Our NYT Crossword Hints for August 12, 2023 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily crossword that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of the paper and is also available online.
NYT Crossword Hints, August 12, 2023
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 8/12/23. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
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Alternatives to Budgets
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"L'elisir d'___" (Donizetti opera)
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Equestrian princess in the 1976 Olympics
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A baby one is called a red dog
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NBC current affairs program beginning in 1992
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Tang, e.g.
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Castilian cat
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"___ enough for ya?"
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"My point is …"
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Romano o siciliano
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Command and Control
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Minimal
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The French?
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None of it is good, in an aphorism
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Affixes to a scrapbook, say
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Stage
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Fair hits?
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Large quantities
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Kicks in
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Some
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Nickname that drops "son"
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1
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Nonplussed
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Focal length?
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Poker variety
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It helps keep you on your toes
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Block of text duplicated and reposted online, in internet slang
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Perfectly acceptable, humorously
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True-crime series about a physician who commits gross malpractice
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Quality of some coincidences
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Rubber
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Company whose name sounds like its last two letters
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Isn't totally in the dark
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Toast starter
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"No preference"
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"Ugh, not this again!"
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Scarfing down
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Yogurt dip often served with pita
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Former Chicago mayor ___ Lightfoot
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Bon __
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___ state (overprotective government)
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Makes
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Animal studied for its regenerative abilities
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Ready to fly, as an arrow
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Heavy load
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Never-seen character on TV's "Mork & Mindy"
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Serpentine symbol of rebirth, from the Greek for "tail-devouring"
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Cry after stubbing a toe, maybe
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International cricket powerhouse: Abbr.
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Kitchen organizer
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Jump, in a way
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Hybrid with a Latin name
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Classic board game invented by an Oscar-winning French filmmaker
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Principle underlying just governance
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Seasons
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"Hang On ___" (official rock song of Ohio)
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Same here
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They're not easy on the eyes
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Birthplace of Ang Lee
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Calibrated, in a way
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Old Ford Motors offering, informally
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Heavy read
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How disappointing
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Over, in Österreich
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Show rooms?
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They hold solutions
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Currency that features a phoenix on one of its bank notes
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Citrusy ingredient in some wood polishes
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Alternatives to Budgets
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"L'elisir d'___" (Donizetti opera)
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Equestrian princess in the 1976 Olympics
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A baby one is called a red dog
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NBC current affairs program beginning in 1992
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Tang, e.g.
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Castilian cat
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"___ enough for ya?"
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"My point is …"
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Romano o siciliano
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Command and Control
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Minimal
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The French?
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None of it is good, in an aphorism
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Affixes to a scrapbook, say
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Stage
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Fair hits?
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Large quantities
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Some
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Nickname that drops "son"
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1
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Nonplussed
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Poker variety
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It helps keep you on your toes
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Block of text duplicated and reposted online, in internet slang
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Perfectly acceptable, humorously
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True-crime series about a physician who commits gross malpractice
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Quality of some coincidences
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Company whose name sounds like its last two letters
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Isn't totally in the dark
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"No preference"
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"Ugh, not this again!"
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Scarfing down
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___ state (overprotective government)
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Makes
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Animal studied for its regenerative abilities
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Heavy load
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Never-seen character on TV's "Mork & Mindy"
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Serpentine symbol of rebirth, from the Greek for "tail-devouring"
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International cricket powerhouse: Abbr.
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Kitchen organizer
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Jump, in a way
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Classic board game invented by an Oscar-winning French filmmaker
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Principle underlying just governance
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Seasons
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"Hang On ___" (official rock song of Ohio)
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Same here
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They're not easy on the eyes
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Birthplace of Ang Lee
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Calibrated, in a way
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Old Ford Motors offering, informally
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Heavy read
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Show rooms?
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Currency that features a phoenix on one of its bank notes
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