The Atlantic Crossword August 16 2026 Answers (8/16/26)

Here are all of the answers to today's Atlantic Crossword puzzle for August 16 2026 to help you finish it up!

Our Atlantic Crossword August 16, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

The Atlantic Crossword August 16, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the Atlantic Crossword on 8/16/26, 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 "I'm not going to spell it out"
13A Organization that received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2012
15A Do again, say
17A Word with fire or farm
18A What some bills become
19A Swim-bike-run event, for short
21A What the yellow part of the New Jersey license plate represents, to haters
24A Set
25A Certain subatomic particle
26A Pepper-spray maker
27A ___ Technica (news website)
28A Turned way up
29A "___ Sweet Day" (Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men hit)
30A "___ This Mess" (phrase on some kitschy home decor)
32A Large, in Starbucks jargon
33A Hack off
35A First U.S. state, alphabetically
37A Runs away to Las Vegas, maybe
38A Put the kibosh on
39A Spy novelist Deighton
40A Material for some luxe pillowcases
41A Surname of the NFL's J.J. or T.J.
43A Smear
44A Aspect of the sun visible during a total solar eclipse
46A Indigenous people of the Labrador Peninsula
47A Last hurrah
50A Start of a proposal, maybe
52A The C of TLC
53A Shangri-la, e.g.
55A Light German brew, briefly
56A Alamo alternative
57A Sign in an apartment window, maybe
58A Before, poetically
59A Things in a pillbox, for short
60A Grazes
61A Came together
1D "___ Blues" (Beatles song)
2D French assent
3D Vessel that holds Survivor votes
4D Part of a treatment plan
5D Taking orders, say
6D Milk conveyor
7D "Scruffy-looking nerf herder" of the Star Wars franchise
8D Like a Möbius strip
9D Big picture?
10D Fresh
11D Supplemental income, for some
12D Gardener's implement
14D Country music?
16D French fish dish sometimes served en amandine
20D Naan event?
21D Classic fireside fare
22D "Thrilla in ___" (legendary Ali-versus-Frazier match)
23D Leopardlike creature
24D Test for some aspiring Ph.D.s
25D Commoner, casually
27D Force Majeure setting
30D ___ Aires, Argentina
31D Seasonal-delivery driver?
32D Type of shot, for short
34D Awesomeosity
36D Awesome
41D Soup dumpling
42D Wool from rabbits
43D ___ de los Muertos (fiesta tradicional de México)
45D Overthrows
47D Catfish, for example
48D Silent goodbye
49D Desertlike
50D Get some shut-eye?
51D ___ off
54D Bench-press target, for short

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