NYT Crossword Hints and Solutions for 27. August, 2026
The Crossword #24347 for Thursday, August 27, 2026 is a 15x15 grid with 78 clues (39 Across, 39 Down), starting with 1-Across: “Open with one's teeth?”. Every answer stays hidden until you reveal it.
Across
6 Across: Network that launched in 1994 with the film "Scent of a Woman"
11 Across: Bed threads
14 Across: Pre-Inca civilization known for its underground aqueducts and geoglyphs
15 Across: November birthstone
16 Across: CNBC subj.
17 Across: Currently being tried
18 Across: Apt synonym for "wake-up call"
20 Across: Seattle pro soccer team
22 Across: Look at this!
23 Across: Make a right turn?
24 Across: Greek organization, informally
26 Across: 4x platinum self-titled album of 2001
27 Across: More saplike
29 Across: "Sesame Street" character with a pet rock named Rocco
32 Across: Alertness aid
34 Across: Founder of Stoicism
35 Across: Go the other way
36 Across: Not just my
37 Across: Loaded with energy
40 Across: When doubled, first name in classic Hollywood
41 Across: ___ Khamenei, former supreme leader of Iran
42 Across: Daughter of Saturn, in Roman myth
43 Across: Just sat around
45 Across: One sitting on a coop board?
46 Across: Colombian offerings that may be served with hogao
49 Across: Conditions
50 Across: "___ counting?"
51 Across: Check-in from a texter
53 Across: Discombobulated
56 Across: Large storage unit
59 Across: Be a rat
62 Across: 2007 horror sequel
63 Across: "The Simpsons" character ___ Nahasapeemapetilon
64 Across: Monotonous hum
65 Across: Hat decoration in a marching band
66 Across: Relay division
67 Across: Word before park or after cheap
68 Across: Less candid, perhaps
Down
1 Down: Some, in León
2 Down: Allied grp.
3 Down: Astronaut for whom a Pixar character is named
4 Down: "You're not the only one!"
5 Down: Longtime "Saturday Night Live" announcer Don
6 Down: Start to type?
7 Down: Action figures and such
8 Down: Parrot
9 Down: Indian P.M., 1991-96
10 Down: Totino's frozen food offering
11 Down: Tropical fruta
12 Down: Pic file format
13 Down: Put out
19 Down: 911 responder
21 Down: "Music for Airports" composer
24 Down: Feudal estate
25 Down: Lens solution brand
26 Down: 10,000,000 ergs
28 Down: 2004 inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ... and a hint to 3-, 10-, 29- and 33-Down
29 Down: Bear of children's rhyme
30 Down: Desert havens
31 Down: "Heavens to Murgatroyd!"
32 Down: Biblical "captain"
33 Down: Gesture also known as "spirit fingers"
38 Down: French bread?
39 Down: Console for Chrono Trigger, in brief
44 Down: Completely missed shot
47 Down: "It makes sense now!"
48 Down: Soak
50 Down: Microscopic
52 Down: Insects responsible for virtually all fig pollination
53 Down: Obsessively oriented
54 Down: Record, in a way
55 Down: A little too pleased with oneself
56 Down: Bloke
57 Down: "The devourer of all things," per Ovid
58 Down: Perpetually
60 Down: Clumsy vessel
61 Down: Bygone cousin of a kiwi
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Today's NYT Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in today's NYT Crossword crossword?
Today's Crossword (#24347, 2026-08-27) has 78 clues — 39 Across and 39 Down.
What size is today's Crossword grid?
A 15x15 grid.
What's the longest answer today?
10 letters — no spoilers, but that's your longest foothold if you're stuck.