NYT Crossword Answers for August 1, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Saturday, August 1, 2026

15×15By Zachary David LevyEdited by Will ShortzHardest (themeless)

Saturday puzzle · 70 answers · Hardest (themeless). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

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17A DIADELOSMUERTOS55A CORONATIONROBES

The question-mark clues

A “?” at the end of an NYT clue means wordplay: a pun, a double meaning or a trick. This grid had 6; here are their numbers and answers.

1AAcross clue ending in “?” (9)
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TRASHTALK
19AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
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ANTS
33AAcross clue ending in “?” (9)
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ASTRONOMY
2DDown clue ending in “?” (5)
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RAINY
24DDown clue ending in “?” (10)
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DANGERZONE
26DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
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TRI

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 261 puzzles since November 2025:

ANY ×10TEN ×10TRI ×10ELSE ×9ANTS ×8ELK ×8DYE ×6COT ×5

The full NYT Crossword solution

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1T2R3A4S5H6T7A8L9K10A11P12B13S14VAGUEIDEA15S16BALI17DIADELOSMU18ERTOS19ANTS20SUSANLUCCI21DYE22MITES23KPH24DOT25NU26T27TW28I29N30R31C32CAR33ASTR34ONOMY35IRANI36AN37RIVERAS38GARGANT39UA40ASKME41APSE42YET43ORS44HR45T46DI47SHY48C49O50T51A52MAZE53BALLS54GABE55CORONATION56ROBES57MIEN58METPAYROLL59ELSE60DYSPEPSIA

All 32 Across answers

1A TRASHTALK10A APBS14A VAGUEIDEAS16A BALI17A DIADELOSMUERTOS19A ANTS20A SUSANLUCCI21A DYE22A MITES23A KPH24A DOT25A NUT27A TWIN30A RCCAR33A ASTRONOMY35A IRANIAN37A RIVERAS38A GARGANTUA40A ASKME41A APSE42A YET43A ORS44A HRT46A DISHY48A COT51A AMAZEBALLS54A GABE55A CORONATIONROBES57A MIEN58A METPAYROLL59A ELSE60A DYSPEPSIA

All 38 Down answers

1D TVDAD2D RAINY3D AGATE4D SUDS5D HEE6D TILSIT7D ADOUT8D LESSENS9D KAMASUTRA10D ABRUPTNESS11D PATCHWORK12D BLOC13D SISI15D SUN18D ELK22D MORIA24D DANGERZONE26D TRI28D IMAM29D NYSE30D RIGA31D CRAP32D CARSHARES33D ANTEDATED34D OVARY36D ANY39D UTILITY43D OHSNAP45D TEN47D SLOPS48D CABOS49D OBELI50D TESLA51D ACME52D MOIL53D BAM54D GORP56D RYE

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Saturday, August 1, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Zachary David Levy, edited by Will Shortz. It had 70 answers and 29 black squares; the longest answer ran 15 letters. That is 2 more than the average Saturday before it (67.7). 6 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Aug 1: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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