The Crossword Answers NYT - August 10, 2026

across

• "Planet of the ___" Crossword Clue

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  APES

• Wood strip found in many Ikea bed supports Crossword Clue

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  SLAT

• Take pleasure in Crossword Clue

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  ENJOY

• Size opposite of mini- Crossword Clue

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  MAXI

• Prepares to throw a dart, say Crossword Clue

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  AIMS

• Crystal-filled rock Crossword Clue

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  GEODE

• Newspaper opinion piece Crossword Clue

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  OPED

• *Title of a 1990s ABC sitcom and a 1990s New Kids on the Block hit Crossword Clue

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  STEPBYSTEP

• Cereal often found with pretzels in a party snack mix Crossword Clue

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  RICECHEX

• Vertical jumping ability, in basketball lingo Crossword Clue

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  UPS

• Sheep's cry Crossword Clue

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  BAA

• "___ to Go!," 2024 Chappell Roan hit sometimes compared to the Village People's "Y.M.C.A." Crossword Clue

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  HOT

• Attracted to people of any gender, for short Crossword Clue

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  PAN

• *Detailed, real-time description of events Crossword Clue

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  PLAYBYPLAY

• Shape for a red-and-white striped Christmas candy Crossword Clue

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  CANE

• Rodeo rope Crossword Clue

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  LASSO

• Foggy mental state Crossword Clue

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  HAZE

• Raisins, when on a celery-and-peanut-butter "log" Crossword Clue

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  ANTS

• Wrinkly citrus fruit Crossword Clue

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  UGLI

• "What a shame" Crossword Clue

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  SOSAD

• Riverbank deposit Crossword Clue

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  SILT

• Prompted, on stage Crossword Clue

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  CUED

• Lyft competitor Crossword Clue

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  UBER

• Zellweger of "Bridget Jones's Diary" Crossword Clue

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  RENEE

• Joint sometimes bent in protest Crossword Clue

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  KNEE

• *How to tackle big writing projects, per a seminal Anne Lamott book Crossword Clue

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  BIRDBYBIRD

• Go on and on and on Crossword Clue

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  YAP

• LAX posting Crossword Clue

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  ETA

• Frito-___ Crossword Clue

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  LAY

• Not just some or most Crossword Clue

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  ALL

• Got off the ground, as a start-up company Crossword Clue

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  LAUNCHED

• *Many an off-road vehicle … or a literal description of the answer to each asterisked clue (including this one!) Crossword Clue

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  FOURBYFOUR

• Otherworldly glow Crossword Clue

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  AURA

• It means slow (not big!) in music Crossword Clue

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  LARGO

• "Well, ___ that special!" Crossword Clue

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  ISNT

• Poetry competition Crossword Clue

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  SLAM

• "See what I'm talkin' ’bout?" Crossword Clue

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  YKNOW

• Brooklyn basketballers … and what they swish Crossword Clue

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  NETS

• Effortlessness Crossword Clue

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  EASE