NYT Crossword Answers for Thursday, August 27, 2026

Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Today's NYT Crossword answers

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NYT Crossword

Thursday, August 27, 2026

15×15By Zachary David LevyEdited by Will ShortzTricky (often a gimmick)

Thursday puzzle · 78 answers · Tricky (often a gimmick). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 4 longest answers (usually the theme)

18A EYEOPENER20A SOUNDERS56A GIGABYTE59A NAMENAMES

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 5; here are their numbers and answers.

  1. 1AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
    RevealUNZIP
  2. 23AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
    RevealATONE
  3. 45AAcross clue ending in “?” (3)
    RevealHEN
  4. 6DDown clue ending in “?” (6)
    RevealSTEREO
  5. 38DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealEURO
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 287 puzzles since November 2025:

ALI ×17NATO ×9ARK ×8APE ×7EMT ×7OUR ×7IMAGE ×6ANAL ×5

The full NYT Crossword solution

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All 39 Across answers

1A UNZIP6A STARZ11A PJS14A NAZCA15A TOPAZ16A IPO17A ATBAR18A EYEOPENER20A SOUNDERS22A IMAGE23A ATONE24A FRAT26A JLO27A OOZIER29A ZOE32A NODOZ34A ZENO35A ZAG36A OUR37A ZESTFUL40A ZSA41A ALI42A JUNO43A LAZED45A HEN46A AREPAS49A IFS50A WHOS51A HOWRU53A ATSEA56A GIGABYTE59A NAMENAMES62A SAWIV63A APU64A DRONE65A PLUME66A LEG67A SKATE68A SLYER

All 39 Down answers

1D UNAS2D NATO3D ZZBUALDRIN4D ICANTOO5D PARDO6D STEREO7D TOYS8D APE9D RAO10D ZZPIAROLL11D PINA12D JPEG13D SORE19D EMT21D ENO24D FIEF25D RENU26D JOULE28D ZZTOP29D ZZZZFUYWUY30D OASES31D EGAD32D NOAH33D ZZJAHANDS38D EURO39D SNES44D AIRBALL47D AHISEE48D SOG50D WEE52D WASPS53D ANAL54D TAPE55D SMUG56D GENT57D TIME58D EVER60D ARK61D MOA

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Thursday, August 27, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Zachary David Levy, edited by Will Shortz. It had 78 answers and 40 black squares; the longest answer ran 9 letters. That is 1 more than the average Thursday before it (76.5). 5 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Aug 27: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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