NYT Crossword Answers for Friday, August 28, 2026
NYT Crossword
Friday, August 28, 2026
Friday puzzle · 68 answers · Hard (themeless). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
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16A NONANSWER20A TELEPORTED22A WELLWELLWELL45A BOOSTERSEATS49A ITSABREEZE54A ESCAPEACT
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.
- 38AAcross clue ending in “?” (3)
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ASH - 4DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
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EPA - 10DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
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LINT - 33DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
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DIY - 40DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
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THOR
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 288 puzzles since November 2025:
ERA ×22ASH ×16ELSE ×13ETON ×10NEED ×8PELE ×8ENG ×7EPA ×6
The full NYT Crossword solution
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All 31 Across answers
1A SCREWIT8A HELEN13A IHOPENOT15A AGILE16A NONANSWER18A RINSE19A ERA20A TELEPORTED22A WELLWELLWELL25A DEEPS26A OLDSAW29A AMIGAS31A BRER32A MID34A MANOR35A YAK36A ATARI38A ASH39A ETON41A SMILEY42A HONSHU44A MCING45A BOOSTERSEATS49A ITSABREEZE52A MII53A LOOFA54A ESCAPEACT57A LILAC58A SAMANTHA59A SLINK60A LOWGEAR
All 37 Down answers
1D SINEW2D CHORE3D RONALDINHO4D EPA5D WEN6D INSTEPS7D TOWELS8D HAROLDRAMIS9D EGIRLS10D LINT11D ELSE12D NEED14D TELL17D REWORK21D PELE23D LEGO24D WEARESOBACK27D AMALGAMATE28D WIRE29D AMA30D MASH31D BAN33D DIY35D YOUSEE37D TINE40D THOR41D SCREAMO43D NBAFAN44D MEZCAL46D TESS47D TICHA48D SITAR49D ILLS50D TOIL51D SOLI55D PAW56D ENG
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Friday, August 28, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Jack Hatchett, edited by Will Shortz. It had 68 answers and 36 black squares; the longest answer ran 12 letters. That is 2 fewer than the average Friday before it (69.9). 5 clues ended in a question mark.
Also on Aug 28: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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