NYT Crossword Answers for Monday, August 24, 2026
NYT Crossword
Monday, August 24, 2026
Monday puzzle · 78 answers · Easiest of the week. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
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35A HELLORHIGHWATER
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Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 284 puzzles since November 2025:
IRE ×19ELI ×15ELSE ×12ORES ×9EWE ×8IKEA ×8IRIS ×8ECHO ×7
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All 37 Across answers
1A ACME5A CUMIN10A BALE14A POEM15A ASADA16A ORES17A UNDERWORLD19A WANT20A IRIS21A DEI22A FOE23A OMEGA25A TIDALWAVE28A REVENGE30A ONTO31A CMA32A ACL34A REB35A HELLORHIGHWATER42A ALB43A POE44A ELA45A ZANG47A RACEDBY50A PURGATORY54A ACTAS55A IRE56A EWE57A ELLA58A PITH60A ANGELFALLS64A ECHO65A SEALS66A IKEA67A SHAG68A ERNIE69A RSVP
All 41 Down answers
1D APU2D CON3D MEDIEVAL4D EMERGE5D CAWS6D USO7D MARDI8D IDLED9D NADIA10D BOW11D ARAFAT12D LENOVO13D ESTEE18D RIAN23D ORCH24D MEME25D TECH26D LOEW27D WNBA29D GARB33D LIP34D RHEA36D LANG37D OLGA38D GORY39D TEDTALKS40D ELBA41D RAYS45D ZURICH46D ARETHA48D CALF49D ECLAIR50D PIPES51D TEASE52D OWNER53D REGAN57D ELSE59D HOG61D ELI62D LEV63D SAP
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Monday, August 24, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Steven Jopek, edited by Will Shortz. It had 78 answers and 42 black squares; the longest answer ran 15 letters. That is 1 more than the average Monday before it (76.8). No clue ended in a question mark.
Also on Aug 24: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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