NYT Crossword Answers for Tuesday, August 4, 2026
NYT Crossword
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Tuesday puzzle · 76 answers · Easy. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
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17A SARINOTSARI27A DELHIPLATTERS44A HOLIMATRIMONY57A NAANAPOLOGY
The question-mark clues
A “?” at the end of an NYT clue means wordplay: a pun, a double meaning or a trick. This grid had 4; here are their numbers and answers.
- 17AAcross clue ending in “?” (11)
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SARINOTSARI - 27AAcross clue ending in “?” (13)
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DELHIPLATTERS - 44AAcross clue ending in “?” (13)
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HOLIMATRIMONY - 57AAcross clue ending in “?” (11)
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NAANAPOLOGY
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 264 puzzles since November 2025:
EAR ×12ARE ×11OREO ×11SKA ×11OLD ×10AMEN ×8ACER ×7ADDS ×7
The full NYT Crossword solution
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All 36 Across answers
1A MITT5A SLIMES11A SKA14A ACER15A COMBAT16A WAD17A SARINOTSARI19A OLD20A SNIPERS21A LYRES23A LLC24A BALEEN27A DELHIPLATTERS31A ONUS33A GAUNT34A NOW35A HEM36A AYN38A MAO39A EVA40A ORB41A REIGN43A AMEN44A HOLIMATRIMONY48A ETCHER49A ORG50A YADDA52A CREEPIN56A UFO57A NAANAPOLOGY61A MAR62A DANISH63A IPOS64A ARE65A YACHTS66A CORE
All 40 Down answers
1D MASS2D ICAN3D TERI4D TRIPLES5D SCORCH6D LOTS7D IMS8D MBA9D EAR10D STILETTO11D SWORNENEMY12D KALE13D ADDS18D NELL22D YET24D BPA25D ALUMNI26D LANA27D DUMBLEDORE28D IGNITE29D ROVE30D SWAN31D OHOH32D NERO36D ARMCANDY37D YEAH42D GRR43D ANGELIC45D ITD46D MORPHS47D OREO50D YUMA51D AFAR52D CAST53D POPO54D IGOR55D NYSE58D AAA59D ANC60D NIH
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Tuesday, August 4, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Vasu Seralathan, edited by Will Shortz. It had 76 answers and 41 black squares; the longest answer ran 13 letters. That is about average for a Tuesday. 4 clues ended in a question mark.
Also on Aug 4: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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