NYT Crossword August 22, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Dish such as Germany's hasenpfeffer 10 11A Set of 24 for a box jellyfish 4 15A "Hello?" follower 10 16A Straight-up 4 17A Beset by impossible circumstances 10 18A ___ noche (tonight, in Spanish) 4 19A "Let's talk about it afterward" 10 20A From scratch 4 21A Haul 3 22A Convinced of 6 24A Benjamin Franklin invention of the 1780s 8 29A Hardly a luxury 4 30A Fellow fellows 8 31A Net alternative 5 34A Mideast shrub with leaves that are chewed as a stimulant 3 35A It includes a series of stations 5 38A "Lemme think …" 3 39A Irreverence, of a sort 5 42A Name shared by the locales of University of South Carolina and the University of Missouri 8 45A What might wind up in your mattress? 4 47A Refrain from foul language, say 8 48A Follow around 6 50A Portal released concurrently with Windows 95 3 51A Many a guest writer's piece 4 52A Genetically rare feline that represents autumn in Chinese astronomy 10 58A Tied up with? 4 59A It's commonly made upside down 10 60A ___ Lydic of "The Daily Show" 4 61A "This is a travesty!" 10 62A Acknowledged 4 63A "Relax, it'll be fine" 10

Down

1D "Into each life some ___ must fall": Longfellow 4 2D Common word in Latin dating 4 3D Tournament passes? 4 4D Analytical graphic that divides data into quartiles 7 5D Having communication 7 6D She played Sandy Lester in "Tootsie" 8 7D Author Silverstein 4 8D "As I see it ..." 4 9D Many members of Kuwait's al-Sabah royal line 5 10D Crisco competitor 6 11D Volume control device? 7 12D "Absolutely, positively!" 10 13D Down the hatch, perhaps 5 14D Popular topping for fish tacos 4 23D Segment 3 24D Smoking events, for short 4 25D Major exporter of pistachios 4 26D Tidbits of Greek culture? 10 27D Francis's successor 3 28D Dipped (out) 5 32D Icebreaker, e.g. 4 33D Iconic hairstyle of Jane Fonda and Stevie Nicks 4 36D Support while "en pointe" 3 37D I, O, U and Y, but not A or E 8 40D Success in another's field, say 7 41D Engage in tomfoolery 3 43D Arriviste 7 44D Subcompact vehicle 7 46D Contract winner, typically 6 48D Binge 5 49D Maker of the Hacky Sack and Hula-Hoop 5 51D The longer they are, the harder they'll be to beat 4 53D Part of 4 54D Lacking slack 4 55D Greenish plum variety 4 56D Barely makes (out) 4 57D Wine list header 4