NYT Easy Mode Crossword August 28 2026 Answers (8/28/26)

Our NYT Easy Mode Crossword August 28, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Easy Mode Crossword is a newer format where paid subscribers can get access to Friday’s puzzle on Wednesday but with easier clues. If you’ve trying your hand at this new format but still need help, we have you covered.

NYT Easy Mode Crossword August 28, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Easy Mode Crossword on 8/28/26, 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	"Oh, might as well!," more rudely
8A	Disability rights activist Keller
13A	"Fingers crossed we can avoid that!"
15A	Nimble
16A	Response that doesn't really address the question
18A	Part of a dishwasher or washing machine cycle
19A	Time period that might be named after a leader
20A	Got from Point A to Point B instantly, as in a sci-fi novel
22A	Repetitive refrain before "what have we here?"
25A	Home for bioluminescent sea creatures, with "the"
26A	Often-used expression
29A	Female companions, in Spanish
31A	___ Rabbit, character in some African American folk tales
32A	Prefix with town or term
34A	Large house in the country
35A	Hairy ox in Tibet
36A	Console for Pong or Pitfall!
38A	Cool shade of blond
39A	British boarding school attended by Aldous Huxley and George Orwell
41A	Many an emoji
42A	Japan's largest island … and the world's second-most-populous island
44A	Doing a DJ's job
45A	Car safety devices for kids that are required by law in some states
49A	"That's so easy!'
52A	Nintendo Wii avatar
53A	Shower scrubber
54A	Houdini-like performance
57A	Fragrant flower that is often purple
58A	"Sex and the City" character who says "I don’t really believe in marriage; now Botox on the other hand, that works every time"
59A	Move furtively
60A	Bicycle setting used for going uphill
1D	Fibrous tissue
2D	Doing the dishes or setting the table, e.g.
3D	One-named Brazilian soccer star known for his fancy footwork
4D	Clean water org.
5D	Benign skin growth
6D	Parts of the feet sometimes confused with arches
7D	"The ___ were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase" (Yogi Berra quip about a fancy hotel stay)
8D	"Groundhog Day" director
9D	Gen Zers who are part of a certain internet subculture
10D	Stuff in a dryer screen
11D	Otherwise
12D	More than want
14D	Show and ___ (kindergarten ritual)
17D	Do some major modifications on
21D	One-named Brazilian soccer star who is the only person to play on a winning team for three FIFA World Cups
23D	Bumpy plastic brick in a play room
24D	"Heck yeah, don't count us out yet!"
27D	Merge into one
28D	Material for some flimsy coat hangers
29D	Reddit Q&A session
30D	Squish, as potatoes
31D	Declare off limits
33D	"No need to call an expert" initials
35D	"I don't need to explain further, right?"
37D	Pointy part of a fork
40D	Thunder god in Norse mythology
41D	Portmanteau for a hard rock subgenre with a lot of yelling
43D	Enthusiast who loves watching pros play hoops, for short
44D	Agave-based spirit popular in Mexico
46D	"___ of the d'Urbervilles" (Thomas Hardy novel)
47D	___ Penicheiro, Sacramento Monarchs player who was a four-time All-Star
48D	Ravi Shankar's instrument
49D	Societal troubles
50D	Work laboriously
51D	Songs for one to sing alone
55D	Pooch's print-maker
56D	Lang. spoken in the U.K.