The full solution for the NY Times August 22 2026 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Adrian Johnson and edited by Will Shortz.
NYT Across Clues
- 1A Dish such as Germany’s hasenpfeffer RABBITSTEW
- 11A Set of 24 for a box jellyfish EYES
- 15A “Hello?” follower ANYONEHOME
- 16A Straight-up REAL
- 17A Beset by impossible circumstances INEXTREMIS
- 18A ___ noche (tonight, in Spanish) ESTA
- 19A “Let’s talk about it afterward” NOSPOILERS
- 20A From scratch ANEW
- 21A Haul LUG
- 22A Convinced of SOLDON
- 24A Benjamin Franklin invention of the 1780s BIFOCALS
- 29A Hardly a luxury NEED
- 30A Fellow fellows BRETHREN
- 31A Net alternative GROSS
- 34A Mideast shrub with leaves that are chewed as a stimulant QAT
- 35A It includes a series of stations ROUTE
- 38A “Lemme think ?” UHH
- 39A Irreverence, of a sort SNARK
- 42A Name shared by the locales of University of South Carolina and the University of Missouri COLUMBIA
- 45A What might wind up in your mattress? COIL
- 47A Refrain from foul language, say KEEPITPG
- 48A Follow around SHADOW
- 50A Portal released concurrently with Windows 95 MSN
- 51A Many a guest writer’s piece OPED
- 52A Genetically rare feline that represents autumn in Chinese astronomy WHITETIGER
- 58A Tied up with? DREW
- 59A It’s commonly made upside down BANANACAKE
- 60A ___ Lydic of “The Daily Show” DESI
- 61A “This is a travesty!” IMOUTRAGED
- 62A Acknowledged SEEN
- 63A “Relax, it’ll be fine” DONTSTRESS
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D “Into each life some ___ must fall”: Longfellow RAIN
- 2D Common word in Latin dating ANNO
- 3D Tournament passes? BYES
- 4D Analytical graphic that divides data into quartiles BOXPLOT
- 5D Having communication INTOUCH
- 6D She played Sandy Lester in “Tootsie” TERIGARR
- 7D Author Silverstein SHEL
- 8D “As I see it …” TOME
- 9D Many members of Kuwait’s al-Sabah royal line EMIRS
- 10D Crisco competitor WESSON
- 11D Volume control device? EREADER
- 12D “Absolutely, positively!” YESNODOUBT
- 13D Down the hatch, perhaps EATEN
- 14D Popular topping for fish tacos SLAW
- 23D Segment LEG
- 24D Smoking events, for short BBQS
- 25D Major exporter of pistachios IRAN
- 26D Tidbits of Greek culture? FETACHEESE
- 27D Francis’s successor LEO
- 28D Dipped (out) SNUCK
- 32D Icebreaker, e.g. SHIP
- 33D Iconic hairstyle of Jane Fonda and Stevie Nicks SHAG
- 36D Support while “en pointe” TOE
- 37D I, O, U and Y, but not A or E ELEMENTS
- 40D Success in another’s field, say ROADWIN
- 41D Engage in tomfoolery KID
- 43D Arriviste UPSTART
- 44D Subcompact vehicle MINICAR
- 46D Contract winner, typically LOWBID
- 48D Binge SPREE
- 49D Maker of the Hacky Sack and Hula-Hoop WHAMO
- 51D The longer they are, the harder they’ll be to beat ODDS
- 53D Part of INON
- 54D Lacking slack TAUT
- 55D Greenish plum variety GAGE
- 56D Barely makes (out) EKES
- 57D Wine list header REDS
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