NYT Crossword August 31 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the NYT Crossword published on August 31 2026.
- 78
- Total Clues
- 38
- Total Across
- 40
- Total Down
Clues Across (38 total)
(1)
Part of a dance
The answer is: step
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Sch. with the Daily Bruin newspaper
The answer is: ucla
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Slightly intoxicated
The answer is: tipsy
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Fancy
The answer is: luxe
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Worms and such on hooks
The answer is: bait
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Be of the same mind
The answer is: agree
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Redding with two posthumous Grammys
The answer is: otis
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(18)
"Sesame Street" character who was once sung to sleep by Andrea Bocelli
The answer is: elmo
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Ransacks
The answer is: loots
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One who regularly drops things
The answer is: butterfingers
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The : English :: ___ : French
The answer is: les
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Letter after sigma
The answer is: tau
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One dining on Friskies
The answer is: cat
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Role for Selena Gomez on "Only Murders in the Building"
The answer is: mabel
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(31)
Umbrella-shaped sea creature
The answer is: jellyfish
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Director DuVernay
The answer is: ava
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Pathetic
The answer is: sad
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Examine at length
The answer is: peruse
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Took shots first, then paid for them later
The answer is: ranatab
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(40)
Clothing sizes for shorter women
The answer is: petites
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(41)
Ski in zigzags
The answer is: slalom
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(42)
"Far out!"
The answer is: rad
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Tetra- minus one
The answer is: tri
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Newlyweds' getaway
The answer is: honeymoon
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Owl sounds
The answer is: hoots
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Actress de Armas
The answer is: ana
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401(k) relative
The answer is: ira
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"Need an ark? I Noah guy," e.g.
The answer is: pun
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"Tell everyone!" … or what to do with the starts of 20-, 31- and 44-Across?
The answer is: spreadtheword
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Inuit for "house"
The answer is: igloo
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Italian hello
The answer is: ciao
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Et ___ (and others: Lat.)
The answer is: alia
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(62)
Tennis locale
The answer is: court
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(63)
Pre-Easter observance
The answer is: lent
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R-rated, maybe
The answer is: racy
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(65)
A cube has 12 of them
The answer is: edges
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(66)
Petrol brand
The answer is: esso
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Easter egg decorating supplies
The answer is: dyes
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Clues Down (40 total)
(1)
Mess maker
The answer is: slob
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(2)
Attire for the Sugar Plum Fairy
The answer is: tutu
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Off-ramp
The answer is: exit
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Pulverizing tool
The answer is: pestle
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Alternatives to Lyfts
The answer is: ubers
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Baby whale
The answer is: calf
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In finite supply
The answer is: limited
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Lacking a musical key
The answer is: atonal
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A ___ as old as time
The answer is: tale
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Composer Stravinsky
The answer is: igor
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Ham on an antipasto platter
The answer is: prosciutto
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Solidify
The answer is: set
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"You called?"
The answer is: yes
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(21)
Sinuous swimmer
The answer is: eel
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Swallowed hard
The answer is: gulped
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Aver
The answer is: assert
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Graduate student’s project
The answer is: thesis
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___ P. Johnson (gay rights activist)
The answer is: marsha
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Island of Arthurian legend
The answer is: avalon
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(30)
Fruit-resembling mollusk
The answer is: bananaslug
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The "one" of a one-two
The answer is: jab
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(32)
So far
The answer is: yet
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Part of the week that workers look forward to: Abbr.
The answer is: fri
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(35)
Lunch item that might be made with cold cuts, in slang
The answer is: sammie
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Ginger ___
The answer is: ale
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(39)
Cup-and-ball or yo-yo
The answer is: toy
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(40)
Deep-dish vessel
The answer is: pan
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(42)
Support staff for a rock band
The answer is: roadies
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(45)
Soothsayer
The answer is: oracle
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(46)
Tint
The answer is: hue
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"To victory!"
The answer is: onward
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Part of an Instagram post
The answer is: photo
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Skin opening
The answer is: pore
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Goes bad
The answer is: rots
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Gets bronzed at the beach
The answer is: tans
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Brand with "anti-aging" products
The answer is: olay
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Bibimbap base
The answer is: rice
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Pages on a desk calendar
The answer is: days
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"Rocks" at a bar
The answer is: ice
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Lead-in to forbid or forsaken
The answer is: god
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