NYT Crossword August 17, 2026 Answers

Across

1A One of two fruit flavors in Sprite 4 5A Has no choice 4 9A "The ___ thickens" 4 13A Islamic prayer leader 4 14A Poker player's buy-in 4 15A Italian "Paul" 5 16A Well-dressed guy 9 18A Arctic Indigenous group 5 19A Venomous arachnid 8 20A Not dormant, as a volcano 6 21A A, in German 3 22A Autobahn speedometer meas. 3 24A Take, as advice 4 25A It captures ballpark smooches 7 29A Stand for a poster 5 31A Egyptian fertility goddess 4 32A Hilarious person 4 34A Doll with neon hair 5 37A Ping-Pong table divider 3 38A Containers for fruit preserves 7 40A Burj Khalifa's country, for short 3 41A Birds in V-formations 5 43A Capital with fjord tours 4 44A Facility that produces coins 4 45A Casts a ballot 5 47A Lengthy rants 7 49A Sulky state 4 51A ___ Geo Wild (cable channel) 3 53A Popular chain for RVers 3 54A Snacked 6 56A Hot pepper named for Cuba's capital 8 61A Off Broadway awards 5 62A "Totally agree!" … or what the circled letters are, in different languages 9 63A Like throwbacks 5 64A Abbr. before a recipient's name on an envelope 4 65A The Roaring Twenties and the Swinging Sixties 4 66A Otherwise 4 67A Hotel worker 4 68A Overhaul 4

Down

1D Covers for pots 4 2D Apple with a big screen 4 3D ___ tofu (Sichuan dish) 4 4D Catherine the Great, e.g. 7 5D Sauce for mozzarella sticks 8 6D Erase 4 7D Reeked 5 8D Half a score 3 9D "Pink" animal of film 7 10D 1963 Kingsmen hit with a repetitive title 10 11D Martini garnish 5 12D Schlepped 5 15D Insta posting 3 17D Sweeping in scope 4 20D "Now I understand!" 3 23D Fragrant bits tossed at newlyweds 6 25D Key chess piece 4 26D "That makes sense" 4 27D On-location inspections 10 28D Boozy brunch drink 6 30D Lines on a GPS 3 33D Breakfast beverages, for short 3 35D Come down to earth 4 36D "Sounds like a plan!" 4 38D Hot tub nozzle 3 39D Green Day or Pink Floyd 8 42D "And that's that!" 7 44D Wander aimlessly 7 46D Wrap up 3 48D Singer Chappell 4 49D Sound asleep? 5 50D 2016 prize for Bob Dylan 5 52D Greek letter that symbolizes an angle 5 55D That, in Spain 3 57D ___ Spumante 4 58D Brontë's "Jane ___" 4 59D Enjoy a fantasy, say 4 60D ___ buco 4 62D Sweet potato 3