NYT Crossword August 4 2026 Answers

All 76 clues from the Tuesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Vasu SeralathanEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES76 CLUES
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1A"Handy" kitchen item4 lettersSee answer ›5ASmears with goo6 lettersSee answer ›11AMusic genre with offbeat rhythms3 lettersSee answer ›14ASo-called "servebot" in tennis, essentially4 lettersSee answer ›15AAction on the front lines6 lettersSee answer ›16AHunk of cash3 lettersSee answer ›17AWords uttered while sorting potential gowns for an Indian wedding?11 lettersSee answer ›19AWord aptly hidden in "moldy"3 lettersSee answer ›20ASome marksmen7 lettersSee answer ›21AStringed instruments of old5 lettersSee answer ›23AInc. alternative3 lettersSee answer ›24AKind of whale6 lettersSee answer ›27AWedding feast delivery from India's capital?13 lettersSee answer ›31AUnwelcome responsibility4 lettersSee answer ›33ARawboned5 lettersSee answer ›34A"Deadline" for a rush order3 lettersSee answer ›35ABit of tailoring3 lettersSee answer ›36AWriter Rand3 lettersSee answer ›38AGreat Leap Forward leader3 lettersSee answer ›39ALongoria with three Screen Actors Guild awards3 lettersSee answer ›40ACelestial sphere3 lettersSee answer ›41AHold power, as a ruler5 lettersSee answer ›43A"You said it!"4 lettersSee answer ›44ATying the knot during a colorful Hindu festival?13 lettersSee answer ›48AOne who makes a lasting impression while just scratching the surface6 lettersSee answer ›49APart of NATO: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›50AWhen repeated, "You get the gist"5 lettersSee answer ›52AEnter furtively7 lettersSee answer ›56AMysterious sight at night3 lettersSee answer ›57A"Esteemed reception guests, we regret to report that we've run out of flatbread," e.g.?11 lettersSee answer ›61AScratch the surface of, say3 lettersSee answer ›62ALike the physicist Niels Bohr and the astronomer Tycho Brahe6 lettersSee answer ›63AStock market unveilings, for short4 lettersSee answer ›64A"___ you done?"3 lettersSee answer ›65ALuxury transports6 lettersSee answer ›66ACommon workout target4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DThe "m" in many a physics equation4 lettersSee answer ›2DSelf-assured words4 lettersSee answer ›3DActress Polo4 lettersSee answer ›4DToughest hits to get when hitting for the cycle in baseball7 lettersSee answer ›5DSear6 lettersSee answer ›6D"___ of luck!"4 lettersSee answer ›7DQuick communications, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›8DPostgraduate deg. with management courses3 lettersSee answer ›9DMusician's asset3 lettersSee answer ›10DStylish shoe feature8 lettersSee answer ›11DSomeone you will never stop despising10 lettersSee answer ›12DGreen smoothie staple4 lettersSee answer ›13DTosses in4 lettersSee answer ›18D"Little" Dickens girl4 lettersSee answer ›22DUp to this point3 lettersSee answer ›24D___-free (plastics label)3 lettersSee answer ›25DTina Fey and Amy Poehler vis-à-vis "Saturday Night Live"6 lettersSee answer ›26DSinger ___ Del Rey4 lettersSee answer ›27DLongtime Hogwarts headmaster10 lettersSee answer ›28DSet aflame6 lettersSee answer ›29DWander4 lettersSee answer ›30DGraceful bird4 lettersSee answer ›31D"Pick me! Pick me!"4 lettersSee answer ›32DInfamous Roman ruler4 lettersSee answer ›36DAttractive plus-one8 lettersSee answer ›37D"You said it!"4 lettersSee answer ›42DCanine warning3 lettersSee answer ›43DLike a cherub7 lettersSee answer ›45D"___ be a real honor"3 lettersSee answer ›46DTransforms6 lettersSee answer ›47DCookie with an "enrobed" variety in the U.K.4 lettersSee answer ›50DArizona city or county4 lettersSee answer ›51DAt a distance4 lettersSee answer ›52DFilm information on IMDb or Rotten Tomatoes4 lettersSee answer ›53DCops, in slang4 lettersSee answer ›54DIconic lab assistant of film4 lettersSee answer ›55DWhere Anheuser-Busch is "BUD"4 lettersSee answer ›58DBattery for a mouse3 lettersSee answer ›59DAnti-apartheid org.3 lettersSee answer ›60DU.S. medical research agcy.3 lettersSee answer ›
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