New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 08/19/2026. The August 19 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
The puzzles get harder and harder to solve and more complex as the week passes You can search by clue name, number or direction for example for 2 Across clue just type '2A' or '2D' for 2nd down clue.
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- Across
- 1a Sahara-esqueARID
- 5a Exams for high school jrs.PSATS
- 10a Private sleeping accommodations?COTS
- 14a “Didn’t you get the ___?”MEMO
- 15a Wipe from one’s memory, so to speakUNSEE
- 16a Section in a textbookUNIT
- 17a “___ She Lovely” (Stevie Wonder hit)ISNT
- 18a Deceptive move in fencingFEINT
- 19a Depend (on)RELY
- 20a Natural pillow fillingGOOSEFEATHERS
- 23a Graffiti, to someART
- 24a Three unnamed things, in shorthandXYZ
- 25a Quinceañeras, e.g.RITES
- 28a LiftedSTOLE
- 30a Services for senior citizensELDERCARE
- 34a Hybrid tennis attireSKORT
- 36a Word with pan, pump or paintOIL
- 37a ___ MinorURSA
- 38a Unofficial voteSTRAWPOLL
- 41a President who was a heavyweight wrestling champion in collegeTAFT
- 44a “___ got it!”IVE
- 45a Cats and dogs, for exampleNOUNS
- 48a Old West outlaw who left behind poetic messages after some robberiesBLACKBART
- 51a ExcludesOMITS
- 53a Mount ___ Health SystemSINAI
- 54a Immature high score initials on an arcade gameASS
- 56a Something to trustGUT
- 57a Hides one’s central point, in a way … with a doubly homophonic hint to 20-, 30-, 38- and 48-AcrossBURIESTHELEDE
- 62a They offer supportBRAS
- 64a Speak at a political convention, perhapsORATE
- 65a FieldAREA
- 66a FacilityEASE
- 67a 2008 film about a solitary trash-compacting robotWALLE
- 68a Semiaquatic relative of a weaselMINK
- 69a Blue No. 1 and Yellow No. 6DYES
- 70a Fall bloomASTER
- 71a Cave wall hangings?BATS
- Down
- 1d Female friends from FuenlabradaAMIGAS
- 2d Some vacation destinationsRESORTS
- 3d “My mood is pretty low”IMNOTOK
- 4d Top three sights in Fiji?DOTS
- 5d Like eyes during an allergy attackPUFFY
- 6d “Bless you!” elicitorSNEEZE
- 7d ___ MinorASIA
- 8d Something that’s pitchedTENT
- 9d “Family Guy” creator MacFarlaneSETH
- 10d Set of courses offeredCURRICULUM
- 11d Miserable ratingONESTAR
- 12d “___ death do us part”TIL
- 13d What a parent might compare a messy bedroom toSTY
- 21d Put forthEXERT
- 22d Drop the ballERR
- 26d Verbal hesitationsERS
- 27d Neptune’s territorySEA
- 29d Situations one might no longer put effort intoLOSTCAUSES
- 31d DropLOWER
- 32d DropDIP
- 33d North Carolina universityELON
- 35d Chicago paper, with “the”TRIB
- 39d ___ Max, singer of the 2018 hit “Sweet but Psycho”AVA
- 40d Not tautLOOSE
- 41d Longtime “American Dad!” airerTBS
- 42d 2001 biopic starring Will SmithALI
- 43d The “Beyhive” for Beyoncé, e.g.FANBASE
- 46d Country bordering Chad and BeninNIGERIA
- 47d Lecture attendeeSTUDENT
- 49d ___ royale (Champagne cocktail)KIR
- 50d Rat (on)TATTLE
- 52d They can be well-doneSTEAKS
- 55d See-throughSHEER
- 58d Part of the Corn BeltIOWA
- 59d Important stretchesERAS
- 60d The word “salary” derives from the Latin for thisSALT
- 61d What a shepherd may shepherdLAMB
- 62d Bouncy part of a trampolineBED
- 63d “A drop of golden sun,” in songRAY