NYT Crossword August 7 2026 Answers (8/7/26)

Our NYT Crossword August 7, 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 7, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 8/7/26, 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	What suggests that relief is at hand?
11A	Some
15A	"News to me"
16A	Shankar who co-composed the score for 1982's "Gandhi"
17A	"Well, now everyone will know"
19A	Family nickname
20A	Spot for a light punishment
21A	Eponym of U.S. track and field's Male Athlete of the Year Award
22A	Member of the World Cup's "Tartan Army" fan base
23A	Acronymic weapon
25A	Tree whose name has multiple pronunciations
27A	Laugh, laugh, laugh
30A	Geneticist's finding
31A	Wasteful government spending, informally
32A	Big name in sandals
33A	"It's ___ or nothin'!" (classic kids' commercial slogan)
34A	Many of the characters in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"
35A	Word with block or platform
36A	Tangy hybrid
37A	Gobsmacks
38A	Elephant mascot of the Alabama Crimson Tide
39A	Elf, say
41A	They may be covered
42A	Opportunity on Mars, say
43A	Piece of ice in the drink?
44A	Name of "the other reindeer" in a common Christmas mondegreen
46A	Waffle patterns
48A	Where baked Alaska is believed to have been invented, oddly enough: Abbr.
51A	Field you make tracks in
54A	Blue rasp-"brr!"-y treat?
55A	Flying nuisance
56A	Besmirches
57A	What someone might get quickly around lunchtime
1D	Sets (on)
2D	Cuisine with the #1 dish in a CNN "World's 50 Best Foods" poll
3D	Intruders in urban trash cans
4D	Ones who might cut the line, in brief?
5D	Ski slope vehicle
6D	Lose affection for
7D	Wiped out, in slang
8D	Fusses
9D	No-nos at some highway intersections
10D	Trap neighbor
11D	Relationship-defining question
12D	Bejeweled target of a heist in "Ocean's Twelve"
13D	McMullin of Utah politics
14D	Features of some early presidential portraits
18D	Whole lot
22D	Films in which many stars might appear
24D	Grills, say
25D	Competitor of Rao's
26D	One likely to be "healthy, wealthy and wise," per Benjamin Franklin
27D	Vocal critic
28D	Iris settings
29D	Lofty
30D	Bit of threaded hardware
31D	Attempt to seize control
34D	Perspective
38D	One dish commonly in the 12-dish Sviata Vecheria, a traditional Ukrainian Christmas dinner
40D	Faire ___ (get by with, in French)
41D	Charm
43D	European fixture
44D	Skip over
45D	Title boy in a 2021 Pixar film
47D	Word that comes from Sanskrit for "bread"
48D	Score somewhat akin to an A-
49D	Flexible practice?
50D	Website associated with the domain www.news.com
52D	Tour org.
53D	Fields Medal winner Terence

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