NYT Crossword Hints and Solutions for 30. August, 2026
The Crossword #24350 for Sunday, August 30, 2026 is a 21x21 grid with 140 clues (61 Across, 79 Down), starting with 1-Across: “"Aladdin" villain”. Every answer stays hidden until you reveal it.
Across
6 Across: "It's yours!" (4 letters)
10 Across: Sarcastic "Sure" (4 letters)
14 Across: Heat setting, in brief? (3 letters)
17 Across: Dutch Caribbean isle (5 letters)
18 Across: Explosive sound (6 letters)
20 Across: Lacking constraints (8 letters)
22 Across: MARTIN SHEEN (12 letters)
24 Across: LIAM NEESON (8 letters)
25 Across: Chef Hussain of "The Great British Bake Off" fame (6 letters)
26 Across: Discount Chinese e-tailer (4 letters)
28 Across: Jumbo shrimp (5 letters)
29 Across: Ben & Jerry's alternative (4 letters)
31 Across: Pink-slips (4 letters)
33 Across: NORMAN REEDUS (11 letters)
37 Across: GREG KINNEAR (10 letters)
40 Across: Conditions of equilibrium (6 letters)
41 Across: Historian's division (3 letters)
42 Across: Undying? (5 letters)
43 Across: Offer illegally, as tickets (5 letters)
45 Across: Publicly proclaim (4 letters)
46 Across: Scatters messily (6 letters)
48 Across: MORGAN FREEMAN (13 letters)
55 Across: Class for some recent arrivals, for short (3 letters)
56 Across: Kind of green (3 letters)
59 Across: Chemist Lilly (3 letters)
60 Across: Chilean poet who served as a Communist senator (6 letters)
61 Across: Four to two, e.g. (6 letters)
64 Across: Friar with a famous "razor" (5 letters)
68 Across: Turns on the waterworks (5 letters)
69 Across: Ones making periodic appearances ... or the link between the capitalized clues and their answers (19 letters)
73 Across: 2024's "Joker: ___ à Deux" (5 letters)
74 Across: Alfresco area (5 letters)
75 Across: "Everything cool between us?" (6 letters)
76 Across: Poorly nourished (6 letters)
78 Across: Fill at a fill-up (3 letters)
80 Across: ___ card (3 letters)
81 Across: Rite Aid rival (3 letters)
84 Across: CHRISTIAN SLATER (13 letters)
89 Across: City on the Illinois River (6 letters)
92 Across: Grumpy grimace (4 letters)
93 Across: Discontinued Swedish cars (5 letters)
96 Across: Inauthentic (5 letters)
97 Across: "Catch-22" topic (3 letters)
100 Across: Join, as two metal surfaces (6 letters)
102 Across: ISABELLA ROSSELLINI (10 letters)
104 Across: KEVIN KLINE (11 letters)
107 Across: Erté's style, informally (4 letters)
108 Across: Canadian fuel brand (4 letters)
109 Across: All-vowel musical refrain (5 letters)
110 Across: Actress Falco with four Emmys (4 letters)
112 Across: Sugary secretion (6 letters)
114 Across: BEA ARTHUR (8 letters)
118 Across: MARLON BRANDO (12 letters)
122 Across: Submitted by the deadline (8 letters)
123 Across: B.L.T. or P.B.J., cutesily (6 letters)
124 Across: Musician/actress Haim (5 letters)
125 Across: Syllable of censure (3 letters)
126 Across: Instants (4 letters)
127 Across: High-protein bean (4 letters)
128 Across: Big name in truck rentals (5 letters)
Down
1 Down: God, to Bob Marley (3 letters)
2 Down: "___ you done?" (3 letters)
3 Down: Musical comedy that was 1968's highest-grossing film (9 letters)
4 Down: Caustic (8 letters)
5 Down: Bootlegger's concern (4 letters)
6 Down: Like 666, popularly (7 letters)
7 Down: Band that's big in Japan? (3 letters)
8 Down: Disoriented (4 letters)
9 Down: Administered, as a drug (5 letters)
10 Down: Potentialities (3 letters)
