New York Times Crossword August 28 2026 Answers
Friday puzzle · 68 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the New York Times Crossword August 28 2026 answers. The Friday 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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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
"Oh, what the hell"SCREWIT7Across1
Mythical figure in "Doctor Faustus"HELEN5Across8
Worrier's wordsIHOPENOT8Across13
Like a parkour practitionerAGILE5Across15
Politician's response, maybeNONANSWER9Across16
Step in the showerRINSE5Across18
Christian ___ERA3Across19
Beamed overTELEPORTED10Across20
"Would ya look at that …"WELLWELLWELL12Across22
Milieu for bathyspheres, with "the"DEEPS5Across25
"Ignorance is bliss," e.g.OLDSAW6Across26
CompañerasAMIGAS6Across29
Rabbit's titleBRER4Across31
Lead-in to field or fiftiesMID3Across32
Big houseMANOR5Across34
___ polo (sport played in Pakistan)YAK3Across35
Asteroids systemATARI5Across36
Flame proof?ASH3Across38
___ collarETON4Across39
Yellow-and-black ideogramSMILEY6Across41
World's second-most-populous islandHONSHU6Across42
Hosting, informallyMCING5Across44
They might raise your kidsBOOSTERSEATS12Across45
"Easy-peasy!"ITSABREEZE10Across49
Customizable avatar for Nintendo gamesMII3Across52
Natural exfoliantLOOFA5Across53
Houdini specialtyESCAPEACT9Across54
Flower in a Whitman poem written as an elegy for LincolnLILAC5Across57
Kim Cattrall's role on "Sex and the City"SAMANTHA8Across58
Move stealthilySLINK5Across59
Setting for an uphill climbLOWGEAR7Across60
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Certain elastic bandSINEW5Down1
Washing the dishes, e.g.CHORE5Down2
Brazilian soccer star known for his dribbling flairRONALDINHO10Down3
Org. that might do some spring cleaning?EPA3Down4
Actress Ming-Na of "Mulan"WEN3Down5
Shoe fitting concernsINSTEPS7Down6
Golf bag attachmentsTOWELS6Down7
Frequent collaborator with Bill MurrayHAROLDRAMIS11Down8
Members of a Gen Z subculture with online originsEGIRLS6Down9
Screen capture?LINT4Down10
Choice wordELSE4Down11
Sine qua nonNEED4Down12
Something read at a tableTELL4Down14
OverhaulREWORK6Down17
Creator of the Hawaiian Islands, in mythPELE4Down21
Building blockLEGO4Down23
"Our luck has turned!"WEARESOBACK11Down24
BlendAMALGAMATE10Down27
Word with live or chickenWIRE4Down28
Residency org.AMA3Down29
Brewing stuffMASH4Down30
OutlawBAN3Down31
Unprofessional letters?DIY3Down33
"The thing is …"YOUSEE6Down35
Sticking pointTINE4Down37
Lightning conductor?THOR4Down40
Rock subgenre portmanteauSCREAMO7Down41
Jazz aficionado, e.g.NBAFAN6Down43
Spirit seen on el Día de los MuertosMEZCAL6Down44
The 12th crew member in "Ocean's Twelve"TESS4Down46
Women's Basketball Hall-of-Famer PenicheiroTICHA5Down47
Electric instrument played on Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"SITAR5Down48
AfflictionsILLS4Down49
Work like a dogTOIL4Down50
Star turns at a concertSOLI4Down51
Print makerPAW3Down55
Subj. with two A.P. examsENG3Down56
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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Friday, August 28, 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.