New York Times Crossword August 20 2026 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on August 20 2026, constructed by Hoang-Kim Vu. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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Across
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Across
- 1ASound like heaven›
- 5AGame of observation for travel›
- 11AAd free›
- 14ABrief in pants›
- 15ACorrect thoroughly›
- 16ABad feel›
- 17ATry to place connoisseurs?›
- 19ACells in compound›
- 20AChecks with style›
- 21ATo cop›
- 22ACompetition, for starters›
- 24AYork ___›
- 26APlace recording›
- 27ASignals over game›
- 29AMaturity approaching›
- 31ACrows to relatives›
- 32AFree booze›
- 33AConfidentiality of letters?›
- 37A"Done well"›
- 38AShort for "info flight"›
- 39ASponge bath›
- 40ANothing doing›
- 41ASay "minus C"›
- 42ASet off›
- 43APractice Japanese›
- 45AEqual roughly›
- 46AInto light›
- 49ANags about noise?›
- 51ALand of Spot›
- 52AOn-off signs›
- 53ALines some over draw›
- 57AFor repentance some feel›
- 58ADetails insignificant contests›
- 61ASpending limits it›
- 62AForum discussion, popular once›
- 63ACut short›
- 64ARock-___›
- 65AOut with ate, ate, ate›
- 66AWebsite gift custom›
Down
- 1DURL starter›
- 2DAsian sea currently undergoing replenishment efforts›
- 3DCivil rights icon Parks›
- 4DShift the gears of, in a way ... or a hint to this puzzle's Across clues›
- 5DID in some data breaches›
- 6DElite H.S. class covering the Constitution›
- 7DVisionary … or what you'll need to return to when solving this puzzle's Down clues›
- 8DLoads›
- 9DBabe in the Hundred Acre Wood›
- 10DOne advocated for by the National Prison Project›
- 11DWhittled (down)›
- 12DBiblical mount›
- 13DIt's worth remembering!›
- 18D"No idea"›
- 23DDistinctive expression ... or a hint to this puzzle's Across clues›
- 25DFeature of San Francisco's Lombard Street›
- 26DMole, e.g.›
- 27DFirm›
- 28DLike many cricket fields›
- 30DPlan to contribute to, for short›
- 31DOne of 1,909 for Willie Mays, for short›
- 34D"___ the Explorer"›
- 35DSome distance away›
- 36DDeclare›
- 38D"Oh no! A mouse!"›
- 39DWhat the second number indicates in men's jeans sizes›
- 41DUniv. with an annual Mystery Hunt›
- 42DEager response to "Wanna join?"›
- 44DGoes nuts for›
- 46DAround›
- 47DGarden-variety›
- 48DWasn't paying attention›
- 50DLauder of cosmetics›
- 52DDesigner Cassini›
- 54D"I don't really care / If ya think I'm strange / I ___ gonna change": Joan Jett›
- 55DN.F.L. commentator Collinsworth›
- 56DArthur Ashe Courage Award, e.g.›
- 59DLetter after chi›
- 60DThe "S" of E.S.T.: Abbr.›
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