Look at this!

Latest answer — August 27, 2026

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“Look at this!” is something one might say while presenting an IMAGE for someone to see. The exclamation gives the clue a conversational, demonstrative tone.

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This clue's Thursday, August 27, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Open with one's teeth?
  2. 6Network that launched in 1994 with the film "Scent of a Woman"
  3. 11Bed threads
  4. 14Pre-Inca civilization known for its underground aqueducts and geoglyphs
  5. 15November birthstone
  6. 16CNBC subj.
  7. 17Currently being tried
  8. 18Apt synonym for "wake-up call"
  9. 20Seattle pro soccer team
  10. 22Look at this!
  11. 23Make a right turn?
  12. 24Greek organization, informally
  13. 264x platinum self-titled album of 2001
  14. 27More saplike
  15. 29"Sesame Street" character with a pet rock named Rocco
  16. 32Alertness aid
  17. 34Founder of Stoicism
  18. 35Go the other way
  19. 36Not just my
  20. 37Loaded with energy
  21. 40When doubled, first name in classic Hollywood
  22. 41___ Khamenei, former supreme leader of Iran
  23. 42Daughter of Saturn, in Roman myth
  24. 43Just sat around
  25. 45One sitting on a coop board?
  26. 46Colombian offerings that may be served with hogao
  27. 49Conditions
  28. 50"___ counting?"
  29. 51Check-in from a texter
  30. 53Discombobulated
  31. 56Large storage unit
  32. 59Be a rat
  33. 622007 horror sequel
  34. 63"The Simpsons" character ___ Nahasapeemapetilon
  35. 64Monotonous hum
  36. 65Hat decoration in a marching band
  37. 66Relay division
  38. 67Word before park or after cheap
  39. 68Less candid, perhaps

Down

  1. 1Some, in León
  2. 2Allied grp.
  3. 3Astronaut for whom a Pixar character is named
  4. 4"You're not the only one!"
  5. 5Longtime "Saturday Night Live" announcer Don
  6. 6Start to type?
  7. 7Action figures and such
  8. 8Parrot
  9. 9Indian P.M., 1991-96
  10. 10Totino's frozen food offering
  11. 11Tropical fruta
  12. 12Pic file format
  13. 13Put out
  14. 19911 responder
  15. 21"Music for Airports" composer
  16. 24Feudal estate
  17. 25Lens solution brand
  18. 2610,000,000 ergs
  19. 282004 inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ... and a hint to 3-, 10-, 29- and 33-Down
  20. 29Bear of children's rhyme
  21. 30Desert havens
  22. 31"Heavens to Murgatroyd!"
  23. 32Biblical "captain"
  24. 33Gesture also known as "spirit fingers"
  25. 38French bread?
  26. 39Console for Chrono Trigger, in brief
  27. 44Completely missed shot
  28. 47"It makes sense now!"
  29. 48Soak
  30. 50Microscopic
  31. 52Insects responsible for virtually all fig pollination
  32. 53Obsessively oriented
  33. 54Record, in a way
  34. 55A little too pleased with oneself
  35. 56Bloke
  36. 57"The devourer of all things," per Ovid
  37. 58Perpetually
  38. 60Clumsy vessel
  39. 61Bygone cousin of a kiwi

