Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Monday, August 17, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Monday, August 17, 2026 features 78 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.8 letters. The longest answer is "LOUIELOUIE".
Total Clues
78
Longest
LOUIELOUIE
Avg Length
4.8
Shortest
EIN
Featured Clue
"1963 Kingsmen hit with a repetitive title"
10 Letters
LOUIELOUIE
ALLComplete Solution List
One of two fruit flavors in Sprite
4LIME
Has no choice
4MUST
The __ thickens!
4PLOT
Islamic prayer leader
4IMAM
Poker player's buy-in
4ANTE
Italian Paul
5PAOLO
Well-dressed guy
9DAPPERDAN
Arctic indigenous group
5INUIT
Venomous arachnid
8SCORPION
Not dormant, as a volcano
6ACTIVE
A in German
3EIN
Autobahn speedometer meas.
3KPH
Take, as advice
4HEED
It captures ballpark smooches
7KISSCAM
Stand for a poster
5EASEL
Egyptian fertility goddess
4ISIS
Hilarious person
4RIOT
Doll with neon hair
5TROLL
Ping-Pong table divider
3NET
Containers for fruit preserves
7JAMJARS
Burj Khalifa's country, for short
3UAE
Birds in V formations
5GEESE
Capital with fjord tours
4OSLO
Facility that produces coins
4MINT
Casts a ballot
5VOTES
Lengthy rants
7SCREEDS
Sulky state
4SNIT
___ Geo Wild (cable channel)
3NAT
Popular chain for RVers
3KOA
Snacked
6NOSHED
Hot pepper named for Cuba's capital
8HABANERO
Off Broadway awards
5OBIES
"Totally agree!" ... or what the circled letters are, in different languages
9YESANDYES
Like throwbacks
5RETRO
Abbr. before a recipient's name on an envelope
4ATTN
The Roaring Twenties and the Swinging Sixties
4ERAS
Otherwise
4ELSE
Hotel worker
4MAID
Overhaul
4REDO
Covers for pots
4LIDS
Apple with a big screen
4IMAC
___ tofu (Sichuan dish)
4MAPO
Catherine the Great, e.g.
7EMPRESS
Sauce for mozzarella sticks
8MARINARA
Erase
4UNDO
Reeked
5STANK
Half a Score
3TEN
"Pink" animal of film
7PANTHER
1963 Kingsmen hit with a repetitive title
10LOUIELOUIE
Martini garnish
5OLIVE
Schlepped
5TOTED
Insta posting
3PIC
Sweeping in scope
4EPIC
Now I understand!
3AHA
Fragrant bits tossed at newlyweds
6PETALS
Key chess piece
4KING
That makes sense
4ISEE
On-location inspections
10SITEVISITS
Boozy brunch drink
6MIMOSA
Lines on a GPS
3STS
Breakfast beverages, for short
3OJS
Come down to earth
4LAND
Sounds like a plan!
4LETS
Hot tub nozzle
3JET
Green Day or Pink Floyd
8ROCKBAND
And that's that!
7SOTHERE
Wander aimlessly
7MEANDER
Wrap up
3END
Singer Chappell ___
4ROAN
Sound asleep?
5SNORE
2016 prize for Bob Dylan
5NOBEL
Greek letter that symbolizes an angle
5THETA
That, in Spain
3ESO
__ Spumante
4ASTI
Brontë's Jane
4EYRE
Enjoy a fantasy, say
4READ
__ buco
4OSSO
Sweet potato
3YAM