NYT CROSSWORD • SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Aug 8, 2026

Complete answer list for the August 8, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Kameron Austin CollinsEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1562 clues

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The Grid

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Across 32

  1. 1Fling ↗TOSS
  2. 5Garment with a loose, flowing end known as a "pallu" ↗SARI
  3. 9Longtime airer of "The Young and the Restless" ↗CBS
  4. 12Nocturnal sounds in the woods ↗HOOTS
  5. 14Waffle ↗HEMANDHAW
  6. 16Woodard with multiple Emmys ↗ALFRE
  7. 17Author and illustrator of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" ↗ERICCARLE
  8. 18Slippery slope ↗WATERSLIDE
  9. 20Crowd (in) ↗PILE
  10. 21Summertime top ↗SLEEVELESST
  11. 23Group of reps ↗SET
  12. 24Kind of coating applied to metal ↗ANTIRUST
  13. 25Go for again ↗RETRY
  14. 27Load from the dock ↗STEEVE
  15. 28University of California campus site ↗DAVIS
  16. 29Locals call it Mongibello ("the mountain of mountains") ↗ETNA
  17. 30O. Henry's "The Gift of the ___" ↗MAGI
  18. 31Braided rope made of rawhide ↗RIATA
  19. 33Limited ↗FINITE
  20. 35"Comprende?" ↗GETME
  21. 36They're taken off for boudoir photos ↗LENSCAPS
  22. 38Relieved response ↗AAH
  23. 39Greek dish made with an abundance of spinach ↗SPANAKOPITA
  24. 42La ___ Tar Pits ↗BREA
  25. 44Instrument measuring liquid density ↗HYDROMETER
  26. 45French beauty ↗BELLEAMIE
  27. 47Section of a golf bag ↗IRONS
  28. 48Pawn-capturing move ↗ENPASSANT
  29. 49Hard French cheese ↗COMTE
  30. 50Map lines: Abbr. ↗RDS
  31. 51Giant bird of Chinese mythology that is transformed from a fish called Kun ↗PENG
  32. 52Capone's foe ↗NESS

Down 30

  1. 1Warms up ↗THAWS
  2. 2"Fancy!" ↗OOLALA
  3. 3Warms up, say ↗SOFTENS
  4. 4Word-of-mouth promoters ↗STREETTEAM
  5. 5Investment bond in W.W. II ↗SERIESE
  6. 6During ↗AMIDST
  7. 7Tries to outrun ↗RACES
  8. 8Forbes competitor ↗INC
  9. 9Corpus ___ ↗CHRISTI
  10. 10Ostentatious spenders, in slang ↗BALLERS
  11. 11Term of endearment, in one spelling ↗SWEETY
  12. 13Napkins, to Brits ↗SERVIETTES
  13. 14Damn fine ↗HELLUVA
  14. 15Repeated greeting in the Key & Peele sketch "Obama Meet & Greet" ↗DAP
  15. 19Court name ↗SERENA
  16. 22Displaying a wide range of emotions, say ↗TRAGICOMIC
  17. 26Founder of Argentina's first female-led political party, familiarly ↗EVITAPERON
  18. 28Big name in comfortable footwear ↗DANSKO
  19. 30Tower with daily calls to prayer ↗MINARET
  20. 31Hit from behind ↗REAREND
  21. 32Words following a suggestion to try something ↗ITHELPS
  22. 33Warding (off) ↗FENDING
  23. 34Perfect example ↗EPITOME
  24. 35Person you practically have to drag out of a party, say ↗GABBER
  25. 36One requesting simpler terms? ↗LAYMAN
  26. 37Channel inserts ↗STENTS
  27. 40Short-lived interest ↗PHASE
  28. 41Parliamentary seats? ↗ARSES
  29. 43Per ↗ALA
  30. 46For a medium, it's easy! ↗ESP