New Yorker Crossword August 12 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the New Yorker Crossword published on August 12 2026.
- 68
- Total Clues
- 34
- Total Across
- 34
- Total Down
Clues Across (34 total)
(1)
“{/Definitely/} not interested”
The answer is: hardpass
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(9)
Insects that pollinate fig trees
The answer is: wasps
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Question asked in the wee hours of a sleepover
The answer is: areyouup
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(15)
2025 Chloé Zhao film named for Shakespeare’s son
The answer is: hamnet
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(16)
Chomp on, as an apple
The answer is: biteinto
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(17)
The ___ Bird (mascot for Baltimore’s M.L.B. team)
The answer is: oriole
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Classic polo-shirt brand
The answer is: izod
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(19)
One of a pair in “The Twelve Days of Christmas”
The answer is: turtledove
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(21)
Ontario’s largest city, on scoreboards
The answer is: tor
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(22)
Peruses the paper, say
The answer is: reads
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(23)
Pizzazz
The answer is: zip
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(24)
Taylor Swift’s “___-Hero”
The answer is: anti
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(26)
Personal-record-setting performances
The answer is: bests
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(27)
“___ Mis”
The answer is: les
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(28)
Adornments for mortarboards
The answer is: tassels
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(30)
Didn’t get a seat on the bus, say
The answer is: stood
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(32)
Man’s name made up of three consecutive letters
The answer is: stu
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Man’s name that’s also an investment initialism
The answer is: ira
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Took a quick look (at)
The answer is: glanced
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(40)
Big or little digit
The answer is: toe
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(41)
Tower of ___ (part of a Bible story about the origin of linguistic diversity)
The answer is: babel
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(43)
“I just had the identical experience!”
The answer is: same
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Non-pro?
The answer is: con
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(45)
Guiding principle
The answer is: tenet
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(46)
Most common Korean surname
The answer is: kim
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(47)
Purchases requiring expedited shipping, perhaps
The answer is: rushorders
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(50)
Actor-wrestler John of “Blockers”
The answer is: cena
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(51)
Oblong, cream-filled pastry
The answer is: eclair
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(52)
Unwrap enthusiastically
The answer is: tearopen
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(54)
City famous for cheesesteaks, for short
The answer is: philly
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(55)
Film erroneously announced as Best Picture instead of “Moonlight,” in 2017
The answer is: lalaland
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(56)
Mistakes at the keyboard
The answer is: typos
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(57)
Hydrogen, helium, and a hundred and sixteen others
The answer is: elements
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Clues Down (34 total)
(1)
Grassland or desert, to a wildlife biologist
The answer is: habitat
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(2)
State that’s home to Grand Canyon National Park
The answer is: arizona
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Witty comebacks
The answer is: retorts
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Like rainbow-colored hair
The answer is: dyed
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Luau dish made of mashed taro
The answer is: poi
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Patty or Selma, to Maggie Simpson
The answer is: aunt
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Surgeon’s stitches
The answer is: sutures
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Reproductive bits of ferns and fungi
The answer is: spores
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Peddlers’ merchandise
The answer is: wares
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Within
The answer is: amid
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Dozed
The answer is: snoozed
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(12)
Elvis the ___ (nickname referencing Elvis Presley’s gyrating dance moves)
The answer is: pelvis
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Like scream-inducing roller-coaster drops
The answer is: steep
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“Stop squirming!”
The answer is: holdstill
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(20)
Skin pics
The answer is: tats
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(25)
Copy of a magazine
The answer is: issue
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Fruit often found in muffins
The answer is: blueberry
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Burdens for many college students
The answer is: loans
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(29)
Approximation posted by an airport gate: Abbr.
The answer is: etd
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“Let You Love Me” singer Rita
The answer is: ora
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(34)
Like a textured shower mat
The answer is: nonslip
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(35)
Grains on the beach
The answer is: sand
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(36)
“In your dreams!”
The answer is: getreal
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(37)
Tin for a pastry chef
The answer is: cakepan
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(38)
Esteemed
The answer is: eminent
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Doesn’t just request
The answer is: demands
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Easily upset
The answer is: touchy
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(42)
Volkswagen model that’s the subject of the game punch buggy
The answer is: beetle
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(44)
Advanced very slowly
The answer is: crept
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(45)
Works arduously
The answer is: toils
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(48)
Part of an angel costume
The answer is: halo
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(49)
Word in many retailer e-mails
The answer is: sale
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(50)
Singer Nat or Natalie
The answer is: cole
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He’s the guy for ewe!
The answer is: ram
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