NYT Crossword hints and answer for August 4, 2026
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Clues76
Across36
Down40
ConstructorVasu Seralathan
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
"Handy" kitchen item (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMITT→
5A
Smears with goo (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSLIMES→
11A
Music genre with offbeat rhythms (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASKA→
14A
So-called "servebot" in tennis, essentially (4)
Starts with A, ends with RACER→
15A
Action on the front lines (6)
Starts with C, ends with TCOMBAT→
16A
Hunk of cash (3)
Starts with W, ends with DWAD→
17A
Words uttered while sorting potential gowns for an Indian wedding? (11)
Starts with S, ends with ISARINOTSARI→
19A
Word aptly hidden in "moldy" (3)
Starts with O, ends with DOLD→
20A
Some marksmen (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSNIPERS→
21A
Stringed instruments of old (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLYRES→
23A
Inc. alternative (3)
Starts with L, ends with CLLC→
24A
Kind of whale (6)
Starts with B, ends with NBALEEN→
27A
Wedding feast delivery from India's capital? (13)
Starts with D, ends with SDELHIPLATTERS→
31A
Unwelcome responsibility (4)
Starts with O, ends with SONUS→
33A
Rawboned (5)
Starts with G, ends with TGAUNT→
34A
"Deadline" for a rush order (3)
Starts with N, ends with WNOW→
35A
Bit of tailoring (3)
Starts with H, ends with MHEM→
36A
Writer Rand (3)
Starts with A, ends with NAYN→
38A
Great Leap Forward leader (3)
Starts with M, ends with OMAO→
39A
Longoria with three Screen Actors Guild awards (3)
Starts with E, ends with AEVA→
40A
Celestial sphere (3)
Starts with O, ends with BORB→
41A
Hold power, as a ruler (5)
Starts with R, ends with NREIGN→
43A
"You said it!" (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAMEN→
44A
Tying the knot during a colorful Hindu festival? (13)
Starts with H, ends with YHOLIMATRIMONY→
48A
One who makes a lasting impression while just scratching the surface (6)
Starts with E, ends with RETCHER→
49A
Part of NATO: Abbr. (3)
Starts with O, ends with GORG→
50A
When repeated, "You get the gist" (5)
Starts with Y, ends with AYADDA→
52A
Enter furtively (7)
Starts with C, ends with NCREEPIN→
56A
Mysterious sight at night (3)
Starts with U, ends with OUFO→
57A
"Esteemed reception guests, we regret to report that we've run out of flatbread," e.g.? (11)
Starts with N, ends with YNAANAPOLOGY→
61A
Scratch the surface of, say (3)
Starts with M, ends with RMAR→
62A
Like the physicist Niels Bohr and the astronomer Tycho Brahe (6)
Starts with D, ends with HDANISH→
63A
Stock market unveilings, for short (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIPOS→
64A
"___ you done?" (3)
Starts with A, ends with EARE→
65A
Luxury transports (6)
Starts with Y, ends with SYACHTS→
66A
Common workout target (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECORE→
Down
1D
The "m" in many a physics equation (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMASS→
2D
Self-assured words (4)
Starts with I, ends with NICAN→
3D
Actress Polo (4)
Starts with T, ends with ITERI→
4D
Toughest hits to get when hitting for the cycle in baseball (7)
Starts with T, ends with STRIPLES→
6D
"___ of luck!" (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLOTS→
7D
Quick communications, in brief (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIMS→
8D
Postgraduate deg. with management courses (3)
Starts with M, ends with AMBA→
9D
Musician's asset (3)
Starts with E, ends with REAR→
10D
Stylish shoe feature (8)
Starts with S, ends with OSTILETTO→
11D
Someone you will never stop despising (10)
Starts with S, ends with YSWORNENEMY→
12D
Green smoothie staple (4)
Starts with K, ends with EKALE→
13D
Tosses in (4)
Starts with A, ends with SADDS→
18D
"Little" Dickens girl (4)
Starts with N, ends with LNELL→
22D
Up to this point (3)
Starts with Y, ends with TYET→
24D
___-free (plastics label) (3)
Starts with B, ends with ABPA→
25D
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler vis-à-vis "Saturday Night Live" (6)
Starts with A, ends with IALUMNI→
26D
Singer ___ Del Rey (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALANA→
27D
Longtime Hogwarts headmaster (10)
Starts with D, ends with EDUMBLEDORE→
28D
Set aflame (6)
Starts with I, ends with EIGNITE→
29D
Wander (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROVE→
30D
Graceful bird (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSWAN→
31D
"Pick me! Pick me!" (4)
Starts with O, ends with HOHOH→
32D
Infamous Roman ruler (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONERO→
36D
Attractive plus-one (8)
Starts with A, ends with YARMCANDY→
37D
"You said it!" (4)
Starts with Y, ends with HYEAH→
42D
Canine warning (3)
Starts with G, ends with RGRR→
43D
Like a cherub (7)
Starts with A, ends with CANGELIC→
45D
"___ be a real honor" (3)
Starts with I, ends with DITD→
46D
Transforms (6)
Starts with M, ends with SMORPHS→
47D
Cookie with an "enrobed" variety in the U.K. (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOREO→
50D
Arizona city or county (4)
Starts with Y, ends with AYUMA→
51D
At a distance (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAFAR→
52D
Film information on IMDb or Rotten Tomatoes (4)
Starts with C, ends with TCAST→
53D
Cops, in slang (4)
Starts with P, ends with OPOPO→
54D
Iconic lab assistant of film (4)
Starts with I, ends with RIGOR→
55D
Where Anheuser-Busch is "BUD" (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENYSE→
58D
Battery for a mouse (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAAA→
59D
Anti-apartheid org. (3)
Starts with A, ends with CANC→
60D
U.S. medical research agcy. (3)
Starts with N, ends with HNIH→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for August 4, 2026?+
76 clues: 36 Across and 40 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Vasu Seralathan and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: "Handy" kitchen item (MITT); Smears with goo (SLIMES); Music genre with offbeat rhythms (SKA).
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