NYT Crossword hints and answer for August 3, 2026
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Clues76
Across37
Down39
ConstructorWilla Angel Chen Miller
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
What's paid (4)
Starts with C, ends with TCOST→
5A
Slowpoke in a "mobile home" (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSNAIL→
10A
Figure that might be measured in acres (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAREA→
14A
What a diaper pail helps minimize (4)
Starts with O, ends with RODOR→
15A
___ bear (cuddly toy) (5)
Starts with T, ends with YTEDDY→
16A
Device used in a lactation room (4)
Starts with P, ends with PPUMP→
17A
Size between mini and maxi (4)
Starts with M, ends with IMIDI→
18A
Humiliate (5)
Starts with A, ends with EABASE→
19A
Ancient Peruvian society (4)
Starts with I, ends with AINCA→
20A
Idler along the seashore (8)
Starts with B, ends with MBEACHBUM→
22A
"Pumpkin eater" in a nursery rhyme (5)
Starts with P, ends with RPETER→
23A
Speak at the top of one's lungs (4)
Starts with Y, ends with LYELL→
24A
Needle-working craft (7)
Starts with C, ends with TCROCHET→
26A
Kitchen appliance for desserts (13)
Starts with I, ends with RICECREAMMAKER→
30A
Division in a supermarket (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAISLE→
31A
Travel like slime (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOOZE→
32A
One lacking refinement (3)
Starts with O, ends with FOAF→
35A
Chess game's end (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMATE→
36A
Children's author A.A. ___ (5)
Starts with M, ends with EMILNE→
38A
Throw with force (4)
Starts with H, ends with LHURL→
39A
___ constrictor (3)
Starts with B, ends with ABOA→
40A
Phase in which users help catch bugs (4)
Starts with B, ends with ABETA→
41A
Instrument on which reveille is played (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBUGLE→
42A
Series that may feature forensics experts (13)
Starts with T, ends with WTRUECRIMESHOW→
46A
Ninja's quality (7)
Starts with S, ends with HSTEALTH→
48A
___ whiskey (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMALT→
49A
Surgery that leaves the patient looking better? (5)
Starts with L, ends with KLASIK→
50A
Adjective describing 20-, 26- and 42-Across (8)
Starts with C, ends with GCHILLING→
54A
Guesstimates for when planes are due, for short (4)
Starts with E, ends with SETAS→
55A
Donation at some Red Cross events (5)
Starts with B, ends with DBLOOD→
57A
"Best Dad ___" (message on a mug) (4)
Starts with E, ends with REVER→
58A
"The King" in soccer (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPELE→
59A
Competitive thing to "bring" (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAGAME→
60A
Still red, as steak (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERARE→
61A
Uno + dos (4)
Starts with T, ends with STRES→
62A
All gone from the dinner plate (5)
Starts with E, ends with NEATEN→
63A
Winter forecast (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSNOW→
Down
1D
Head-scratcher? (4)
Starts with C, ends with BCOMB→
2D
Garfield's perky-eared canine buddy (4)
Starts with O, ends with EODIE→
3D
Coke or Pepsi (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASODA→
4D
Toddler's wheels (8)
Starts with T, ends with ETRICYCLE→
5D
Horses' hangout (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESTABLE→
6D
Cosmic cloud (6)
Starts with N, ends with ANEBULA→
7D
Eve's man (4)
Starts with A, ends with MADAM→
8D
Passports and driver's licenses, for short (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIDS→
9D
Aid in making soap (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELYE→
10D
Per individual (6)
Starts with A, ends with EAPIECE→
11D
Rehearsal (10)
Starts with R, ends with HRUNTHROUGH→
12D
Host with a mic (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEMCEE→
13D
A world ___ (5)
Starts with A, ends with TAPART→
21D
"Present!" (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHERE→
22D
Hawaiian seafood dish (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPOKE→
24D
"Let's go, man!" (4)
Starts with C, ends with NCMON→
25D
Demolish (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERAZE→
26D
First two syllables of "I am what I am," aptly (4)
Starts with I, ends with BIAMB→
27D
Farewell in Florence (4)
Starts with C, ends with OCIAO→
28D
Opportunity to buy some antiques (10)
Starts with E, ends with EESTATESALE→
29D
Back tooth (5)
Starts with M, ends with RMOLAR→
33D
Guthrie who sang "You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant" (4)
Starts with A, ends with OARLO→
34D
Went by plane (4)
Starts with F, ends with WFLEW→
36D
Convene (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMEET→
37D
What a mosquito bite causes (4)
Starts with I, ends with HITCH→
38D
Swindling sorts (8)
Starts with H, ends with SHUSTLERS→
40D
Swoleness (4)
Starts with B, ends with KBULK→
41D
Taco ___ (4)
Starts with B, ends with LBELL→
43D
Rewards for excellent employees (6)
Starts with R, ends with SRAISES→
44D
Stereotypical cry after "Honey …" (6)
Starts with I, ends with EIMHOME→
45D
___ voyage (first trip) (6)
Starts with M, ends with NMAIDEN→
46D
Caught some Z's (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSLEPT→
47D
Product of Maine or Idaho, informally (5)
Starts with T, ends with RTATER→
50D
Jacket (4)
Starts with C, ends with TCOAT→
51D
Pavlov known for canine experiments (4)
Starts with I, ends with NIVAN→
52D
Roman emperor who competed in the Olympics (and "won" every event he was in) (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONERO→
53D
Got bigger (4)
Starts with G, ends with WGREW→
55D
Snookums (3)
Starts with B, ends with EBAE→
56D
Alternative to JFK and EWR (3)
Starts with L, ends with ALGA→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for August 3, 2026?+
76 clues: 37 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Willa Angel Chen Miller and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: What's paid (COST); Slowpoke in a "mobile home" (SNAIL); Figure that might be measured in acres (AREA).
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