New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 08/31/2026. The August 31 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 Part of a danceSTEP
- 5a Sch. with the Daily Bruin newspaperUCLA
- 9a Slightly intoxicatedTIPSY
- 14a FancyLUXE
- 15a Worms and such on hooksBAIT
- 16a Be of the same mindAGREE
- 17a Redding with two posthumous GrammysOTIS
- 18a “Sesame Street” character who was once sung to sleep by Andrea BocelliELMO
- 19a RansacksLOOTS
- 20a One who regularly drops thingsBUTTERFINGERS
- 23a The : English :: ___ : FrenchLES
- 24a Letter after sigmaTAU
- 25a One dining on FriskiesCAT
- 28a Role for Selena Gomez on “Only Murders in the Building”MABEL
- 31a Umbrella-shaped sea creatureJELLYFISH
- 34a Director DuVernayAVA
- 35a PatheticSAD
- 36a Examine at lengthPERUSE
- 37a Took shots first, then paid for them laterRANATAB
- 40a Clothing sizes for shorter womenPETITES
- 41a Ski in zigzagsSLALOM
- 42a “Far out!”RAD
- 43a Tetra- minus oneTRI
- 44a Newlyweds’ getawayHONEYMOON
- 46a Owl soundsHOOTS
- 48a Actress de ArmasANA
- 49a 401(k) relativeIRA
- 50a “Need an ark? I Noah guy,” e.g.PUN
- 51a “Tell everyone!” ? or what to do with the starts of 20-, 31- and 44-Across?SPREADTHEWORD
- 58a Inuit for “house”IGLOO
- 60a Italian helloCIAO
- 61a Et ___ (and others: Lat.)ALIA
- 62a Tennis localeCOURT
- 63a Pre-Easter observanceLENT
- 64a R-rated, maybeRACY
- 65a A cube has 12 of themEDGES
- 66a Petrol brandESSO
- 67a Easter egg decorating suppliesDYES
- Down
- 1d Mess makerSLOB
- 2d Attire for the Sugar Plum FairyTUTU
- 3d Off-rampEXIT
- 4d Pulverizing toolPESTLE
- 5d Alternatives to LyftsUBERS
- 6d Baby whaleCALF
- 7d In finite supplyLIMITED
- 8d Lacking a musical keyATONAL
- 9d A ___ as old as timeTALE
- 10d Composer StravinskyIGOR
- 11d Ham on an antipasto platterPROSCIUTTO
- 12d SolidifySET
- 13d “You called?”YES
- 21d Sinuous swimmerEEL
- 22d Swallowed hardGULPED
- 26d AverASSERT
- 27d Graduate student?s projectTHESIS
- 28d ___ P. Johnson (gay rights activist)MARSHA
- 29d Island of Arthurian legendAVALON
- 30d Fruit-resembling molluskBANANASLUG
- 31d The “one” of a one-twoJAB
- 32d So farYET
- 33d Part of the week that workers look forward to: Abbr.FRI
- 35d Lunch item that might be made with cold cuts, in slangSAMMIE
- 38d Ginger ___ALE
- 39d Cup-and-ball or yo-yoTOY
- 40d Deep-dish vesselPAN
- 42d Support staff for a rock bandROADIES
- 45d SoothsayerORACLE
- 46d TintHUE
- 47d “To victory!”ONWARD
- 50d Part of an Instagram postPHOTO
- 52d Skin openingPORE
- 53d Goes badROTS
- 54d Gets bronzed at the beachTANS
- 55d Brand with “anti-aging” productsOLAY
- 56d Bibimbap baseRICE
- 57d Pages on a desk calendarDAYS
- 58d “Rocks” at a barICE
- 59d Lead-in to forbid or forsakenGOD