NYT Crossword · 57 Across
“Commence” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Tuesday, August 25, 2026 as 57 Across. The answer has 5 letters. Reveal it below one square at a time, or open the hints first if you only want a push in the right direction.
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NYT Crossword · Tuesday, August 25, 2026 · 57 Across
This clue has had more than one answer
- Aug 25, 2026 · 57 Across · 5 letters
- Sep 1, 2023 · 37 Across · 10 letters
- Jan 24, 2022 · 21 Across · 5 letters
- Dec 14, 2015 · 30 Across · 5 letters
- Jun 7, 2004 · 62 Across · 5 letters
- Nov 23, 2002 · 44 Down · 5 letters
- May 25, 1998 · 30 Across · 5 letters
- Dec 29, 1996 · 97 Across · 5 letters
- Nov 19, 1994 · 28 Down · 5 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
Across
- 1Sharpened point of a quill pen crossword clue3 letters
- 4One-named Senegalese American singer with the #1 hits "I Wanna Love You" and "Don't Matter" crossword clue4 letters
- 8South Asian royals crossword clue5 letters
- 13Actress Longoria crossword clue3 letters
- 14Free-spirited style, informally crossword clue4 letters
- 15*6th crossword clue6 letters
- 16Summer meteor shower named for a mythological hero crossword clue8 letters
- 18Paradise crossword clue6 letters
- 19Musical flutter crossword clue5 letters
- 20Billion years, astronomically crossword clue4 letters
- 22___ skirt crossword clue4 letters
- 23"Miracle on Ice" foe, for short crossword clue4 letters
- 24Smart set crossword clue5 letters
- 26To, informally crossword clue3 letters
- 27"___ it!" (shout in a game of tag) crossword clue3 letters
- 28*2nd crossword clue5 letters
- 30Arouses, as an appetite crossword clue5 letters
- 32Captivate crossword clue6 letters
- 34*1st crossword clue7 letters
- 36Settled on the ground, say crossword clue4 letters
- 38Something told with two hands? crossword clue4 letters
- 39Bluish-silver Christmas trees, maybe crossword clue7 letters
- 42Hosp. recovery area crossword clue6 letters
- 46Great divide crossword clue5 letters
- 47Moon believed to have a subsurface ocean crossword clue5 letters
- 49Gamer's "off-line" crossword clue3 letters
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- 54Some Monopoly properties: Abbr. crossword clue4 letters
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- 58Mexican beer brand crossword clue6 letters
- 60"I'd love to go" crossword clue8 letters
- 62*7th crossword clue6 letters
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- 64Pad crossword clue3 letters
- 65Baker's glassware brand crossword clue5 letters
- 66"Thing with feathers that perches in the soul," per Emily Dickinson crossword clue4 letters
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Down
- 1*8th crossword clue7 letters
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- 3One known for the morning grind? crossword clue7 letters
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- 8Creature sometimes trained for bomb detection crossword clue3 letters
- 9Focus of some physicists crossword clue4 letters
- 10*5th crossword clue7 letters
- 11Desert quality crossword clue7 letters
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- 15Symbols of fair weather crossword clue4 letters
- 17Mirror-and-prism camera, for short crossword clue3 letters
- 21Arrival of symptoms crossword clue5 letters
- 25"Man, that's hardly fair!" crossword clue6 letters
- 28Fullness, in hairstyling crossword clue6 letters
- 29"The Little Mermaid" prince crossword clue4 letters
- 31Shades crossword clue4 letters
- 33*4th crossword clue4 letters
- 35Kelly of morning TV crossword clue4 letters
- 37Neon ___ (aquarium fish) crossword clue5 letters
- 39Like someone emerging from freezing cold water, typically crossword clue7 letters
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- 41Mull over crossword clue7 letters
- 43Reason to go into penalty kicks crossword clue7 letters
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- 53Sunburned, perhaps crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Commence”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with B and ends with N, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Commence” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at 57 Across. It has appeared 9 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Commence” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is BEGIN. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.