NYT CROSSWORD • FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Aug 28, 2026

Complete answer list for the August 28, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Jack HatchettEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1568 clues

Jump to a puzzle

Full archive →
MONAUG
24
2026
By Steven Jopek
TUEAUG
25
2026
By Bryan Kaproth-Gerecht
WEDAUG
26
2026
By John Kugelman and Lance En…
THUAUG
27
2026
By Zachary David Levy
FRIAUG
28
2026
By Jack Hatchett

The Grid

1S
2C
3R
4E
5W
6I
7T
8H
9E
10L
11E
12N
13I
H
O
P
E
N
O
14T
15A
G
I
L
E
16N
O
N
A
N
S
W
E
17R
18R
I
N
S
E
19E
R
A
20T
E
L
E
21P
O
R
T
E
D
22W
E
L
23L
24W
E
L
L
W
E
L
L
25D
E
E
P
S
26O
L
D
S
27A
28W
29A
30M
I
G
A
S
31B
R
E
R
32M
I
33D
34M
A
N
O
R
35Y
A
K
36A
37T
A
R
I
38A
S
H
39E
40T
O
N
41S
M
I
L
E
Y
42H
O
43N
S
H
U
44M
C
I
N
G
45B
O
O
S
46T
E
R
S
E
A
47T
48S
49I
50T
51S
A
B
R
E
E
Z
E
52M
I
I
53L
O
O
F
A
54E
S
C
A
55P
56E
A
C
T
57L
I
L
A
C
58S
A
M
A
N
T
H
A
59S
L
I
N
K
60L
O
W
G
E
A
R

Click a clue to reveal it in the grid.

Across 31

  1. 1"Oh, what the hell" ↗SCREWIT
  2. 8Mythical figure in "Doctor Faustus" ↗HELEN
  3. 13Worrier's words ↗IHOPENOT
  4. 15Like a parkour practitioner ↗AGILE
  5. 16Politician's response, maybe ↗NONANSWER
  6. 18Step in the shower ↗RINSE
  7. 19Christian ___ ↗ERA
  8. 20Beamed over ↗TELEPORTED
  9. 22"Would ya look at that …" ↗WELLWELLWELL
  10. 25Milieu for bathyspheres, with "the" ↗DEEPS
  11. 26"Ignorance is bliss," e.g. ↗OLDSAW
  12. 29Compañeras ↗AMIGAS
  13. 31Rabbit's title ↗BRER
  14. 32Lead-in to field or fifties ↗MID
  15. 34Big house ↗MANOR
  16. 35___ polo (sport played in Pakistan) ↗YAK
  17. 36Asteroids system ↗ATARI
  18. 38Flame proof? ↗ASH
  19. 39___ collar ↗ETON
  20. 41Yellow-and-black ideogram ↗SMILEY
  21. 42World's second-most-populous island ↗HONSHU
  22. 44Hosting, informally ↗MCING
  23. 45They might raise your kids ↗BOOSTERSEATS
  24. 49"Easy-peasy!" ↗ITSABREEZE
  25. 52Customizable avatar for Nintendo games ↗MII
  26. 53Natural exfoliant ↗LOOFA
  27. 54Houdini specialty ↗ESCAPEACT
  28. 57Flower in a Whitman poem written as an elegy for Lincoln ↗LILAC
  29. 58Kim Cattrall's role on "Sex and the City" ↗SAMANTHA
  30. 59Move stealthily ↗SLINK
  31. 60Setting for an uphill climb ↗LOWGEAR

Down 37

  1. 1Certain elastic band ↗SINEW
  2. 2Washing the dishes, e.g. ↗CHORE
  3. 3Brazilian soccer star known for his dribbling flair ↗RONALDINHO
  4. 4Org. that might do some spring cleaning? ↗EPA
  5. 5Actress Ming-Na of "Mulan" ↗WEN
  6. 6Shoe fitting concerns ↗INSTEPS
  7. 7Golf bag attachments ↗TOWELS
  8. 8Frequent collaborator with Bill Murray ↗HAROLDRAMIS
  9. 9Members of a Gen Z subculture with online origins ↗EGIRLS
  10. 10Screen capture? ↗LINT
  11. 11Choice word ↗ELSE
  12. 12Sine qua non ↗NEED
  13. 14Something read at a table ↗TELL
  14. 17Overhaul ↗REWORK
  15. 21Creator of the Hawaiian Islands, in myth ↗PELE
  16. 23Building block ↗LEGO
  17. 24"Our luck has turned!" ↗WEARESOBACK
  18. 27Blend ↗AMALGAMATE
  19. 28Word with live or chicken ↗WIRE
  20. 29Residency org. ↗AMA
  21. 30Brewing stuff ↗MASH
  22. 31Outlaw ↗BAN
  23. 33Unprofessional letters? ↗DIY
  24. 35"The thing is …" ↗YOUSEE
  25. 37Sticking point ↗TINE
  26. 40Lightning conductor? ↗THOR
  27. 41Rock subgenre portmanteau ↗SCREAMO
  28. 43Jazz aficionado, e.g. ↗NBAFAN
  29. 44Spirit seen on el Día de los Muertos ↗MEZCAL
  30. 46The 12th crew member in "Ocean's Twelve" ↗TESS
  31. 47Women's Basketball Hall-of-Famer Penicheiro ↗TICHA
  32. 48Electric instrument played on Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" ↗SITAR
  33. 49Afflictions ↗ILLS
  34. 50Work like a dog ↗TOIL
  35. 51Star turns at a concert ↗SOLI
  36. 55Print maker ↗PAW
  37. 56Subj. with two A.P. exams ↗ENG