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NYT Crossword — August 11, 2026

Tuesday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 78 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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39 clues

1Popular tablets

6Big name in food wholesale

11"Exit full screen" key

17Psychedelic rock band with the 2003 tune "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1," with "the"

19Sam-___ (Seuss character)

21Missions, in brief

22Red denizen of Sesame Street

23Problem for a plumber

30German film composer who wrote "Cornfield Chase" and "Time"

35Things to be mowed

37Passage ceremonies

38Word with cutie or sweetie

39Mario's video game brother

43Hosp. areas with gurneys

44In a cheery manner

47Hip-hop group that wrote "C.R.E.A.M." and "Protect Ya Neck"

51"... or ___!" (threat)

52Opinion, informally

54Alternative to truth

56"Abso-freakin-lutely!"

59Big export of Myanmar

63Ingredient in a Dark 'n' Stormy

64First Chinese government to establish a permanent standing navy ... or a hint to 17-, 30- and 47-Across

66Portfolio portion, in brief

68Religion of the Maldives

69"There, there" accompanier

71Prey for polar bears

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2Opinion survey

3Ever so slightly

4Bit of Chinese food

5Steeple topper

7"This is probably dumb but I'm doing it anyway" hashtag

9Flip over, as a boat

10Yiddish laments

11The Soviet Union, to Reagan

12Thailand, before 1939

13Military wear, for short

18Head of a noted animal rescue project

24Like a comeuppance, perhaps

27"I'll ___ it"

28Island that's the world's third-smallest country, after Vatican City and Monaco

29People hold complicated positions on it

31Singer Horan of One Direction

32Patronize, as a hotel

34Angel ___, holder of the W.N.B.A. single-season record for offensive rebounds

36Stop and Yield

53Mila of "That ’70s Show"

54What icicles do

55Field you can feel, maybe

57"You're ___ something!"

58Longtime Disney boss Bob

60Cuba, por ejemplo

61And other authors: Abbr.

62Jazz singer Sylvia

64Castaway's call

65"Dr." from Compton

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Stats & info

Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026

15×15

Grid size

78

Total entries

36/189

Black / letter cells

4.8

Avg entry length

11 ltrs

Longest entry

Easy

Tuesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedAug 11, 2026

DayTuesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorWade Bednar

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split39 across · 39 down

Longest entries

17APsychedelic rock band with the 2003 tune "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1," with "the"11 ltrs 64AFirst Chinese government to establish a permanent standing navy ... or a hint to 17-, 30- and 47-Across11 ltrs 30AGerman film composer who wrote "Cornfield Chase" and "Time"10 ltrs 47AHip-hop group that wrote "C.R.E.A.M." and "Protect Ya Neck"10 ltrs 11DThe Soviet Union, to Reagan10 ltrs

Tuesday sits one notch above Monday, usually with a light theme and a few playful clues. This grid has 36 black squares and averages 4.8 letters per entry.