Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Saturday, August 8, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Saturday, August 8, 2026 features 62 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 6.1 letters. The longest answer is "SLEEVELESST".
Total Clues
62
Longest
SLEEVELESST
Avg Length
6.1
Shortest
CBS
Featured Clue
"Summertime top"
11 Letters
SLEEVELESST
ALLComplete Solution List
Fling
4TOSS
Garment with a loose, flowing end known as a "pallu"
4SARI
Longtime airer of "The Young and the Restless"
3CBS
Nocturnal sounds in the woods
5HOOTS
Waffle?
9HEMANDHAW
Woodard with multiple Emmys
5ALFRE
Author and illustrator of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"
9ERICCARLE
Slippery slope
10WATERSLIDE
Crowd in.
4PILE
Summertime top
11SLEEVELESST
Group of reps
3SET
Kind of coating applied to metal
8ANTIRUST
Go for again
5RETRY
Load from the dock
6STEEVE
University of California campus site
5DAVIS
Locals call it Mongibello ("the mountain of mountains")
4ETNA
O. Henry's "The Gift of the __"
4MAGI
Braided rope made of rawhide
5RIATA
Limited
6FINITE
Comprende?
5GETME
They're taken off for boudoir photos
8LENSCAPS
Relieved response
3AAH
Greek dish made with an abundance of spinach
11SPANAKOPITA
La __ tar pits
4BREA
Instrument measuring liquid density
10HYDROMETER
French beauty
9BELLEAMIE
Section of a golf bag
5IRONS
Pawn-capturing move
9ENPASSANT
Hard French cheese
5COMTE
Map lines: Abbr.
3RDS
Giant bird of Chinese mythology that is transformed from a fish called Kun
4PENG
Capone's foe
4NESS
Warms up
5THAWS
Fancy
6OOLALA
Warms up, say
7SOFTENS
Word-of-mouth promoters
10STREETTEAM
Investment bond in W.W. II
7SERIESE
During
6AMIDST
Tries to outrun
5RACES
Forbes competitor
3INC
__ corpus
7CHRISTI
Ostentatious spenders, in slang
7BALLERS
Term of endearment, in one spelling
6SWEETY
Napkins, to Brits
10SERVIETTES
Damn fine
7HELLUVA
Repeated greeting in the Key & Peele sketch "Obama Meet & Greet"
3DAP
Court name
6SERENA
Displaying a wide range of emotions, say
10TRAGICOMIC
Founder of Argentina's first female-led political party, familiarly
10EVITAPERON
Big name in comfortable footwear
6DANSKO
Tower with daily calls to prayer
7MINARET
Hit from behind
7REAREND
Words following a suggestion to try something
7ITHELPS
Warding (off)
7FENDING
Perfect example
7EPITOME
Person you practically have to drag out of a party, say
6GABBER
One requesting simpler terms?
6LAYMAN
Channel inserts
6STENTS
Short-lived interest
5PHASE
Parliamentary seats?
5ARSES
Per
3ALA
For a medium, it's easy!
3ESP