NYT Crossword hints and answer for August 14, 2026
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Clues70
Across33
Down37
ConstructorZhou Zhang
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
___ Plateau, home to the tomb of King Khufu (4)
Starts with G, ends with AGIZA→
5A
Discovers (9)
Starts with S, ends with TSNIFFSOUT→
14A
"There's my cue" (4)
Starts with I, ends with NIMON→
15A
"Dios mío!" (9)
Starts with A, ends with AAYCARAMBA→
16A
Superbright (4)
Starts with N, ends with NNEON→
17A
Couple's last coupling, perhaps (10)
Starts with B, ends with XBREAKUPSEX→
18A
Mounted warrior skilled in martial arts (7)
Starts with S, ends with ISAMURAI→
20A
Retired pro wrestler Flair (3)
Starts with R, ends with CRIC→
21A
Sibling's cry of protest, maybe (6)
Starts with U, ends with RUNFAIR→
22A
Guard for some time? (8)
Starts with R, ends with PRENTACOP→
27A
Unit whose name derives from the Latin word for "heat" (7)
Starts with C, ends with ECALORIE→
29A
Completely lose it (6)
Starts with G, ends with OGOLOCO→
30A
Bunk alternatives (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCOTS→
31A
Leave a lasting mark on (4)
Starts with E, ends with HETCH→
33A
Because (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESINCE→
34A
Self-doubter's question (3)
Starts with A, ends with IAMI→
35A
Huddling, as teammates (7)
Starts with I, ends with EINCLOSE→
37A
Mom-and-pop group (3)
Starts with F, ends with MFAM→
38A
Rock musician Bob (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSEGER→
40A
"Enough out of you!" (4)
Starts with H, ends with HHUSH→
41A
Costco competitor, informally (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSAMS→
42A
England's George V vis-à-vis Russia's Nicholas II (6)
Starts with C, ends with NCOUSIN→
44A
Good places for a deep dive into research? (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSEALABS→
46A
Recollection, say (8)
Starts with A, ends with EANECDOTE→
48A
Primates found only in and around Madagascar (6)
Starts with L, ends with SLEMURS→
51A
Explode, as a paintball (7)
Starts with G, ends with TGOSPLAT→
52A
Enthusiastic cry when one's favorite song comes on the radio (10)
Starts with T, ends with MTHATSMYJAM→
58A
Excessively greedy (9)
Starts with R, ends with SRAPACIOUS→
59A
Berkshire town (4)
Starts with E, ends with NETON→
60A
Of an indefinitely large number (9)
Starts with U, ends with HUMPTEENTH→
61A
Spanish muralist José María ___ (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSERT→
Down
1D
Kitchen brand inspired by 18-Across (5)
Starts with G, ends with UGINSU→
2D
"Seriously?!" (11)
Starts with I, ends with NIMEANCOMEON→
3D
Issue in a modern remote work setting (11)
Starts with Z, ends with EZOOMFATIGUE→
4D
Corn and wheat, for two (7)
Starts with A, ends with SANNUALS→
5D
Garment worn with a bodice called a choli (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISARI→
6D
365th out of 365, in brief (3)
Starts with N, ends with ENYE→
7D
Words of comfort (5)
Starts with I, ends with EICARE→
8D
Not being real about (6)
Starts with F, ends with GFAKING→
9D
Honey is high in this (8)
Starts with F, ends with EFRUCTOSE→
10D
Deplete (3)
Starts with S, ends with PSAP→
11D
Yogis' utterances (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOMS→
12D
Purple drink ingredient at a boba tea shop (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUBE→
13D
"… plus ___" (3)
Starts with T, ends with XTAX→
17D
Unfruitful (6)
Starts with B, ends with NBARREN→
19D
Animated 2011 film set in Brazil (3)
Starts with R, ends with ORIO→
22D
Person that's best left alone (7)
Starts with R, ends with ERECLUSE→
23D
Wong of Netflix's "Beef" (3)
Starts with A, ends with IALI→
24D
Shoot the breeze (11)
Starts with C, ends with ECONFABULATE→
25D
Philosophy of "Keep things simple," in a sense (11)
Starts with O, ends with ROCCAMSRAZOR→
26D
"How do ___ grow? They grow out of your life": Robert Penn Warren (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPOEMS→
28D
Scratch that! (4)
Starts with I, ends with HITCH→
30D
"Julius Caesar" role (5)
Starts with C, ends with ACASCA→
32D
Plot device? (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHOSE→
35D
Shimmer colorfully (8)
Starts with I, ends with EIRIDESCE→
36D
Hello or goodbye, abroad (6)
Starts with S, ends with MSHALOM→
39D
Computer key that might be pressed repeatedly in a panic (3)
Starts with E, ends with CESC→
41D
Tastes (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSAMPLES→
43D
Average Joe, in modern slang (6)
Starts with N, ends with ENORMIE→
45D
___ Bleus, nickname for France's World Cup team (3)
Starts with L, ends with SLES→
47D
Check for fit (5)
Starts with T, ends with NTRYON→
49D
What might go straight to the heart? (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSTENT→
51D
Deep cut (4)
Starts with G, ends with HGASH→
52D
Monodrama that debuted in 1989 (3)
Starts with T, ends with UTRU→
53D
Country ___ (3)
Starts with H, ends with MHAM→
54D
Unwanted place for bugs (3)
Starts with A, ends with PAPP→
55D
Parlor offering, for short (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTAT→
56D
Project (3)
Starts with J, ends with TJUT→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for August 14, 2026?+
70 clues: 33 Across and 37 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Zhou Zhang and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: ___ Plateau, home to the tomb of King Khufu (GIZA); Discovers (SNIFFSOUT); "There's my cue" (IMON).
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