Our NYT Crossword Hints for August 6, 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 6, 2023
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 8/6/23. 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.
- Partner of willing
- Basic math subject
- She released "30" in '21
- Held up high
- Aww-inspiring
- Sailors' songs
- Significant feature of a May-December romance
- "Eureka!"
- "I'm literally right here ..."
- One way to take some courses
- Advil alternative
- 100%
- Place to give someone a ring
- Romance author Huang
- Director Lee
- Main bug in "A Bug's Life"
- Pays to play
- Even one
- "Everything is peachy!"
- Dojo offerings
- 'Chances ___ . . .'
- - (119 Down)
- Star Wars droid familiarly
- One-named vocalist with the hits "Foolish" and "Happy"
- Section of an atlas
- Dieted, maybe
- Time magazine once named him "Actor of the Century"
- Goes around
- West Point student
- Comedian Margaret
- World's tallest flying bird
- Activity behind police tape, for short
- National flower of Mexico
- Nebraska senator Fischer
- Options, metaphorically
- One eye in a winking emoticon
- Piece of furniture with parts that fold down, as depicted seven times in this puzzle
- Musician with a Nobel Prize in literature
- Word with bird or retirement
- Appropriate answer for this place in the grid
- Part of the U.K. (Abbr.)
- Person on the high C's?
- Function of one end of a pencil
- Gaelic tongue
- Cores
- Superlative suffix
- Relative of a bookcase
- Concerned with roots
- 50/50 propositions
- Paperless Post product
- Big Apple?
- - (34 Down)
- They're not vets yet
- Master keys?
- Concord and sultana
- Light bulb, in comics
- Poem about country living
- Mil. roadside hazard
- - (123 Down)
- Bedridden, say
- Texter's qualifier
- Words said with a gulp
- Follower of Christ?
- - (8 Down)
- Certain endurance athletes
- Michigan's ___ Royale National Park
- Part of E.P.A.
- Slabs for making pizza or bread
- Mustafa ___ Atatürk, founding father of Turkey
- Capital in the Caribbean
- Hitch on Twitch, say
- Bounds
- Lets handle
- Microscope part
- Parenting author Eda or meditation author Lawrence
- Go for it!
- Bookish intellectuals
- Feature of "Peter Pan" and "Black Beauty"
- That guy who spills beer all over you, maybe
- Christmas displays
- Spa treatment, for short
- San ___ (Bay Area city)
- ___ program (college offering)
- One who calls Homer Simpson "neighborino"
- Sun, for a sunflower
- Chutzpah
- - (19 Down)
- Subatomic particle with no electric charge
- Pelican pal of Nemo in "Finding Nemo"
- Aint gonna happen
- Govt. employer of cryptologists
- - (69 Down)
- Ultimate degree
- Award bestowed by King Charles, in brief
- Number of legs on un escorpión
- Earthy color
- Work on something you like?
- Swan Lake heroine
- Stadium cheer
- ___ mission
- World of Warcraft creatures
- A kid is a sucker for it
- ___ thai
- Rare bears
- Gathering of experts
- Nursery purchase
- Something that turns on a turntable
- President between Tyler and Taylor
- Joint ventures?
- Grp. that might organize a walkathon
- It might come packaged with a flavor packet
- "___ Vibration" (Bob Marley album)
- People who see things as they are
- Moving backward
- Lasagna cheese
- Mockery
- Meets, as a challenge
- Turns, in a sense
- Orange-colored fruit pastry
- Distinctively stylish
- Part of STEM: Abbr.
- One of many "residents" of San Francisco's Pier 39
- Brief moment
- Complete collection
- "You just broke my toe, ___" (biology pun)
- Camera type, for short
- Stung
- Who said "I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance"
- "Why, you little stinkin' ..."
- - (64 Down)
- One in a black suit
- Nine digits on an I-9
- Tend to the sauce, say
- Wine from the Rhone Valley
- Skosh
- Full of tension
- "American Dad!" airer
- Crested ___ (bird)
- Mellow
- Menu bar option in Microsoft Excel
- You might lose a loose one
- Essay assignment
- Sting operation, basically
- One more than bi-
- Sporty car roof
- Unpopular bill
- Held up high
- Sailors' songs
- One way to take some courses
- Place to give someone a ring
- Main bug in "A Bug's Life"
- "Everything is peachy!"
