NYT Crossword August 5 2026 Answers (8/5/26)

Our NYT Crossword August 5, 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 5, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 8/5/26, 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	With 6-Across, #1 hit
6A	- (6 Across)
12A	With 14-Across, ultimately fruitless
14A	- (14 Across)
15A	With 16-Across, beverage sold in pastel-colored cans
16A	- (16 Across)
17A	With 18-Across, measures of search engine optimization
18A	- (18 Across)
20A	With 22-Across, pocket ID holder
22A	- (22 Across)
26A	With 28-Across, temple services?
28A	- (28 Across)
32A	With 34-Across, sequestration of a greenhouse gas
34A	- (34 Across)
35A	With 36-Across, sparsely populated African land
36A	- (36 Across)
37A	With 39-Across, web crawlers, e.g.
39A	- (39 Across)
40A	With 41-Across, loses all one's dough
41A	- (41 Across)
43A	With 46-Across, Starbuck vis-à-vis Captain Ahab
46A	- (46 Across)
50A	With 54-Across, math that underpins computer logic
54A	- (54 Across)
57A	With 58-Across, member of the last undefeated N.C.A.A. Division I men's basketball team (1976)
58A	- (58 Across)
59A	With 60-Across, tallies attendees
60A	- (60 Across)
1D	Michael of "Barbie"
2D	Alexander who served under Reagan, Nixon and Ford
3D	Axlike tool depicted in hieroglyphs
4D	City on Guanabara Bay, familiarly
5D	Paramount ancestor, in brief
6D	Apt rhyme of "clock"
7D	Isn't settled up
8D	High degree
9D	Word with project or peeve
10D	Before, in a hymnbook
11D	Stephen of "V for Vendetta"
12D	One of 25 in a track 10K
13D	Actress Teri
14D	Writer Anaïs whose name is hidden in this clue
19D	Capt.'s superior
20D	Pole tossed in a Scottish game
21D	Beautify
22D	Stone figure?
23D	Petri dish gels
24D	Company that debuted Sonic the Hedgehog
25D	Legal termination?
26D	Proverbial waste maker
27D	Some Deco works
29D	"Well, I have to save my ___" (Shrek line)
30D	Total guesses
31D	"Ooh-la-la!"
32D	Our "-zoic"
33D	Florence-to-Venice dir.
35D	Part of a George Washington costume (though he rarely wore one)
38D	Cable channel with many reruns
42D	Site of the 2002 and 2034 Winter Olympics
43D	Big success
44D	Actors McKellen and McShane
45D	Messenger ___
46D	Imbroglio
47D	Rose's lover of 1920s Broadway
48D	Número de Caballeros in a 1944 film
49D	Something that may be lent or bent
50D	Pen letters?
51D	Musical Yoko
52D	Sch. in Norfolk, Va.
53D	"Hamilton" star ___-Manuel Miranda
55D	Apt name for a groundskeeper?
56D	Word that becomes its own synonym when "p" is added to the end

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The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15x15 grids on weekdays to larger 21x21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.

The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.

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