormant, as a volcano ↗ACTIVE
  11. 21A, in German ↗EIN
  12. 22Autobahn speedometer meas. ↗KPH
  13. 24Take, as advice ↗HEED
  14. 25It captures ballpark smooches ↗KISSCAM
  15. 29Stand for a poster ↗EASEL
  16. 31Egyptian fertility goddess ↗ISIS
  17. 32Hilarious person ↗RIOT
  18. 34Doll with neon hair ↗TROLL
  19. 37Ping-Pong table divider ↗NET
  20. 38Containers for fruit preserves ↗JAMJARS
  21. 40Burj Khalifa's country, for short ↗UAE
  22. 41Birds in V-formations ↗GEESE
  23. 43Capital with fjord tours ↗OSLO
  24. 44Facility that produces coins ↗MINT
  25. 45Casts a ballot ↗VOTES
  26. 47Lengthy rants ↗SCREEDS
  27. 49Sulky state ↗SNIT
  28. 51___ Geo Wild (cable channel) ↗NAT
  29. 53Popular chain for RVers ↗KOA
  30. 54Snacked ↗NOSHED
  31. 56Hot pepper named for Cuba's capital ↗HABANERO
  32. 61Off Broadway awards ↗OBIES
  33. 62"Totally agree!" … or what the circled letters are, in different languages ↗YESANDYES
  34. 63Like throwbacks ↗RETRO
  35. 64Abbr. before a recipient's name on an envelope ↗ATTN
  36. 65The Roaring Twenties and the Swinging Sixties ↗ERAS
  37. 66Otherwise ↗ELSE
  38. 67Hotel worker ↗MAID
  39. 68Overhaul ↗REDO

Down 39

  1. 1Covers for pots ↗LIDS
  2. 2Apple with a big screen ↗IMAC
  3. 3___ tofu (Sichuan dish) ↗MAPO
  4. 4Catherine the Great, e.g. ↗EMPRESS
  5. 5Sauce for mozzarella sticks ↗MARINARA
  6. 6Erase ↗UNDO
  7. 7Reeked ↗STANK
  8. 8Half a score ↗TEN
  9. 9"Pink" animal of film ↗PANTHER
  10. 101963 Kingsmen hit with a repetitive title ↗LOUIELOUIE
  11. 11Martini garnish ↗OLIVE
  12. 12Schlepped ↗TOTED
  13. 15Insta posting ↗PIC
  14. 17Sweeping in scope ↗EPIC
  15. 20"Now I understand!" ↗AHA
  16. 23Fragrant bits tossed at newlyweds ↗PETALS
  17. 25Key chess piece ↗KING
  18. 26"That makes sense" ↗ISEE
  19. 27On-location inspections ↗SITEVISITS
  20. 28Boozy brunch drink ↗MIMOSA
  21. 30Lines on a GPS ↗STS
  22. 33Breakfast beverages, for short ↗OJS
  23. 35Come down to earth ↗LAND
  24. 36"Sounds like a plan!" ↗LETS
  25. 38Hot tub nozzle ↗JET
  26. 39Green Day or Pink Floyd ↗ROCKBAND
  27. 42"And that's that!" ↗SOTHERE
  28. 44Wander aimlessly ↗MEANDER
  29. 46Wrap up ↗END
  30. 48Singer Chappell ↗ROAN
  31. 49Sound asleep? ↗SNORE
  32. 502016 prize for Bob Dylan ↗NOBEL
  33. 52Greek letter that symbolizes an angle ↗THETA
  34. 55That, in Spain ↗ESO
  35. 57___ Spumante ↗ASTI
  36. 58Brontë's "Jane ___" ↗EYRE
  37. 59Enjoy a fantasy, say ↗READ
  38. 60___ buco ↗OSSO
  39. 62Sweet potato ↗YAM