NYT Crossword hints and answer for August 27, 2026
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Clues78
Across39
Down39
ConstructorZachary David Levy
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Open with one's teeth? (5)
Starts with U, ends with PUNZIP→
6A
Network that launched in 1994 with the film "Scent of a Woman" (5)
Starts with S, ends with ZSTARZ→
11A
Bed threads (3)
Starts with P, ends with SPJS→
14A
Pre-Inca civilization known for its underground aqueducts and geoglyphs (5)
Starts with N, ends with ANAZCA→
15A
November birthstone (5)
Starts with T, ends with ZTOPAZ→
16A
CNBC subj. (3)
Starts with I, ends with OIPO→
17A
Currently being tried (5)
Starts with A, ends with RATBAR→
18A
Apt synonym for "wake-up call" (9)
Starts with E, ends with REYEOPENER→
20A
Seattle pro soccer team (8)
Starts with S, ends with SSOUNDERS→
22A
Look at this! (5)
Starts with I, ends with EIMAGE→
23A
Make a right turn? (5)
Starts with A, ends with EATONE→
24A
Greek organization, informally (4)
Starts with F, ends with TFRAT→
26A
4x platinum self-titled album of 2001 (3)
Starts with J, ends with OJLO→
27A
More saplike (6)
Starts with O, ends with ROOZIER→
29A
"Sesame Street" character with a pet rock named Rocco (3)
Starts with Z, ends with EZOE→
32A
Alertness aid (5)
Starts with N, ends with ZNODOZ→
34A
Founder of Stoicism (4)
Starts with Z, ends with OZENO→
35A
Go the other way (3)
Starts with Z, ends with GZAG→
36A
Not just my (3)
Starts with O, ends with ROUR→
37A
Loaded with energy (7)
Starts with Z, ends with LZESTFUL→
40A
When doubled, first name in classic Hollywood (3)
Starts with Z, ends with AZSA→
41A
___ Khamenei, former supreme leader of Iran (3)
Starts with A, ends with IALI→
42A
Daughter of Saturn, in Roman myth (4)
Starts with J, ends with OJUNO→
43A
Just sat around (5)
Starts with L, ends with DLAZED→
45A
One sitting on a coop board? (3)
Starts with H, ends with NHEN→
46A
Colombian offerings that may be served with hogao (6)
Starts with A, ends with SAREPAS→
49A
Conditions (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIFS→
50A
"___ counting?" (4)
Starts with W, ends with SWHOS→
51A
Check-in from a texter (5)
Starts with H, ends with UHOWRU→
53A
Discombobulated (5)
Starts with A, ends with AATSEA→
56A
Large storage unit (8)
Starts with G, ends with EGIGABYTE→
59A
Be a rat (9)
Starts with N, ends with SNAMENAMES→
62A
2007 horror sequel (5)
Starts with S, ends with VSAWIV→
63A
"The Simpsons" character ___ Nahasapeemapetilon (3)
Starts with A, ends with UAPU→
64A
Monotonous hum (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDRONE→
65A
Hat decoration in a marching band (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPLUME→
66A
Relay division (3)
Starts with L, ends with GLEG→
67A
Word before park or after cheap (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESKATE→
68A
Less candid, perhaps (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSLYER→
Down
1D
Some, in León (4)
Starts with U, ends with SUNAS→
2D
Allied grp. (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONATO→
3D
Astronaut for whom a Pixar character is named (10)
Starts with Z, ends with NZZBUALDRIN→
4D
"You're not the only one!" (7)
Starts with I, ends with OICANTOO→
5D
Longtime "Saturday Night Live" announcer Don (5)
Starts with P, ends with OPARDO→
6D
Start to type? (6)
Starts with S, ends with OSTEREO→
7D
Action figures and such (4)
Starts with T, ends with STOYS→
8D
Parrot (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAPE→
9D
Indian P.M., 1991-96 (3)
Starts with R, ends with ORAO→
10D
Totino's frozen food offering (9)
Starts with Z, ends with LZZPIAROLL→
11D
Tropical fruta (4)
Starts with P, ends with APINA→
12D
Pic file format (4)
Starts with J, ends with GJPEG→
13D
Put out (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESORE→
19D
911 responder (3)
Starts with E, ends with TEMT→
21D
"Music for Airports" composer (3)
Starts with E, ends with OENO→
24D
Feudal estate (4)
Starts with F, ends with FFIEF→
25D
Lens solution brand (4)
Starts with R, ends with URENU→
26D
10,000,000 ergs (5)
Starts with J, ends with EJOULE→
28D
2004 inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ... and a hint to 3-, 10-, 29- and 33-Down (5)
Starts with Z, ends with PZZTOP→
29D
Bear of children's rhyme (10)
Starts with Z, ends with YZZZZFUYWUY→
30D
Desert havens (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOASES→
31D
"Heavens to Murgatroyd!" (4)
Starts with E, ends with DEGAD→
32D
Biblical "captain" (4)
Starts with N, ends with HNOAH→
33D
Gesture also known as "spirit fingers" (9)
Starts with Z, ends with SZZJAHANDS→
38D
French bread? (4)
Starts with E, ends with OEURO→
39D
Console for Chrono Trigger, in brief (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSNES→
44D
Completely missed shot (7)
Starts with A, ends with LAIRBALL→
47D
"It makes sense now!" (6)
Starts with A, ends with EAHISEE→
50D
Microscopic (3)
Starts with W, ends with EWEE→
52D
Insects responsible for virtually all fig pollination (5)
Starts with W, ends with SWASPS→
53D
Obsessively oriented (4)
Starts with A, ends with LANAL→
54D
Record, in a way (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETAPE→
55D
A little too pleased with oneself (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSMUG→
57D
"The devourer of all things," per Ovid (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETIME→
58D
Perpetually (4)
Starts with E, ends with REVER→
60D
Clumsy vessel (3)
Starts with A, ends with KARK→
61D
Bygone cousin of a kiwi (3)
Starts with M, ends with AMOA→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for August 27, 2026?+
78 clues: 39 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Zachary David Levy and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Open with one's teeth? (UNZIP); Network that launched in 1994 with the film "Scent of a Woman" (STARZ); Bed threads (PJS).
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