New York Times Crossword August 26 2026 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 76 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the New York Times Crossword August 26 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 76 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#
Modern lead-in to quit or baitRAGE4Across1
Heat source for many hydrothermal ventsMAGMA5Across5
Act all teenagerly, sayMOPE4Across10
[I have something to say ...]AHEM4Across14
He has the weight of the world on his shouldersATLAS5Across15
River by the Royal Shakespeare TheatreAVON4Across16
Enhancing "blemish" (3x)BEAUTYMARK10Across17
Rip apartREND4Across19
Something to belly up toBAR3Across20
Tennis's "King of Clay," familiarlyRAFA4Across21
CautiousWARY4Across22
"My guess is ..."IDSAY5Across23
Teach, playfully (3x)EDUMACATE9Across25
Pinocchio's tellNOSE4Across29
South American capital where Simón Bolívar was bornCARACAS7Across31
___ Wowie (cocktail with a rhyming name)MAUI4Across32
PC keyALT3Across33
Wait for it!TIP3Across34
Sweet popcorn coating (4x)SALTEDCARAMEL13Across35
Sci-fi pilot ___ SoloHAN3Across39
Call, as a poker betSEE3Across40
Roman author of "Metamorphoses"OVID4Across41
Fred Flintstone's boss at the rock quarryMRSLATE7Across42
Tech review siteCNET4Across45
Nut in Sausalito cookies (3x)MACADAMIA9Across46
Bundles in a stationery shopREAMS5Across48
Pointed remarksJABS4Across52
"Famous" cookie entrepreneurAMOS4Across53
Church fixturePEW3Across55
Black mark on a credit report, in briefREPO4Across56
"Unbelievable!" ... or what 17-, 25-, 35- and 46-Across are made from, letter-wise?SOMEPEOPLE10Across57
Never Have I ___ (party game)EVER4Across60
April's ___ DayARBOR5Across61
Bug on a pugFLEA4Across62
Alien incubators in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"PODS4Across63
Acrimonious, as a breakupMESSY5Across64
Units of verseFEET4Across65
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Torah scholarRABBI5Down1
Bridge Out ___ (sign)AHEAD5Down2
They have teeth but don't biteGEARS5Down3
Ground-dwelling bird in a eucalyptus forestEMU3Down4
Chichén Itzá buildersMAYA4Down5
Taking charge?ATMFEE6Down6
Happy-sounding advocacy grp.GLAAD5Down7
Scuff up, sayMAR3Down8
Set, as a priceASK3Down9
Instrument associated with beans and salsa?MARACA6Down10
Was a hamOVERACTED9Down11
Scrunchied hairstylePONYTAIL8Down12
"The ___" (final track listed on the original "Abbey Road")END3Down13
AuditionTRYOUT6Down18
Word that can precede cry or babyWAR3Down22
Picky, picky, pickyANAL4Down24
Sch. attended by Steve Martin, James Dean and Jack Black (none of whom stayed to graduate)UCLA4Down26
HousemotherMATRON6Down27
What cards with circles, stars, pluses, squares and wavy lines test for, in briefESP3Down28
Day break?SIESTA6Down30
Got it all off his chest?MANSCAPED9Down32
Disc golf "hole"-in-oneACE3Down33
Capital city known as the "Jerusalem of the Balkans"SARAJEVO8Down35
ConsiderDEEM4Down36
DisinclinedAVERSE6Down37
Small bug with a strong-sounding nameMITE4Down38
"Well, let me think"HMM3Down39
Herculean tasksLABORS6Down43
Almost a quarter of the Super Bowl's run timeADS3Down44
Sometimes-uncredited appearancesCAMEOS6Down45
da-DUM, da-DUM, da-DUM, da-DUM, for exampleIAMBS5Down47
Gift from a teacher's petAPPLE5Down49
Free-for-allMELEE5Down50
Result of a hot pursuit?SWEAT5Down51
Grand Ole ___OPRY4Down54
One leg press, sayREP3Down56
Uncle ___SAM3Down57
Minecraft resourceORE3Down58
Command to a jumpy dogOFF3Down59
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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Wednesday, August 26, 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.