NYT Crossword Answers for Saturday, August 15, 2026
NYT Crossword
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Saturday puzzle · 66 answers · Hardest (themeless). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
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31A ICANTHEARYOU34A PALATECLEANSERS38A TEXASTWOSTEP
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 6; here are their numbers and answers.
- 7AAcross clue ending in “?” (8)
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TVACTORS - 38AAcross clue ending in “?” (12)
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TEXASTWOSTEP - 45AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
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PORES - 58AAcross clue ending in “?” (8)
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TRESPASS - 4DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
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NIK - 30DDown clue ending in “?” (5)
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HONOR
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 275 puzzles since November 2025:
TIL ×8HUE ×7TOE ×7BOA ×6ENG ×6ERAS ×6ETAL ×6HAS ×5
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All 33 Across answers
1A DAWNED7A TVACTORS15A REHIRE16A HISTORIC17A OSAKAN18A ENTREATY19A POT20A SETSAIL22A JUL23A SPAM25A BRUIN26A PEAL27A HIPAA29A ENG30A HOLLA31A ICANTHEARYOU34A PALATECLEANSERS38A TEXASTWOSTEP39A ARMED42A NOT43A RICCI44A LOBE45A PORES47A NELL48A BOA49A CAPISCE51A TIL52A EMPHASIS54A ATHENA56A REPARTEE57A LAUREN58A TRESPASS59A PLEASE
All 33 Down answers
1D DROPSHIP2D AESOPICA3D WHATAPAL4D NIK5D ERAS6D DENEB7D THESUNALSORISES8D VINAIGRETTES9D ASTIN10D CTRL11D TOE12D ORAJEL13D RITUAL14D SCYLLA21D TREECANOPIES24D MANATEE26D POUSSIN28D ATTED30D HONOR32D HEX33D YAW35D ETCETERA36D RECLINES37D SPILLANE39D ALBERT40D ROOMER41D MBAPPE45D PASTA46D SCALP49D CARP50D ETAL53D HAS55D HUE
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Saturday, August 15, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Blake Slonecker, edited by Will Shortz. It had 66 answers and 24 black squares; the longest answer ran 15 letters. That is 2 fewer than the average Saturday before it (67.6). 6 clues ended in a question mark.
Also on Aug 15: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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