New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 08/20/2026. The August 20 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a Sound like heavenHARP
- 5a Game of observation for travelSAFARI
- 11a Ad freePSA
- 14a Brief in pantsTROU
- 15a Correct thoroughlySPOTON
- 16a Bad feelAIL
- 17a Try to place connoisseurs?TASTINGROOM
- 19a Cells in compoundRNA
- 20a Checks with stylePLAID
- 21a To copOWN
- 22a Competition, for startersATEAM
- 24a York ___NUEVA
- 26a Place recordingSTUDIO
- 27a Signals over gameHORNS
- 29a Maturity approachingRIPER
- 31a Crows to relativesRAVENS
- 32a Free boozeDRY
- 33a Confidentiality of letters?NDAS
- 37a “Done well”BRAVO
- 38a Short for “info flight”ETA
- 39a Sponge bathLOOFA
- 40a Nothing doingIDLE
- 41a Say “minus C”MEH
- 42a Set offDEFRAY
- 43a Practice JapaneseREIKI
- 45a Equal roughlyONPAR
- 46a Into lightCUSSAT
- 49a Nags about noise?NEIGH
- 51a Land of SpotISLET
- 52a On-off signsOKS
- 53a Lines some over drawTRACE
- 57a For repentance some feelRUE
- 58a Details insignificant contestsSPLITSHAIRS
- 61a Spending limits itCAP
- 62a Forum discussion, popular onceUSENET
- 63a Cut shortSNIP
- 64a Rock-___ALT
- 65a Out with ate, ate, atePIGGED
- 66a Website gift customETSY
- Down
- 1d URL starterHTTP
- 2d Asian sea currently undergoing replenishment effortsARAL
- 3d Civil rights icon ParksROSA
- 4d Shift the gears of, in a way … or a hint to this puzzle’s Across cluesPUTINREVERSE
- 5d ID in some data breachesSSN
- 6d Elite H.S. class covering the ConstitutionAPGOV
- 7d Visionary ? or what you’ll need to return to when solving this puzzle’s Down cluesFORWARDTHINKING
- 8d LoadsATON
- 9d Babe in the Hundred Acre WoodROO
- 10d One advocated for by the National Prison ProjectINMATE
- 11d Whittled (down)PARED
- 12d Biblical mountSINAI
- 13d It’s worth remembering!ALAMO
- 18d “No idea”IDUNNO
- 23d Distinctive expression … or a hint to this puzzle’s Across cluesTURNOFPHRASE
- 25d Feature of San Francisco’s Lombard StreetESS
- 26d Mole, e.g.SPY
- 27d FirmHARD
- 28d Like many cricket fieldsOVAL
- 30d Plan to contribute to, for shortIRA
- 31d One of 1,909 for Willie Mays, for shortRBI
- 34d “___ the Explorer”DORA
- 35d Some distance awayAFAR
- 36d DeclareSAY
- 38d “Oh no! A mouse!”EEK
- 39d What the second number indicates in men’s jeans sizesLENGTH
- 41d Univ. with an annual Mystery HuntMIT
- 42d Eager response to “Wanna join?”DOI
- 44d Goes nuts forEATSUP
- 46d AroundCIRCA
- 47d Garden-varietyUSUAL
- 48d Wasn’t paying attentionSLEPT
- 50d Lauder of cosmeticsESTEE
- 52d Designer CassiniOLEG
- 54d “I don’t really care / If ya think I’m strange / I ___ gonna change”: Joan JettAINT
- 55d N.F.L. commentator CollinsworthCRIS
- 56d Arthur Ashe Courage Award, e.g.ESPY
- 59d Letter after chiPSI
- 60d The “S” of E.S.T.: Abbr.STD