NYT Crossword Answers for August 6, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Thursday, August 6, 2026

15×15By Dena R. Verkuil and John KugelmanEdited by Will ShortzTricky (often a gimmick)

Thursday puzzle · 74 answers · Tricky (often a gimmick). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Rebus puzzle: 3 squares hold more than one letter.

Reveal the 6 longest answers (usually the theme)

17A JAMAICANRUM23A LEBRONJAMES35A HOTLANTA41A RENDERED48A PAJAMAPARTY60A JAMPACKED

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.

47AAcross clue ending in “?” (3)
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TAG
8DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
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DEM

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 266 puzzles since November 2025:

ANT ×17ANON ×7ETNA ×7MAR ×7EMT ×6ISNT ×6ONAIR ×6AND ×5

The full NYT Crossword solution

Show the solved grid

1T2O3N4I5I6C7E8D9E10D11D12I13E14ANON15SAME16GROOM17JAMAIC18ANRUM19GAUNT20RISOTTO21PRIG22TRYME23L24E25BRONJAM26E27S28MA29R30COOL31HAL32S33E34SAME35HOTL36ANTA37CLAN38T39HOSE40HUMP41REND42ERED43S44PITES45AND46MIRO47TAG48PAJAM49APART50Y51RO52I53D54S55WILL56E57LMTREE58P59RIMO60J61AMPACKED62DICEY63ONEG64HERA65ACHES66ETNA67ADEN

All 37 Across answers

1A TONI5A ICED9A EDDIE14A ANON15A SAME16A GROOM17A JAMAICANRUM19A GAUNT20A RISOTTO21A PRIG22A TRYME23A LEBRONJAMES28A MAR30A COOL31A HAL32A SESAME35A HOTLANTA37A CLAN38A THOSE40A HUMP41A RENDERED43A SPITES45A AND46A MIRO47A TAG48A PAJAMAPARTY51A ROIDS55A WILL56A ELMTREE58A PRIMO60A JAMPACKED62A DICEY63A ONEG64A HERA65A ACHES66A ETNA67A ADEN

All 37 Down answers

1D TAJAMRT2D ONAIR3D NOISY4D INCOMMAND5D ISNT6D CAROL7D EMU8D DEM9D EGGROLL10D DRAIN11D DOUGJAMHNUT12D ION13D EMT18D ATEAM21D PROTEST24D ECHODOT25D BOOS26D EATME27D SLAPS29D RETRIAL32D SCRAP33D ELENA34D SANDJAMWICH36D AHIGOTCHA39D HERR42D EMPLOYS44D PARMA49D AIMEE50D YEMEN52D IRKED53D DEERE54D SEDAN57D LPGA58D PDA59D RIC60D JOE61D ANT

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Thursday, August 6, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Dena R. Verkuil and John Kugelman, edited by Will Shortz. It had 74 answers and 34 black squares; the longest answer ran 11 letters. That is 3 fewer than the average Thursday before it (76.5). 2 clues ended in a question mark. 3 squares held more than one letter (a rebus).

Also on Aug 6: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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