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New York Times Crossword August 31 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword August 31 2026 answers. The Monday 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Part of a danceSTEP4Across1 Sch. with the Daily Bruin newspaperUCLA4Across5 Slightly intoxicatedTIPSY5Across9 FancyLUXE4Across14 Worms and such on hooksBAIT4Across15 Be of the same mindAGREE5Across16 Redding with two posthumous GrammysOTIS4Across17 "Sesame Street" character who was once sung to sleep by Andrea BocelliELMO4Across18 RansacksLOOTS5Across19 One who regularly drops thingsBUTTERFINGERS13Across20 The : English :: ___ : FrenchLES3Across23 Letter after sigmaTAU3Across24 One dining on FriskiesCAT3Across25 Role for Selena Gomez on "Only Murders in the Building"MABEL5Across28 Umbrella-shaped sea creatureJELLYFISH9Across31 Director DuVernayAVA3Across34 PatheticSAD3Across35 Examine at lengthPERUSE6Across36 Took shots first, then paid for them laterRANATAB7Across37 Clothing sizes for shorter womenPETITES7Across40 Ski in zigzagsSLALOM6Across41 "Far out!"RAD3Across42 Tetra- minus oneTRI3Across43 Newlyweds' getawayHONEYMOON9Across44 Owl soundsHOOTS5Across46 Actress de ArmasANA3Across48 401(k) relativeIRA3Across49 "Need an ark? I Noah guy," e.g.PUN3Across50 "Tell everyone!" … or what to do with the starts of 20-, 31- and 44-Across?SPREADTHEWORD13Across51 Inuit for "house"IGLOO5Across58 Italian helloCIAO4Across60 Et ___ (and others: Lat.)ALIA4Across61 Tennis localeCOURT5Across62 Pre-Easter observanceLENT4Across63 R-rated, maybeRACY4Across64 A cube has 12 of themEDGES5Across65 Petrol brandESSO4Across66 Easter egg decorating suppliesDYES4Across67

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Mess makerSLOB4Down1 Attire for the Sugar Plum FairyTUTU4Down2 Off-rampEXIT4Down3 Pulverizing toolPESTLE6Down4 Alternatives to LyftsUBERS5Down5 Baby whaleCALF4Down6 In finite supplyLIMITED7Down7 Lacking a musical keyATONAL6Down8 A ___ as old as timeTALE4Down9 Composer StravinskyIGOR4Down10 Ham on an antipasto platterPROSCIUTTO10Down11 SolidifySET3Down12 "You called?"YES3Down13 Sinuous swimmerEEL3Down21 Swallowed hardGULPED6Down22 AverASSERT6Down26 Graduate student’s projectTHESIS6Down27 ___ P. Johnson (gay rights activist)MARSHA6Down28 Island of Arthurian legendAVALON6Down29 Fruit-resembling molluskBANANASLUG10Down30 The "one" of a one-twoJAB3Down31 So farYET3Down32 Part of the week that workers look forward to: Abbr.FRI3Down33 Lunch item that might be made with cold cuts, in slangSAMMIE6Down35 Ginger ___ALE3Down38 Cup-and-ball or yo-yoTOY3Down39 Deep-dish vesselPAN3Down40 Support staff for a rock bandROADIES7Down42 SoothsayerORACLE6Down45 TintHUE3Down46 "To victory!"ONWARD6Down47 Part of an Instagram postPHOTO5Down50 Skin openingPORE4Down52 Goes badROTS4Down53 Gets bronzed at the beachTANS4Down54 Brand with "anti-aging" productsOLAY4Down55 Bibimbap baseRICE4Down56 Pages on a desk calendarDAYS4Down57 "Rocks" at a barICE3Down58 Lead-in to forbid or forsakenGOD3Down59

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Monday, August 31, 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.