The full solution for the NY Times August 23 2026 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Jill Singer and edited by Will Shortz. The name of this puzzle is Small Change.
NYT Across Clues
- 1A “Awesome!” RAD
- 4A Many profs PHDS
- 8A What a crush might make you do FLIRT
- 13A Predator with dermal denticles SHARK
- 18A Silent film actor Jannings EMIL
- 20A Reclined LAIN
- 21A More intense, as an emotion RAWER
- 22A Early stage of a drug trial PHASEI
- 23A Peace symbol DOVE
- 24A Adage promoting thrift APENNYSAVEDISAPENNYEARNED
- 27A Itty-bitty TEENSY
- 29A Return filers, for short CPAS
- 30A Barely keeps going, with “along” LIMPS
- 31A Fish with leaf-shaped larvae EELS
- 32A Image on one side of this puzzle’s subject ABRAHAMLINCOLN
- 35A Start of a historic triple boast ICAME
- 37A Seminole’s rival, in college athletics GATOR
- 38A Liturgical singer CANTOR
- 39A Quick cut SNIP
- 40A Subtitle alternative DUB
- 43A Yogurt drink in Delhi LASSI
- 45A Monklike, in a way ASCETIC
- 48A Angle variable in geometry THETA
- 50A Where this puzzle’s subject was last made for circulation (in November 2025) USMINT
- 53A Periodical, informally MAG
- 55A Genre for Siouxsie and the Banshees GOTH
- 56A Duck known for its insulating feathers EIDER
- 57A Make smelly STINKUP
- 59A One of 12, astrologically LEO
- 61A “Balderdash!” ROT
- 62A “It’s Your Business” sloganeer, for short WSJ
- 63A “Omigosh!” EEK
- 64A Drug enforcer, informally NARC
- 66A “When We Were Young” singer, 2015 ADELE
- 68A Its capital is Roma ITALIA
- 72A Nursery rhyme street vendor’s cry ONEAPENNYTWOAPENNYHOTCROSSBUNS
- 77A A failed transaction NOSALE
- 78A Good, but not great, grade BPLUS
- 79A Tennis great Arthur ASHE
- 80A ___ King Cole NAT
- 81A Fall asleep, with “off” NOD
- 82A Word with constrictor or feather BOA
- 83A Goddess of the dawn EOS
- 85A Car-pooling convenience HOVLANE
- 88A Taco bar adjective ASADA
- 91A ___ Féin SINN
- 92A ___ room REC
- 94A Showing less bias FAIRER
- 95A Musical staff symbol CCLEF
- 96A Aggressive move allowed in some forms of kickboxing KNEEING
- 99A “Sounds like a blast!” OHFUN
- 101A Mini-gulp SIP
- 102A Some Ivy Leaguers ELIS
- 104A Meeting that goes above and beyond? SEANCE
- 106A Intimate GETAT
- 110A Bitter ACRID
- 112A Image on one side of this puzzle’s subject THEUNIONSHIELD
- 115A Badge-pinning site SASH
- 117A Tree where the Buddha found enlightenment BODHI
- 119A Spanish for “wealthy” RICO
- 120A Get in the game? ANTEUP
- 121A Offer advice … or a hint to 24- and 72-Across PUTINYOURTWOCENTS
- 125A D’Arcy of “House of the Dragon” EMMA
- 126A Paradise UTOPIA
- 127A Pucker producer, perhaps LEMON
- 128A Modernists, informally NEOS
- 129A Department store department MENS
- 130A Vikings, for example NORSE
- 131A Long members of the onion family LEEKS
- 132A Nervous EDGY
- 133A Slam DIS
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D Discount merchandise indicator REDTAG
- 2D Organism that moves using pseudopodia AMOEBA
- 3D Change the course of DIVERT
- 4D ___ del Carmen (Mexican resort) PLAYA
- 5D Two farthings, informally HAPENNY
- 6D Deny responsibility for DISCLAIM
- 7D Like certain easy-to-install hardware components SNAPIN
- 8D Much of Diego Rivera’s work FRESCOS
- 9D Young Scot LAD
- 10D “You can count on me” IWILL
- 11D It can become amber RESIN
- 12D Streetcar TRAM
- 13D Doo-wop’s ___ Na Na SHA
- 14D Protected space for women in the Ottoman Empire HAREM
- 15D If necessary ASNEEDED
- 16D Scottish dance REEL
- 17D Offspring KIDS
- 19D “Enemies, a Love Story” actress LENAOLIN
- 22D “GoodFellas” Oscar winner PESCI
- 25D Perspective VANTAGE
- 26D Demonstrate frugality, in a way PENNYPINCH
- 28D Got tinier SHRANK
- 33D Hosts, in brief MCS
- 34D Tolkien monster ORC
- 36D Exams for ambitious H.S. students APTESTS
- 39D Date night bookings SITTERS
- 41D Indigenous people of the Colorado Plateau UTE
- 42D Setting for many a New Yorker cartoon BAR
- 44D Having impeded growth STUNTED
- 46D Bird with an S-shaped neck EGRET
- 47D Place for pliers TOOLCASE
- 49D Muslim head scarf HIJAB
- 50D Target with, as a pickup line USEON
- 51D Scribe in a courtroom, in brief STENO
- 52D Prepares for an interview, say MIKES
- 54D Notorious Chicago bootlegger ALCAPONE
- 58D What a dog uses to shake PAW
- 60D Island location of Iolani Palace OAHU
- 62D Say something fresh WISEOFF
- 65D Tom who wrote “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues” ROBBINS
- 67D Information in a prescription DOSE
- 69D Out of this world? LUNAR
- 70D Silly INANE
- 71D Fall bloomer ASTER
- 73D “Hoarders” network AANDE
- 74D Shoe originally known as a “Weejun” PENNYLOAFER
- 75D Street in Liverpool that has been immortalized in song PENNYLANE
- 76D “Wow!” OHH
- 84D Like many farm stand purchases ORGANIC
- 86D “Dodgeball” star Vince VAUGHN
- 87D Specific charge on an invoice LINEITEM
- 88D Cooling units, in brief ACS
- 89D Poli-___ SCI
- 90D Pork-based taco option ALPASTOR
- 91D Snowmobile brand SKIDOO
- 93D Made cozy COCOONED
- 97D Suffix in British English ISE
- 98D Makeup of a nervous system, largely NEURONS
- 100D Layer of a farm HEN
- 103D Locale for camel racing LIBYA
- 105D Christians’ ___ Creed NICENE
- 107D Overflowed (with) TEEMED
- 108D Reunion attendees ALUMNI
- 109D Cause for a QB’s celebration TDPASS
- 111D Fries in England CHIPS
- 112D Deuce topper THREE
- 113D “I’ll take another card” HITME
- 114D Cheeky SASSY
- 115D Like cotton candy SPUN
- 116D Lead-in to pilot or pay AUTO
- 118D Grayish, say DULL
- 122D Emphatic refusal in Germany NIE
- 123D Stir-fry staple WOK
- 124D Dress (up) TOG
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