NYT Crossword · 30 Down
“Total guesses” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Wednesday, August 5, 2026 as 30 Down. 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 · Wednesday, August 5, 2026 · 30 Down
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Wednesday, August 5, 2026.
Across
- 1With 6-Across, #1 hit crossword clue5 letters
- 6– crossword clue6 letters
- 12With 14-Across, ultimately fruitless crossword clue7 letters
- 14– crossword clue7 letters
- 15With 16-Across, beverage sold in pastel-colored cans crossword clue7 letters
- 16– crossword clue7 letters
- 17With 18-Across, measures of search engine optimization crossword clue4 letters
- 18– crossword clue5 letters
- 20With 22-Across, pocket ID holder crossword clue4 letters
- 22– crossword clue4 letters
- 26With 28-Across, temple services? crossword clue4 letters
- 28– crossword clue8 letters
- 32With 34-Across, sequestration of a greenhouse gas crossword clue6 letters
- 34– crossword clue7 letters
- 35With 36-Across, sparsely populated African land crossword clue7 letters
- 36– crossword clue6 letters
- 37With 39-Across, web crawlers, e.g. crossword clue8 letters
- 39– crossword clue4 letters
- 40With 41-Across, loses all one's dough crossword clue4 letters
- 41– crossword clue4 letters
- 43With 46-Across, Starbuck vis-à-vis Captain Ahab crossword clue5 letters
- 46– crossword clue4 letters
- 50With 54-Across, math that underpins computer logic crossword clue7 letters
- 54– crossword clue7 letters
- 57With 58-Across, member of the last undefeated N.C.A.A. Division I men's basketball team (1976) crossword clue7 letters
- 58– crossword clue7 letters
- 59With 60-Across, tallies attendees crossword clue6 letters
- 60– crossword clue5 letters
Down
- 1Michael of "Barbie" crossword clue4 letters
- 2Alexander who served under Reagan, Nixon and Ford crossword clue4 letters
- 3Axlike tool depicted in hieroglyphs crossword clue4 letters
- 4City on Guanabara Bay, familiarly crossword clue3 letters
- 5Paramount ancestor, in brief crossword clue3 letters
- 6Apt rhyme of "clock" crossword clue4 letters
- 7Isn't settled up crossword clue4 letters
- 8High degree crossword clue3 letters
- 9Word with project or peeve crossword clue3 letters
- 10Before, in a hymnbook crossword clue3 letters
- 11Stephen of "V for Vendetta" crossword clue3 letters
- 12One of 25 in a track 10K crossword clue3 letters
- 13Actress Teri crossword clue4 letters
- 14Writer Anaïs whose name is hidden in this clue crossword clue3 letters
- 19Capt.'s superior crossword clue3 letters
- 20Pole tossed in a Scottish game crossword clue5 letters
- 21Beautify crossword clue5 letters
- 22Stone figure? crossword clue5 letters
- 23Petri dish gels crossword clue5 letters
- 24Company that debuted Sonic the Hedgehog crossword clue4 letters
- 25Legal termination? crossword clue3 letters
- 26Proverbial waste maker crossword clue5 letters
- 27Some Deco works crossword clue5 letters
- 29"Well, I have to save my ___" (Shrek line) crossword clue3 letters
- 31"Ooh-la-la!" crossword clue5 letters
- 32Our "-zoic" crossword clue4 letters
- 33Florence-to-Venice dir. crossword clue3 letters
- 35Part of a George Washington costume (though he rarely wore one) crossword clue3 letters
- 38Cable channel with many reruns crossword clue3 letters
- 42Site of the 2002 and 2034 Winter Olympics crossword clue4 letters
- 43Big success crossword clue4 letters
- 44Actors McKellen and McShane crossword clue4 letters
- 45Messenger ___ crossword clue3 letters
- 46Imbroglio crossword clue4 letters
- 47Rose's lover of 1920s Broadway crossword clue4 letters
- 48Número de Caballeros in a 1944 film crossword clue4 letters
- 49Something that may be lent or bent crossword clue3 letters
- 50Pen letters? crossword clue3 letters
- 51Musical Yoko crossword clue3 letters
- 52Sch. in Norfolk, Va. crossword clue3 letters
- 53"Hamilton" star ___-Manuel Miranda crossword clue3 letters
- 55Apt name for a groundskeeper? crossword clue3 letters
- 56Word that becomes its own synonym when "p" is added to the end crossword clue3 letters
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Frequently asked questions
How many letters is the answer to “Total guesses”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with S and ends with S, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Total guesses” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at 30 Down.
What is the answer to the “Total guesses” crossword clue?
The answer is STABS (5 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.