NYT Crossword Answers for Wednesday, August 5, 2026
NYT Crossword
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Wednesday puzzle · 72 answers · Medium. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
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28A MASSAGES37A INTERNET
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 5; here are their numbers and answers.
- 26AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
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HEAD - 22DDown clue ending in “?” (5)
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CARAT - 25DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
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ESE - 50DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
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BIC - 55DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
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Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 265 puzzles since November 2025:
ASS ×13EAR ×13ONO ×12RIO ×9RNA ×7ERE ×5ESE ×5UTAH ×5
The full NYT Crossword solution
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All 28 Across answers
1A CHART6A TOPPER12A LEADING14A NOWHERE15A ARIZONA16A ICEDTEA17A PAGE18A RANKS20A CARD22A CASE26A HEAD28A MASSAGES32A CARBON34A STORAGE35A WESTERN36A SAHARA37A INTERNET39A BOTS40A GOES41A BUST43A FIRST46A MATE50A BOOLEAN54A ALGEBRA57A INDIANA58A HOOSIER59A COUNTS60A NOSES
All 44 Down answers
1D CERA2D HAIG3D ADZE4D RIO5D TNN6D TOCK7D OWES8D PHD9D PET10D ERE11D REA12D LAP13D GARR14D NIN19D ADM20D CABER21D ADORN22D CARAT23D AGARS24D SEGA25D ESE26D HASTE27D ERTES29D ASS30D STABS31D SOHOT32D CENO33D NNE35D WIG38D TBS42D UTAH43D FEAT44D IANS45D RNA46D MESS47D ABIE48D TRES49D EAR50D BIC51D ONO52D ODU53D LIN55D LON56D GOO
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Wednesday, August 5, 2026 was a 15×14 grid by Daniel Bodily, edited by Will Shortz. It had 72 answers and 48 black squares; the longest answer ran 8 letters. That is 5 fewer than the average Wednesday before it (77.0). 5 clues ended in a question mark.
Also on Aug 5: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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