NYT Crossword Answers for Wednesday, August 19, 2026
NYT Crossword
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Wednesday puzzle · 76 answers · Medium. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
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20A GOOSEFEATHERS30A ELDERCARE38A STRAWPOLL48A BLACKBART57A BURIESTHELEDE
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 3; here are their numbers and answers.
- 10AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
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COTS - 71AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
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BATS - 4DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
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DOTS
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 279 puzzles since November 2025:
ERR ×18ALI ×16AREA ×15ASS ×14ERS ×12STY ×12EASE ×9TIL ×9
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All 37 Across answers
1A ARID5A PSATS10A COTS14A MEMO15A UNSEE16A UNIT17A ISNT18A FEINT19A RELY20A GOOSEFEATHERS23A ART24A XYZ25A RITES28A STOLE30A ELDERCARE34A SKORT36A OIL37A URSA38A STRAWPOLL41A TAFT44A IVE45A NOUNS48A BLACKBART51A OMITS53A SINAI54A ASS56A GUT57A BURIESTHELEDE62A BRAS64A ORATE65A AREA66A EASE67A WALLE68A MINK69A DYES70A ASTER71A BATS
All 39 Down answers
1D AMIGAS2D RESORTS3D IMNOTOK4D DOTS5D PUFFY6D SNEEZE7D ASIA8D TENT9D SETH10D CURRICULUM11D ONESTAR12D TIL13D STY21D EXERT22D ERR26D ERS27D SEA29D LOSTCAUSES31D LOWER32D DIP33D ELON35D TRIB39D AVA40D LOOSE41D TBS42D ALI43D FANBASE46D NIGERIA47D STUDENT49D KIR50D TATTLE52D STEAKS55D SHEER58D IOWA59D ERAS60D SALT61D LAMB62D BED63D RAY
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Wednesday, August 19, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Kareem Ayas, edited by Will Shortz. It had 76 answers and 38 black squares; the longest answer ran 13 letters. That is about average for a Wednesday. 3 clues ended in a question mark.
Also on Aug 19: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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