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New York Times Crossword August 18 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 76 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword August 18 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 76 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
AssistanceHELP4Across1 Dickens villain ___ HeepURIAH5Across5 Bears' lairsDENS4Across10 Plant with many topical usesALOE4Across14 Downright unpleasantNASTY5Across15 Meaning of "vidi," in Caesar's boastISAW4Across16 Classic Beethoven piano pieceMOONLIGHTSONATA15Across17 Fed. agency overseeing the stock marketSEC3Across20 To blameATFAULT7Across21 Online Q&AAMA3Across22 ___ ex machinaDEUS4Across25 Home to Kosovo and Monaco: Abbr.EUR3Across28 Academy Award-winning tune from "La La Land"CITYOFSTARS11Across29 "Chiseled" musclesABS3Across32 Of yoreOLDEN5Across35 Snippet in a film review showMOVIECLIP9Across36 "Looper" director JohnsonRIAN4Across38 Sarcastic title girl of 1990s-2000s MTVDARIA5Across39 Utah skiing destinationALTA4Across40 Coverers of current eventsNEWSMEDIA9Across41 Boss (around)ORDER5Across43 Phoenix basketball playerSUN3Across44 1983 Eurythmics hit whose full title includes "(Are Made of This)"SWEETDREAMS11Across45 Popular fantasy role-playing game, in briefDND3Across47 SpiesSEES4Across48 "___-haw!"YEE3Across49 It has its x's and y'sALGEBRA7Across50 T-shirt or blouseTOP3Across54 Iconic number from "The Phantom of the Opera" ... or an apt title for this puzzleMUSICOFTHENIGHT15Across56 Story of one's life?OBIT4Across62 BeforehandPRIOR5Across63 Singer Kahan with the 2026 #1 album "The Great Divide"NOAH4Across64 HotSEXY4Across65 17-, 29-, 45- and 56-AcrossSONGS5Across66 Person regularly sought out for adviceGOTO4Across67

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Scene stealerHAM3Down1 Eponym of a chess rating systemELO3Down2 British bathroomLOO3Down3 WritesPENS4Down4 International aid org.UNICEF6Down5 Cloth covered in dust, sayRAG3Down6 "… or so"ISH3Down7 Lead-in to "boy!" or "girl!"ATTA4Down8 MadnessHYSTERIA8Down9 Kuwaiti currencyDINAR5Down10 The elder of a pair of biblical twinsESAU4Down11 The "N" of N.A.A.C.P.: Abbr.NATL4Down12 Smack, as fliesSWAT4Down13 Gave false hopesLEDON5Down18 Coming in handyOFUSE5Down19 Nuts whose shells look like they have little beretsACORNS6Down22 EnvironsMILIEU6Down23 When Hamilton and Burr had their duelATDAWN6Down24 Manufactured in AmericaUSMADE6Down26 What gossipers and tall buildings are full ofSTORIES7Down27 DesiresYENS4Down30 Fly in the skyAVIATE6Down31 Like some theme park passesALLDAY6Down32 "Oh, buzz off"BITEME6Down33 Thin on the groundSPARSE6Down34 Give a hootCARE4Down37 Morning condensationDEWDROPS8Down39 Channel that rebranded with "NOW" in its name in 2025MSNBC5Down42 "Citizen Kane" director WellesORSON5Down43 ForfendsDETERS6Down46 Part of a pantheonDEITY5Down47 "Famous" cookie bakerAMOS4Down50 Anti-friction fluidLUBE4Down51 High-end private jet, familiarlyGSIX4Down52 Hairstyle associated with Jimi Hendrix and Angela DavisAFRO4Down53 Send an instant messagePING4Down55 Sardine containerTIN3Down57 Refuse to shareHOG3Down58 GlopGOO3Down59 Mario has a red "M" on hisHAT3Down60 Howe'erTHO3Down61

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.