Tricks

Latest answer — August 15, 2026

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Clue explained

HAS can mean “tricks” or outwits someone in an informal construction such as “She has him fooled.” It is the third-person singular form of the verb “have.”

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Word form
A magician performing a trick for an audience.

NYT Crossword

This clue's Saturday, August 15, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Began
  2. 7Show faces?
  3. 15Bring back into the fold, so to speak
  4. 16Worth looking back on
  5. 17One from "Japan's kitchen"
  6. 18Appeal
  7. 19Bit of ceramic ware
  8. 20Cast off
  9. 227/
  10. 23"Lovely" and "wonderful" food, per Monty Python
  11. 25Rose Bowl Stadium athlete
  12. 26Big ring
  13. 27Patient privacy law, in brief
  14. 29World Cup team nicknamed "The Three Lions": Abbr.
  15. 30Say "Hey," say
  16. 31"Speak up"
  17. 34Intermezzo and trou normand dishes, essentially
  18. 38Hoedown get-down?
  19. 39Long-___ squid
  20. 42"Wayne's World" exclamation
  21. 43Christina of "Buffalo '66"
  22. 44Ring location
  23. 45Oil wells?
  24. 47Nickname for Eleanor
  25. 48Eye-catching stage prop
  26. 49"Got it?"
  27. 51Thru
  28. 52Underlining, e.g.
  29. 54Classical figure in an 1898 Gustav Klimt oil
  30. 56Some back-and-forth
  31. 57Big name in fashion
  32. 58Go in the wrong way?
  33. 59"I beg you!"

Down

  1. 1Cut out the middleman, for delivery
  2. 2Fabulous collection
  3. 3"You're the best!"
  4. 4No-good ending?
  5. 5Diamond figs.
  6. 6Leftmost star of the Summer Triangle
  7. 7Classic 1926 novel often published with a bull and matador on its cover
  8. 8Dressing group
  9. 9Gamgee player in "Lord of the Rings"
  10. 10___-C
  11. 11The second one on the Statue of Liberty is longer than its first one
  12. 12Toothache care option
  13. 13Communion, e.g.
  14. 14Charybdis' man-eating opposite, in myth
  15. 21Upper regions of forests
  16. 24Sea cow
  17. 26French Baroque artist Nicolas
  18. 28Challenged on X, say
  19. 30Scout's follower?
  20. 32Bad spell
  21. 33Partner of pitch and roll
  22. 35"You get the point"
  23. 36Kicks back, in a way
  24. 37Crime writer Mickey who created the Mike Hammer stories
  25. 39Prince of Monaco beginning in 2005
  26. 40Certain tenant
  27. 41French soccer superstar Kylian
  28. 45Some bow ties
  29. 46Where roots take hold
  30. 49Complain
  31. 50Citation shortener
  32. 53Tricks
  33. 55Orange or lime

The answer to “Tricks” in the New York Times crossword is HAS — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 15, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 53-Down. Other answers we've seen for this clue include PLOYS. 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.

“Tricks” answer

HAS (3 letters) — most recent; also seen as PLOYS

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What does HAS mean?

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

(verb)

  • possess, own, or hold
  • experience; undergo
  • be obliged or find it necessary to do the specified thing

Other answers for “Tricks”

New York Times has used this clue with more than one solution. Besides HAS, it has also been PLOYS. Every appearance we've indexed is listed below with the date it ran.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Tricks”?

The answer is HAS, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 15, 2026. Other answers for this clue include PLOYS.

How many letters is the answer to “Tricks”?

3 letters: HAS. Earlier fills for this clue have also been PLOYS (5).

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on August 15, 2026 (a Saturday puzzle), at 53-Down. Earlier appearances: December 5, 2025 → PLOYS.

Can “Tricks” have a different answer?

Yes. Besides HAS, New York Times has also used PLOYS for this clue. Every date and answer is listed above.

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

The full grid for August 15, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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