NYT Crossword Answers for Sunday, August 30, 2026

Sunday, August 30, 2026 · Today's NYT Crossword answers

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NYT Crossword

Sunday, August 30, 2026

21×21“Written in the Stars”By Daniel GrinbergEdited by Will ShortzMedium, but big (21×21)

Sunday puzzle · 140 answers · Medium, but big (21×21). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 1 longest answers (usually the theme)

69A RECURRINGCHARACTERS

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. 14AAcross clue ending in “?” (3)
    RevealNBA
  2. 42AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
    RevealALIVE
  3. 7DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
    RevealOBI
  4. 15DDown clue ending in “?” (6)
    RevealBREWER
  5. 67DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealMAGI
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 290 puzzles since November 2025:

ERA ×23ELI ×16ONE ×16ARE ×13EEL ×10ESSO ×9GAS ×9MAR ×9

The full NYT Crossword solution

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All 61 Across answers

1A JAFAR6A SOLD10A IBET14A NBA17A ARUBA18A KABOOM20A FREEFORM22A HENRIMATISSE24A SALMINEO25A NADIYA26A TEMU28A PRAWN29A EDYS31A CANS33A DONNASUMMER37A REGINAKING40A STASES41A ERA42A ALIVE43A SCALP45A AVOW46A STREWS48A GEORGEFOREMAN55A ESL56A PEA59A ELI60A NERUDA61A SQUARE64A OCCAM68A CRIES69A RECURRINGCHARACTERS73A FOLIE74A PATIO75A WEGOOD76A ILLFED78A GAS80A SIM81A CVS84A ELAINESTRITCH89A PEORIA92A MOUE93A SAABS96A PHONY97A WAR100A SOLDER102A BRIELARSON104A EVELKNIEVEL107A DECO108A ESSO109A EIEIO110A EDIE112A NECTAR114A BABERUTH118A ORLANDOBLOOM122A INONTIME123A SAMMIE124A ALANA125A TSK126A SECS127A SOYA128A RYDER

All 79 Down answers

1D JAH2D ARE3D FUNNYGIRL4D ABRASIVE5D RAID6D SATANIC7D OBI8D LOST9D DOSED10D IFS11D BRA12D EEL13D TEMPUS14D NONAME15D BREWER16D AMONRA18D KAYAKS19D MEMOS21D FIRM23D MICA27D UNTAG29D ERASE30D DELTS32D SNAG34D NAVE35D ASOF36D SEWON38D NEW39D GLEE44D POLOCOATS47D SPUR49D RICH50D RECTO51D ERRED52D MUIR53D ADES54D NAS57D EARP58D ARIA61D SCIFI62D QUEEN63D ENT65D CAW66D ARES67D MAGI69D ROLL70D ELLA71D GIGI72D COMP73D FIE77D DEMON79D SCAB81D CROSSROAD82D VINOS83D SAYNO85D SOLI86D TUDE87D REEVE88D HARD90D EPA91D OHREALLY94D BIENNIA95D SECEDE97D WEEBIT98D AVIANS99D REEBOK100D SKORTS101D REDOS103D LOCO105D LIEN106D LIRAS111D ELMO113D TBAR115D UIE116D TMC117D HES119D AMY120D ONE121D MAR

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Sunday, August 30, 2026 was a 21×21 grid by Daniel Grinberg, edited by Will Shortz, titled “Written in the Stars”. It had 140 answers and 78 black squares; the longest answer ran 19 letters. That is about average for a Sunday. 5 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Aug 30: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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