NYT Crossword Answers for August 23, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Sunday, August 23, 2026

22×21“Small Change”By Jill SingerEdited by Will ShortzMedium, but big (21×21)

Sunday puzzle · 145 answers · Medium, but big (21×21). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Rebus puzzle: 4 squares hold more than one letter.

Reveal the 1 longest answers (usually the theme)

72A ONEAPENNYTWOAPENNYHOTCROSSBUNS

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.

104AAcross clue ending in “?” (6)
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SEANCE
120AAcross clue ending in “?” (6)
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ANTEUP
69DDown clue ending in “?” (5)
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LUNAR

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 283 puzzles since November 2025:

BOA ×7EEK ×7EELS ×7LEO ×7ORC ×6INANE ×5MAG ×5NAT ×5

The full NYT Crossword solution

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1R2A3D4P5H6D7S8F9L10I11R12T13S14H15A16R17K18EMI19L20LAIN21RAWER22PHASEI23DOVE24APENNYSA25VEDISA26PENNYEARNED27TEEN28SY29CPAS30LIMPS31EELS32ABRAHA33MLINC34OLN35IC36AME37GATOR38CANTOR39SNIP40D41U42B43LA44SSI45ASC46E47TIC48T49HETA50U51S52MINT53M54AG55GOTH56EIDER57STINKU58P59LE60O61ROT62WSJ63EEK64NA65RC66A67DELE68ITA69L70I71A72ONE73A74PENNYTWOA75PENNYHOTCR76OSSBUNS77NOSALE78BPLUS79ASHE80NAT81NOD82BOA83E84OS85HO86V87LANE88A89S90ADA91SINN92RE93C94FAIRER95CCLEF96KNEE97I98NG99O100HFUN101SIP102E103LIS104SEA105NCE106GE107T108A109T110A111CRID112T113HEUNION114SHIELD115S116ASH117BO118DHI119RICO120ANTEUP121PUTI122NYOURT123WOCEN124TS125EMMA126UTOPIA127LEMON128NEOS129MENS130NORSE131LEEKS132EDGY133DIS

All 71 Across answers

1A RAD4A PHDS8A FLIRT13A SHARK18A EMIL20A LAIN21A RAWER22A PHASEI23A DOVE24A APENNYSAVEDISAPENNYEARNED27A TEENSY29A CPAS30A LIMPS31A EELS32A ABRAHAMLINCOLN35A ICAME37A GATOR38A CANTOR39A SNIP40A DUB43A LASSI45A ASCETIC48A THETA50A USMINT53A MAG55A GOTH56A EIDER57A STINKUP59A LEO61A ROT62A WSJ63A EEK64A NARC66A ADELE68A ITALIA72A ONEAPENNYTWOAPENNYHOTCROSSBUNS77A NOSALE78A BPLUS79A ASHE80A NAT81A NOD82A BOA83A EOS85A HOVLANE88A ASADA91A SINN92A REC94A FAIRER95A CCLEF96A KNEEING99A OHFUN101A SIP102A ELIS104A SEANCE106A GETAT110A ACRID112A THEUNIONSHIELD115A SASH117A BODHI119A RICO120A ANTEUP121A PUTINYOURTWOCENTS125A EMMA126A UTOPIA127A LEMON128A NEOS129A MENS130A NORSE131A LEEKS132A EDGY133A DIS

All 74 Down answers

1D REDTAG2D AMOEBA3D DIVERT4D PLAYA5D HAPENNY6D DISCLAIM7D SNAPIN8D FRESCOS9D LAD10D IWILL11D RESIN12D TRAM13D SHA14D HAREM15D ASNEEDED16D REEL17D KIDS19D LENAOLIN22D PESCI25D VANTAGE26D PENNYPINCH28D SHRANK33D MCS34D ORC36D APTESTS39D SITTERS41D UTE42D BAR44D STUNTED46D EGRET47D TOOLCASE49D HIJAB50D USEON51D STENO52D MIKES54D ALCAPONE58D PAW60D OAHU62D WISEOFF65D ROBBINS67D DOSE69D LUNAR70D INANE71D ASTER73D AANDE74D PENNYLOAFER75D PENNYLANE76D OHH84D ORGANIC86D VAUGHN87D LINEITEM88D ACS89D SCI90D ALPASTOR91D SKIDOO93D COCOONED97D ISE98D NEURONS100D HEN103D LIBYA105D NICENE107D TEEMED108D ALUMNI109D TDPASS111D CHIPS112D THREE113D HITME114D SASSY115D SPUN116D AUTO118D DULL122D NIE123D WOK124D TOG

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Sunday, August 23, 2026 was a 22×21 grid by Jill Singer, edited by Will Shortz, titled “Small Change”. It had 145 answers and 76 black squares; the longest answer ran 30 letters. That is 6 more than the average Sunday before it (139.1). 3 clues ended in a question mark. 4 squares held more than one letter (a rebus).

Also on Aug 23: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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