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Open with one's teeth? — Answer: UNZIP. Hint: A clever canine might use its bite to open a fastener. 🐶
  2. 6. Network that launched in 1994 with the film "Scent of a Woman" — Answer: STARZ. Hint: This premium cable channel shares its name with celestial bodies. 🌟
  3. 11. Bed threads — Answer: PJS. Hint: These comfy nighttime clothes are often worn as a matching set. 😴
  4. 14. Pre-Inca civilization known for its underground aqueducts and geoglyphs — Answer: NAZCA. Hint: Think of the ancient Peruvian culture behind the famous desert drawings. 🏜️
  5. 15. November birthstone — Answer: TOPAZ. Hint: This golden gemstone is associated with the eleventh month. 💎
  6. 16. CNBC subj. — Answer: IPO. Hint: It’s the market debut when a private company first sells shares publicly. 📈
  7. 17. Currently being tried — Answer: ATBAR. Hint: A defendant in court may be described this way. ⚖️
  8. 18. Apt synonym for "wake-up call" — Answer: EYEOPENER. Hint: A surprising revelation—or morning coffee—can serve this purpose. ☕
  9. 20. Seattle pro soccer team — Answer: SOUNDERS. Hint: Seattle’s MLS club takes its name from a maritime signaler. ⚽
  10. 22. Look at this! — Answer: IMAGE. Hint: A picture can be introduced with this attention-grabbing command. 👀
  11. 23. Make a right turn? — Answer: ATONE. Hint: Think of making things right in the moral sense, not steering a car. 🙏
  12. 24. Greek organization, informally — Answer: FRAT. Hint: This casual nickname describes a college brotherhood. 🎓
  13. 26. 4x platinum self-titled album of 2001 — Answer: JLO. Hint: Jennifer Lopez gave herself this stylized title for her 2001 album. 🎤
  14. 27. More saplike — Answer: OOZIER. Hint: Compared with another substance, this one flows more slowly and thickly, like tree resin. 🌲
  15. 29. "Sesame Street" character with a pet rock named Rocco — Answer: ZOE. Hint: Elmo’s orange-haired friend is the owner of Rocco. 🪨
  16. 32. Alertness aid — Answer: NODOZ. Hint: This over-the-counter pick-me-up promises to help you stay awake. ☀️
  17. 34. Founder of Stoicism — Answer: ZENO. Hint: Look to ancient Greece for the thinker who established this philosophy. 🏛️
  18. 35. Go the other way — Answer: ZAG. Hint: After making one sharp change of direction, make the opposite one. ↩️
  19. 36. Not just my — Answer: OUR. Hint: Add another person to the possessive, and the ownership becomes shared. 🤝
  20. 37. Loaded with energy — Answer: ZESTFUL. Hint: A lively, spirited person brings plenty of pep to everything. ⚡
  21. 40. When doubled, first name in classic Hollywood — Answer: ZSA. Hint: Think of Gabor’s famously doubled first name 🎬
  22. 41. ___ Khamenei, former supreme leader of Iran — Answer: ALI. Hint: This is the familiar given name of Iran’s former supreme leader 🏛️
  23. 42. Daughter of Saturn, in Roman myth — Answer: JUNO. Hint: She is the Roman queen of the gods and goddess of marriage 👑
  24. 43. Just sat around — Answer: LAZED. Hint: Picture doing nothing all afternoon, in the past tense 😌
  25. 45. One sitting on a coop board? — Answer: HEN. Hint: The pun suggests a feathered member of a farmyard governing panel 🐔
  26. 46. Colombian offerings that may be served with hogao — Answer: AREPAS. Hint: These griddled corn cakes are a Colombian staple often topped with savory sauce 🌽
  27. 49. Conditions — Answer: IFS. Hint: In programming or logic, these introduce tests that may or may not hold 💻
  28. 50. "___ counting?" — Answer: WHOS. Hint: Complete the casual question suggesting exact numbers do not matter 🤷
  29. 51. Check-in from a texter — Answer: HOWRU. Hint: A breezy text abbreviation checks on someone’s well-being 📱
  30. 53. Discombobulated — Answer: ATSEA. Hint: Use the nautical idiom for feeling confused or directionless ⚓
  31. 56. Large storage unit — Answer: GIGABYTE. Hint: Think of a digital capacity larger than a megabyte and smaller than a terabyte 💾
  32. 59. Be a rat — Answer: NAMENAMES. Hint: The clue calls for an idiom meaning to betray someone by informing on them 🐀
  33. 62. 2007 horror sequel — Answer: SAWIV. Hint: Identify the fourth installment in the grisly torture-horror franchise released in 2007 🩸
  34. 63. "The Simpsons" character ___ Nahasapeemapetilon — Answer: APU. Hint: Think of the Kwik-E-Mart proprietor in Springfield 🛒
  35. 64. Monotonous hum — Answer: DRONE. Hint: Picture a steady, unvarying buzzing sound 🐝
  36. 65. Hat decoration in a marching band — Answer: PLUME. Hint: Look for the feathery ornament bobbing atop a band hat 🎺
  37. 66. Relay division — Answer: LEG. Hint: Each runner covers one segment of the race 🏃
  38. 67. Word before park or after cheap — Answer: SKATE. Hint: This word forms a wheeled recreation area with one term and a frugal person with another 🛹
  39. 68. Less candid, perhaps — Answer: SLYER. Hint: A more devious person may be described this way 🦊

