NYT CROSSWORD • MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Aug 3, 2026

Complete answer list for the August 3, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Willa Angel Chen MillerEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1576 clues

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The Grid

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Across 37

  1. 1What's paid ↗COST
  2. 5Slowpoke in a "mobile home" ↗SNAIL
  3. 10Figure that might be measured in acres ↗AREA
  4. 14What a diaper pail helps minimize ↗ODOR
  5. 15___ bear (cuddly toy) ↗TEDDY
  6. 16Device used in a lactation room ↗PUMP
  7. 17Size between mini and maxi ↗MIDI
  8. 18Humiliate ↗ABASE
  9. 19Ancient Peruvian society ↗INCA
  10. 20Idler along the seashore ↗BEACHBUM
  11. 22"Pumpkin eater" in a nursery rhyme ↗PETER
  12. 23Speak at the top of one's lungs ↗YELL
  13. 24Needle-working craft ↗CROCHET
  14. 26Kitchen appliance for desserts ↗ICECREAMMAKER
  15. 30Division in a supermarket ↗AISLE
  16. 31Travel like slime ↗OOZE
  17. 32One lacking refinement ↗OAF
  18. 35Chess game's end ↗MATE
  19. 36Children's author A.A. ___ ↗MILNE
  20. 38Throw with force ↗HURL
  21. 39___ constrictor ↗BOA
  22. 40Phase in which users help catch bugs ↗BETA
  23. 41Instrument on which reveille is played ↗BUGLE
  24. 42Series that may feature forensics experts ↗TRUECRIMESHOW
  25. 46Ninja's quality ↗STEALTH
  26. 48___ whiskey ↗MALT
  27. 49Surgery that leaves the patient looking better? ↗LASIK
  28. 50Adjective describing 20-, 26- and 42-Across ↗CHILLING
  29. 54Guesstimates for when planes are due, for short ↗ETAS
  30. 55Donation at some Red Cross events ↗BLOOD
  31. 57"Best Dad ___" (message on a mug) ↗EVER
  32. 58"The King" in soccer ↗PELE
  33. 59Competitive thing to "bring" ↗AGAME
  34. 60Still red, as steak ↗RARE
  35. 61Uno + dos ↗TRES
  36. 62All gone from the dinner plate ↗EATEN
  37. 63Winter forecast ↗SNOW

Down 39

  1. 1Head-scratcher? ↗COMB
  2. 2Garfield's perky-eared canine buddy ↗ODIE
  3. 3Coke or Pepsi ↗SODA
  4. 4Toddler's wheels ↗TRICYCLE
  5. 5Horses' hangout ↗STABLE
  6. 6Cosmic cloud ↗NEBULA
  7. 7Eve's man ↗ADAM
  8. 8Passports and driver's licenses, for short ↗IDS
  9. 9Aid in making soap ↗LYE
  10. 10Per individual ↗APIECE
  11. 11Rehearsal ↗RUNTHROUGH
  12. 12Host with a mic ↗EMCEE
  13. 13A world ___ ↗APART
  14. 21"Present!" ↗HERE
  15. 22Hawaiian seafood dish ↗POKE
  16. 24"Let's go, man!" ↗CMON
  17. 25Demolish ↗RAZE
  18. 26First two syllables of "I am what I am," aptly ↗IAMB
  19. 27Farewell in Florence ↗CIAO
  20. 28Opportunity to buy some antiques ↗ESTATESALE
  21. 29Back tooth ↗MOLAR
  22. 33Guthrie who sang "You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant" ↗ARLO
  23. 34Went by plane ↗FLEW
  24. 36Convene ↗MEET
  25. 37What a mosquito bite causes ↗ITCH
  26. 38Swindling sorts ↗HUSTLERS
  27. 40Swoleness ↗BULK
  28. 41Taco ___ ↗BELL
  29. 43Rewards for excellent employees ↗RAISES
  30. 44Stereotypical cry after "Honey …" ↗IMHOME
  31. 45___ voyage (first trip) ↗MAIDEN
  32. 46Caught some Z's ↗SLEPT
  33. 47Product of Maine or Idaho, informally ↗TATER
  34. 50Jacket ↗COAT
  35. 51Pavlov known for canine experiments ↗IVAN
  36. 52Roman emperor who competed in the Olympics (and "won" every event he was in) ↗NERO
  37. 53Got bigger ↗GREW
  38. 55Snookums ↗BAE
  39. 56Alternative to JFK and EWR ↗LGA