New York Times Crossword August 31 2026 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on August 31 2026, constructed by Christopher Youngs. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1APart of a dance›
- 5ASch. with the Daily Bruin newspaper›
- 9ASlightly intoxicated›
- 14AFancy›
- 15AWorms and such on hooks›
- 16ABe of the same mind›
- 17ARedding with two posthumous Grammys›
- 18A"Sesame Street" character who was once sung to sleep by Andrea Bocelli›
- 19ARansacks›
- 20AOne who regularly drops things›
- 23AThe : English :: ___ : French›
- 24ALetter after sigma›
- 25AOne dining on Friskies›
- 28ARole for Selena Gomez on "Only Murders in the Building"›
- 31AUmbrella-shaped sea creature›
- 34ADirector DuVernay›
- 35APathetic›
- 36AExamine at length›
- 37ATook shots first, then paid for them later›
- 40AClothing sizes for shorter women›
- 41ASki in zigzags›
- 42A"Far out!"›
- 43ATetra- minus one›
- 44ANewlyweds' getaway›
- 46AOwl sounds›
- 48AActress de Armas›
- 49A401(k) relative›
- 50A"Need an ark? I Noah guy," e.g.›
- 51A"Tell everyone!" … or what to do with the starts of 20-, 31- and 44-Across?›
- 58AInuit for "house"›
- 60AItalian hello›
- 61AEt ___ (and others: Lat.)›
- 62ATennis locale›
- 63APre-Easter observance›
- 64AR-rated, maybe›
- 65AA cube has 12 of them›
- 66APetrol brand›
- 67AEaster egg decorating supplies›
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- 1DMess maker›
- 2DAttire for the Sugar Plum Fairy›
- 3DOff-ramp›
- 4DPulverizing tool›
- 5DAlternatives to Lyfts›
- 6DBaby whale›
- 7DIn finite supply›
- 8DLacking a musical key›
- 9DA ___ as old as time›
- 10DComposer Stravinsky›
- 11DHam on an antipasto platter›
- 12DSolidify›
- 13D"You called?"›
- 21DSinuous swimmer›
- 22DSwallowed hard›
- 26DAver›
- 27DGraduate student’s project›
- 28D___ P. Johnson (gay rights activist)›
- 29DIsland of Arthurian legend›
- 30DFruit-resembling mollusk›
- 31DThe "one" of a one-two›
- 32DSo far›
- 33DPart of the week that workers look forward to: Abbr.›
- 35DLunch item that might be made with cold cuts, in slang›
- 38DGinger ___›
- 39DCup-and-ball or yo-yo›
- 40DDeep-dish vessel›
- 42DSupport staff for a rock band›
- 45DSoothsayer›
- 46DTint›
- 47D"To victory!"›
- 50DPart of an Instagram post›
- 52DSkin opening›
- 53DGoes bad›
- 54DGets bronzed at the beach›
- 55DBrand with "anti-aging" products›
- 56DBibimbap base›
- 57DPages on a desk calendar›
- 58D"Rocks" at a bar›
- 59DLead-in to forbid or forsaken›
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