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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

5 Across: Heat source for many hydrothermal vents

10 Across: Act all teenagerly, say

14 Across: [I have something to say ...]

15 Across: He has the weight of the world on his shoulders

16 Across: River by the Royal Shakespeare Theatre

17 Across: Enhancing "blemish" (3x)

19 Across: Rip apart

20 Across: Something to belly up to

21 Across: Tennis's "King of Clay," familiarly

22 Across: Cautious

23 Across: "My guess is ..."

25 Across: Teach, playfully (3x)

29 Across: Pinocchio's tell

31 Across: South American capital where Simón Bolívar was born

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

33 Across: PC key

34 Across: Wait for it!

35 Across: Sweet popcorn coating (4x)

39 Across: Sci-fi pilot ___ Solo

40 Across: Call, as a poker bet

41 Across: Roman author of "Metamorphoses"

42 Across: Fred Flintstone's boss at the rock quarry

45 Across: Tech review site

46 Across: Nut in Sausalito cookies (3x)

48 Across: Bundles in a stationery shop

52 Across: Pointed remarks

53 Across: "Famous" cookie entrepreneur

55 Across: Church fixture

56 Across: Black mark on a credit report, in brief

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

60 Across: Never Have I ___ (party game)

61 Across: April's ___ Day

62 Across: Bug on a pug

63 Across: Alien incubators in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"

64 Across: Acrimonious, as a breakup

65 Across: Units of verse

Down

1 Down: Torah scholar

2 Down: Bridge Out ___ (sign)

3 Down: They have teeth but don't bite

4 Down: Ground-dwelling bird in a eucalyptus forest

5 Down: Chichén Itzá builders

6 Down: Taking charge?

7 Down: Happy-sounding advocacy grp.

8 Down: Scuff up, say

9 Down: Set, as a price

10 Down: Instrument associated with beans and salsa?

11 Down: Was a ham

12 Down: Scrunchied hairstyle

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

18 Down: Audition

22 Down: Word that can precede cry or baby

24 Down: Picky, picky, picky

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

27 Down: Housemother

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

30 Down: Day break?

32 Down: Got it all off his chest?

33 Down: Disc golf "hole"-in-one

35 Down: Capital city known as the "Jerusalem of the Balkans"

36 Down: Consider

37 Down: Disinclined

38 Down: Small bug with a strong-sounding name

39 Down: "Well, let me think"

43 Down: Herculean tasks

44 Down: Almost a quarter of the Super Bowl's run time

45 Down: Sometimes-uncredited appearances

47 Down: da-DUM, da-DUM, da-DUM, da-DUM, for example

49 Down: Gift from a teacher's pet

50 Down: Free-for-all

51 Down: Result of a hot pursuit?

54 Down: Grand Ole ___

56 Down: One leg press, say

57 Down: Uncle ___

58 Down: Minecraft resource

59 Down: Command to a jumpy dog

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.

Today's NYT Crossword FAQ

How many clues are in today's NYT Crossword crossword?

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

What size is today's Crossword grid?

A 15x15 grid.

What's the longest answer today?

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

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