NYT Crossword hints and answer for August 6, 2026
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Clues74
Across37
Down37
ConstructorDena R. Verkuil and John Kugelman
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Singer Braxton (4)
Starts with T, ends with ITONI→
5A
Like some winter windshields (4)
Starts with I, ends with DICED→
9A
___ Bauer (brand of outdoor gear) (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEDDIE→
15A
"Me, too" (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESAME→
16A
Stable job (5)
Starts with G, ends with MGROOM→
17A
Spirit of the Caribbean (11)
Starts with J, ends with MJAMAICANRUM→
19A
Haggard (5)
Starts with G, ends with TGAUNT→
20A
Creamy dish made with arborio rice (7)
Starts with R, ends with ORISOTTO→
21A
Angela on "The Office," e.g. (4)
Starts with P, ends with GPRIG→
22A
"Bring it on!" (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETRYME→
23A
Four-time N.B.A. M.V.P. (11)
Starts with L, ends with SLEBRONJAMES→
28A
Nick, e.g. (3)
Starts with M, ends with RMAR→
30A
Collected (4)
Starts with C, ends with LCOOL→
31A
Evil computer of classic film (3)
Starts with H, ends with LHAL→
32A
Kind of seeds found in a basket in King Tutankhamen's tomb (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESESAME→
35A
Alternate nickname for the "Hollywood of the South" (8)
Starts with H, ends with AHOTLANTA→
37A
Group with a coat of arms (4)
Starts with C, ends with NCLAN→
38A
Unspecified ones (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETHOSE→
40A
Wednesday a.k.a. ___ day (4)
Starts with H, ends with PHUMP→
41A
Like some fat (8)
Starts with R, ends with DRENDERED→
43A
Purposely wrongs (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSPITES→
45A
"What's more …" (3)
Starts with A, ends with DAND→
46A
Joan known for his "dream paintings" (4)
Starts with M, ends with OMIRO→
47A
Make out, perhaps? (3)
Starts with T, ends with GTAG→
48A
Pillow fight setting (11)
Starts with P, ends with YPAJAMAPARTY→
51A
Juicer's "juice" (5)
Starts with R, ends with SROIDS→
55A
Determination (4)
Starts with W, ends with LWILL→
56A
Shade provider along Central Park's Literary Walk (7)
Starts with E, ends with EELMTREE→
58A
A-tier (5)
Starts with P, ends with OPRIMO→
60A
Chock-full ... like three squares (and foods) in this puzzle (9)
Starts with J, ends with DJAMPACKED→
62A
Touch-and-go (5)
Starts with D, ends with YDICEY→
63A
Force felt on Earth, for short (4)
Starts with O, ends with GONEG→
64A
Goddess whose name is an anagram of her mother's (4)
Starts with H, ends with AHERA→
65A
Feelings of getting older (5)
Starts with A, ends with SACHES→
66A
Volcano seen on HBO's "The White Lotus" (4)
Starts with E, ends with AETNA→
67A
Port in 50-Down (4)
Starts with A, ends with NADEN→
Down
1D
Fruity pastry (7)
Starts with T, ends with TTAJAMRT→
3D
Like the jungle at daybreak (5)
Starts with N, ends with YNOISY→
4D
At the helm (9)
Starts with I, ends with DINCOMMAND→
5D
"___ that right?" (4)
Starts with I, ends with TISNT→
6D
Number for December (5)
Starts with C, ends with LCAROL→
7D
Bird with noted calf muscles (3)
Starts with E, ends with UEMU→
8D
Short blue person? (3)
Starts with D, ends with MDEM→
9D
Chả giò, on a Vietnamese menu (7)
Starts with E, ends with LEGGROLL→
10D
Enervate (5)
Starts with D, ends with NDRAIN→
11D
Temptation for Homer Simpson (11)
Starts with D, ends with TDOUGJAMHNUT→
12D
Na+ or Cl- (3)
Starts with I, ends with NION→
13D
Real lifesaver, for short (3)
Starts with E, ends with TEMT→
18D
Starting group (5)
Starts with A, ends with MATEAM→
21D
Not accept an outrage, say (7)
Starts with P, ends with TPROTEST→
24D
Amazon smart speaker (7)
Starts with E, ends with TECHODOT→
26D
Tempting words on a Wonderland cake (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEATME→
27D
Is really good, in modern slang (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSLAPS→
29D
Legal mulligan (7)
Starts with R, ends with LRETRIAL→
32D
What an old car might be sold for (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSCRAP→
33D
___ Ferrante, author of the "Neapolitan Novels" (5)
Starts with E, ends with AELENA→
34D
Brown-bag item (11)
Starts with S, ends with HSANDJAMWICH→
36D
"OK, that makes sense" (9)
Starts with A, ends with AAHIGOTCHA→
39D
Münster man (4)
Starts with H, ends with RHERR→
42D
Puts to work (7)
Starts with E, ends with SEMPLOYS→
44D
Northern Italian city known for its cheese (5)
Starts with P, ends with APARMA→
49D
"The White Lotus" actress ___ Lou Wood (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAIMEE→
50D
Arabia Felix, now (5)
Starts with Y, ends with NYEMEN→
52D
Perturbed (5)
Starts with I, ends with DIRKED→
53D
Fortune 500 company started by a blacksmith, informally (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDEERE→
54D
Civic's class (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSEDAN→
57D
Sports org. with a Tour (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALPGA→
58D
Open show of intimacy, for short (3)
Starts with P, ends with APDA→
59D
Nickname that drops "hard" (3)
Starts with R, ends with CRIC→
61D
Tiny "farmer" (3)
Starts with A, ends with TANT→
How to solve the NYT Crossword
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for August 6, 2026?+
74 clues: 37 Across and 37 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Dena R. Verkuil and John Kugelman and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Singer Braxton (TONI); Like some winter windshields (ICED); ___ Bauer (brand of outdoor gear) (EDDIE).
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