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New York Times Crossword August 8 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 62 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword August 8 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 62 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#
FlingTOSS4Across1 Garment with a loose, flowing end known as a "pallu"SARI4Across5 Longtime airer of "The Young and the Restless"CBS3Across9 Nocturnal sounds in the woodsHOOTS5Across12 WaffleHEMANDHAW9Across14 Woodard with multiple EmmysALFRE5Across16 Author and illustrator of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"ERICCARLE9Across17 Slippery slopeWATERSLIDE10Across18 Crowd (in)PILE4Across20 Summertime topSLEEVELESST11Across21 Group of repsSET3Across23 Kind of coating applied to metalANTIRUST8Across24 Go for againRETRY5Across25 Load from the dockSTEEVE6Across27 University of California campus siteDAVIS5Across28 Locals call it Mongibello ("the mountain of mountains")ETNA4Across29 O. Henry's "The Gift of the ___"MAGI4Across30 Braided rope made of rawhideRIATA5Across31 LimitedFINITE6Across33 "Comprende?"GETME5Across35 They're taken off for boudoir photosLENSCAPS8Across36 Relieved responseAAH3Across38 Greek dish made with an abundance of spinachSPANAKOPITA11Across39 La ___ Tar PitsBREA4Across42 Instrument measuring liquid densityHYDROMETER10Across44 French beautyBELLEAMIE9Across45 Section of a golf bagIRONS5Across47 Pawn-capturing moveENPASSANT9Across48 Hard French cheeseCOMTE5Across49 Map lines: Abbr.RDS3Across50 Giant bird of Chinese mythology that is transformed from a fish called KunPENG4Across51 Capone's foeNESS4Across52

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Warms upTHAWS5Down1 "Fancy!"OOLALA6Down2 Warms up, saySOFTENS7Down3 Word-of-mouth promotersSTREETTEAM10Down4 Investment bond in W.W. IISERIESE7Down5 DuringAMIDST6Down6 Tries to outrunRACES5Down7 Forbes competitorINC3Down8 Corpus ___CHRISTI7Down9 Ostentatious spenders, in slangBALLERS7Down10 Term of endearment, in one spellingSWEETY6Down11 Napkins, to BritsSERVIETTES10Down13 Damn fineHELLUVA7Down14 Repeated greeting in the Key & Peele sketch "Obama Meet & Greet"DAP3Down15 Court nameSERENA6Down19 Displaying a wide range of emotions, sayTRAGICOMIC10Down22 Founder of Argentina's first female-led political party, familiarlyEVITAPERON10Down26 Big name in comfortable footwearDANSKO6Down28 Tower with daily calls to prayerMINARET7Down30 Hit from behindREAREND7Down31 Words following a suggestion to try somethingITHELPS7Down32 Warding (off)FENDING7Down33 Perfect exampleEPITOME7Down34 Person you practically have to drag out of a party, sayGABBER6Down35 One requesting simpler terms?LAYMAN6Down36 Channel insertsSTENTS6Down37 Short-lived interestPHASE5Down40 Parliamentary seats?ARSES5Down41 PerALA3Down43 For a medium, it's easy!ESP3Down46

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Saturday, August 8, 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.