Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Saturday, August 22, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Saturday, August 22, 2026 features 68 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.6 letters. The longest answer is "RABBITSTEW".
Total Clues
68
Longest
RABBITSTEW
Avg Length
5.6
Shortest
LUG
Featured Clue
"Dish such as Germany's hasenpfeffer"
10 Letters
RABBITSTEW
ALLComplete Solution List
Dish such as Germany's hasenpfeffer
10RABBITSTEW
Set of 24 for a box jellyfish
4EYES
"Hello?" follower
10ANYONEHOME
Straight up
4REAL
Beset by impossible circumstances
10INEXTREMIS
___ noche (tonight, in Spanish)
4ESTA
"Let's talk about it afterward"
10NOSPOILERS
From scratch
4ANEW
Haul
3LUG
Convinced of
6SOLDON
Benjamin Franklin invention of the 1780s
8BIFOCALS
Hardly a luxury
4NEED
Fellow fellows
8BRETHREN
Net alternative
5GROSS
Mideast shrub with leaves that are chewed as a stimulant
3QAT
It includes a series of stations
5ROUTE
Lemme think ...
3UHH
Irreverence, of a sort
5SNARK
Name shared by the locales of University of South Carolina and the University of Missouri
8COLUMBIA
What might wind up in your mattress?
4COIL
Refrain from foul language, say
8KEEPITPG
Follow around
6SHADOW
Portal released concurrently with Windows 95
3MSN
Many a guest writer's piece
4OPED
Genetically rare feline that represents autumn in Chinese astronomy
10WHITETIGER
Tied up with?
4DREW
It's commonly made upside down
10BANANACAKE
Lydic of "The Daily Show"
4DESI
This is a travesty!
10IMOUTRAGED
Acknowledged
4SEEN
"Relax, it'll be fine"
10DONTSTRESS
"Into each life some ___ must fall": Longfellow
4RAIN
Common word in Latin dating
4ANNO
Tournament passes
4BYES
Analytical graphic that divides data into quartiles
7BOXPLOT
Having communication
7INTOUCH
She played Sandy Lester in "Tootsie"
8TERIGARR
Author Silverstein
4SHEL
As I see it...
4TOME
Many members of Kuwait's al-Sabah royal line
5EMIRS
Crisco competitor
6WESSON
Volume control device
7EREADER
"Absolutely, positively!"
10YESNODOUBT
Down the hatch, perhaps
5EATEN
Popular topping for fish tacos
4SLAW
Segment
3LEG
Smoking events, for short
4BBQS
Major exporter of pistachios
4IRAN
Tidbits of Greek culture?
10FETACHEESE
Francis's successor
3LEO
Dipped out.
5SNUCK
Icebreaker, e.g.
4SHIP
Iconic hairstyle of Jane Fonda and Stevie Nicks
4SHAG
Support while "en pointe"
3TOE
I, O, U and Y, but not A or E
8ELEMENTS
Success in another's field, say
7ROADWIN
Engage in tomfoolery
3KID
Arriviste
7UPSTART
Subcompact vehicle
7MINICAR
Contract winner, typically
6LOWBID
Binge
5SPREE
Maker of the Hacky Sack and Hula-Hoop
5WHAMO
The longer they are, the harder they'll be to beat
4ODDS
Part of !
4INON
Lacking slack
4TAUT
Greenish plum variety
4GAGE
Barely makes (out)
4EKES
Wine list header
4REDS