NYT CROSSWORD • THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Aug 27, 2026

Complete answer list for the August 27, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Zachary David LevyEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1578 clues

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MONAUG
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THUAUG
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Across 39

  1. 1Open with one's teeth? ↗UNZIP
  2. 6Network that launched in 1994 with the film "Scent of a Woman" ↗STARZ
  3. 11Bed threads ↗PJS
  4. 14Pre-Inca civilization known for its underground aqueducts and geoglyphs ↗NAZCA
  5. 15November birthstone ↗TOPAZ
  6. 16CNBC subj. ↗IPO
  7. 17Currently being tried ↗ATBAR
  8. 18Apt synonym for "wake-up call" ↗EYEOPENER
  9. 20Seattle pro soccer team ↗SOUNDERS
  10. 22Look at this! ↗IMAGE
  11. 23Make a right turn? ↗ATONE
  12. 24Greek organization, informally ↗FRAT
  13. 264x platinum self-titled album of 2001 ↗JLO
  14. 27More saplike ↗OOZIER
  15. 29"Sesame Street" character with a pet rock named Rocco ↗ZOE
  16. 32Alertness aid ↗NODOZ
  17. 34Founder of Stoicism ↗ZENO
  18. 35Go the other way ↗ZAG
  19. 36Not just my ↗OUR
  20. 37Loaded with energy ↗ZESTFUL
  21. 40When doubled, first name in classic Hollywood ↗ZSA
  22. 41___ Khamenei, former supreme leader of Iran ↗ALI
  23. 42Daughter of Saturn, in Roman myth ↗JUNO
  24. 43Just sat around ↗LAZED
  25. 45One sitting on a coop board? ↗HEN
  26. 46Colombian offerings that may be served with hogao ↗AREPAS
  27. 49Conditions ↗IFS
  28. 50"___ counting?" ↗WHOS
  29. 51Check-in from a texter ↗HOWRU
  30. 53Discombobulated ↗ATSEA
  31. 56Large storage unit ↗GIGABYTE
  32. 59Be a rat ↗NAMENAMES
  33. 622007 horror sequel ↗SAWIV
  34. 63"The Simpsons" character ___ Nahasapeemapetilon ↗APU
  35. 64Monotonous hum ↗DRONE
  36. 65Hat decoration in a marching band ↗PLUME
  37. 66Relay division ↗LEG
  38. 67Word before park or after cheap ↗SKATE
  39. 68Less candid, perhaps ↗SLYER

Down 39

  1. 1Some, in León ↗UNAS
  2. 2Allied grp. ↗NATO
  3. 3Astronaut for whom a Pixar character is named ↗ZZBUALDRIN
  4. 4"You're not the only one!" ↗ICANTOO
  5. 5Longtime "Saturday Night Live" announcer Don ↗PARDO
  6. 6Start to type? ↗STEREO
  7. 7Action figures and such ↗TOYS
  8. 8Parrot ↗APE
  9. 9Indian P.M., 1991-96 ↗RAO
  10. 10Totino's frozen food offering ↗ZZPIAROLL
  11. 11Tropical fruta ↗PINA
  12. 12Pic file format ↗JPEG
  13. 13Put out ↗SORE
  14. 19911 responder ↗EMT
  15. 21"Music for Airports" composer ↗ENO
  16. 24Feudal estate ↗FIEF
  17. 25Lens solution brand ↗RENU
  18. 2610,000,000 ergs ↗JOULE
  19. 282004 inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ... and a hint to 3-, 10-, 29- and 33-Down ↗ZZTOP
  20. 29Bear of children's rhyme ↗ZZZZFUYWUY
  21. 30Desert havens ↗OASES
  22. 31"Heavens to Murgatroyd!" ↗EGAD
  23. 32Biblical "captain" ↗NOAH
  24. 33Gesture also known as "spirit fingers" ↗ZZJAHANDS
  25. 38French bread? ↗EURO
  26. 39Console for Chrono Trigger, in brief ↗SNES
  27. 44Completely missed shot ↗AIRBALL
  28. 47"It makes sense now!" ↗AHISEE
  29. 48Soak ↗SOG
  30. 50Microscopic ↗WEE
  31. 52Insects responsible for virtually all fig pollination ↗WASPS
  32. 53Obsessively oriented ↗ANAL
  33. 54Record, in a way ↗TAPE
  34. 55A little too pleased with oneself ↗SMUG
  35. 56Bloke ↗GENT
  36. 57"The devourer of all things," per Ovid ↗TIME
  37. 58Perpetually ↗EVER
  38. 60Clumsy vessel ↗ARK
  39. 61Bygone cousin of a kiwi ↗MOA