NYT Crossword hints and answer for August 12, 2026
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Clues76
Across35
Down41
ConstructorAdrianne Baik
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Mentions by username, on social media (4)
Starts with T, ends with STAGS→
5A
High range (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETREBLE→
11A
Hits up on Insta, say (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDMS→
14A
___ vez (again, in Spanish) (4)
Starts with O, ends with AOTRA→
15A
Torment (6)
Starts with H, ends with WHARROW→
16A
On the sea, it's akin to "Sí" (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAYE→
17A
Where Docs and Sheets are stored (11)
Starts with G, ends with EGOOGLEDRIVE→
19A
Jordan joined it in 1984, for short (3)
Starts with N, ends with ANBA→
21A
Only number that appears twice in the Fibonacci sequence (3)
Starts with O, ends with EONE→
22A
Rip-off (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSCAM→
23A
Measurements of Wi-Fi performance (13)
Starts with N, ends with SNETWORKSPEEDS→
27A
Didn't have a match in Go Fish, say (4)
Starts with D, ends with WDREW→
28A
Feeling little to no amorous attraction, in L.G.B.T.Q.+ lingo (3)
Starts with A, ends with OARO→
29A
Identity prefix (3)
Starts with C, ends with SCIS→
32A
Baldwin with a record 17 appearances as "Saturday Night Live" host (4)
Starts with A, ends with CALEC→
35A
Unwanted divisions (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRIFTS→
38A
Web volume measured in hits ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 49- and 61-Across (15)
Starts with I, ends with CINTERNETTRAFFIC→
42A
2024 film that won Best Picture (5)
Starts with A, ends with AANORA→
43A
Boba tea flavor (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTARO→
44A
Word with run or resort (3)
Starts with S, ends with ISKI→
45A
Throw, for instance (3)
Starts with R, ends with GRUG→
46A
Buddhist leader (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALAMA→
49A
Major consequence of a virus, perhaps (13)
Starts with C, ends with HCOMPUTERCRASH→
55A
Extreme craving (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLUST→
56A
"OK," in Osaka (3)
Starts with H, ends with IHAI→
57A
"Like ___!" ("Whatever!") (5)
Starts with I, ends with EICARE→
60A
"Sorry, it's ___ from me" (3)
Starts with A, ends with OANO→
61A
Cause of some slow data transfers (11)
Starts with S, ends with YSERVERDELAY→
64A
Highly monitored area, for short (3)
Starts with I, ends with UICU→
65A
Flowery (6)
Starts with O, ends with EORNATE→
66A
Affinity for something, so to speak (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENOSE→
67A
Home of Emanuel Leutze's "Washington Crossing the Delaware," with "the" (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMET→
68A
Snipes of "White Men Can't Jump" (6)
Starts with W, ends with YWESLEY→
69A
Baking amts. (4)
Starts with T, ends with STSPS→
Down
1D
Party wrap (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATOGA→
2D
Bit of chemistry (4)
Starts with A, ends with MATOM→
3D
Bad thing to pull while running (5)
Starts with G, ends with NGROIN→
4D
Failed under pressure, in a way (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSAGGED→
5D
Hot French beverage (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETHE→
6D
"Sick, dude!" (3)
Starts with R, ends with DRAD→
7D
What a bug may cause (5)
Starts with E, ends with RERROR→
9D
Is gaga for (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLOVES→
10D
Farm female (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEWE→
11D
"Battles" of those busting moves (9)
Starts with D, ends with SDANCEOFFS→
12D
"I messed up" (5)
Starts with M, ends with DMYBAD→
13D
Lines in mines (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSEAMS→
18D
Tolkien fantasy series inits. (4)
Starts with L, ends with RLOTR→
22D
Little flourish on a letter (5)
Starts with S, ends with FSERIF→
24D
Break off gradually (4)
Starts with W, ends with NWEAN→
25D
Barn nestling (5)
Starts with O, ends with TOWLET→
26D
Lawyer's aide, informally (4)
Starts with P, ends with APARA→
29D
Org. in the Jack Ryan movies (3)
Starts with C, ends with ACIA→
30D
Tabard ___, locale in "The Canterbury Tales" (3)
Starts with I, ends with NINN→
31D
Leaves in a huff (9)
Starts with S, ends with TSTORMSOUT→
33D
Greek letter representing elasticity in economics (3)
Starts with E, ends with AETA→
34D
PC "copy" shortcut (5)
Starts with C, ends with CCTRLC→
36D
___Tok (3)
Starts with T, ends with KTIK→
37D
STEM part: Abbr. (3)
Starts with S, ends with ISCI→
39D
Go ballistic (5)
Starts with E, ends with TERUPT→
40D
Big name in pasta sauce (4)
Starts with R, ends with URAGU→
41D
Pride sound (4)
Starts with R, ends with RROAR→
47D
___ Marian (English folklore heroine) (4)
Starts with M, ends with DMAID→
48D
It's on the up and up (6)
Starts with A, ends with TASCENT→
49D
Fraud victim's filing (5)
Starts with C, ends with MCLAIM→
50D
Perfumery unit (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOUNCE→
51D
"And … voilà!" (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETHERE→
52D
Comes to deserve (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEARNS→
53D
Measure up to, as in competition (5)
Starts with R, ends with LRIVAL→
54D
Nickname for M.L.B.'s Angels (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHALOS→
58D
Feature of one's voice following a loud concert, say (4)
Starts with R, ends with PRASP→
59D
Potato discards (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEYES→
61D
Farm female (3)
Starts with S, ends with WSOW→
62D
It ends in septembre (3)
Starts with E, ends with EETE→
63D
Singer Lana Del ___ (3)
Starts with R, ends with YREY→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for August 12, 2026?+
76 clues: 35 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Adrianne Baik and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Mentions by username, on social media (TAGS); High range (TREBLE); Hits up on Insta, say (DMS).
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