Down

  1. 1. Some, in León — Answer: UNAS. Hint: In León’s language, use the feminine plural word for an unspecified few 🇪🇸
  2. 2. Allied grp. — Answer: NATO. Hint: This alliance brings several North Atlantic nations together. 🛡️
  3. 3. Astronaut for whom a Pixar character is named — Answer: ZZBUALDRIN. Hint: Think of the Apollo 11 moonwalker who inspired a famous space ranger. 🚀
  4. 4. "You're not the only one!" — Answer: ICANTOO. Hint: This cheerful reply says the speaker shares the same experience. 🙂
  5. 5. Longtime "Saturday Night Live" announcer Don — Answer: PARDO. Hint: This announcer lent his voice to SNL for decades. 🎙️
  6. 6. Start to type? — Answer: STEREO. Hint: This kind of setup gives music separate left and right channels. 🎶
  7. 7. Action figures and such — Answer: TOYS. Hint: Youngsters might line a shelf with these playthings. 🧸
  8. 8. Parrot — Answer: APE. Hint: As a verb, this means to copy someone without adding original thought. 🦜
  9. 9. Indian P.M., 1991-96 — Answer: RAO. Hint: This Indian leader served as prime minister through much of the early 1990s. 🇮🇳
  10. 10. Totino's frozen food offering — Answer: ZZPIAROLL. Hint: This snack combines a bite-sized crust with a cheesy filling. 🥟
  11. 11. Tropical fruta — Answer: PINA. Hint: In Spanish, this tropical fruit is often paired with a tropical drink. 🍍
  12. 12. Pic file format — Answer: JPEG. Hint: A common compressed image format often attached to digital photos. 📷
  13. 13. Put out — Answer: SORE. Hint: Feeling this way means you're irritated or bothered. 😤
  14. 19. 911 responder — Answer: EMT. Hint: This trained professional provides urgent medical help before the hospital. 🚑
  15. 21. "Music for Airports" composer — Answer: ENO. Hint: This ambient-music pioneer composed a landmark album for terminal spaces. 🎼
  16. 24. Feudal estate — Answer: FIEF. Hint: Think of land held in a medieval system of loyalty and service! 🏰
  17. 25. Lens solution brand — Answer: RENU. Hint: This familiar contact-lens-care brand promises a fresh start for your lenses. 👁️
  18. 26. 10,000,000 ergs — Answer: JOULE. Hint: In physics, this unit equals ten million ergs. ⚛️
  19. 28. 2004 inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ... and a hint to 3-, 10-, 29- and 33-Down — Answer: ZZTOP. Hint: This famously bearded Texas trio entered the Rock Hall in 2004. 🎸
  20. 29. Bear of children's rhyme — Answer: ZZZZFUYWUY. Hint: This nursery-rhyme bear is famous for being exceptionally furry. 🐻
  21. 30. Desert havens — Answer: OASES. Hint: Travelers crossing arid terrain may welcome these green, watered refuges. 🌴
  22. 31. "Heavens to Murgatroyd!" — Answer: EGAD. Hint: A melodramatic old-fashioned exclamation of surprise fits this cartoonish outburst. 😲
  23. 32. Biblical "captain" — Answer: NOAH. Hint: Think of the man who commanded a famous vessel through a flood. 🚢
  24. 33. Gesture also known as "spirit fingers" — Answer: ZZJAHANDS. Hint: This jazz-hands-style motion is a flashy way to show excitement. ✨
  25. 38. French bread? — Answer: EURO. Hint: This playful answer treats French currency as something you might spread on a baguette. 🥖
  26. 39. Console for Chrono Trigger, in brief — Answer: SNES. Hint: Look to Nintendo’s classic 16-bit gaming system. 🎮
  27. 44. Completely missed shot — Answer: AIRBALL. Hint: In basketball, this attempt hits nothing but open space. 🏀
  28. 47. "It makes sense now!" — Answer: AHISEE. Hint: Use this cheerful realization when the explanation finally clicks. 💡
  29. 48. Soak — Answer: SOG. Hint: Think of thoroughly saturating something with liquid. 💧
  30. 50. Microscopic — Answer: WEE. Hint: This describes something extremely tiny. 🔬
  31. 52. Insects responsible for virtually all fig pollination — Answer: WASPS. Hint: These tiny pollinators have a famously important partnership with fig trees. 🐝
  32. 53. Obsessively oriented — Answer: ANAL. Hint: This describes someone excessively focused on details and order. 📋
  33. 54. Record, in a way — Answer: TAPE. Hint: Preserve a sound or event for later playback. 📼
  34. 55. A little too pleased with oneself — Answer: SMUG. Hint: This describes someone wearing an annoyingly self-satisfied grin. 😏
  35. 56. Bloke — Answer: GENT. Hint: A refined man often seen in a suit might be referred to as this! 👔
  36. 57. "The devourer of all things," per Ovid — Answer: TIME. Hint: Ovid personifies the force that eventually consumes everything. ⏳
  37. 58. Perpetually — Answer: EVER. Hint: This means continuously or for all time. ♾️
  38. 60. Clumsy vessel — Answer: ARK. Hint: Think of a famously unwieldy boat from a flood story. 🚢
  39. 61. Bygone cousin of a kiwi — Answer: MOA. Hint: This extinct, flightless New Zealand bird was related to the modern kiwi. 🦤

The answer to “Look at this!” in the New York Times crossword is IMAGE — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 27, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 22-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Look at this!” answer

IMAGE (5 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is IMAGE.

What does IMAGE mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of IMAGE is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a representation of the external form of a person or thing in art
  • the general impression that a person, organization, or product presents to the public
  • a simile or metaphor

When else has “Look at this!” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 27, 2026 (most recent) → IMAGE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Look at this!”?

The answer is IMAGE, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 27, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Look at this!”?

5 letters: IMAGE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on August 27, 2026 (a Thursday puzzle), at 22-Across.

Can “Look at this!” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

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