New Yorker Crossword August 5 2026 Answers

The complete list of answers to the New Yorker Crossword published on August 5 2026.

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Clues Across (35 total)

(1)
State that’s home to Crater Lake National Park
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Desires
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Edgar Allan Poe poem about a haunting black bird
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“Animal Farm” genre
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“Count me {/way/} in!”
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___ the score (tied up the game)
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Front-runner
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Elm, oak, or ash
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Screening org. at LAX or LGA
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Save-the-___ card
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Decorative pillowcase
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What a repeat borrower accumulates
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“My lips ___ sealed”
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Unspoken
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Spirit said to grant wishes
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Resident of the Lone Star State
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Restored to working order
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Naturally early riser
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Sections of white water
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Point the finger at
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Zones
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Pistols-at-dawn battles
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Sound from a dove
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This blows!
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Square one?
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Number of suits in a standard deck of playing cards
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Genetic material
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Karaoke selection
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Rival of ancient Athens
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Apple AirPod, e.g.
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Anesthetic option for labor pains, familiarly
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Military forces
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Major warning signs
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Stands the test of time
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Grinding tool used with a mortar
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Clues Down (37 total)

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“My goodness!”
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Empathize
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Slowly wear away
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Was generous
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“___ my dead body!”
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Part of a soccer goal
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One might destroy a sandcastle
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Snacked on
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Company behind Pokémon and Super Mario Bros.
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“Very good!,” in Versailles
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“I Wanna Be ___” (1978 Ramones song)
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Oscar winner Swinton
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Source of hubbub that ultimately turns out to be insignificant
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Appear to be
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Dirty, rotten scoundrel
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Digitize, as a document
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Like thick fog
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Takes care of, with “to”
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Line around which a planet rotates
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Microbes
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Three-note chord
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Lunch or brunch
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Tomato-based pasta sauce
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What a warm welcome is given with, so to speak
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Begged earnestly
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Short end of the stick
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Bear’s lair
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Livestock enclosure
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Temporary loss of power
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Non-written exams
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Silent signals of approval
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Fracture in the earth’s crust
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Takes to court
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Salad or mashed potatoes, maybe
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Adobe Acrobat files
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Very small amount
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___ talk (morale-boosting speech)
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