NYT Crossword Answers for Monday, August 10, 2026
NYT Crossword
Monday, August 10, 2026
Monday puzzle · 78 answers · Easiest of the week. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
Reveal the 6 longest answers (usually the theme)
18A STEPBYSTEP20A RICECHEX28A PLAYBYPLAY44A BIRDBYBIRD50A LAUNCHED55A FOURBYFOUR
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 270 puzzles since November 2025:
ETA ×17ODE ×14ANTS ×9KNEE ×9EASE ×8NESS ×8AURA ×7HOT ×7
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All 39 Across answers
1A APES5A SLAT9A ENJOY14A MAXI15A AIMS16A GEODE17A OPED18A STEPBYSTEP20A RICECHEX22A UPS23A BAA24A HOT25A PAN28A PLAYBYPLAY33A CANE34A LASSO35A HAZE36A ANTS37A UGLI38A SOSAD39A SILT40A CUED41A UBER42A RENEE43A KNEE44A BIRDBYBIRD46A YAP47A ETA48A LAY49A ALL50A LAUNCHED55A FOURBYFOUR59A AURA60A LARGO61A ISNT62A SLAM63A YKNOW64A NETS65A EASE
All 39 Down answers
1D AMOR2D PAPI3D EXEC4D SIDEBYSIDE5D SASHAY6D LITE7D AMEX8D TSP9D EGYPT10D NESS11D JOT12D ODE13D YEP19D BUOYED21D CABO24D HAZARD25D PANINI26D ANTLER27D NESTED28D PLUCKY29D LAGUNA30D ASLEEP31D PHOBIA32D LASER33D CASEBYCASE38D SUBTLY42D RYAN45D BLURTS47D ELBOW49D ARGO50D LOSE51D AUNT52D HULA53D ERAS54D DAME55D FLY56D OAK57D URN58D FIN
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Monday, August 10, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Nate Cardin, edited by Will Shortz. It had 78 answers and 38 black squares; the longest answer ran 10 letters. That is 1 more than the average Monday before it (76.8). No clue ended in a question mark.
Also on Aug 10: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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