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New York Times Crossword August 31 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 78 clues from the New York Times Crossword for August 31 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Across

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ClueLetters#Answer
Part of a dance41 AcrossReveal answer → Sch. with the Daily Bruin newspaper45 AcrossReveal answer → Slightly intoxicated59 AcrossReveal answer → Fancy414 AcrossReveal answer → Worms and such on hooks415 AcrossReveal answer → Be of the same mind516 AcrossReveal answer → Redding with two posthumous Grammys417 AcrossReveal answer → "Sesame Street" character who was once sung to sleep by Andrea Bocelli418 AcrossReveal answer → Ransacks519 AcrossReveal answer → One who regularly drops things1320 AcrossReveal answer → The : English :: ___ : French323 AcrossReveal answer → Letter after sigma324 AcrossReveal answer → One dining on Friskies325 AcrossReveal answer → Role for Selena Gomez on "Only Murders in the Building"528 AcrossReveal answer → Umbrella-shaped sea creature931 AcrossReveal answer → Director DuVernay334 AcrossReveal answer → Pathetic335 AcrossReveal answer → Examine at length636 AcrossReveal answer → Took shots first, then paid for them later737 AcrossReveal answer → Clothing sizes for shorter women740 AcrossReveal answer → Ski in zigzags641 AcrossReveal answer → "Far out!"342 AcrossReveal answer → Tetra- minus one343 AcrossReveal answer → Newlyweds' getaway944 AcrossReveal answer → Owl sounds546 AcrossReveal answer → Actress de Armas348 AcrossReveal answer → 401(k) relative349 AcrossReveal answer → "Need an ark? I Noah guy," e.g.350 AcrossReveal answer → "Tell everyone!" … or what to do with the starts of 20-, 31- and 44-Across?1351 AcrossReveal answer → Inuit for "house"558 AcrossReveal answer → Italian hello460 AcrossReveal answer → Et ___ (and others: Lat.)461 AcrossReveal answer → Tennis locale562 AcrossReveal answer → Pre-Easter observance463 AcrossReveal answer → R-rated, maybe464 AcrossReveal answer → A cube has 12 of them565 AcrossReveal answer → Petrol brand466 AcrossReveal answer → Easter egg decorating supplies467 AcrossReveal answer →

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Mess maker41 DownReveal answer → Attire for the Sugar Plum Fairy42 DownReveal answer → Off-ramp43 DownReveal answer → Pulverizing tool64 DownReveal answer → Alternatives to Lyfts55 DownReveal answer → Baby whale46 DownReveal answer → In finite supply77 DownReveal answer → Lacking a musical key68 DownReveal answer → A ___ as old as time49 DownReveal answer → Composer Stravinsky410 DownReveal answer → Ham on an antipasto platter1011 DownReveal answer → Solidify312 DownReveal answer → "You called?"313 DownReveal answer → Sinuous swimmer321 DownReveal answer → Swallowed hard622 DownReveal answer → Aver626 DownReveal answer → Graduate student’s project627 DownReveal answer → ___ P. Johnson (gay rights activist)628 DownReveal answer → Island of Arthurian legend629 DownReveal answer → Fruit-resembling mollusk1030 DownReveal answer → The "one" of a one-two331 DownReveal answer → So far332 DownReveal answer → Part of the week that workers look forward to: Abbr.333 DownReveal answer → Lunch item that might be made with cold cuts, in slang635 DownReveal answer → Ginger ___338 DownReveal answer → Cup-and-ball or yo-yo339 DownReveal answer → Deep-dish vessel340 DownReveal answer → Support staff for a rock band742 DownReveal answer → Soothsayer645 DownReveal answer → Tint346 DownReveal answer → "To victory!"647 DownReveal answer → Part of an Instagram post550 DownReveal answer → Skin opening452 DownReveal answer → Goes bad453 DownReveal answer → Gets bronzed at the beach454 DownReveal answer → Brand with "anti-aging" products455 DownReveal answer → Bibimbap base456 DownReveal answer → Pages on a desk calendar457 DownReveal answer → "Rocks" at a bar358 DownReveal answer → Lead-in to forbid or forsaken359 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the New York Times crossword published on Monday, August 31, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.