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NYT Crossword August 17 2026 Answers

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Every answer from the Monday, August 17 2026 New York Times Crossword, checked and verified against the published NYT solution. Select a clue for the full explanation.

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1One of two fruit flavors in Sprite4 lettersSee answer ›5Has no choice4 lettersSee answer ›9"The ___ thickens"4 lettersSee answer ›13Islamic prayer leader4 lettersSee answer ›14Poker player's buy-in4 lettersSee answer ›15Italian "Paul"5 lettersSee answer ›16Well-dressed guy9 lettersSee answer ›18Arctic Indigenous group5 lettersSee answer ›19Venomous arachnid8 lettersSee answer ›20Not dormant, as a volcano6 lettersSee answer ›21A, in German3 lettersSee answer ›22Autobahn speedometer meas.3 lettersSee answer ›24Take, as advice4 lettersSee answer ›25It captures ballpark smooches7 lettersSee answer ›29Stand for a poster5 lettersSee answer ›31Egyptian fertility goddess4 lettersSee answer ›32Hilarious person4 lettersSee answer ›34Doll with neon hair5 lettersSee answer ›37Ping-Pong table divider3 lettersSee answer ›38Containers for fruit preserves7 lettersSee answer ›40Burj Khalifa's country, for short3 lettersSee answer ›41Birds in V-formations5 lettersSee answer ›43Capital with fjord tours4 lettersSee answer ›44Facility that produces coins4 lettersSee answer ›45Casts a ballot5 lettersSee answer ›47Lengthy rants7 lettersSee answer ›49Sulky state4 lettersSee answer ›51___ Geo Wild (cable channel)3 lettersSee answer ›53Popular chain for RVers3 lettersSee answer ›54Snacked6 lettersSee answer ›56Hot pepper named for Cuba's capital8 lettersSee answer ›61Off Broadway awards5 lettersSee answer ›62"Totally agree!" … or what the circled letters are, in different languages9 lettersSee answer ›63Like throwbacks5 lettersSee answer ›64Abbr. before a recipient's name on an envelope4 lettersSee answer ›65The Roaring Twenties and the Swinging Sixties4 lettersSee answer ›66Otherwise4 lettersSee answer ›67Hotel worker4 lettersSee answer ›68Overhaul4 lettersSee answer ›

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1Covers for pots4 lettersSee answer ›2Apple with a big screen4 lettersSee answer ›3___ tofu (Sichuan dish)4 lettersSee answer ›4Catherine the Great, e.g.7 lettersSee answer ›5Sauce for mozzarella sticks8 lettersSee answer ›6Erase4 lettersSee answer ›7Reeked5 lettersSee answer ›8Half a score3 lettersSee answer ›9"Pink" animal of film7 lettersSee answer ›101963 Kingsmen hit with a repetitive title10 lettersSee answer ›11Martini garnish5 lettersSee answer ›12Schlepped5 lettersSee answer ›15Insta posting3 lettersSee answer ›17Sweeping in scope4 lettersSee answer ›20"Now I understand!"3 lettersSee answer ›23Fragrant bits tossed at newlyweds6 lettersSee answer ›25Key chess piece4 lettersSee answer ›26"That makes sense"4 lettersSee answer ›27On-location inspections10 lettersSee answer ›28Boozy brunch drink6 lettersSee answer ›30Lines on a GPS3 lettersSee answer ›33Breakfast beverages, for short3 lettersSee answer ›35Come down to earth4 lettersSee answer ›36"Sounds like a plan!"4 lettersSee answer ›38Hot tub nozzle3 lettersSee answer ›39Green Day or Pink Floyd8 lettersSee answer ›42"And that's that!"7 lettersSee answer ›44Wander aimlessly7 lettersSee answer ›46Wrap up3 lettersSee answer ›48Singer Chappell4 lettersSee answer ›49Sound asleep?5 lettersSee answer ›502016 prize for Bob Dylan5 lettersSee answer ›52Greek letter that symbolizes an angle5 lettersSee answer ›55That, in Spain3 lettersSee answer ›57___ Spumante4 lettersSee answer ›58Brontë's "Jane ___"4 lettersSee answer ›59Enjoy a fantasy, say4 lettersSee answer ›60___ buco4 lettersSee answer ›62Sweet potato3 lettersSee answer ›