NYT Crossword Answers for August 2, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Sunday, August 2, 2026

21×21“Going for a Spin”By Ralph Sharaga and Doug PetersonEdited by Will ShortzMedium, but big (21×21)

Sunday puzzle · 140 answers · Medium, but big (21×21). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 5 longest answers (usually the theme)

22A OFFROADVEHICLE44A LOWEMISSIONS67A BUCKETSEATS82A KEYLESSENTRY110A REARWHEELDRIVE

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 10; here are their numbers and answers.

42AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
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ETRE
58AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
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VANES
94AAcross clue ending in “?” (3)
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SIM
97AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
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URLS
14DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
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REV
16DDown clue ending in “?” (7)
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STREAKS
47DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
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ONME
56DDown clue ending in “?” (6)
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CODGER
68DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
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SPAY
94DDown clue ending in “?” (6)
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SALIVA

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 262 puzzles since November 2025:

IRE ×18ACRE ×12EAR ×11NOR ×10ICEE ×9ETRE ×7IRIS ×7NANA ×7

The full NYT Crossword solution

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1B2I3C4S5A6R7I8T9A10G11S12C13A14R15P16S17MENU18TIER19WRAP20ALERT21S22OFFR23OADVE24HICLE25REVERE26TOLLFREE27ATHLE28TES29FEN30TRUST31R32AMS33ADOS34BEAD35SEX36T37A38RSUS39NEWS40HOCKS41MISSED42ETRE43ARTS44L45O46WEMISSI47O48NS49SL50ATE51ORATES52NEE53D54RED55A56C57T58VANES59S60C61AMP62I63M64ACS65NOR66ENTS67BUCKET68SEATS69NODE70IGO71FARSI72UPSET73FEIGN74TEN75DON76N77ANA78IRONED79RIS80E81S82KEY83L84E85SSENTRY86T87HIS88VI89SA90OVULES91QUIET92RIDE93PRIMAL94S95I96M97URLS98ICEE99PHIL100O101MANI102AFL103ACTTH104REE105D106E107BACLES108SWA109TCH110REARW111HEELDRIVE112HARARE113IRIS114MALE115AVER116RYDER117PELE118SDSU119EAR

All 67 Across answers

1A BIC4A SARI8A TAGS12A CARPS17A MENU18A TIER19A WRAP20A ALERTS22A OFFROADVEHICLE25A REVERE26A TOLLFREE27A ATHLETES29A FEN30A TRUST31A RAMS33A ADOS34A BEAD35A SEX36A TARSUS39A NEWSHOCKS41A MISSED42A ETRE43A ARTS44A LOWEMISSIONS49A SLATE51A ORATES52A NEED54A REDACT58A VANES59A SCAMP62A IMACS65A NOR66A ENTS67A BUCKETSEATS69A NODE70A IGO71A FARSI72A UPSET73A FEIGN74A TENDON76A NANA78A IRONED79A RISES82A KEYLESSENTRY86A THIS88A VISA90A OVULES91A QUIETRIDE93A PRIMAL94A SIM97A URLS98A ICEE99A PHIL100A OMANI102A AFL103A ACTTHREE105A DEBACLES108A SWATCH110A REARWHEELDRIVE112A HARARE113A IRIS114A MALE115A AVER116A RYDER117A PELE118A SDSU119A EAR

All 73 Down answers

1D BEFORE2D INFLUX3D CURLS4D STAR5D AIDE6D REVERSES7D IRE8D TWITS9D ARCH10D GALLANT11D SPEEDERS12D CARESS13D ALES14D REV15D PREFECT16D STREAKS17D MOTTS21D SENDS23D OFTTIMES24D HAMS28D TOWEL32D AUDI34D BORED37D ASIS38D RSS40D HATES41D METES42D ESE44D LOVEIT45D ORANGE46D WANTON47D ONME48D NEPTUNE50D ARCS53D DIES55D ANOINT56D CODGER57D TRENDY59D SUR60D CCS61D AKIN63D MAE64D ATT67D BANS68D SPAY69D NEONS71D FOIST73D FREELOAD75D DRIES77D AKA78D ISLA80D EVICT81D SIDETRIP83D LORI84D EVILDEAD85D SUM86D TURFWAR87D HILLARY89D SEEHERE91D QUASH92D RICHER93D PHEW94D SALIVA95D INEVER96D MISER99D PERSE101D MCRAE103D ACRE104D RAIL106D EELS107D BLEU109D TAD111D HMS

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Sunday, August 2, 2026 was a 21×21 grid by Ralph Sharaga and Doug Peterson, edited by Will Shortz, titled “Going for a Spin”. It had 140 answers and 76 black squares; the longest answer ran 14 letters. That is about average for a Sunday. 10 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Aug 2: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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