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NYT Crossword August 8 2026 Answers

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Every answer from the Saturday, August 8 2026 New York Times Crossword, checked and verified against the published NYT solution. Select a clue for the full explanation.

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Across

1Fling4 lettersSee answer ›5Garment with a loose, flowing end known as a "pallu"4 lettersSee answer ›9Longtime airer of "The Young and the Restless"3 lettersSee answer ›12Nocturnal sounds in the woods5 lettersSee answer ›14Waffle9 lettersSee answer ›16Woodard with multiple Emmys5 lettersSee answer ›17Author and illustrator of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"9 lettersSee answer ›18Slippery slope10 lettersSee answer ›20Crowd (in)4 lettersSee answer ›21Summertime top11 lettersSee answer ›23Group of reps3 lettersSee answer ›24Kind of coating applied to metal8 lettersSee answer ›25Go for again5 lettersSee answer ›27Load from the dock6 lettersSee answer ›28University of California campus site5 lettersSee answer ›29Locals call it Mongibello ("the mountain of mountains")4 lettersSee answer ›30O. Henry's "The Gift of the ___"4 lettersSee answer ›31Braided rope made of rawhide5 lettersSee answer ›33Limited6 lettersSee answer ›35"Comprende?"5 lettersSee answer ›36They're taken off for boudoir photos8 lettersSee answer ›38Relieved response3 lettersSee answer ›39Greek dish made with an abundance of spinach11 lettersSee answer ›42La ___ Tar Pits4 lettersSee answer ›44Instrument measuring liquid density10 lettersSee answer ›45French beauty9 lettersSee answer ›47Section of a golf bag5 lettersSee answer ›48Pawn-capturing move9 lettersSee answer ›49Hard French cheese5 lettersSee answer ›50Map lines: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›51Giant bird of Chinese mythology that is transformed from a fish called Kun4 lettersSee answer ›52Capone's foe4 lettersSee answer ›

Down

1Warms up5 lettersSee answer ›2"Fancy!"6 lettersSee answer ›3Warms up, say7 lettersSee answer ›4Word-of-mouth promoters10 lettersSee answer ›5Investment bond in W.W. II7 lettersSee answer ›6During6 lettersSee answer ›7Tries to outrun5 lettersSee answer ›8Forbes competitor3 lettersSee answer ›9Corpus ___7 lettersSee answer ›10Ostentatious spenders, in slang7 lettersSee answer ›11Term of endearment, in one spelling6 lettersSee answer ›13Napkins, to Brits10 lettersSee answer ›14Damn fine7 lettersSee answer ›15Repeated greeting in the Key & Peele sketch "Obama Meet & Greet"3 lettersSee answer ›19Court name6 lettersSee answer ›22Displaying a wide range of emotions, say10 lettersSee answer ›26Founder of Argentina's first female-led political party, familiarly10 lettersSee answer ›28Big name in comfortable footwear6 lettersSee answer ›30Tower with daily calls to prayer7 lettersSee answer ›31Hit from behind7 lettersSee answer ›32Words following a suggestion to try something7 lettersSee answer ›33Warding (off)7 lettersSee answer ›34Perfect example7 lettersSee answer ›35Person you practically have to drag out of a party, say6 lettersSee answer ›36One requesting simpler terms?6 lettersSee answer ›37Channel inserts6 lettersSee answer ›40Short-lived interest5 lettersSee answer ›41Parliamentary seats?5 lettersSee answer ›43Per3 lettersSee answer ›46For a medium, it's easy!3 lettersSee answer ›