NYT Crossword August 16, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Work parodied by Umberto Eco's "Granita" 6 7A Subject of Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" 3 10A One's opponents 4 14A Uncool 4 18A Untold 6 19A Down Under runners 4 21A Caramel-filled candy 4 22A Word following bear or honey 4 23A _ATSO_ and _EKYL_ 21 27A Astonished, informally 5 28A With 45-Across, many a correspondent 3 29A Do business 7 30A Uncle, in Uruguay 3 31A Water nymph of Greek myth 5 33A Poet's Muse 5 34A Memorial ___ Kettering (New York City medical facility) 5 36A _RAVES 19 41A It may be petrified 6 42A Acknowledge 5 43A El ___, Tex. 4 44A Sass 3 45A See 28-Across 3 47A Eggy quaff 3 48A Trudge 4 50A Approaching 4 54A Some funerary selections 4 56A SAG_ 16 60A Stands for speakers 5 62A Preserver of freshness 4 63A Sent 6 64A Place for a sailor's anchor, informally 5 67A Hunk 4 70A Disapproving syllables 4 72A It may be mental 5 73A Out, in a way 6 75A "That's cool, man" 4 77A Words that may open doors 5 79A _NIGHT 16 83A Learning method 4 87A Guard, as a goal 4 88A Get rid of 4 89A "Yadda, yadda" 3 90A Squeaker … or squealer 3 92A Home improvement initials 3 93A Italian wine city 4 95A Fiber also known as viscose 5 97A Toddler's jumping spot on a rainy day 6 99A FRAN_ 19 104A More reasonable 5 105A Interprets 5 106A Suspended musical instruments 5 107A Vein contents 3 108A Calm 7 111A Title that becomes loftier when an E is added 3 112A Escort to a penthouse, say 5 116A _IALO_ 21 120A Even 4 121A Carry on 4 122A Tender cut 4 123A Pie portions, shapewise 6 124A Crones 4 125A Gas brand that sounds like two letters of the alphabet 4 126A Invention originally developed as a yellow dye 3 127A Refuse to budge 6

Down

1D Striplings 4 2D Texter's "Then again …" 4 3D Bananas 4 4D Chants 7 5D Briefly swam 8 6D Home to more than 1,500 languages: Abbr. 3 7D Affixed, as a patch 7 8D "Let's do this!" 4 9D Macadamia, for one 3 10D Closely following 6 11D Racing vehicle 6 12D Napoleon exile site 4 13D No longer relevant 4 14D Inc., abroad 3 15D Childish comeback 6 16D Maid of Sherwood Forest 6 17D Many a printer 5 20D Consequences of supply chain problems 9 24D Cross 4 25D Dizzying gallery works 5 26D Pauses while playing 5 32D Treasure or desert follower 6 33D Ewoks' home moon 5 35D Job that may involve jumping through hoops 9 36D Form of detective fiction 4 37D Channel for gaming enthusiasts? 4 38D Actress Skye 4 39D Words after check, follow or catch 4 40D Bum 5 41D Reason to take a shot 3 46D Some odoriferous gifts 4 48D Smartphone predecessors, for short 4 49D Female rapper with a longtime feud with Foxy Brown 6 51D "Diminutive" Greek letter 4 52D Nickname that omits "-ory" 4 53D London park 4 55D Chemistry test? 9 57D Travel bag 6 58D Bag 3 59D Not very favorable, as some 84-Down 4 61D Car with a stylized lightning bolt logo 4 64D Thai money 4 65D "Gotcha" 4 66D Group with a tartan 4 68D It may drive one to distraction, in brief 4 69D Thumbnail, maybe 3 71D A-lister 4 74D Sauce traditionally made in a mortar 5 76D Steal 9 78D Attach with a click 6 80D Carpenter's spacer 4 81D Ophthalmology concerns 5 82D Green sci. 4 84D 2 to 5, say 4 85D Infraction at an arcade 4 86D ___ of Horus (Egyptian symbol of healing) 3 91D Element used in bulb filaments 8 94D "Shoo!" 5 95D Display some emotion, perhaps 5 96D Member of the N.F.L.'s "Big Blue," in brief 7 98D Prepares to puree, perhaps, as papayas 7 99D Fantasy realm ruled by King Caspian 6 100D Feature of Anthony Robles, a 2011 N.C.A.A. national champion wrestler 6 101D Shows pride in one's appearance, in a way 6 102D Result in 6 103D Producer of a call to arms 4 104D Go ___ (fail) 5 109D Poop 4 110D School grps. 4 111D Hide 4 113D Vet 4 114D Western Indians 4 115D Subtle summons 4 117D Fingers 3 118D Park place? 3 119D Road recklessness of a sort, for short 3