11 Down: Something found under a top (3 letters)
12 Down: Wriggler in a stream (3 letters)
13 Down: "___ fugit" (6 letters)
14 Down: Star's opposite (6 letters)
15 Down: Stout figure? (6 letters)
16 Down: Supreme Egyptian god (6 letters)
18 Down: Inuit watercraft (6 letters)
19 Down: Office messages (5 letters)
21 Down: Like some mattresses and offers (4 letters)
23 Down: Mineral that makes cosmetics shimmer (4 letters)
27 Down: Remove an identifier from, as on Instagram (5 letters)
29 Down: Clear (5 letters)
30 Down: Shoulder press targets, to trainers (5 letters)
32 Down: Hit a ___ (4 letters)
34 Down: Where a flock may gather (4 letters)
35 Down: Beginning on (4 letters)
36 Down: Attach with a needle and thread (5 letters)
38 Down: Unused (3 letters)
39 Down: Extreme happiness (4 letters)
44 Down: Double-breasted pieces of menswear (9 letters)
47 Down: Trigger (4 letters)
49 Down: Like Scrooge McDuck (4 letters)
50 Down: Right-hand page of a book (5 letters)
51 Down: Made muffs (5 letters)
52 Down: John ___ Day (California commemoration) (4 letters)
53 Down: Citrus refreshments (4 letters)
54 Down: "N.Y. State of Mind" rapper (3 letters)
57 Down: 1994 Costner title role (4 letters)
58 Down: Diva's time to shine (4 letters)
61 Down: "Dune" genre (5 letters)
62 Down: Mary or Elizabeth (5 letters)
63 Down: Towering creature in "The Two Towers" (3 letters)
65 Down: Sound in a cornfield (3 letters)
66 Down: Half brother of Apollo (4 letters)
67 Down: Christmas presence? (4 letters)
69 Down: Sushi bar serving (4 letters)
70 Down: Jazz great Fitzgerald (4 letters)
71 Down: Along with "CODA" and "Argo," the only other four-letter Best Picture winner (4 letters)
72 Down: Give gratis (4 letters)
73 Down: Shakespearean shout (3 letters)
77 Down: That's the spirit! (5 letters)
79 Down: Strike defier (4 letters)
81 Down: Part of an intersection (9 letters)
82 Down: Barolos e Brunellos (5 letters)
83 Down: Turn someone down (5 letters)
85 Down: Unshared numbers (4 letters)
86 Down: Hostile manner, informally (4 letters)
87 Down: Actor and disability activist Christopher (5 letters)
88 Down: Like some liquors (4 letters)
90 Down: Org. regulating air quality (3 letters)
91 Down: "You sure about that?" (8 letters)
94 Down: Periods of 730 days (7 letters)
95 Down: Withdraw from a union (6 letters)
97 Down: Teensy amount (6 letters)
98 Down: Feathered fliers (6 letters)
99 Down: Shoe brand named for an antelope (6 letters)
100 Down: Hybrid tennis bottoms (6 letters)
101 Down: Second tries (5 letters)
103 Down: El Pollo ___ (chicken chain) (4 letters)
105 Down: Creditor's claim (4 letters)
106 Down: Turkish money (5 letters)
111 Down: Fad toy of 1996 (4 letters)
113 Down: Snowboarder's transport (4 letters)
115 Down: Often-illegal turn, slangily (3 letters)
116 Down: Cinephile's cable choice (3 letters)
117 Down: Boars and bulls (3 letters)
119 Down: Comedian Sedaris (3 letters)
120 Down: I, to Augustus (3 letters)
121 Down: Smudge or smear, say (3 letters)
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NYT Crossword FAQ for August 30, 2026
How many clues are in the August 30, 2026 NYT Crossword?
The Crossword (#24350, 2026-08-30) has 140 clues — 61 Across and 79 Down.
What size is the August 30, 2026 Crossword grid?
A 21x21 grid.
What's the longest answer in this puzzle?
19 letters — no spoilers, but that's your longest foothold if you're stuck.