Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Friday, August 14, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Friday, August 14, 2026 features 70 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.5 letters. The longest answer is "IMEANCOMEON".
Total Clues
70
Longest
IMEANCOMEON
Avg Length
5.5
Shortest
RIC
Featured Clue
"Seriously!"
11 Letters
IMEANCOMEON
ALLComplete Solution List
___ Plateau, home to the tomb of King Khufu
4GIZA
Discovers
9SNIFFSOUT
There's my cue!
4IMON
Dios mío!
9AYCARAMBA
Superbright
4NEON
Couple's last coupling, perhaps
10BREAKUPSEX
Mounted warrior skilled in martial arts
7SAMURAI
Retired pro wrestler Flair
3RIC
Sibling's cry of protest, maybe
6UNFAIR
Guard for some time?
8RENTACOP
Unit whose name derives from the Latin word for "heat"
7CALORIE
Completely lose it
6GOLOCO
Bunk alternatives
4COTS
Leave a lasting mark on
4ETCH
Because
5SINCE
Self-doubter's question
3AMI
Huddling, as teammates
7INCLOSE
Mom-and-pop group
3FAM
Rock musician Bob
5SEGER
"Enough out of you!"
4HUSH
Costco competitor, informally
4SAMS
England's George V vis-à-vis Russia's Nicholas II
6COUSIN
Good places for a deep dive into research?
7SEALABS
Recollection, say
8ANECDOTE
Primates found only in and around Madagascar
6LEMURS
Slip
3ERR
Explode, as a paintball
7GOSPLAT
Enthusiastic cry when one's favorite song comes on the radio
10THATSMYJAM
Idle
4LAZE
Excessively greedy
9RAPACIOUS
Berkshire town
4ETON
Of an indefinitely large number
9UMPTEENTH
Spanish muralist José María ___
4SERT
Kitchen brand inspired by 18-Across
5GINSU
Seriously!
11IMEANCOMEON
Issue in a modern remote work setting
11ZOOMFATIGUE
Corn and wheat, for two
7ANNUALS
Garment worn with a bodice called a choli
4SARI
365th out of 365, in brief
3NYE
Words of comfort
5ICARE
Not being real about
6FAKING
Honey is high in this
8FRUCTOSE
Deplete
3SAP
Yogi's utterances
3OMS
Purple drink ingredient at a boba tea shop
3UBE
Plus
3TAX
Unfruitful
6BARREN
Animated 2011 film set in Brazil
3RIO
Person that's best left alone
7RECLUSE
Wong of Netflix's "Beef"
3ALI
Shoot the breeze
11CONFABULATE
Philosophy of "Keep things simple," in a sense
11OCCAMSRAZOR
"How do ___ grow? They grow out of your life": Robert Penn Warren
5POEMS
Scratch that!
4ITCH
Julius Caesar role
5CASCA
Plot device
4HOSE
Shimmer colorfully
8IRIDESCE
Hello or goodbye, abroad
6SHALOM
Computer key that might be pressed repeatedly in a panic
3ESC
TASTES?
7SAMPLES
Average Joe, in modern slang
6NORMIE
___ Bleus, nickname for France's World Cup team
3LES
Check for fit
5TRYON
What might go straight to the heart?
5STENT
Deep cut
4GASH
Monodrama that debuted in 1989
3TRU
Country
3HAM
Unwanted place for bugs
3APP
Parlor offering, for short
3TAT
Project
3JUT