NYT Crossword August 4 2026 Answers

All 76 clues from the Tuesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

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PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1M2I3T4T5S6L7I8M9E10S11S12K13A14ACER15COMBAT16WAD17SARI18NOTSARI19OLD20SNIPERS21L22YRES23LLC24B25A26LEEN27DELH28IPLATTE29R30S31O32NUS33GAUNT34NOW35HEM36A37YN38MAO39EVA40ORB41REI42GN43AMEN44HOL45IMATRI46M47ONY48ETCHER49ORG50Y51ADDA52CREE53P54I55N56UFO57N58A59A60NAPOLOGY61MAR62DANISH63IPOS64ARE65YACHTS66CORE

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1A"Handy" kitchen item4 lettersMITT
5ASmears with goo6 lettersSLIMES
15AAction on the front lines6 lettersCOMBAT
16AHunk of cash3 lettersWAD
20ASome marksmen7 lettersSNIPERS
21AStringed instruments of old5 lettersLYRES
23AInc. alternative3 lettersLLC
24AKind of whale6 lettersBALEEN
31AUnwelcome responsibility4 lettersONUS
33ARawboned5 lettersGAUNT
35ABit of tailoring3 lettersHEM
36AWriter Rand3 lettersAYN
40ACelestial sphere3 lettersORB
41AHold power, as a ruler5 lettersREIGN
43A"You said it!"4 lettersAMEN
49APart of NATO: Abbr.3 lettersORG
52AEnter furtively7 lettersCREEPIN
64A"___ you done?"3 lettersARE
65ALuxury transports6 lettersYACHTS
66ACommon workout target4 lettersCORE
DOWN
2DSelf-assured words4 lettersICAN
3DActress Polo4 lettersTERI
5DSear6 lettersSCORCH
6D"___ of luck!"4 lettersLOTS
9DMusician's asset3 lettersEAR
10DStylish shoe feature8 lettersSTILETTO
12DGreen smoothie staple4 lettersKALE
13DTosses in4 lettersADDS
18D"Little" Dickens girl4 lettersNELL
22DUp to this point3 lettersYET
26DSinger ___ Del Rey4 lettersLANA
27DLongtime Hogwarts headmaster10 lettersDUMBLEDORE
28DSet aflame6 lettersIGNITE
29DWander4 lettersROVE
30DGraceful bird4 lettersSWAN
31D"Pick me! Pick me!"4 lettersOHOH
32DInfamous Roman ruler4 lettersNERO
36DAttractive plus-one8 lettersARMCANDY
37D"You said it!"4 lettersYEAH
42DCanine warning3 lettersGRR
43DLike a cherub7 lettersANGELIC
45D"___ be a real honor"3 lettersITD
46DTransforms6 lettersMORPHS
50DArizona city or county4 lettersYUMA
51DAt a distance4 lettersAFAR
53DCops, in slang4 lettersPOPO
58DBattery for a mouse3 lettersAAA
59DAnti-apartheid org.3 lettersANC
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