Our NYT Crossword Hints for August 23, 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 23, 2026
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 8/23/26. 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. "Awesome!"
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4A. Many profs
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8A. What a crush might make you do
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13A. Predator with dermal denticles
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18A. Silent film actor Jannings
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20A. Reclined
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21A. More intense, as an emotion
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22A. Early stage of a drug trial
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23A. Peace symbol
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24A. Adage promoting thrift
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24A. Adage promoting thrift
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27A. Itty-bitty
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29A. Return filers, for short
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30A. Barely keeps going, with "along"
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31A. Fish with leaf-shaped larvae
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32A. Image on one side of this puzzle's subject
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35A. Start of a historic triple boast
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37A. Seminole's rival, in college athletics
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38A. Liturgical singer
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39A. Quick cut
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40A. Subtitle alternative
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43A. Yogurt drink in Delhi
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45A. Monklike, in a way
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48A. Angle variable in geometry
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50A. Where this puzzle's subject was last made for circulation (in November 2025)
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53A. Periodical, informally
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55A. Genre for Siouxsie and the Banshees
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56A. Duck known for its insulating feathers
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57A. Make smelly
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59A. One of 12, astrologically
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61A. Balderdash!
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62A. "It's Your Business" sloganeer, for short
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63A. 'Omigosh!'
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64A. Drug enforcer, informally
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66A. "When We Were Young" singer, 2015
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68A. Its capital is Roma
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72A. Nursery rhyme street vendor's cry
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72A. Nursery rhyme street vendor's cry
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77A. A failed transaction
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78A. Good but not great grade
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79A. Tennis great Arthur
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80A. ___ King Cole
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81A. Fall asleep, with "off"
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82A. Word with constrictor or feather
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83A. Goddess of the dawn
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85A. Car-pooling convenience
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88A. Taco bar adjective
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91A. ___ Féin
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92A. ___ room
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94A. Showing less bias
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95A. Musical staff symbol
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96A. Aggressive move allowed in some forms of kickboxing
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99A. "Sounds like a blast!"
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101A. Mini-gulp
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102A. Some Ivy Leaguers
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104A. Meeting that goes above and beyond?
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106A. Intimate
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110A. Bitter
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112A. Image on one side of this puzzle's subject
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115A. Badge-pinning site
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117A. Tree where the Buddha found enlightenment
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119A. Spanish for "wealthy"
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120A. Get in the game?
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121A. Offer advice ... or a hint to 24- and 72-Across
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125A. D'Arcy of "House of the Dragon"
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126A. Paradise
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127A. Pucker producer, perhaps
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128A. Modernists, informally
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129A. Department store department
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130A. Vikings, for example
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131A. Long members of the onion family
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132A. Nervous
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133A. Slam
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1D. Discount merchandise indicator
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2D. Organism that moves using pseudopodia
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3D. Change the course of
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4D. ___ del Carmen (Mexican resort)
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5D. Two farthings, informally
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5D. Two farthings, informally
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6D. Deny responsibility for
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7D. Like certain easy-to-install hardware components
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8D. Much of Diego Rivera's work
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9D. Young Scot
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10D. 'You can count on me!'
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11D. It can become amber
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12D. Streetcar
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13D. Doo-wop's "___ Na Na"
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14D. Protected space for women in the Ottoman Empire
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15D. (If) necessary
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16D. Scottish dance
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17D. Offspring
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19D. "Enemies, a Love Story" actress
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22D. GoodFellas Oscar winner
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25D. Perspective
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26D. Demonstrate frugality, in a way
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26D. Demonstrate frugality, in a way
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28D. Got tinier
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33D. Hosts, in brief
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34D. Tolkien monster
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36D. Exams for ambitious H.S. students
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39D. Date night bookings
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41D. Indigenous people of the Colorado Plateau
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42D. Setting for many a New Yorker cartoon
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44D. Having impeded growth
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46D. Bird with an S-shaped neck
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47D. Place for pliers
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49D. Muslim head scarf
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50D. Target with, as a pickup line
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51D. Scribe in a courtroom, in brief
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52D. Prepares for an interview, say
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54D. Notorious Chicago bootlegger
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58D. What a dog uses to "shake"
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60D. Island location of Iolani Palace
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62D. Say something fresh
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65D. Tom who wrote "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues"
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67D. Information in a prescription
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69D. Out of this world?
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70D. Silly
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71D. Fall bloomer
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73D. Hoarders network
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74D. Shoe originally known as a "Weejun"
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74D. Shoe originally known as a "Weejun"
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75D. Street in Liverpool that has been immortalized in song
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75D. Street in Liverpool that has been immortalized in song
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76D. Wow
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84D. Like many farm stand purchases
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86D. "Dodgeball" star Vince
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87D. Specific charge on an invoice
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88D. Cooling units, in brief
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89D. Poli ___
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90D. Pork-based taco option
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91D. Snowmobile brand
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93D. Made cozy
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97D. Suffix in British English
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98D. Makeup of a nervous system, largely
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100D. Layer of a farm
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103D. Locale for camel racing
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105D. Christians' ___ Creed
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107D. Overflowed (with)
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108D. Reunion attendees
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109D. Cause for a QB's celebration
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111D. Fries in England
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112D. Deuce topper
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113D. "I'll take another card!"
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114D. Cheeky
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115D. Like cotton candy
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116D. Lead-in to pilot or pay
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118D. Grayish, say
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122D. Emphatic refusal in Germany
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123D. Stir-fry staple
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124D. Dress (up)
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