- Dojo offerings
- Comedian Margaret
- World's tallest flying bird
- Nebraska senator Fischer
- One eye in a winking emoticon
- Word with bird or retirement
- Cores
- Concerned with roots
- 50/50 propositions
- Big Apple?
- They're not vets yet
- Bedridden, say
- Texter's qualifier
- Part of E.P.A.
- Hitch on Twitch, say
- Bounds
- Parenting author Eda or meditation author Lawrence
- Go for it!
- Christmas displays
- One who calls Homer Simpson "neighborino"
- Swan Lake heroine
- ___ mission
- A kid is a sucker for it
- Joint ventures?
- Grp. that might organize a walkathon
- "___ Vibration" (Bob Marley album)
- People who see things as they are
- Meets, as a challenge
- Orange-colored fruit pastry
- Part of STEM: Abbr.
- Camera type, for short
- Who said "I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance"
- Mellow
- Menu bar option in Microsoft Excel
- You might lose a loose one
- One more than bi-
- Partner of willing
- "I'm literally right here ..."
- 100%
- Director Lee
- Pays to play
- 'Chances ___ . . .'
- Star Wars droid familiarly
- One-named vocalist with the hits "Foolish" and "Happy"
- Section of an atlas
- Activity behind police tape, for short
- National flower of Mexico
- Piece of furniture with parts that fold down, as depicted seven times in this puzzle
- Part of the U.K. (Abbr.)
- Person on the high C's?
- Superlative suffix
- Relative of a bookcase
- Paperless Post product
- Master keys?
- Light bulb, in comics
- Poem about country living
- Mil. roadside hazard
- Michigan's ___ Royale National Park
- Slabs for making pizza or bread
- Feature of "Peter Pan" and "Black Beauty"
- That guy who spills beer all over you, maybe
- Spa treatment, for short
- ___ program (college offering)
- Sun, for a sunflower
- Aint gonna happen
- Number of legs on un escorpión
- Stadium cheer
- Rare bears
- Nursery purchase
- Something that turns on a turntable
- Moving backward
- Lasagna cheese
- Distinctively stylish
- One of many "residents" of San Francisco's Pier 39
- Brief moment
- "You just broke my toe, ___" (biology pun)
- Nine digits on an I-9
- Wine from the Rhone Valley
- Skosh
- Full of tension
- "American Dad!" airer
- Sporty car roof
- Unpopular bill
- Basic math subject
- She released "30" in '21
- Aww-inspiring
- Significant feature of a May-December romance
- "Eureka!"
- Advil alternative
- Romance author Huang
- Even one
- Dieted, maybe
- Time magazine once named him "Actor of the Century"
- Goes around
- West Point student
- Options, metaphorically
- Musician with a Nobel Prize in literature
- Appropriate answer for this place in the grid
- Function of one end of a pencil
- Gaelic tongue
- Concord and sultana
- Words said with a gulp
- Follower of Christ?
- Certain endurance athletes
- Mustafa ___ Atatürk, founding father of Turkey
- Capital in the Caribbean
- Lets handle
- Microscope part
- Bookish intellectuals
- San ___ (Bay Area city)
- Chutzpah
- Subatomic particle with no electric charge
- Pelican pal of Nemo in "Finding Nemo"
- Govt. employer of cryptologists
- Ultimate degree
- Award bestowed by King Charles, in brief
- Earthy color
- Work on something you like?
- World of Warcraft creatures
- ___ thai
- Gathering of experts
- President between Tyler and Taylor
- It might come packaged with a flavor packet
- Mockery
- Turns, in a sense
- Complete collection
- Stung
- "Why, you little stinkin' ..."
- One in a black suit
- Tend to the sauce, say
- Crested ___ (bird)
- Essay assignment
- Sting operation, basically
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