Our New Yorker Crossword August 12, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.
The New Yorker Crossword August 12, 2026 Answers
If you need help solving the New Yorker Crossword on 8/12/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!
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| # |
Clue |
| 1A |
“Definitely not interested” |
| 9A |
Insects that pollinate fig trees |
| 14A |
Question asked in the wee hours of a sleepover |
| 15A |
2025 Chloé Zhao film named for Shakespeare’s son |
| 16A |
Chomp on, as an apple |
| 17A |
The ___ Bird (mascot for Baltimore’s M.L.B. team) |
| 18A |
Classic polo-shirt brand |
| 19A |
One of a pair in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” |
| 21A |
Ontario’s largest city, on scoreboards |
| 22A |
Peruses the paper, say |
| 23A |
Pizzazz |
| 24A |
Taylor Swift’s “___-Hero” |
| 26A |
Personal-record-setting performances |
| 27A |
“___ Mis” |
| 28A |
Adornments for mortarboards |
| 30A |
Didn’t get a seat on the bus, say |
| 32A |
Man’s name made up of three consecutive letters |
| 33A |
Man’s name that’s also an investment initialism |
| 34A |
“Less than 5% of the artists in the Modern Art Sections are women, but 85% of the ___ are female” (declaration on a 1989 poster by the art activists Guerrilla Girls) |
| 36A |
Took a quick look (at) |
| 40A |
Big or little digit |
| 41A |
Tower of ___ (part of a Bible story about the origin of linguistic diversity) |
| 43A |
“I just had the identical experience!” |
| 44A |
Non-pro? |
| 45A |
Guiding principle |
| 46A |
Most common Korean surname |
| 47A |
Purchases requiring expedited shipping, perhaps |
| 50A |
Actor-wrestler John of “Blockers” |
| 51A |
Oblong, cream-filled pastry |
| 52A |
Unwrap enthusiastically |
| 54A |
City famous for cheesesteaks, for short |
| 55A |
Film erroneously announced as Best Picture instead of “Moonlight,” in 2017 |
| 56A |
Mistakes at the keyboard |
| 57A |
Hydrogen, helium, and a hundred and sixteen others |
| 1D |
Grassland or desert, to a wildlife biologist |
| 2D |
State that’s home to Grand Canyon National Park |
| 3D |
Witty comebacks |
| 4D |
Like rainbow-colored hair |
| 5D |
Luau dish made of mashed taro |
| 6D |
Patty or Selma, to Maggie Simpson |
| 7D |
Surgeon’s stitches |
| 8D |
Reproductive bits of ferns and fungi |
| 9D |
Peddlers’ merchandise |
| 10D |
Within |
| 11D |
Dozed |
| 12D |
Elvis the ___ (nickname referencing Elvis Presley’s gyrating dance moves) |
| 13D |
Like scream-inducing roller-coaster drops |
| 15D |
“Stop squirming!” |
| 20D |
Skin pics |
| 25D |
Copy of a magazine |
| 26D |
Fruit often found in muffins |
| 27D |
Burdens for many college students |
| 29D |
Approximation posted by an airport gate: Abbr. |
| 31D |
“Let You Love Me” singer Rita |
| 34D |
Like a textured shower mat |
| 35D |
Grains on the beach |
| 36D |
“In your dreams!” |
| 37D |
Tin for a pastry chef |
| 38D |
Esteemed |
| 39D |
Doesn’t just request |
| 40D |
Easily upset |
| 42D |
Volkswagen model that’s the subject of the game punch buggy |
| 44D |
Advanced very slowly |
| 45D |
Works arduously |
| 48D |
Part of an angel costume |
| 49D |
Word in many retailer e-mails |
| 50D |
Singer Nat or Natalie |
| 53D |
He’s the guy for ewe! |
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