NYT Crossword Answers for Monday, August 17, 2026
NYT Crossword
Monday, August 17, 2026
Monday puzzle · 78 answers · Easiest of the week. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
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16A DAPPERDAN19A SCORPION56A HABANERO62A YESANDYES
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 1; here are their numbers and answers.
- 49DDown clue ending in “?” (5)
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SNORE
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 277 puzzles since November 2025:
END ×12ISEE ×12AHA ×11ELSE ×11TEN ×11EYRE ×8ERAS ×7NET ×7
The full NYT Crossword solution
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All 39 Across answers
1A LIME5A MUST9A PLOT13A IMAM14A ANTE15A PAOLO16A DAPPERDAN18A INUIT19A SCORPION20A ACTIVE21A EIN22A KPH24A HEED25A KISSCAM29A EASEL31A ISIS32A RIOT34A TROLL37A NET38A JAMJARS40A UAE41A GEESE43A OSLO44A MINT45A VOTES47A SCREEDS49A SNIT51A NAT53A KOA54A NOSHED56A HABANERO61A OBIES62A YESANDYES63A RETRO64A ATTN65A ERAS66A ELSE67A MAID68A REDO
All 39 Down answers
1D LIDS2D IMAC3D MAPO4D EMPRESS5D MARINARA6D UNDO7D STANK8D TEN9D PANTHER10D LOUIELOUIE11D OLIVE12D TOTED15D PIC17D EPIC20D AHA23D PETALS25D KING26D ISEE27D SITEVISITS28D MIMOSA30D STS33D OJS35D LAND36D LETS38D JET39D ROCKBAND42D SOTHERE44D MEANDER46D END48D ROAN49D SNORE50D NOBEL52D THETA55D ESO57D ASTI58D EYRE59D READ60D OSSO62D YAM
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Monday, August 17, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Zhouqin Burnikel, edited by Will Shortz. It had 78 answers and 36 black squares; the longest answer ran 9 letters. That is 1 more than the average Monday before it (76.8). 1 clue ended in a question mark.
Also on Aug 17: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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