New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 08/16/2026. The August 16 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a Work parodied by Umberto Eco’s “Granita”LOLITA
- 7a Subject of Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter”SIN
- 10a One’s opponentsTHEM
- 14a UncoolLAME
- 18a UntoldATONOF
- 19a Down Under runnersEMUS
- 21a Caramel-filled candyROLO
- 22a Word following bear or honeyTRAP
- 23a _ATSO_ and _EKYL_DOCTORSWITHOUTBORDERS
- 27a Astonished, informallySHOOK
- 28a With 45-Across, many a correspondentPEN
- 29a Do businessOPERATE
- 30a Uncle, in UruguayTIO
- 31a Water nymph of Greek mythNAIAD
- 33a Poet’s MuseERATO
- 34a Memorial ___ Kettering (New York City medical facility)SLOAN
- 36a _RAVESNEEDSNOINTRODUCTION
- 41a It may be petrifiedFOSSIL
- 42a AcknowledgeNODAT
- 43a El ___, Tex.PASO
- 44a SassLIP
- 45a See 28-AcrossPAL
- 47a Eggy quaffNOG
- 48a TrudgePLOD
- 50a ApproachingNIGH
- 54a Some funerary selectionsURNS
- 56a SAG_NEVERENDINGSTORY
- 60a Stands for speakersPODIA
- 62a Preserver of freshnessSEAL
- 63a SentELATED
- 64a Place for a sailor’s anchor, informallyBICEP
- 67a HunkSLAB
- 70a Disapproving syllablesTSKS
- 72a It may be mentalIMAGE
- 73a Out, in a wayASLEEP
- 75a “That’s cool, man”IDIG
- 77a Words that may open doorsITSME
- 79a _NIGHTHEADLESSHORSEMAN
- 83a Learning methodROTE
- 87a Guard, as a goalTEND
- 88a Get rid ofSHED
- 89a “Yadda, yadda”ETC
- 90a Squeaker ? or squealerRAT
- 92a Home improvement initialsDIY
- 93a Italian wine cityASTI
- 95a Fiber also known as viscoseRAYON
- 97a Toddler’s jumping spot on a rainy dayPUDDLE
- 99a FRAN_NOTCOMPLETELYHONEST
- 104a More reasonableSANER
- 105a InterpretsREADS
- 106a Suspended musical instrumentsGONGS
- 107a Vein contentsORE
- 108a CalmATPEACE
- 111a Title that becomes loftier when an E is addedSIR
- 112a Escort to a penthouse, saySEEUP
- 116a _IALO_UNLIMITEDTALKANDTEXTS
- 120a EvenTIED
- 121a Carry onRANT
- 122a Tender cutLOIN
- 123a Pie portions, shapewiseWEDGES
- 124a CronesHAGS
- 125a Gas brand that sounds like two letters of the alphabetESSO
- 126a Invention originally developed as a yellow dyeTNT
- 127a Refuse to budgeINSIST
- Down
- 1d StriplingsLADS
- 2d Texter’s “Then again ?”OTOH
- 3d BananasLOCO
- 4d ChantsINTONES
- 5d Briefly swamTOOKADIP
- 6d Home to more than 1,500 languages: Abbr.AFR
- 7d Affixed, as a patchSEWEDON
- 8d “Let’s do this!”IMIN
- 9d Macadamia, for oneNUT
- 10d Closely followingTRUETO
- 11d Racing vehicleHOTROD
- 12d Napoleon exile siteELBA
- 13d No longer relevantMOOT
- 14d Inc., abroadLTD
- 15d Childish comebackARETOO
- 16d Maid of Sherwood ForestMARIAN
- 17d Many a printerEPSON
- 20d Consequences of supply chain problemsSHORTAGES
- 24d CrossSPAN
- 25d Dizzying gallery worksOPART
- 26d Pauses while playingRESTS
- 32d Treasure or desert followerISLAND
- 33d Ewoks’ home moonENDOR
- 35d Job that may involve jumping through hoopsLIONTAMER
- 36d Form of detective fictionNOIR
- 37d Channel for gaming enthusiasts?ESPN
- 38d Actress SkyeIONE
- 39d Words after check, follow or catchUPON
- 40d BumCADGE
- 41d Reason to take a shotFLU
- 46d Some odoriferous giftsLEIS
- 48d Smartphone predecessors, for shortPDAS
- 49d Female rapper with a longtime feud with Foxy BrownLILKIM
- 51d “Diminutive” Greek letterIOTA
- 52d Nickname that omits “-ory”GREG
- 53d London parkHYDE
- 55d Chemistry test?SPEEDDATE
- 57d Travel bagVALISE
- 58d BagNET
- 59d Not very favorable, as some 84-DownSLIM
- 61d Car with a stylized lightning bolt logoOPEL
- 64d Thai moneyBAHT
- 65d “Gotcha”ISEE
- 66d Group with a tartanCLAN
- 68d It may drive one to distraction, in briefADHD
- 69d Thumbnail, maybeBIO
- 71d A-listerSTAR
- 74d Sauce traditionally made in a mortarPESTO
- 76d StealGREATDEAL
- 78d Attach with a clickSNAPON
- 80d Carpenter’s spacerSHIM
- 81d Ophthalmology concernsSTYES
- 82d Green sci.ECOL
- 84d 2 to 5, sayODDS
- 85d Infraction at an arcadeTILT
- 86d ___ of Horus (Egyptian symbol of healing)EYE
- 91d Element used in bulb filamentsTUNGSTEN
- 94d “Shoo!”SCRAM
- 95d Display some emotion, perhapsREACT
- 96d Member of the N.F.L.’s “Big Blue,” in briefNYGIANT
- 98d Prepares to puree, perhaps, as papayasDESEEDS
- 99d Fantasy realm ruled by King CaspianNARNIA
- 100d Feature of Anthony Robles, a 2011 N.C.A.A. national champion wrestlerONELEG
- 101d Shows pride in one’s appearance, in a wayPREENS
- 102d Result inLEADTO
- 103d Producer of a call to armsHORN
- 104d Go ___ (fail)SOUTH
- 109d PoopTIRE
- 110d School grps.PTAS
- 111d HideSKIN
- 113d VetEXGI
- 114d Western IndiansUTES
- 115d Subtle summonsPSST
- 117d FingersIDS
- 118d Park place?LOT
- 119d Road recklessness of a sort, for shortDWI