New York Times Crossword August 29 2026 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on August 29 2026, constructed by Rafael Musa and Kate Chin Park. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1AMain characters for an early reader›
- 5AThey get rings for hoops›
- 14ASkin-care brand known for its pore strips›
- 15ALarge restaurant vessel shaped like another vessel›
- 16AConference handout›
- 17ADubious sighting in the night sky›
- 18AStarted to boil›
- 20AWork, as a joke›
- 21ARomance author Huang›
- 22AThey might be rehabbed with knee flexion›
- 23AHis #33 was retired by the Knicks in 2003›
- 25AWinner of the 2025 Outstanding Drama Series Emmy, with "The"›
- 26APersonne canonisée: Abbr.›
- 27A___ Capital, investment firm co-founded by Mitt Romney›
- 28AHits the mark, in a way›
- 29AMany people climb it›
- 33ANaturally concluded›
- 35AOnes giving a toast at an outdoor party?›
- 37ACourt session, perhaps›
- 39ALike much of Libya›
- 41ADepicting the world bleakly and cynically›
- 42APut your back into it›
- 43A"Sweet dreams are made of cheese / Who am I to dis a ___?" (parody lyrics)›
- 44AIs immersed›
- 46AFair trade, say›
- 47A"It is not easy for a ___ to balance himself on a ladder": "Animal Farm"›
- 48AA word in closing›
- 49ARelative of house music›
- 51AInverse of an exponential function›
- 54AVikings' offense?›
- 55AWhat a supposed bug is often revealed to be›
- 56AGrant›
- 57ADeftly evades›
- 58ACome off as›
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- 1DNonhuman provider of medical advice›
- 2DNeck topper›
- 3DShoves (in)›
- 4DSonic system›
- 5DOrg. featured in 1998's "Enemy of the State"›
- 6DBreaking character?›
- 7DLike parts of Istanbul›
- 8DCommon Chinese surname›
- 9D___ legs›
- 10DStability aids, informally›
- 11DSoft, silky material›
- 12DDepicts stylishly›
- 13DGreen day star, for short›
- 14DHumongous, slangily›
- 19DStocked and sold, as goods›
- 24DAugust ___, "Fences" playwright›
- 25DMakes sense of›
- 27DDeliberately exasperated›
- 28DMore sassy›
- 30DIndecisive way to end›
- 31DGets by›
- 32DBinary, in a way›
- 34DFormer›
- 36D"Wow ... what are the chances?!"›
- 38DPublisher of the front-page headline "This sport is stupid anyway" after a U.S. loss at the World Cup, in brief›
- 39DHalf-spoken, half-sung passages of an opera›
- 40DNot fair›
- 43DNearly 90›
- 44DIt goes on top›
- 45DShockingly unconventional›
- 46DStepped-on instrument›
- 48D"___ chic!"›
- 50DTime divisions›
- 52D"___ You That Somebody?" (1998 Aaliyah hit)›
- 53DHalf of a couple›
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