NYT Crossword Answers for Monday, August 3, 2026
NYT Crossword
Monday, August 3, 2026
Monday puzzle · 76 answers · Easiest of the week. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
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26A ICECREAMMAKER42A TRUECRIMESHOW
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 2; here are their numbers and answers.
- 49AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
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LASIK - 1DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
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COMB
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 263 puzzles since November 2025:
AREA ×14ETAS ×9HERE ×7ODOR ×7PELE ×7ADAM ×6RARE ×6AISLE ×5
The full NYT Crossword solution
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All 37 Across answers
1A COST5A SNAIL10A AREA14A ODOR15A TEDDY16A PUMP17A MIDI18A ABASE19A INCA20A BEACHBUM22A PETER23A YELL24A CROCHET26A ICECREAMMAKER30A AISLE31A OOZE32A OAF35A MATE36A MILNE38A HURL39A BOA40A BETA41A BUGLE42A TRUECRIMESHOW46A STEALTH48A MALT49A LASIK50A CHILLING54A ETAS55A BLOOD57A EVER58A PELE59A AGAME60A RARE61A TRES62A EATEN63A SNOW
All 39 Down answers
1D COMB2D ODIE3D SODA4D TRICYCLE5D STABLE6D NEBULA7D ADAM8D IDS9D LYE10D APIECE11D RUNTHROUGH12D EMCEE13D APART21D HERE22D POKE24D CMON25D RAZE26D IAMB27D CIAO28D ESTATESALE29D MOLAR33D ARLO34D FLEW36D MEET37D ITCH38D HUSTLERS40D BULK41D BELL43D RAISES44D IMHOME45D MAIDEN46D SLEPT47D TATER50D COAT51D IVAN52D NERO53D GREW55D BAE56D LGA
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Monday, August 3, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Willa Angel Chen Miller, edited by Will Shortz. It had 76 answers and 36 black squares; the longest answer ran 13 letters. That is about average for a Monday. 2 clues ended in a question mark.
Also on Aug 3: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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