NYT Crossword Answers for Tuesday, August 18, 2026
NYT Crossword
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Tuesday puzzle · 76 answers · Easy. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
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17A MOONLIGHTSONATA29A CITYOFSTARS45A SWEETDREAMS56A MUSICOFTHENIGHT
The question-mark clues
A “?” at the end of an NYT clue means wordplay: a pun, a double meaning or a trick. This grid had 1; here are their numbers and answers.
- 62AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
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OBIT
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 278 puzzles since November 2025:
ALOE ×10TIN ×10AFRO ×8ABS ×6ATTA ×6HAT ×6ISH ×6ALTA ×5
The full NYT Crossword solution
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All 35 Across answers
1A HELP5A URIAH10A DENS14A ALOE15A NASTY16A ISAW17A MOONLIGHTSONATA20A SEC21A ATFAULT22A AMA25A DEUS28A EUR29A CITYOFSTARS32A ABS35A OLDEN36A MOVIECLIP38A RIAN39A DARIA40A ALTA41A NEWSMEDIA43A ORDER44A SUN45A SWEETDREAMS47A DND48A SEES49A YEE50A ALGEBRA54A TOP56A MUSICOFTHENIGHT62A OBIT63A PRIOR64A NOAH65A SEXY66A SONGS67A GOTO
All 41 Down answers
1D HAM2D ELO3D LOO4D PENS5D UNICEF6D RAG7D ISH8D ATTA9D HYSTERIA10D DINAR11D ESAU12D NATL13D SWAT18D LEDON19D OFUSE22D ACORNS23D MILIEU24D ATDAWN26D USMADE27D STORIES30D YENS31D AVIATE32D ALLDAY33D BITEME34D SPARSE37D CARE39D DEWDROPS42D MSNBC43D ORSON46D DETERS47D DEITY50D AMOS51D LUBE52D GSIX53D AFRO55D PING57D TIN58D HOG59D GOO60D HAT61D THO
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Tuesday, August 18, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Jeremy Venook, edited by Will Shortz. It had 76 answers and 34 black squares; the longest answer ran 15 letters. That is about average for a Tuesday. 1 clue ended in a question mark.
Also on Aug 18: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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