New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 08/18/2026. The August 18 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a AssistanceHELP
- 5a Dickens villain ___ HeepURIAH
- 10a Bears’ lairsDENS
- 14a Plant with many topical usesALOE
- 15a Downright unpleasantNASTY
- 16a Meaning of “vidi,” in Caesar’s boastISAW
- 17a Classic Beethoven piano pieceMOONLIGHTSONATA
- 20a Fed. agency overseeing the stock marketSEC
- 21a To blameATFAULT
- 22a Online Q&AAMA
- 25a ___ ex machinaDEUS
- 28a Home to Kosovo and Monaco: Abbr.EUR
- 29a Academy Award-winning tune from “La La Land”CITYOFSTARS
- 32a “Chiseled” musclesABS
- 35a Of yoreOLDEN
- 36a Snippet in a film review showMOVIECLIP
- 38a “Looper” director JohnsonRIAN
- 39a Sarcastic title girl of 1990s-2000s MTVDARIA
- 40a Utah skiing destinationALTA
- 41a Coverers of current eventsNEWSMEDIA
- 43a Boss (around)ORDER
- 44a Phoenix basketball playerSUN
- 45a 1983 Eurythmics hit whose full title includes “(Are Made of This)”SWEETDREAMS
- 47a Popular fantasy role-playing game, in briefDND
- 48a SpiesSEES
- 49a “___-haw!”YEE
- 50a It has its x’s and y’sALGEBRA
- 54a T-shirt or blouseTOP
- 56a Iconic number from “The Phantom of the Opera” … or an apt title for this puzzleMUSICOFTHENIGHT
- 62a Story of one’s life?OBIT
- 63a BeforehandPRIOR
- 64a Singer Kahan with the 2026 #1 album “The Great Divide”NOAH
- 65a HotSEXY
- 66a 17-, 29-, 45- and 56-AcrossSONGS
- 67a Person regularly sought out for adviceGOTO
- Down
- 1d Scene stealerHAM
- 2d Eponym of a chess rating systemELO
- 3d British bathroomLOO
- 4d WritesPENS
- 5d International aid org.UNICEF
- 6d Cloth covered in dust, sayRAG
- 7d “? or so”ISH
- 8d Lead-in to “boy!” or “girl!”ATTA
- 9d MadnessHYSTERIA
- 10d Kuwaiti currencyDINAR
- 11d The elder of a pair of biblical twinsESAU
- 12d The “N” of N.A.A.C.P.: Abbr.NATL
- 13d Smack, as fliesSWAT
- 18d Gave false hopesLEDON
- 19d Coming in handyOFUSE
- 22d Nuts whose shells look like they have little beretsACORNS
- 23d EnvironsMILIEU
- 24d When Hamilton and Burr had their duelATDAWN
- 26d Manufactured in AmericaUSMADE
- 27d What gossipers and tall buildings are full ofSTORIES
- 30d DesiresYENS
- 31d Fly in the skyAVIATE
- 32d Like some theme park passesALLDAY
- 33d “Oh, buzz off”BITEME
- 34d Thin on the groundSPARSE
- 37d Give a hootCARE
- 39d Morning condensationDEWDROPS
- 42d Channel that rebranded with “NOW” in its name in 2025MSNBC
- 43d “Citizen Kane” director WellesORSON
- 46d ForfendsDETERS
- 47d Part of a pantheonDEITY
- 50d “Famous” cookie bakerAMOS
- 51d Anti-friction fluidLUBE
- 52d High-end private jet, familiarlyGSIX
- 53d Hairstyle associated with Jimi Hendrix and Angela DavisAFRO
- 55d Send an instant messagePING
- 57d Sardine containerTIN
- 58d Refuse to shareHOG
- 59d GlopGOO
- 60d Mario has a red “M” on hisHAT
- 61d Howe’erTHO