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NYT Crossword August 18 2026 Answers

All 76 clues from the Tuesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ALL CLUES76 CLUES
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1AAssistance4 lettersSee answer ›5ADickens villain ___ Heep5 lettersSee answer ›10ABears' lairs4 lettersSee answer ›14APlant with many topical uses4 lettersSee answer ›15ADownright unpleasant5 lettersSee answer ›16AMeaning of "vidi," in Caesar's boast4 lettersSee answer ›17AClassic Beethoven piano piece15 lettersSee answer ›20AFed. agency overseeing the stock market3 lettersSee answer ›21ATo blame7 lettersSee answer ›22AOnline Q&A3 lettersSee answer ›25A___ ex machina4 lettersSee answer ›28AHome to Kosovo and Monaco: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›29AAcademy Award-winning tune from "La La Land"11 lettersSee answer ›32A"Chiseled" muscles3 lettersSee answer ›35AOf yore5 lettersSee answer ›36ASnippet in a film review show9 lettersSee answer ›38A"Looper" director Johnson4 lettersSee answer ›39ASarcastic title girl of 1990s-2000s MTV5 lettersSee answer ›40AUtah skiing destination4 lettersSee answer ›41ACoverers of current events9 lettersSee answer ›43ABoss (around)5 lettersSee answer ›44APhoenix basketball player3 lettersSee answer ›45A1983 Eurythmics hit whose full title includes "(Are Made of This)"11 lettersSee answer ›47APopular fantasy role-playing game, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›48ASpies4 lettersSee answer ›49A"___-haw!"3 lettersSee answer ›50AIt has its x's and y's7 lettersSee answer ›54AT-shirt or blouse3 lettersSee answer ›56AIconic number from "The Phantom of the Opera" ... or an apt title for this puzzle15 lettersSee answer ›62AStory of one's life?4 lettersSee answer ›63ABeforehand5 lettersSee answer ›64ASinger Kahan with the 2026 #1 album "The Great Divide"4 lettersSee answer ›65AHot4 lettersSee answer ›66A17-, 29-, 45- and 56-Across5 lettersSee answer ›67APerson regularly sought out for advice4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DScene stealer3 lettersSee answer ›2DEponym of a chess rating system3 lettersSee answer ›3DBritish bathroom3 lettersSee answer ›4DWrites4 lettersSee answer ›5DInternational aid org.6 lettersSee answer ›6DCloth covered in dust, say3 lettersSee answer ›7D"… or so"3 lettersSee answer ›8DLead-in to "boy!" or "girl!"4 lettersSee answer ›9DMadness8 lettersSee answer ›10DKuwaiti currency5 lettersSee answer ›11DThe elder of a pair of biblical twins4 lettersSee answer ›12DThe "N" of N.A.A.C.P.: Abbr.4 lettersSee answer ›13DSmack, as flies4 lettersSee answer ›18DGave false hopes5 lettersSee answer ›19DComing in handy5 lettersSee answer ›22DNuts whose shells look like they have little berets6 lettersSee answer ›23DEnvirons6 lettersSee answer ›24DWhen Hamilton and Burr had their duel6 lettersSee answer ›26DManufactured in America6 lettersSee answer ›27DWhat gossipers and tall buildings are full of7 lettersSee answer ›30DDesires4 lettersSee answer ›31DFly in the sky6 lettersSee answer ›32DLike some theme park passes6 lettersSee answer ›33D"Oh, buzz off"6 lettersSee answer ›34DThin on the ground6 lettersSee answer ›37DGive a hoot4 lettersSee answer ›39DMorning condensation8 lettersSee answer ›42DChannel that rebranded with "NOW" in its name in 20255 lettersSee answer ›43D"Citizen Kane" director Welles5 lettersSee answer ›46DForfends6 lettersSee answer ›47DPart of a pantheon5 lettersSee answer ›50D"Famous" cookie baker4 lettersSee answer ›51DAnti-friction fluid4 lettersSee answer ›52DHigh-end private jet, familiarly4 lettersSee answer ›53DHairstyle associated with Jimi Hendrix and Angela Davis4 lettersSee answer ›55DSend an instant message4 lettersSee answer ›57DSardine container3 lettersSee answer ›58DRefuse to share3 lettersSee answer ›59DGlop3 lettersSee answer ›60DMario has a red "M" on his3 lettersSee answer ›61DHowe'er3 lettersSee answer ›
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