Here are the NYT Crossword answers for Sunday, August 16, 2026 — every solution for that day's 15×15 (21×21 on Sunday) puzzle, listed at the top of this page. Whether you're catching up on a puzzle you missed, settling a “what was the answer on August 16?” question, or checking a grid you finished that day, the complete clue-by-clue solution is right here. Looking for today's puzzle instead? Head to our live NYT Crossword answers page.
NYT Crossword answers for August 16, 2026
The full solution for the August 16 NYT Crossword is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Each answer is listed separately, so you can check just the clue you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Sunday, August 16.
Full NYT Crossword answer list for August 16, 2026
Every clue from the August 16 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.
Across
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|
| 1 | Work parodied by Umberto Eco's "Granita" | LOLITA |
| 7 | Subject of Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" | SIN |
| 10 | One's opponents | THEM |
| 14 | Uncool | LAME |
| 18 | Untold | ATONOF |
| 19 | Down Under runners | EMUS |
| 21 | Caramel-filled candy | ROLO |
| 22 | Word following bear or honey | TRAP |
| 23 | _ATSO_ and _EKYL_ | DOCTORSWITHOUTBORDERS |
| 27 | Astonished, informally | SHOOK |
| 28 | With 45-Across, many a correspondent | PEN |
| 29 | Do business | OPERATE |
| 30 | Uncle, in Uruguay | TIO |
| 31 | Water nymph of Greek myth | NAIAD |
| 33 | Poet's Muse | ERATO |
| 34 | Memorial ___ Kettering (New York City medical facility) | SLOAN |
| 36 | _RAVES | NEEDSNOINTRODUCTION |
| 41 | It may be petrified | FOSSIL |
| 42 | Acknowledge | NODAT |
| 43 | El ___, Tex. | PASO |
| 44 | Sass | LIP |
| 45 | See 28-Across | PAL |
| 47 | Eggy quaff | NOG |
| 48 | Trudge | PLOD |
| 50 | Approaching | NIGH |
| 54 | Some funerary selections | URNS |
| 56 | SAG_ | NEVERENDINGSTORY |
| 60 | Stands for speakers | PODIA |
| 62 | Preserver of freshness | SEAL |
| 63 | Sent | ELATED |
| 64 | Place for a sailor's anchor, informally | BICEP |
| 67 | Hunk | SLAB |
| 70 | Disapproving syllables | TSKS |
| 72 | It may be mental | IMAGE |
| 73 | Out, in a way | ASLEEP |
| 75 | "That's cool, man" | IDIG |
| 77 | Words that may open doors | ITSME |
| 79 | _NIGHT | HEADLESSHORSEMAN |
| 83 | Learning method | ROTE |
| 87 | Guard, as a goal | TEND |
| 88 | Get rid of | SHED |
| 89 | "Yadda, yadda" | ETC |
| 90 | Squeaker ... or squealer | RAT |
| 92 | Home improvement initials | DIY |
| 93 | Italian wine city | ASTI |
| 95 | Fiber also known as viscose | RAYON |
| 97 | Toddler's jumping spot on a rainy day | PUDDLE |
| 99 | FRAN_ | NOTCOMPLETELYHONEST |
| 104 | More reasonable | SANER |
| 105 | Interprets | READS |
| 106 | Suspended musical instruments | GONGS |
| 107 | Vein contents | ORE |
| 108 | Calm | ATPEACE |
| 111 | Title that becomes loftier when an E is added | SIR |
| 112 | Escort to a penthouse, say | SEEUP |
| 116 | _IALO_ | UNLIMITEDTALKANDTEXTS |
| 120 | Even | TIED |
| 121 | Carry on | RANT |
| 122 | Tender cut | LOIN |
| 123 | Pie portions, shapewise | WEDGES |
| 124 | Crones | HAGS |
| 125 | Gas brand that sounds like two letters of the alphabet | ESSO |
