NYT CROSSWORD • SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Aug 22, 2026

Complete answer list for the August 22, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Adrian JohnsonEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1568 clues

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The Grid

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Across 31

  1. 1Dish such as Germany's hasenpfeffer ↗RABBITSTEW
  2. 11Set of 24 for a box jellyfish ↗EYES
  3. 15"Hello?" follower ↗ANYONEHOME
  4. 16Straight-up ↗REAL
  5. 17Beset by impossible circumstances ↗INEXTREMIS
  6. 18___ noche (tonight, in Spanish) ↗ESTA
  7. 19"Let's talk about it afterward" ↗NOSPOILERS
  8. 20From scratch ↗ANEW
  9. 21Haul ↗LUG
  10. 22Convinced of ↗SOLDON
  11. 24Benjamin Franklin invention of the 1780s ↗BIFOCALS
  12. 29Hardly a luxury ↗NEED
  13. 30Fellow fellows ↗BRETHREN
  14. 31Net alternative ↗GROSS
  15. 34Mideast shrub with leaves that are chewed as a stimulant ↗QAT
  16. 35It includes a series of stations ↗ROUTE
  17. 38"Lemme think …" ↗UHH
  18. 39Irreverence, of a sort ↗SNARK
  19. 42Name shared by the locales of University of South Carolina and the University of Missouri ↗COLUMBIA
  20. 45What might wind up in your mattress? ↗COIL
  21. 47Refrain from foul language, say ↗KEEPITPG
  22. 48Follow around ↗SHADOW
  23. 50Portal released concurrently with Windows 95 ↗MSN
  24. 51Many a guest writer's piece ↗OPED
  25. 52Genetically rare feline that represents autumn in Chinese astronomy ↗WHITETIGER
  26. 58Tied up with? ↗DREW
  27. 59It's commonly made upside down ↗BANANACAKE
  28. 60___ Lydic of "The Daily Show" ↗DESI
  29. 61"This is a travesty!" ↗IMOUTRAGED
  30. 62Acknowledged ↗SEEN
  31. 63"Relax, it'll be fine" ↗DONTSTRESS

Down 37

  1. 1"Into each life some ___ must fall": Longfellow ↗RAIN
  2. 2Common word in Latin dating ↗ANNO
  3. 3Tournament passes? ↗BYES
  4. 4Analytical graphic that divides data into quartiles ↗BOXPLOT
  5. 5Having communication ↗INTOUCH
  6. 6She played Sandy Lester in "Tootsie" ↗TERIGARR
  7. 7Author Silverstein ↗SHEL
  8. 8"As I see it ..." ↗TOME
  9. 9Many members of Kuwait's al-Sabah royal line ↗EMIRS
  10. 10Crisco competitor ↗WESSON
  11. 11Volume control device? ↗EREADER
  12. 12"Absolutely, positively!" ↗YESNODOUBT
  13. 13Down the hatch, perhaps ↗EATEN
  14. 14Popular topping for fish tacos ↗SLAW
  15. 23Segment ↗LEG
  16. 24Smoking events, for short ↗BBQS
  17. 25Major exporter of pistachios ↗IRAN
  18. 26Tidbits of Greek culture? ↗FETACHEESE
  19. 27Francis's successor ↗LEO
  20. 28Dipped (out) ↗SNUCK
  21. 32Icebreaker, e.g. ↗SHIP
  22. 33Iconic hairstyle of Jane Fonda and Stevie Nicks ↗SHAG
  23. 36Support while "en pointe" ↗TOE
  24. 37I, O, U and Y, but not A or E ↗ELEMENTS
  25. 40Success in another's field, say ↗ROADWIN
  26. 41Engage in tomfoolery ↗KID
  27. 43Arriviste ↗UPSTART
  28. 44Subcompact vehicle ↗MINICAR
  29. 46Contract winner, typically ↗LOWBID
  30. 48Binge ↗SPREE
  31. 49Maker of the Hacky Sack and Hula-Hoop ↗WHAMO
  32. 51The longer they are, the harder they'll be to beat ↗ODDS
  33. 53Part of ↗INON
  34. 54Lacking slack ↗TAUT
  35. 55Greenish plum variety ↗GAGE
  36. 56Barely makes (out) ↗EKES
  37. 57Wine list header ↗REDS