New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 08/17/2026. The August 17 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a One of two fruit flavors in SpriteLIME
- 5a Has no choiceMUST
- 9a “The ___ thickens”PLOT
- 13a Islamic prayer leaderIMAM
- 14a Poker player’s buy-inANTE
- 15a Italian “Paul”PAOLO
- 16a Well-dressed guyDAPPERDAN
- 18a Arctic Indigenous groupINUIT
- 19a Venomous arachnidSCORPION
- 20a Not dormant, as a volcanoACTIVE
- 21a A, in GermanEIN
- 22a Autobahn speedometer meas.KPH
- 24a Take, as adviceHEED
- 25a It captures ballpark smoochesKISSCAM
- 29a Stand for a posterEASEL
- 31a Egyptian fertility goddessISIS
- 32a Hilarious personRIOT
- 34a Doll with neon hairTROLL
- 37a Ping-Pong table dividerNET
- 38a Containers for fruit preservesJAMJARS
- 40a Burj Khalifa’s country, for shortUAE
- 41a Birds in V-formationsGEESE
- 43a Capital with fjord toursOSLO
- 44a Facility that produces coinsMINT
- 45a Casts a ballotVOTES
- 47a Lengthy rantsSCREEDS
- 49a Sulky stateSNIT
- 51a ___ Geo Wild (cable channel)NAT
- 53a Popular chain for RVersKOA
- 54a SnackedNOSHED
- 56a Hot pepper named for Cuba’s capitalHABANERO
- 61a Off Broadway awardsOBIES
- 62a “Totally agree!” ? or what the circled letters are, in different languagesYESANDYES
- 63a Like throwbacksRETRO
- 64a Abbr. before a recipient’s name on an envelopeATTN
- 65a The Roaring Twenties and the Swinging SixtiesERAS
- 66a OtherwiseELSE
- 67a Hotel workerMAID
- 68a OverhaulREDO
- Down
- 1d Covers for potsLIDS
- 2d Apple with a big screenIMAC
- 3d ___ tofu (Sichuan dish)MAPO
- 4d Catherine the Great, e.g.EMPRESS
- 5d Sauce for mozzarella sticksMARINARA
- 6d EraseUNDO
- 7d ReekedSTANK
- 8d Half a scoreTEN
- 9d “Pink” animal of filmPANTHER
- 10d 1963 Kingsmen hit with a repetitive titleLOUIELOUIE
- 11d Martini garnishOLIVE
- 12d SchleppedTOTED
- 15d Insta postingPIC
- 17d Sweeping in scopeEPIC
- 20d “Now I understand!”AHA
- 23d Fragrant bits tossed at newlywedsPETALS
- 25d Key chess pieceKING
- 26d “That makes sense”ISEE
- 27d On-location inspectionsSITEVISITS
- 28d Boozy brunch drinkMIMOSA
- 30d Lines on a GPSSTS
- 33d Breakfast beverages, for shortOJS
- 35d Come down to earthLAND
- 36d “Sounds like a plan!”LETS
- 38d Hot tub nozzleJET
- 39d Green Day or Pink FloydROCKBAND
- 42d “And that’s that!”SOTHERE
- 44d Wander aimlesslyMEANDER
- 46d Wrap upEND
- 48d Singer ChappellROAN
- 49d Sound asleep?SNORE
- 50d 2016 prize for Bob DylanNOBEL
- 52d Greek letter that symbolizes an angleTHETA
- 55d That, in SpainESO
- 57d ___ SpumanteASTI
- 58d Brontë’s “Jane ___”EYRE
- 59d Enjoy a fantasy, sayREAD
- 60d ___ bucoOSSO
- 62d Sweet potatoYAM