NYT Crossword August 19 2026 Answers (8/19/26)

Our NYT Crossword August 19, 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 19, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 8/19/26, 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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« August 18 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	Sahara-esque
5A	Exams for high school jrs.
10A	Private sleeping accommodations?
14A	"Didn't you get the ___?"
15A	Wipe from one's memory, so to speak
16A	Section in a textbook
17A	"___ She Lovely" (Stevie Wonder hit)
18A	Deceptive move in fencing
19A	Depend (on)
20A	Natural pillow filling
23A	Graffiti, to some
24A	Three unnamed things, in shorthand
25A	Quinceañeras, e.g.
28A	Lifted
30A	Services for senior citizens
34A	Hybrid tennis attire
36A	Word with pan, pump or paint
37A	___ Minor
38A	Unofficial vote
41A	President who was a heavyweight wrestling champion in college
44A	"___ got it!"
45A	Cats and dogs, for example
48A	Old West outlaw who left behind poetic messages after some robberies
51A	Excludes
53A	Mount ___ Health System
54A	Immature high score initials on an arcade game
56A	Something to trust
57A	Hides one's central point, in a way ... with a doubly homophonic hint to 20-, 30-, 38- and 48-Across
62A	They offer support
64A	Speak at a political convention, perhaps
65A	Field
66A	Facility
67A	2008 film about a solitary trash-compacting robot
68A	Semiaquatic relative of a weasel
69A	Blue No. 1 and Yellow No. 6
70A	Fall bloom
71A	Cave wall hangings?
1D	Female friends from Fuenlabrada
2D	Some vacation destinations
3D	"My mood is pretty low"
4D	Top three sights in Fiji?
5D	Like eyes during an allergy attack
6D	"Bless you!" elicitor
7D	___ Minor
8D	Something that's pitched
9D	"Family Guy" creator MacFarlane
10D	Set of courses offered
11D	Miserable rating
12D	"___ death do us part"
13D	What a parent might compare a messy bedroom to
21D	Put forth
22D	Drop the ball
26D	Verbal hesitations
27D	Neptune's territory
29D	Situations one might no longer put effort into
31D	Drop
32D	Drop
33D	North Carolina university
35D	Chicago paper, with "the"
39D	___ Max, singer of the 2018 hit "Sweet but Psycho"
40D	Not taut
41D	Longtime "American Dad!" airer
42D	2001 biopic starring Will Smith
43D	The "Beyhive" for Beyoncé, e.g.
46D	Country bordering Chad and Benin
47D	Lecture attendee
49D	___ royale (Champagne cocktail)
50D	Rat (on)
52D	They can be well-done
55D	See-through
58D	Part of the Corn Belt
59D	Important stretches
60D	The word "salary" derives from the Latin for this
61D	What a shepherd may shepherd
62D	Bouncy part of a trampoline
63D	"A drop of golden sun," in song

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