New York Times Crossword August 22 2026 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on August 22 2026, constructed by Adrian Johnson. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1ADish such as Germany's hasenpfeffer›
- 11ASet of 24 for a box jellyfish›
- 15A"Hello?" follower›
- 16AStraight-up›
- 17ABeset by impossible circumstances›
- 18A___ noche (tonight, in Spanish)›
- 19A"Let's talk about it afterward"›
- 20AFrom scratch›
- 21AHaul›
- 22AConvinced of›
- 24ABenjamin Franklin invention of the 1780s›
- 29AHardly a luxury›
- 30AFellow fellows›
- 31ANet alternative›
- 34AMideast shrub with leaves that are chewed as a stimulant›
- 35AIt includes a series of stations›
- 38A"Lemme think …"›
- 39AIrreverence, of a sort›
- 42AName shared by the locales of University of South Carolina and the University of Missouri›
- 45AWhat might wind up in your mattress?›
- 47ARefrain from foul language, say›
- 48AFollow around›
- 50APortal released concurrently with Windows 95›
- 51AMany a guest writer's piece›
- 52AGenetically rare feline that represents autumn in Chinese astronomy›
- 58ATied up with?›
- 59AIt's commonly made upside down›
- 60A___ Lydic of "The Daily Show"›
- 61A"This is a travesty!"›
- 62AAcknowledged›
- 63A"Relax, it'll be fine"›
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- 1D"Into each life some ___ must fall": Longfellow›
- 2DCommon word in Latin dating›
- 3DTournament passes?›
- 4DAnalytical graphic that divides data into quartiles›
- 5DHaving communication›
- 6DShe played Sandy Lester in "Tootsie"›
- 7DAuthor Silverstein›
- 8D"As I see it ..."›
- 9DMany members of Kuwait's al-Sabah royal line›
- 10DCrisco competitor›
- 11DVolume control device?›
- 12D"Absolutely, positively!"›
- 13DDown the hatch, perhaps›
- 14DPopular topping for fish tacos›
- 23DSegment›
- 24DSmoking events, for short›
- 25DMajor exporter of pistachios›
- 26DTidbits of Greek culture?›
- 27DFrancis's successor›
- 28DDipped (out)›
- 32DIcebreaker, e.g.›
- 33DIconic hairstyle of Jane Fonda and Stevie Nicks›
- 36DSupport while "en pointe"›
- 37DI, O, U and Y, but not A or E›
- 40DSuccess in another's field, say›
- 41DEngage in tomfoolery›
- 43DArriviste›
- 44DSubcompact vehicle›
- 46DContract winner, typically›
- 48DBinge›
- 49DMaker of the Hacky Sack and Hula-Hoop›
- 51DThe longer they are, the harder they'll be to beat›
- 53DPart of›
- 54DLacking slack›
- 55DGreenish plum variety›
- 56DBarely makes (out)›
- 57DWine list header›
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