The full solution for the NY Times August 31 2026 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Christopher Youngs and edited by Will Shortz.
NYT Across Clues
- 1A Part of a dance STEP
- 5A Sch. with the Daily Bruin newspaper UCLA
- 9A Slightly intoxicated TIPSY
- 14A Fancy LUXE
- 15A Worms and such on hooks BAIT
- 16A Be of the same mind AGREE
- 17A Redding with two posthumous Grammys OTIS
- 18A “Sesame Street” character who was once sung to sleep by Andrea Bocelli ELMO
- 19A Ransacks LOOTS
- 20A One who regularly drops things BUTTERFINGERS
- 23A The : English :: ___ : French LES
- 24A Letter after sigma TAU
- 25A One dining on Friskies CAT
- 28A Role for Selena Gomez on “Only Murders in the Building” MABEL
- 31A Umbrella-shaped sea creature JELLYFISH
- 34A Director DuVernay AVA
- 35A Pathetic SAD
- 36A Examine at length PERUSE
- 37A Took shots first, then paid for them later RANATAB
- 40A Clothing sizes for shorter women PETITES
- 41A Ski in zigzags SLALOM
- 42A “Far out!” RAD
- 43A Tetra- minus one TRI
- 44A Newlyweds’ getaway HONEYMOON
- 46A Owl sounds HOOTS
- 48A Actress de Armas ANA
- 49A 401(k) relative IRA
- 50A “Need an ark? I Noah guy,” e.g. PUN
- 51A “Tell everyone!” ? or what to do with the starts of 20-, 31- and 44-Across? SPREADTHEWORD
- 58A Inuit for “house” IGLOO
- 60A Italian hello CIAO
- 61A Et ___ (and others: Lat.) ALIA
- 62A Tennis locale COURT
- 63A Pre-Easter observance LENT
- 64A R-rated, maybe RACY
- 65A A cube has 12 of them EDGES
- 66A Petrol brand ESSO
- 67A Easter egg decorating supplies DYES
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D Mess maker SLOB
- 2D Attire for the Sugar Plum Fairy TUTU
- 3D Off-ramp EXIT
- 4D Pulverizing tool PESTLE
- 5D Alternatives to Lyfts UBERS
- 6D Baby whale CALF
- 7D In finite supply LIMITED
- 8D Lacking a musical key ATONAL
- 9D A ___ as old as time TALE
- 10D Composer Stravinsky IGOR
- 11D Ham on an antipasto platter PROSCIUTTO
- 12D Solidify SET
- 13D “You called?” YES
- 21D Sinuous swimmer EEL
- 22D Swallowed hard GULPED
- 26D Aver ASSERT
- 27D Graduate student?s project THESIS
- 28D ___ P. Johnson (gay rights activist) MARSHA
- 29D Island of Arthurian legend AVALON
- 30D Fruit-resembling mollusk BANANASLUG
- 31D The “one” of a one-two JAB
- 32D So far YET
- 33D Part of the week that workers look forward to: Abbr. FRI
- 35D Lunch item that might be made with cold cuts, in slang SAMMIE
- 38D Ginger ___ ALE
- 39D Cup-and-ball or yo-yo TOY
- 40D Deep-dish vessel PAN
- 42D Support staff for a rock band ROADIES
- 45D Soothsayer ORACLE
- 46D Tint HUE
- 47D “To victory!” ONWARD
- 50D Part of an Instagram post PHOTO
- 52D Skin opening PORE
- 53D Goes bad ROTS
- 54D Gets bronzed at the beach TANS
- 55D Brand with “anti-aging” products OLAY
- 56D Bibimbap base RICE
- 57D Pages on a desk calendar DAYS
- 58D “Rocks” at a bar ICE
- 59D Lead-in to forbid or forsaken GOD
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