The full solution for the NY Times August 15 2026 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Blake Slonecker and edited by Will Shortz.
NYT Across Clues
- 1A Began DAWNED
- 7A Show faces? TVACTORS
- 15A Bring back into the fold, so to speak REHIRE
- 16A Worth looking back on HISTORIC
- 17A One from “Japan’s kitchen” OSAKAN
- 18A Appeal ENTREATY
- 19A Bit of ceramic ware POT
- 20A Cast off SETSAIL
- 22A 7/ JUL
- 23A “Lovely” and “wonderful” food, per Monty Python SPAM
- 25A Rose Bowl Stadium athlete BRUIN
- 26A Big ring PEAL
- 27A Patient privacy law, in brief HIPAA
- 29A World Cup team nicknamed “The Three Lions”: Abbr. ENG
- 30A Say “Hey,” say HOLLA
- 31A “Speak up” ICANTHEARYOU
- 34A Intermezzo and trou normand dishes, essentially PALATECLEANSERS
- 38A Hoedown get-down? TEXASTWOSTEP
- 39A Long-___ squid ARMED
- 42A “Wayne’s World” exclamation NOT
- 43A Christina of “Buffalo ?66” RICCI
- 44A Ring location LOBE
- 45A Oil wells? PORES
- 47A Nickname for Eleanor NELL
- 48A Eye-catching stage prop BOA
- 49A “Got it?” CAPISCE
- 51A Thru TIL
- 52A Underlining, e.g. EMPHASIS
- 54A Classical figure in an 1898 Gustav Klimt oil ATHENA
- 56A Some back-and-forth REPARTEE
- 57A Big name in fashion LAUREN
- 58A Go in the wrong way? TRESPASS
- 59A “I beg you!” PLEASE
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D Cut out the middleman, for delivery DROPSHIP
- 2D Fabulous collection AESOPICA
- 3D “You’re the best!” WHATAPAL
- 4D No-good ending? NIK
- 5D Diamond figs. ERAS
- 6D Leftmost star of the Summer Triangle DENEB
- 7D Classic 1926 novel often published with a bull and matador on its cover THESUNALSORISES
- 8D Dressing group VINAIGRETTES
- 9D Gamgee player in “Lord of the Rings” ASTIN
- 10D ___-C CTRL
- 11D The second one on the Statue of Liberty is longer than its first one TOE
- 12D Toothache care option ORAJEL
- 13D Communion, e.g. RITUAL
- 14D Charybdis’ man-eating opposite, in myth SCYLLA
- 21D Upper regions of forests TREECANOPIES
- 24D Sea cow MANATEE
- 26D French Baroque artist Nicolas POUSSIN
- 28D Challenged on X, say ATTED
- 30D Scout’s follower? HONOR
- 32D Bad spell HEX
- 33D Partner of pitch and roll YAW
- 35D “You get the point” ETCETERA
- 36D Kicks back, in a way RECLINES
- 37D Crime writer Mickey who created the Mike Hammer stories SPILLANE
- 39D Prince of Monaco beginning in 2005 ALBERT
- 40D Certain tenant ROOMER
- 41D French soccer superstar Kylian MBAPPE
- 45D Some bow ties PASTA
- 46D Where roots take hold SCALP
- 49D Complain CARP
- 50D Citation shortener ETAL
- 53D Tricks HAS
- 55D Orange or lime HUE
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