NYT Crossword August 11 2026 Answers (8/11/26)

Our NYT Crossword August 11, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of The New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword August 11, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 8/11/26, 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	Popular tablets
6A	Big name in food wholesale
11A	"Exit full screen" key
14A	Still in bed
15A	Just peachy
16A	By way of
17A	Psychedelic rock band with the 2003 tune "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1," with "the"
19A	Sam-___ (Seuss character)
20A	No rookie
21A	Missions, in brief
22A	Red denizen of Sesame Street
23A	Problem for a plumber
25A	Lollygag
27A	Against
30A	German film composer who wrote "Cornfield Chase" and "Time"
35A	Things to be mowed
37A	Passage ceremonies
38A	Word with cutie or sweetie
39A	Mario's video game brother
40A	Goat's bleat
41A	Scold
43A	Hosp. areas with gurneys
44A	In a cheery manner
46A	Tender spots
47A	Hip-hop group that wrote "C.R.E.A.M." and "Protect Ya Neck"
50A	Trifling
51A	"... or ___!" (threat)
52A	Opinion, informally
54A	Alternative to truth
56A	"Abso-freakin-lutely!"
59A	Big export of Myanmar
63A	Ingredient in a Dark 'n' Stormy
64A	First Chinese government to establish a permanent standing navy ... or a hint to 17-, 30- and 47-Across
66A	Portfolio portion, in brief
67A	Peripheral
68A	Religion of the Maldives
69A	"There, there" accompanier
70A	Stash away
71A	Prey for polar bears
1D	Deets
2D	Opinion survey
3D	Ever so slightly
4D	Bit of Chinese food
5D	Steeple topper
6D	Droop
7D	"This is probably dumb but I'm doing it anyway" hashtag
8D	Go past
9D	Flip over, as a boat
10D	Yiddish laments
11D	The Soviet Union, to Reagan
12D	Thailand, before 1939
13D	Military wear, for short
18D	Head of a noted animal rescue project
22D	Stately tree
24D	Like a comeuppance, perhaps
26D	LPs and 45s
27D	"I'll ___ it"
28D	Island that's the world's third-smallest country, after Vatican City and Monaco
29D	People hold complicated positions on it
31D	Singer Horan of One Direction
32D	Patronize, as a hotel
33D	Duck down
34D	Angel ___, holder of the W.N.B.A. single-season record for offensive rebounds
36D	Stop and Yield
42D	Headquarters
45D	Got too old
48D	Pub drink
49D	___ a soul
53D	Mila of "That ’70s Show"
54D	What icicles do
55D	Field you can feel, maybe
57D	"You're ___ something!"
58D	Longtime Disney boss Bob
60D	Cuba, por ejemplo
61D	And other authors: Abbr.
62D	Jazz singer Sylvia
64D	Castaway's call
65D	"Dr." from Compton

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