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New York Times Crossword August 22 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 68 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword August 22 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 68 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Dish such as Germany's hasenpfefferRABBITSTEW10Across1 Set of 24 for a box jellyfishEYES4Across11 "Hello?" followerANYONEHOME10Across15 Straight-upREAL4Across16 Beset by impossible circumstancesINEXTREMIS10Across17 ___ noche (tonight, in Spanish)ESTA4Across18 "Let's talk about it afterward"NOSPOILERS10Across19 From scratchANEW4Across20 HaulLUG3Across21 Convinced ofSOLDON6Across22 Benjamin Franklin invention of the 1780sBIFOCALS8Across24 Hardly a luxuryNEED4Across29 Fellow fellowsBRETHREN8Across30 Net alternativeGROSS5Across31 Mideast shrub with leaves that are chewed as a stimulantQAT3Across34 It includes a series of stationsROUTE5Across35 "Lemme think …"UHH3Across38 Irreverence, of a sortSNARK5Across39 Name shared by the locales of University of South Carolina and the University of MissouriCOLUMBIA8Across42 What might wind up in your mattress?COIL4Across45 Refrain from foul language, sayKEEPITPG8Across47 Follow aroundSHADOW6Across48 Portal released concurrently with Windows 95MSN3Across50 Many a guest writer's pieceOPED4Across51 Genetically rare feline that represents autumn in Chinese astronomyWHITETIGER10Across52 Tied up with?DREW4Across58 It's commonly made upside downBANANACAKE10Across59 ___ Lydic of "The Daily Show"DESI4Across60 "This is a travesty!"IMOUTRAGED10Across61 AcknowledgedSEEN4Across62 "Relax, it'll be fine"DONTSTRESS10Across63

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
"Into each life some ___ must fall": LongfellowRAIN4Down1 Common word in Latin datingANNO4Down2 Tournament passes?BYES4Down3 Analytical graphic that divides data into quartilesBOXPLOT7Down4 Having communicationINTOUCH7Down5 She played Sandy Lester in "Tootsie"TERIGARR8Down6 Author SilversteinSHEL4Down7 "As I see it ..."TOME4Down8 Many members of Kuwait's al-Sabah royal lineEMIRS5Down9 Crisco competitorWESSON6Down10 Volume control device?EREADER7Down11 "Absolutely, positively!"YESNODOUBT10Down12 Down the hatch, perhapsEATEN5Down13 Popular topping for fish tacosSLAW4Down14 SegmentLEG3Down23 Smoking events, for shortBBQS4Down24 Major exporter of pistachiosIRAN4Down25 Tidbits of Greek culture?FETACHEESE10Down26 Francis's successorLEO3Down27 Dipped (out)SNUCK5Down28 Icebreaker, e.g.SHIP4Down32 Iconic hairstyle of Jane Fonda and Stevie NicksSHAG4Down33 Support while "en pointe"TOE3Down36 I, O, U and Y, but not A or EELEMENTS8Down37 Success in another's field, sayROADWIN7Down40 Engage in tomfooleryKID3Down41 ArrivisteUPSTART7Down43 Subcompact vehicleMINICAR7Down44 Contract winner, typicallyLOWBID6Down46 BingeSPREE5Down48 Maker of the Hacky Sack and Hula-HoopWHAMO5Down49 The longer they are, the harder they'll be to beatODDS4Down51 Part ofINON4Down53 Lacking slackTAUT4Down54 Greenish plum varietyGAGE4Down55 Barely makes (out)EKES4Down56 Wine list headerREDS4Down57

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Saturday, August 22, 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.