NYT Crossword · 23 Across
“Problem for a plumber” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Tuesday, August 11, 2026 as 23 Across. The answer has 4 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 11, 2026 · 23 Across
This clue has had more than one answer
- Aug 11, 2026 · 23 Across · 4 letters
- Nov 25, 2022 · 15 Down · 4 letters
- Oct 7, 2018 · 108 Down · 4 letters
- Sep 22, 2018 · 33 Down · 4 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Tuesday, August 11, 2026.
Across
- 1Popular tablets crossword clue5 letters
- 6Big name in food wholesale crossword clue5 letters
- 11"Exit full screen" key crossword clue3 letters
- 14Still in bed crossword clue5 letters
- 15Just peachy crossword clue5 letters
- 16By way of crossword clue3 letters
- 17Psychedelic rock band with the 2003 tune "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1," with "the" crossword clue11 letters
- 19Sam-___ (Seuss character) crossword clue3 letters
- 20No rookie crossword clue6 letters
- 21Missions, in brief crossword clue3 letters
- 22Red denizen of Sesame Street crossword clue4 letters
- 25Lollygag crossword clue4 letters
- 27Against crossword clue4 letters
- 30German film composer who wrote "Cornfield Chase" and "Time" crossword clue10 letters
- 35Things to be mowed crossword clue5 letters
- 37Passage ceremonies crossword clue5 letters
- 38Word with cutie or sweetie crossword clue3 letters
- 39Mario's video game brother crossword clue5 letters
- 40Goat's bleat crossword clue3 letters
- 41Scold crossword clue5 letters
- 43Hosp. areas with gurneys crossword clue3 letters
- 44In a cheery manner crossword clue5 letters
- 46Tender spots crossword clue5 letters
- 47Hip-hop group that wrote "C.R.E.A.M." and "Protect Ya Neck" crossword clue10 letters
- 50Trifling crossword clue4 letters
- 51"... or ___!" (threat) crossword clue4 letters
- 52Opinion, informally crossword clue4 letters
- 54Alternative to truth crossword clue4 letters
- 56"Abso-freakin-lutely!" crossword clue3 letters
- 59Big export of Myanmar crossword clue6 letters
- 63Ingredient in a Dark 'n' Stormy crossword clue3 letters
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- 66Portfolio portion, in brief crossword clue3 letters
- 67Peripheral crossword clue5 letters
- 68Religion of the Maldives crossword clue5 letters
- 69"There, there" accompanier crossword clue3 letters
- 70Stash away crossword clue5 letters
- 71Prey for polar bears crossword clue5 letters
Down
- 1Deets crossword clue4 letters
- 2Opinion survey crossword clue4 letters
- 3Ever so slightly crossword clue4 letters
- 4Bit of Chinese food crossword clue8 letters
- 5Steeple topper crossword clue5 letters
- 6Droop crossword clue3 letters
- 7"This is probably dumb but I'm doing it anyway" hashtag crossword clue4 letters
- 8Go past crossword clue4 letters
- 9Flip over, as a boat crossword clue7 letters
- 10Yiddish laments crossword clue3 letters
- 11The Soviet Union, to Reagan crossword clue10 letters
- 12Thailand, before 1939 crossword clue4 letters
- 13Military wear, for short crossword clue4 letters
- 18Head of a noted animal rescue project crossword clue4 letters
- 22Stately tree crossword clue3 letters
- 24Like a comeuppance, perhaps crossword clue6 letters
- 26LPs and 45s crossword clue5 letters
- 27"I'll ___ it" crossword clue5 letters
- 28Island that's the world's third-smallest country, after Vatican City and Monaco crossword clue5 letters
- 29People hold complicated positions on it crossword clue10 letters
- 31Singer Horan of One Direction crossword clue5 letters
- 32Patronize, as a hotel crossword clue6 letters
- 33Duck down crossword clue5 letters
- 34Angel ___, holder of the W.N.B.A. single-season record for offensive rebounds crossword clue5 letters
- 36Stop and Yield crossword clue5 letters
- 42Headquarters crossword clue8 letters
- 45Got too old crossword clue7 letters
- 48Pub drink crossword clue3 letters
- 49___ a soul crossword clue4 letters
- 53Mila of "That ’70s Show" crossword clue5 letters
- 54What icicles do crossword clue4 letters
- 55Field you can feel, maybe crossword clue4 letters
- 57"You're ___ something!" crossword clue4 letters
- 58Longtime Disney boss Bob crossword clue4 letters
- 60Cuba, por ejemplo crossword clue4 letters
- 61And other authors: Abbr. crossword clue4 letters
- 62Jazz singer Sylvia crossword clue4 letters
- 64Castaway's call crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Problem for a plumber”?
The answer has 4 letters. It starts with L and ends with K, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Problem for a plumber” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at 23 Across. It has appeared 4 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Problem for a plumber” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is LEAK. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.