NYT Crossword hints and answer for August 28, 2026
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Clues68
Across31
Down37
ConstructorJack Hatchett
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
"Oh, what the hell" (7)
Starts with S, ends with TSCREWIT→
8A
Mythical figure in "Doctor Faustus" (5)
Starts with H, ends with NHELEN→
13A
Worrier's words (8)
Starts with I, ends with TIHOPENOT→
15A
Like a parkour practitioner (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAGILE→
16A
Politician's response, maybe (9)
Starts with N, ends with RNONANSWER→
18A
Step in the shower (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERINSE→
19A
Christian ___ (3)
Starts with E, ends with AERA→
20A
Beamed over (10)
Starts with T, ends with DTELEPORTED→
22A
"Would ya look at that …" (12)
Starts with W, ends with LWELLWELLWELL→
25A
Milieu for bathyspheres, with "the" (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDEEPS→
26A
"Ignorance is bliss," e.g. (6)
Starts with O, ends with WOLDSAW→
29A
Compañeras (6)
Starts with A, ends with SAMIGAS→
31A
Rabbit's title (4)
Starts with B, ends with RBRER→
32A
Lead-in to field or fifties (3)
Starts with M, ends with DMID→
34A
Big house (5)
Starts with M, ends with RMANOR→
35A
___ polo (sport played in Pakistan) (3)
Starts with Y, ends with KYAK→
36A
Asteroids system (5)
Starts with A, ends with IATARI→
38A
Flame proof? (3)
Starts with A, ends with HASH→
39A
___ collar (4)
Starts with E, ends with NETON→
41A
Yellow-and-black ideogram (6)
Starts with S, ends with YSMILEY→
42A
World's second-most-populous island (6)
Starts with H, ends with UHONSHU→
44A
Hosting, informally (5)
Starts with M, ends with GMCING→
45A
They might raise your kids (12)
Starts with B, ends with SBOOSTERSEATS→
49A
"Easy-peasy!" (10)
Starts with I, ends with EITSABREEZE→
52A
Customizable avatar for Nintendo games (3)
Starts with M, ends with IMII→
53A
Natural exfoliant (5)
Starts with L, ends with ALOOFA→
54A
Houdini specialty (9)
Starts with E, ends with TESCAPEACT→
57A
Flower in a Whitman poem written as an elegy for Lincoln (5)
Starts with L, ends with CLILAC→
58A
Kim Cattrall's role on "Sex and the City" (8)
Starts with S, ends with ASAMANTHA→
59A
Move stealthily (5)
Starts with S, ends with KSLINK→
60A
Setting for an uphill climb (7)
Starts with L, ends with RLOWGEAR→
Down
1D
Certain elastic band (5)
Starts with S, ends with WSINEW→
2D
Washing the dishes, e.g. (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECHORE→
3D
Brazilian soccer star known for his dribbling flair (10)
Starts with R, ends with ORONALDINHO→
4D
Org. that might do some spring cleaning? (3)
Starts with E, ends with AEPA→
5D
Actress Ming-Na of "Mulan" (3)
Starts with W, ends with NWEN→
6D
Shoe fitting concerns (7)
Starts with I, ends with SINSTEPS→
7D
Golf bag attachments (6)
Starts with T, ends with STOWELS→
8D
Frequent collaborator with Bill Murray (11)
Starts with H, ends with SHAROLDRAMIS→
9D
Members of a Gen Z subculture with online origins (6)
Starts with E, ends with SEGIRLS→
10D
Screen capture? (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLINT→
11D
Choice word (4)
Starts with E, ends with EELSE→
12D
Sine qua non (4)
Starts with N, ends with DNEED→
14D
Something read at a table (4)
Starts with T, ends with LTELL→
17D
Overhaul (6)
Starts with R, ends with KREWORK→
21D
Creator of the Hawaiian Islands, in myth (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPELE→
23D
Building block (4)
Starts with L, ends with OLEGO→
24D
"Our luck has turned!" (11)
Starts with W, ends with KWEARESOBACK→
27D
Blend (10)
Starts with A, ends with EAMALGAMATE→
28D
Word with live or chicken (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWIRE→
29D
Residency org. (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAMA→
30D
Brewing stuff (4)
Starts with M, ends with HMASH→
31D
Outlaw (3)
Starts with B, ends with NBAN→
33D
Unprofessional letters? (3)
Starts with D, ends with YDIY→
35D
"The thing is …" (6)
Starts with Y, ends with EYOUSEE→
37D
Sticking point (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETINE→
40D
Lightning conductor? (4)
Starts with T, ends with RTHOR→
41D
Rock subgenre portmanteau (7)
Starts with S, ends with OSCREAMO→
43D
Jazz aficionado, e.g. (6)
Starts with N, ends with NNBAFAN→
44D
Spirit seen on el Día de los Muertos (6)
Starts with M, ends with LMEZCAL→
46D
The 12th crew member in "Ocean's Twelve" (4)
Starts with T, ends with STESS→
47D
Women's Basketball Hall-of-Famer Penicheiro (5)
Starts with T, ends with ATICHA→
48D
Electric instrument played on Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSITAR→
49D
Afflictions (4)
Starts with I, ends with SILLS→
50D
Work like a dog (4)
Starts with T, ends with LTOIL→
51D
Star turns at a concert (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISOLI→
55D
Print maker (3)
Starts with P, ends with WPAW→
56D
Subj. with two A.P. exams (3)
Starts with E, ends with GENG→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for August 28, 2026?+
68 clues: 31 Across and 37 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Jack Hatchett and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: "Oh, what the hell" (SCREWIT); Mythical figure in "Doctor Faustus" (HELEN); Worrier's words (IHOPENOT).
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