NYT Crossword Answers for Wednesday, August 12, 2026
NYT Crossword
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Wednesday puzzle · 76 answers · Medium. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
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17A GOOGLEDRIVE23A NETWORKSPEEDS38A INTERNETTRAFFIC49A COMPUTERCRASH61A SERVERDELAY
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 272 puzzles since November 2025:
ETA ×18ONE ×15INN ×10EYES ×8EWE ×7SKI ×7ANO ×6MET ×6
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All 35 Across answers
1A TAGS5A TREBLE11A DMS14A OTRA15A HARROW16A AYE17A GOOGLEDRIVE19A NBA20A AMIGO21A ONE22A SCAM23A NETWORKSPEEDS27A DREW28A ARO29A CIS32A ALEC35A RIFTS38A INTERNETTRAFFIC42A ANORA43A TARO44A SKI45A RUG46A LAMA49A COMPUTERCRASH55A LUST56A HAI57A ICARE60A ANO61A SERVERDELAY64A ICU65A ORNATE66A NOSE67A MET68A WESLEY69A TSPS
All 41 Down answers
1D TOGA2D ATOM3D GROIN4D SAGGED5D THE6D RAD7D ERROR8D BRINK9D LOVES10D EWE11D DANCEOFFS12D MYBAD13D SEAMS18D LOTR22D SERIF24D WEAN25D OWLET26D PARA29D CIA30D INN31D STORMSOUT33D ETA34D CTRLC36D TIK37D SCI39D ERUPT40D RAGU41D ROAR47D MAID48D ASCENT49D CLAIM50D OUNCE51D THERE52D EARNS53D RIVAL54D HALOS58D RASP59D EYES61D SOW62D ETE63D REY
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Wednesday, August 12, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Adrianne Baik, edited by Will Shortz. It had 76 answers and 42 black squares; the longest answer ran 15 letters. That is about average for a Wednesday. No clue ended in a question mark.
Also on Aug 12: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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