NYT CROSSWORD • FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Aug 21, 2026

Complete answer list for the August 21, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Adryel W. Robles OjedaEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1568 clues

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Across 33

  1. 1Leader in a robe called a kasaya ↗LAMA
  2. 5Some malty offerings ↗AMBERALES
  3. 14Jejune ↗ARID
  4. 15Coupling rings? ↗BOOTYCALLS
  5. 17Come (together) ↗BAND
  6. 18One sharing gold ↗COCHAMPION
  7. 19Remy's brother in "Ratatouille" ↗EMILE
  8. 21High tea treat ↗SCONE
  9. 22Mathematician Terence, winner of the 2006 Fields Medal ↗TAO
  10. 23___ Ball, 2021 N.B.A. Rookie of the Year ↗LAMELO
  11. 25Key for getting out ↗ESC
  12. 26Gave temporarily ↗LENT
  13. 27One-named pop star with Monkey Puzzle Records ↗SIA
  14. 28___ tov (Jewish festival) ↗YOM
  15. 30Advantageous ↗OFUSE
  16. 32Losing control emotionally, in slang ↗CRASHINGOUT
  17. 36Drama club enthusiast ↗THEATERGEEK
  18. 38Italian hero? ↗MEATBALLSUB
  19. 40Bold ↗BRASH
  20. 42Étendue bleue ↗MER
  21. 43Hindi for "reign" ↗RAJ
  22. 45Focus of a concussion protocol ↗HEAD
  23. 46N.L. East team, on scoreboards ↗PHI
  24. 49Especially ornate ↗ROCOCO
  25. 51Mass. summer setting ↗EDT
  26. 52Jack up ↗HOIST
  27. 54School units ↗DESKS
  28. 55In place? ↗WHEREITSAT
  29. 58Stuff in shakers ↗SALT
  30. 59"Aww!" ↗SODARNCUTE
  31. 60Target of a search party ↗AWOL
  32. 61Is canned ↗GETSTHEAX
  33. 62Word repeated before "against the dying of the light" in a Dylan Thomas poem ↗RAGE

Down 35

  1. 1Names ↗LABELS
  2. 2Language spoken by Jesus ↗ARAMAIC
  3. 3Place for a quick stop ↗MINIMART
  4. 4Puzzle ↗ADDLE
  5. 5La ti do, musically ↗ABC
  6. 6Bovine sounds ↗MOOS
  7. 7Sport similar to pétanque ↗BOCCE
  8. 8Character ↗ETHOS
  9. 9"Sinners" director, 2025 ↗RYANCOOGLER
  10. 10Apogee ↗ACME
  11. 11Where a serviette is laid ↗LAP
  12. 12Haut monde ↗ELITES
  13. 13___ Crosley, author of 2008's "I Was Told There'd Be Cake" ↗SLOANE
  14. 16Impudent sort ↗SNOT
  15. 20Paris's Champs-___ ↗ELYSEES
  16. 24Grand Canyon lookout whose name suggests visitors' reactions ↗OOHAAHPOINT
  17. 26Some baroque instruments ↗LUTES
  18. 29Diamond wear ↗MITT
  19. 31Metal tube in a nuclear reactor ↗FUELROD
  20. 33Jazz musician Jamal ↗AHMAD
  21. 34Neighbor of Colo. ↗NEB
  22. 35Mass unit ↗GRAM
  23. 37First filmmaker to receive the Order of Culture in Japan ↗KUROSAWA
  24. 39Unprocessed inventory ↗BACKLOG
  25. 40One might leave you unprotected at night ↗BEDHOG
  26. 41What kid-friendly games typically are ↗RATEDE
  27. 44What big crowds do ↗JOSTLE
  28. 45Fells ↗HEWS
  29. 47Hang-up ↗HITCH
  30. 48Something raised in a meeting ↗ISSUE
  31. 50Julio ___ Chávez (boxing legend) ↗CESAR
  32. 52Possessive pronoun ↗HERS
  33. 53"Cheerio" ↗TATA
  34. 56Snitch ↗RAT
  35. 57Neighbor of Ark. ↗TEX