New York Times Crossword August 20 2026 Answers
Thursday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the New York Times Crossword August 20 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 78 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.
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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Sound like heavenHARP4Across1
Game of observation for travelSAFARI6Across5
Ad freePSA3Across11
Brief in pantsTROU4Across14
Correct thoroughlySPOTON6Across15
Bad feelAIL3Across16
Try to place connoisseurs?TASTINGROOM11Across17
Cells in compoundRNA3Across19
Checks with stylePLAID5Across20
To copOWN3Across21
Competition, for startersATEAM5Across22
York ___NUEVA5Across24
Place recordingSTUDIO6Across26
Signals over gameHORNS5Across27
Maturity approachingRIPER5Across29
Crows to relativesRAVENS6Across31
Free boozeDRY3Across32
Confidentiality of letters?NDAS4Across33
"Done well"BRAVO5Across37
Short for "info flight"ETA3Across38
Sponge bathLOOFA5Across39
Nothing doingIDLE4Across40
Say "minus C"MEH3Across41
Set offDEFRAY6Across42
Practice JapaneseREIKI5Across43
Equal roughlyONPAR5Across45
Into lightCUSSAT6Across46
Nags about noise?NEIGH5Across49
Land of SpotISLET5Across51
On-off signsOKS3Across52
Lines some over drawTRACE5Across53
For repentance some feelRUE3Across57
Details insignificant contestsSPLITSHAIRS11Across58
Spending limits itCAP3Across61
Forum discussion, popular onceUSENET6Across62
Cut shortSNIP4Across63
Rock-___ALT3Across64
Out with ate, ate, atePIGGED6Across65
Website gift customETSY4Across66
Down
ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
URL starterHTTP4Down1
Asian sea currently undergoing replenishment effortsARAL4Down2
Civil rights icon ParksROSA4Down3
Shift the gears of, in a way ... or a hint to this puzzle's Across cluesPUTINREVERSE12Down4
ID in some data breachesSSN3Down5
Elite H.S. class covering the ConstitutionAPGOV5Down6
Visionary … or what you'll need to return to when solving this puzzle's Down cluesFORWARDTHINKING15Down7
LoadsATON4Down8
Babe in the Hundred Acre WoodROO3Down9
One advocated for by the National Prison ProjectINMATE6Down10
Whittled (down)PARED5Down11
Biblical mountSINAI5Down12
It's worth remembering!ALAMO5Down13
"No idea"IDUNNO6Down18
Distinctive expression ... or a hint to this puzzle's Across cluesTURNOFPHRASE12Down23
Feature of San Francisco's Lombard StreetESS3Down25
Mole, e.g.SPY3Down26
FirmHARD4Down27
Like many cricket fieldsOVAL4Down28
Plan to contribute to, for shortIRA3Down30
One of 1,909 for Willie Mays, for shortRBI3Down31
"___ the Explorer"DORA4Down34
Some distance awayAFAR4Down35
DeclareSAY3Down36
"Oh no! A mouse!"EEK3Down38
What the second number indicates in men's jeans sizesLENGTH6Down39
Univ. with an annual Mystery HuntMIT3Down41
Eager response to "Wanna join?"DOI3Down42
Goes nuts forEATSUP6Down44
AroundCIRCA5Down46
Garden-varietyUSUAL5Down47
Wasn't paying attentionSLEPT5Down48
Lauder of cosmeticsESTEE5Down50
Designer CassiniOLEG4Down52
"I don't really care / If ya think I'm strange / I ___ gonna change": Joan JettAINT4Down54
N.F.L. commentator CollinsworthCRIS4Down55
Arthur Ashe Courage Award, e.g.ESPY4Down56
Letter after chiPSI3Down59
The "S" of E.S.T.: Abbr.STD3Down60
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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Thursday, August 20, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.