NYT Crossword · 34 Across
“Wait for it!” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Wednesday, August 26, 2026 as 34 Across. The answer has 3 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 26, 2026 · 34 Across
This clue has had more than one answer
- Aug 26, 2026 · 34 Across · 3 letters
- Jun 30, 2018 · 23 Down · 6 letters
- Jul 9, 2011 · 24 Across · 14 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
Across
- 1Modern lead-in to quit or bait crossword clue4 letters
- 5Heat source for many hydrothermal vents crossword clue5 letters
- 10Act all teenagerly, say crossword clue4 letters
- 14[I have something to say ...] crossword clue4 letters
- 15He has the weight of the world on his shoulders crossword clue5 letters
- 16River by the Royal Shakespeare Theatre crossword clue4 letters
- 17Enhancing "blemish" (3x) crossword clue10 letters
- 19Rip apart crossword clue4 letters
- 20Something to belly up to crossword clue3 letters
- 21Tennis's "King of Clay," familiarly crossword clue4 letters
- 22Cautious crossword clue4 letters
- 23"My guess is ..." crossword clue5 letters
- 25Teach, playfully (3x) crossword clue9 letters
- 29Pinocchio's tell crossword clue4 letters
- 31South American capital where Simón Bolívar was born crossword clue7 letters
- 32___ Wowie (cocktail with a rhyming name) crossword clue4 letters
- 33PC key crossword clue3 letters
- 35Sweet popcorn coating (4x) crossword clue13 letters
- 39Sci-fi pilot ___ Solo crossword clue3 letters
- 40Call, as a poker bet crossword clue3 letters
- 41Roman author of "Metamorphoses" crossword clue4 letters
- 42Fred Flintstone's boss at the rock quarry crossword clue7 letters
- 45Tech review site crossword clue4 letters
- 46Nut in Sausalito cookies (3x) crossword clue9 letters
- 48Bundles in a stationery shop crossword clue5 letters
- 52Pointed remarks crossword clue4 letters
- 53"Famous" cookie entrepreneur crossword clue4 letters
- 55Church fixture crossword clue3 letters
- 56Black mark on a credit report, in brief crossword clue4 letters
- 57"Unbelievable!" ... or what 17-, 25-, 35- and 46-Across are made from, letter-wise? crossword clue10 letters
- 60Never Have I ___ (party game) crossword clue4 letters
- 61April's ___ Day crossword clue5 letters
- 62Bug on a pug crossword clue4 letters
- 63Alien incubators in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" crossword clue4 letters
- 64Acrimonious, as a breakup crossword clue5 letters
- 65Units of verse crossword clue4 letters
Down
- 1Torah scholar crossword clue5 letters
- 2Bridge Out ___ (sign) crossword clue5 letters
- 3They have teeth but don't bite crossword clue5 letters
- 4Ground-dwelling bird in a eucalyptus forest crossword clue3 letters
- 5Chichén Itzá builders crossword clue4 letters
- 6Taking charge? crossword clue6 letters
- 7Happy-sounding advocacy grp. crossword clue5 letters
- 8Scuff up, say crossword clue3 letters
- 9Set, as a price crossword clue3 letters
- 10Instrument associated with beans and salsa? crossword clue6 letters
- 11Was a ham crossword clue9 letters
- 12Scrunchied hairstyle crossword clue8 letters
- 13"The ___" (final track listed on the original "Abbey Road") crossword clue3 letters
- 18Audition crossword clue6 letters
- 22Word that can precede cry or baby crossword clue3 letters
- 24Picky, picky, picky crossword clue4 letters
- 26Sch. attended by Steve Martin, James Dean and Jack Black (none of whom stayed to graduate) crossword clue4 letters
- 27Housemother crossword clue6 letters
- 28What cards with circles, stars, pluses, squares and wavy lines test for, in brief crossword clue3 letters
- 30Day break? crossword clue6 letters
- 32Got it all off his chest? crossword clue9 letters
- 33Disc golf "hole"-in-one crossword clue3 letters
- 35Capital city known as the "Jerusalem of the Balkans" crossword clue8 letters
- 36Consider crossword clue4 letters
- 37Disinclined crossword clue6 letters
- 38Small bug with a strong-sounding name crossword clue4 letters
- 39"Well, let me think" crossword clue3 letters
- 43Herculean tasks crossword clue6 letters
- 44Almost a quarter of the Super Bowl's run time crossword clue3 letters
- 45Sometimes-uncredited appearances crossword clue6 letters
- 47da-DUM, da-DUM, da-DUM, da-DUM, for example crossword clue5 letters
- 49Gift from a teacher's pet crossword clue5 letters
- 50Free-for-all crossword clue5 letters
- 51Result of a hot pursuit? crossword clue5 letters
- 54Grand Ole ___ crossword clue4 letters
- 56One leg press, say crossword clue3 letters
- 57Uncle ___ crossword clue3 letters
- 58Minecraft resource crossword clue3 letters
- 59Command to a jumpy dog crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Wait for it!”?
The answer has 3 letters. It starts with T and ends with P, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Wait for it!” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at 34 Across. It has appeared 3 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Wait for it!” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is TIP. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.