Our NYT Crossword Hints for August 2, 2026 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 2, 2026
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 8/2/26. 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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1A. Pen name?
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4A. Garment whose name is a homophone for a board game
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8A. Keywords accompanying a YouTube video, say
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12A. Bellyaches
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17A. Listing of what's on tap
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18A. Story
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19A. It's right around the present
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20A. Phone notifications
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22A. "For our ad, how should we list the car that we found in the ditch?"
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25A. Massachusetts city named for a colonial patriot
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26A. Like phone numbers in infomercials
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27A. Team players
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29A. Boggy place
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30A. Rightmost word on the front of a penny
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31A. Their horns don't honk
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33A. Kerfuffles
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34A. Moccasin decoration
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35A. "Physics is like ___: Sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it" (quote attributed to Richard Feynman)
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36A. Ankle part
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39A. "… and how do we add that it was just struck by lightning?"
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41A. "You will be ___"
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42A. What's to be with Québec?
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43A. Focus of many a small private college
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44A. "… and that the tailpipe is dragging on the ground?"
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49A. 19th-century school item
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51A. Emulates Cicero
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52A. Food or water
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54A. Cover with a black rectangle, say
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58A. Useful pointers?
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59A. Rascal
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62A. Tech models since 1998
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65A. Country with the all-time greatest number of medals at the Winter Olympics: Abbr.
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66A. Quickbeam and Leaflock, in fantasy
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67A. "… and what about the leaky roof?"
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69A. Point of intersection
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70A. "Here, ___!"
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71A. Mideast language
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72A. Surprising result
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73A. Pretend
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74A. Achilles, e.g.
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76A. Family nickname comparable to the Yiddish "bubbe"
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78A. Smooth, now
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79A. Gains prominence
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82A. "… and the broken door locks?"
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86A. "___ just in …"
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88A. Big name in plastic
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90A. Rudimentary seeds
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91A. "… and the defective speaker system?"
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93A. Rudimentary
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94A. Calling card, for short?
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97A. Safari destinations
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98A. Drink in a red, white and blue cup
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99A. Donahue on TV Guide's list of "50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time"
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100A. Yemeni neighbor
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102A. Old gridiron org. for the Boston Patriots
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103A. End of "Our Town" or "A Doll's House"
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105A. Spectacular flops
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108A. Upholsterer's sample
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110A. "… and finally, the missing front tires?"
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112A. Capital of Zimbabwe
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113A. Pupil's surroundings
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114A. Like toms and drakes
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115A. State as fact
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116A. U-Haul alternative
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117A. Legend who occasionally used his head to achieve greatness
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118A. SoCal sch.
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119A. Pink part of a Mr. Potato Head set
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1D. Caption below the first of two photos
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2D. Opposite of exodus
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3D. Dumbbell exercises
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4D. Giant or dwarf
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5D. ___-de-camp
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6D. Backs out, say
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7D. Indignation
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8D. Ninnies
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9D. What someone flat-footed lacks
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10D. Like an honorable knight
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11D. They might be on one's radar
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12D. — Pet
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13D. Porters, for example
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14D. Race prior to a race?
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15D. Fifth-year student leader at Hogwarts
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16D. Barely runs?
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17D. Fruit snack brand
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21D. Excites
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23D. Again and again in verse
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24D. Over-the-top performers
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28D. Item on a rack
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32D. Mercedes alternative
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34D. Idly doodling, maybe
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37D. How the car in this puzzle's theme would be sold
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38D. Blog feed letters
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40D. Disrelishes and then some
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41D. Hands (out)
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42D. Linguistic suffix
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44D. "Fabulous!"
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45D. It has a rind but supposedly no rhyme
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46D. Deliberately malicious
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47D. Opposite of "You'll pay for that!"?
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48D. God who aids the Trojan fleet in the first book of the "Aeneid"
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50D. Long stories have them
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53D. Runs out of gas
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55D. Divinely elect
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56D. Old yeller?
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57D. Faddish
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59D. California's Big ___
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60D. Keeps in the loop, electronically
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61D. Similar to
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63D. Pioneering astronaut Jemison
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64D. "The Good Wife" figure: Abbr.
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67D. Declares off limits
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68D. Fix a litter problem?
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69D. Show signs
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71D. Palm off (on)
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73D. Mooch
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75D. Hangs on a clothesline
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77D. Isis Naija Gaston ___ Ice Spice
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78D. Madonna's "La __ Bonita"
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80D. Kick out
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81D. Planned detour
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83D. “Shark Tank” shark Greiner
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84D. Horror franchise that includes 1992's "Army of Darkness"
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85D. It all adds up to this
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86D. "West Side Story" conflict
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87D. Edmund who wrote "View From the Summit"
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89D. "Now, wait just one minute!"
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91D. Suppress
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92D. Like cheesecake vis-à-vis sponge cake
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93D. 'That was a close one!'
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94D. What wets the appetite?
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95D. "The idea!"
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96D. Penny-pincher
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99D. Intrinsically
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101D. Jazz singer Carmen
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103D. Part of a plot, at times
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104D. The third one is dangerous
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106D. Once-common fish in the Thames
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107D. Veal cordon ___
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109D. Smidgen
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111D. Inits. at sea
We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.
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The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.
Solving the New York Times crossword has become a beloved pastime for many, and there are even competitions and clubs devoted to crossword puzzle solving. The New York Times crossword is available in print in the newspaper and online, and it has a dedicated following of loyal solvers who eagerly await each day's puzzle.
If you’re still struggling to solve your NYT crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first. If you’re looking for similarly challenging crosswords, we recommend the WSJ Crossword and LA Times Crossword.
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