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
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
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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.