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Crossword #24346 | 2026-08-26

NYT Crossword Hints and Solutions for 26. August, 2026

The Crossword #24346 for Wednesday, August 26, 2026 is a 15x15 grid with 76 clues (37 Across, 39 Down), starting with 1-Across: “Modern lead-in to quit or bait”. Every answer stays hidden until you reveal it.

Across

1 Across: Modern lead-in to quit or bait (4 letters)

5 Across: Heat source for many hydrothermal vents (5 letters)

10 Across: Act all teenagerly, say (4 letters)

14 Across: [I have something to say ...] (4 letters)

15 Across: He has the weight of the world on his shoulders (5 letters)

16 Across: River by the Royal Shakespeare Theatre (4 letters)

17 Across: Enhancing "blemish" (3x) (10 letters)

19 Across: Rip apart (4 letters)

20 Across: Something to belly up to (3 letters)

21 Across: Tennis's "King of Clay," familiarly (4 letters)

22 Across: Cautious (4 letters)

23 Across: "My guess is ..." (5 letters)

25 Across: Teach, playfully (3x) (9 letters)

29 Across: Pinocchio's tell (4 letters)

31 Across: South American capital where Simón Bolívar was born (7 letters)

32 Across: ___ Wowie (cocktail with a rhyming name) (4 letters)

33 Across: PC key (3 letters)

34 Across: Wait for it! (3 letters)

35 Across: Sweet popcorn coating (4x) (13 letters)

39 Across: Sci-fi pilot ___ Solo (3 letters)

40 Across: Call, as a poker bet (3 letters)

41 Across: Roman author of "Metamorphoses" (4 letters)

42 Across: Fred Flintstone's boss at the rock quarry (7 letters)

45 Across: Tech review site (4 letters)

46 Across: Nut in Sausalito cookies (3x) (9 letters)

48 Across: Bundles in a stationery shop (5 letters)

52 Across: Pointed remarks (4 letters)

53 Across: "Famous" cookie entrepreneur (4 letters)

55 Across: Church fixture (3 letters)

56 Across: Black mark on a credit report, in brief (4 letters)

57 Across: "Unbelievable!" ... or what 17-, 25-, 35- and 46-Across are made from, letter-wise? (10 letters)

60 Across: Never Have I ___ (party game) (4 letters)

61 Across: April's ___ Day (5 letters)

62 Across: Bug on a pug (4 letters)

63 Across: Alien incubators in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (4 letters)

64 Across: Acrimonious, as a breakup (5 letters)

65 Across: Units of verse (4 letters)

Down

1 Down: Torah scholar (5 letters)

2 Down: Bridge Out ___ (sign) (5 letters)

3 Down: They have teeth but don't bite (5 letters)

4 Down: Ground-dwelling bird in a eucalyptus forest (3 letters)

5 Down: Chichén Itzá builders (4 letters)

6 Down: Taking charge? (6 letters)

7 Down: Happy-sounding advocacy grp. (5 letters)

8 Down: Scuff up, say (3 letters)

9 Down: Set, as a price (3 letters)

10 Down: Instrument associated with beans and salsa? (6 letters)

11 Down: Was a ham (9 letters)

12 Down: Scrunchied hairstyle (8 letters)

13 Down: "The ___" (final track listed on the original "Abbey Road") (3 letters)

18 Down: Audition (6 letters)

22 Down: Word that can precede cry or baby (3 letters)

24 Down: Picky, picky, picky (4 letters)

26 Down: Sch. attended by Steve Martin, James Dean and Jack Black (none of whom stayed to graduate) (4 letters)

27 Down: Housemother (6 letters)

28 Down: What cards with circles, stars, pluses, squares and wavy lines test for, in brief (3 letters)

30 Down: Day break? (6 letters)

32 Down: Got it all off his chest? (9 letters)

33 Down: Disc golf "hole"-in-one (3 letters)

35 Down: Capital city known as the "Jerusalem of the Balkans" (8 letters)

36 Down: Consider (4 letters)

37 Down: Disinclined (6 letters)

38 Down: Small bug with a strong-sounding name (4 letters)

39 Down: "Well, let me think" (3 letters)

43 Down: Herculean tasks (6 letters)

44 Down: Almost a quarter of the Super Bowl's run time (3 letters)

45 Down: Sometimes-uncredited appearances (6 letters)

47 Down: da-DUM, da-DUM, da-DUM, da-DUM, for example (5 letters)

49 Down: Gift from a teacher's pet (5 letters)

50 Down: Free-for-all (5 letters)

51 Down: Result of a hot pursuit? (5 letters)

54 Down: Grand Ole ___ (4 letters)

56 Down: One leg press, say (3 letters)

57 Down: Uncle ___ (3 letters)

58 Down: Minecraft resource (3 letters)

59 Down: Command to a jumpy dog (3 letters)

How NYT Crossword Works

The NYT Crossword is the classic daily puzzle: a full-size grid of Across and Down clues published every day of the week. Difficulty ramps up from Monday (easiest) through Saturday (hardest), with Sunday running a larger, standalone puzzle.

NYT Crossword FAQ for August 26, 2026

How many clues are in the August 26, 2026 NYT Crossword?

The Crossword (#24346, 2026-08-26) has 76 clues — 37 Across and 39 Down.

What size is the August 26, 2026 Crossword grid?

A 15x15 grid.

What's the longest answer in this puzzle?

13 letters — no spoilers, but that's your longest foothold if you're stuck.

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