NYT Crossword Clues Today: Answers & Hints — August 19, 2026

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NYT Crossword clues and answers for August 19, 2026 (#24288)

This verified NYT Crossword snapshot contains every Across and Down clue for August 19, 2026. Open only the answer you need to keep the rest of the puzzle spoiler-safe.

Updated August 19, 2026 by the Stuck on a Word editorial team after checking the published puzzle data.

Today's NYT Crossword at a glance

The Wednesday puzzle has 76 clues: 37 Across and 39 Down. Wednesday crosswords usually sit near the middle of the weekly difficulty curve and use more indirect clues.

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Across clues and answers

  1. 1. Sahara-esque
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: ARID

  2. 5. Exams for high school jrs.
    Reveal 5-letter answer

    Answer: PSATS

  3. 10. Private sleeping accommodations?
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: COTS

  4. 14. "Didn't you get the ___?"
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: MEMO

  5. 15. Wipe from one's memory, so to speak
    Reveal 5-letter answer

    Answer: UNSEE

  6. 16. Section in a textbook
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: UNIT

  7. 17. "___ She Lovely" (Stevie Wonder hit)
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: ISNT

  8. 18. Deceptive move in fencing
    Reveal 5-letter answer

    Answer: FEINT

  9. 19. Depend (on)
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: RELY

  10. 20. Natural pillow filling
    Reveal 13-letter answer

    Answer: GOOSEFEATHERS

  11. 23. Graffiti, to some
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: ART

  12. 24. Three unnamed things, in shorthand
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: XYZ

  13. 25. Quinceañeras, e.g.
    Reveal 5-letter answer

    Answer: RITES

  14. 28. Lifted
    Reveal 5-letter answer

    Answer: STOLE

  15. 30. Services for senior citizens
    Reveal 9-letter answer

    Answer: ELDERCARE

  16. 34. Hybrid tennis attire
    Reveal 5-letter answer

    Answer: SKORT

  17. 36. Word with pan, pump or paint
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: OIL

  18. 37. ___ Minor
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: URSA

  19. 38. Unofficial vote
    Reveal 9-letter answer

    Answer: STRAWPOLL

  20. 41. President who was a heavyweight wrestling champion in college
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: TAFT

  21. 44. "___ got it!"
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: IVE

  22. 45. Cats and dogs, for example
    Reveal 5-letter answer

    Answer: NOUNS

  23. 48. Old West outlaw who left behind poetic messages after some robberies
    Reveal 9-letter answer

    Answer: BLACKBART

  24. 51. Excludes
    Reveal 5-letter answer

    Answer: OMITS

  25. 53. Mount ___ Health System
    Reveal 5-letter answer

    Answer: SINAI

  26. 54. Immature high score initials on an arcade game
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: ASS

  27. 56. Something to trust
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: GUT

  28. 57. Hides one's central point, in a way ... with a doubly homophonic hint to 20-, 30-, 38- and 48-Across
    Reveal 13-letter answer

    Answer: BURIESTHELEDE

  29. 62. They offer support
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: BRAS

  30. 64. Speak at a political convention, perhaps
    Reveal 5-letter answer

    Answer: ORATE

  31. 65. Field
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: AREA

  32. 66. Facility
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: EASE

  33. 67. 2008 film about a solitary trash-compacting robot
    Reveal 5-letter answer

    Answer: WALLE

  34. 68. Semiaquatic relative of a weasel
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: MINK

  35. 69. Blue No. 1 and Yellow No. 6
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: DYES

  36. 70. Fall bloom
    Reveal 5-letter answer

    Answer: ASTER

  37. 71. Cave wall hangings?
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: BATS

Down clues and answers

  1. 1. Female friends from Fuenlabrada
    Reveal 6-letter answer

    Answer: AMIGAS

  2. 2. Some vacation destinations
    Reveal 7-letter answer

    Answer: RESORTS

  3. 3. "My mood is pretty low"
    Reveal 7-letter answer

    Answer: IMNOTOK

  4. 4. Top three sights in Fiji?
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: DOTS

  5. 5. Like eyes during an allergy attack
    Reveal 5-letter answer

    Answer: PUFFY

  6. 6. "Bless you!" elicitor
    Reveal 6-letter answer

    Answer: SNEEZE

  7. 7. ___ Minor
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: ASIA

  8. 8. Something that's pitched
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: TENT

  9. 9. "Family Guy" creator MacFarlane
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: SETH

  10. 10. Set of courses offered
    Reveal 10-letter answer

    Answer: CURRICULUM

  11. 11. Miserable rating
    Reveal 7-letter answer

    Answer: ONESTAR

  12. 12. "___ death do us part"
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: TIL

  13. 13. What a parent might compare a messy bedroom to
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: STY

  14. 21. Put forth
    Reveal 5-letter answer

    Answer: EXERT

  15. 22. Drop the ball
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: ERR

  16. 26. Verbal hesitations
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: ERS

  17. 27. Neptune's territory
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: SEA

  18. 29. Situations one might no longer put effort into
    Reveal 10-letter answer

    Answer: LOSTCAUSES

  19. 31. Drop
    Reveal 5-letter answer

    Answer: LOWER

  20. 32. Drop
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: DIP

  21. 33. North Carolina university
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: ELON

  22. 35. Chicago paper, with "the"
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: TRIB

  23. 39. ___ Max, singer of the 2018 hit "Sweet but Psycho"
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: AVA

  24. 40. Not taut
    Reveal 5-letter answer

    Answer: LOOSE

  25. 41. Longtime "American Dad!" airer
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: TBS

  26. 42. 2001 biopic starring Will Smith
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: ALI

  27. 43. The "Beyhive" for Beyoncé, e.g.
    Reveal 7-letter answer

    Answer: FANBASE

  28. 46. Country bordering Chad and Benin
    Reveal 7-letter answer

    Answer: NIGERIA

  29. 47. Lecture attendee
    Reveal 7-letter answer

    Answer: STUDENT

  30. 49. ___ royale (Champagne cocktail)
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: KIR

  31. 50. Rat (on)
    Reveal 6-letter answer

    Answer: TATTLE

  32. 52. They can be well-done
    Reveal 6-letter answer

    Answer: STEAKS

  33. 55. See-through
    Reveal 5-letter answer

    Answer: SHEER

  34. 58. Part of the Corn Belt
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: IOWA

  35. 59. Important stretches
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: ERAS

  36. 60. The word "salary" derives from the Latin for this
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: SALT

  37. 61. What a shepherd may shepherd
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: LAMB

  38. 62. Bouncy part of a trampoline
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: BED

  39. 63. "A drop of golden sun," in song
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: RAY

NYT Crossword FAQ for August 19, 2026

What date is this NYT Crossword for?
This verified puzzle is for August 19, 2026.
Who constructed today's puzzle?
Kareem Ayas constructed this puzzle, edited by Will Shortz.
How many clues are in today's puzzle?
There are 76 clues across the Across and Down lists.
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All 76 clues are listed on this page in numbered Across and Down order. Every answer is hidden in its own spoiler control.
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