The Crossword Answers NYT - August 19, 2026

across

• Sahara-esque Crossword Clue

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  ARID

• Exams for high school jrs Crossword Clue

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  PSATS

• Private sleeping accommodations? Crossword Clue

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  COTS

• "Didn't you get the ___?" Crossword Clue

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  MEMO

• Wipe from one's memory, so to speak Crossword Clue

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  UNSEE

• Section in a textbook Crossword Clue

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  UNIT

• "___ She Lovely" (Stevie Wonder hit) Crossword Clue

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  ISNT

• Deceptive move in fencing Crossword Clue

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  FEINT

• Depend (on) Crossword Clue

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  RELY

• Natural pillow filling Crossword Clue

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  GOOSEFEATHERS

• Graffiti, to some Crossword Clue

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  ART

• Three unnamed things, in shorthand Crossword Clue

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  XYZ

• Quinceañeras, e.g Crossword Clue

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  RITES

• Lifted Crossword Clue

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  STOLE

• Services for senior citizens Crossword Clue

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  ELDERCARE

• Hybrid tennis attire Crossword Clue

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  SKORT

• Word with pan, pump or paint Crossword Clue

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  OIL

• ___ Minor Crossword Clue

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  URSA

• Unofficial vote Crossword Clue

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  STRAWPOLL

• President who was a heavyweight wrestling champion in college Crossword Clue

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  TAFT

• "___ got it!" Crossword Clue

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  IVE

• Cats and dogs, for example Crossword Clue

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  NOUNS

• Old West outlaw who left behind poetic messages after some robberies Crossword Clue

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  BLACKBART

• Excludes Crossword Clue

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  OMITS

• Mount ___ Health System Crossword Clue

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  SINAI

• Immature high score initials on an arcade game Crossword Clue

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  ASS

• Something to trust Crossword Clue

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  GUT

• Hides one's central point, in a way ... with a doubly homophonic hint to 20-, 30-, 38- and 48-Across Crossword Clue

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  BURIESTHELEDE

• They offer support Crossword Clue

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  BRAS

• Speak at a political convention, perhaps Crossword Clue

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  ORATE

• Field Crossword Clue

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  AREA

• Facility Crossword Clue

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  EASE

• 2008 film about a solitary trash-compacting robot Crossword Clue

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  WALLE

• Semiaquatic relative of a weasel Crossword Clue

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  MINK

• Blue No. 1 and Yellow No. 6 Crossword Clue

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  DYES

• Fall bloom Crossword Clue

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  ASTER

• Cave wall hangings? Crossword Clue

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  BATS