| 126 | Invention originally developed as a yellow dye | TNT |
| 127 | Refuse to budge | INSIST |
Down
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|
| 1 | Striplings | LADS |
| 2 | Texter's "Then again ..." | OTOH |
| 3 | Bananas | LOCO |
| 4 | Chants | INTONES |
| 5 | Briefly swam | TOOKADIP |
| 6 | Home to more than 1,500 languages: Abbr. | AFR |
| 7 | Affixed, as a patch | SEWEDON |
| 8 | "Let's do this!" | IMIN |
| 9 | Macadamia, for one | NUT |
| 10 | Closely following | TRUETO |
| 11 | Racing vehicle | HOTROD |
| 12 | Napoleon exile site | ELBA |
| 13 | No longer relevant | MOOT |
| 14 | Inc., abroad | LTD |
| 15 | Childish comeback | ARETOO |
| 16 | Maid of Sherwood Forest | MARIAN |
| 17 | Many a printer | EPSON |
| 20 | Consequences of supply chain problems | SHORTAGES |
| 24 | Cross | SPAN |
| 25 | Dizzying gallery works | OPART |
| 26 | Pauses while playing | RESTS |
| 32 | Treasure or desert follower | ISLAND |
| 33 | Ewoks' home moon | ENDOR |
| 35 | Job that may involve jumping through hoops | LIONTAMER |
| 36 | Form of detective fiction | NOIR |
| 37 | Channel for gaming enthusiasts? | ESPN |
| 38 | Actress Skye | IONE |
| 39 | Words after check, follow or catch | UPON |
| 40 | Bum | CADGE |
| 41 | Reason to take a shot | FLU |
| 46 | Some odoriferous gifts | LEIS |
| 48 | Smartphone predecessors, for short | PDAS |
| 49 | Female rapper with a longtime feud with Foxy Brown | LILKIM |
| 51 | "Diminutive" Greek letter | IOTA |
| 52 | Nickname that omits "-ory" | GREG |
| 53 | London park | HYDE |
| 55 | Chemistry test? | SPEEDDATE |
| 57 | Travel bag | VALISE |
| 58 | Bag | NET |
| 59 | Not very favorable, as some 84-Down | SLIM |
| 61 | Car with a stylized lightning bolt logo | OPEL |
| 64 | Thai money | BAHT |
| 65 | "Gotcha" | ISEE |
| 66 | Group with a tartan | CLAN |
| 68 | It may drive one to distraction, in brief | ADHD |
| 69 | Thumbnail, maybe | BIO |
| 71 | A-lister | STAR |
| 74 | Sauce traditionally made in a mortar | PESTO |
| 76 | Steal | GREATDEAL |
| 78 | Attach with a click | SNAPON |
| 80 | Carpenter's spacer | SHIM |
| 81 | Ophthalmology concerns | STYES |
| 82 | Green sci. | ECOL |
| 84 | 2 to 5, say | ODDS |
| 85 | Infraction at an arcade | TILT |
| 86 | ___ of Horus (Egyptian symbol of healing) | EYE |
| 91 | Element used in bulb filaments | TUNGSTEN |
| 94 | "Shoo!" | SCRAM |
| 95 | Display some emotion, perhaps | REACT |
| 96 | Member of the N.F.L.'s "Big Blue," in brief | NYGIANT |
| 98 | Prepares to puree, perhaps, as papayas | DESEEDS |
| 99 | Fantasy realm ruled by King Caspian | NARNIA |
| 100 | Feature of Anthony Robles, a 2011 N.C.A.A. national champion wrestler | ONELEG |
| 101 | Shows pride in one's appearance, in a way | PREENS |
| 102 | Result in | LEADTO |
| 103 | Producer of a call to arms | HORN |
| 104 | Go ___ (fail) | SOUTH |
| 109 | Poop | TIRE |
| 110 | School grps. | PTAS |
| 111 | Hide | SKIN |
| 113 | Vet | EXGI |
| 114 | Western Indians | UTES |
| 115 | Subtle summons | PSST |
| 117 | Fingers | IDS |
| 118 | Park place? | LOT |
| 119 | Road recklessness of a sort, for short | DWI |
Hints for the August 16 puzzle
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