NYT Crossword Answers for Wednesday, August 26, 2026
NYT Crossword
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Wednesday puzzle · 76 answers · Medium. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
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17A BEAUTYMARK25A EDUMACATE35A SALTEDCARAMEL46A MACADAMIA57A SOMEPEOPLE
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.
- 57AAcross clue ending in “?” (10)
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SOMEPEOPLE - 6DDown clue ending in “?” (6)
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ATMFEE - 10DDown clue ending in “?” (6)
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MARACA - 30DDown clue ending in “?” (6)
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SIESTA - 32DDown clue ending in “?” (9)
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MANSCAPED - 51DDown clue ending in “?” (5)
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SWEAT
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 286 puzzles since November 2025:
ORE ×19ACE ×16SEE ×14END ×13ESP ×11ADS ×10ALT ×9MAR ×8
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All 37 Across answers
1A RAGE5A MAGMA10A MOPE14A AHEM15A ATLAS16A AVON17A BEAUTYMARK19A REND20A BAR21A RAFA22A WARY23A IDSAY25A EDUMACATE29A NOSE31A CARACAS32A MAUI33A ALT34A TIP35A SALTEDCARAMEL39A HAN40A SEE41A OVID42A MRSLATE45A CNET46A MACADAMIA48A REAMS52A JABS53A AMOS55A PEW56A REPO57A SOMEPEOPLE60A EVER61A ARBOR62A FLEA63A PODS64A MESSY65A FEET
All 39 Down answers
1D RABBI2D AHEAD3D GEARS4D EMU5D MAYA6D ATMFEE7D GLAAD8D MAR9D ASK10D MARACA11D OVERACTED12D PONYTAIL13D END18D TRYOUT22D WAR24D ANAL26D UCLA27D MATRON28D ESP30D SIESTA32D MANSCAPED33D ACE35D SARAJEVO36D DEEM37D AVERSE38D MITE39D HMM43D LABORS44D ADS45D CAMEOS47D IAMBS49D APPLE50D MELEE51D SWEAT54D OPRY56D REP57D SAM58D ORE59D OFF
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Wednesday, August 26, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by John Kugelman and Lance Enfinger, edited by Will Shortz. It had 76 answers and 40 black squares; the longest answer ran 13 letters. That is about average for a Wednesday. 6 clues ended in a question mark.
Also on Aug 26: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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