NYT Crossword Answers for Friday, August 7, 2026
NYT Crossword
Friday, August 7, 2026
Friday puzzle · 70 answers · Hard (themeless). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
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17A CATSOUTOFTHEBAG51A MUSICPRODUCTION
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.
- 1AAcross clue ending in “?” (10)
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STRESSBALL - 43AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
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BERG - 54AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
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ICEE - 4DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
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EDS - 49DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
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YOGA
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 267 puzzles since November 2025:
SIS ×13ICEE ×10TAO ×9ROTI ×8EDS ×7ASKS ×6NINE ×6AFEW ×4
The full NYT Crossword solution
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All 33 Across answers
1A STRESSBALL11A AFEW15A IHADNOIDEA16A RAVI17A CATSOUTOFTHEBAG19A SIS20A WRIST21A OWENS22A SCOT23A TASER25A PECAN27A BUSTAGUT30A TRAIT31A PORK32A TEVA33A NERF34A TOONS35A HEEL36A UGLI37A AWES38A BIGAL39A TOYMAKER41A SONGS42A ROVER43A BERG44A OLIVE46A GRIDS48A NYC51A MUSICPRODUCTION54A ICEE55A GATECHANGE56A TARS57A ABITETOEAT
All 37 Down answers
1D SICS2D THAI3D RATS4D EDS5D SNOWCAT6D SOURON7D BITIT8D ADOS9D LEFTTURNS10D LAT11D AREWEATHING12D FABERGEEGG13D EVAN14D WIGS18D HOST22D SCIFIMOVIES24D ASKS25D PREGO26D EARLYRISER27D BOOER28D UVEAS29D TALL30D TNUT31D POWERGRAB34D TAKE38D BORSCHT40D AVEC41D SEDUCE43D BIDET44D OMIT45D LUCA47D ROTI48D NINE49D YOGA50D CNET52D PGA53D TAO
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Friday, August 7, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Jesse Cohn, edited by Will Shortz. It had 70 answers and 30 black squares; the longest answer ran 15 letters. That is about average for a Friday. 5 clues ended in a question mark.
Also on Aug 7: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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