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NYT Crossword — August 18, 2026

Tuesday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 76 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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35 clues

5Dickens villain ___ Heep

14Plant with many topical uses

15Downright unpleasant

16Meaning of "vidi," in Caesar's boast

17Classic Beethoven piano piece

20Fed. agency overseeing the stock market

25___ ex machina

28Home to Kosovo and Monaco: Abbr.

29Academy Award-winning tune from "La La Land"

32"Chiseled" muscles

36Snippet in a film review show

38"Looper" director Johnson

39Sarcastic title girl of 1990s-2000s MTV

40Utah skiing destination

41Coverers of current events

43Boss (around)

44Phoenix basketball player

451983 Eurythmics hit whose full title includes "(Are Made of This)"

47Popular fantasy role-playing game, in brief

50It has its x's and y's

54T-shirt or blouse

56Iconic number from "The Phantom of the Opera" ... or an apt title for this puzzle

62Story of one's life?

64Singer Kahan with the 2026 #1 album "The Great Divide"

6617-, 29-, 45- and 56-Across

67Person regularly sought out for advice

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2Eponym of a chess rating system

3British bathroom

5International aid org.

6Cloth covered in dust, say

8Lead-in to "boy!" or "girl!"

10Kuwaiti currency

11The elder of a pair of biblical twins

12The "N" of N.A.A.C.P.: Abbr.

13Smack, as flies

18Gave false hopes

19Coming in handy

22Nuts whose shells look like they have little berets

24When Hamilton and Burr had their duel

26Manufactured in America

27What gossipers and tall buildings are full of

31Fly in the sky

32Like some theme park passes

33"Oh, buzz off"

34Thin on the ground

39Morning condensation

42Channel that rebranded with "NOW" in its name in 2025

43"Citizen Kane" director Welles

47Part of a pantheon

50"Famous" cookie baker

51Anti-friction fluid

52High-end private jet, familiarly

53Hairstyle associated with Jimi Hendrix and Angela Davis

55Send an instant message

57Sardine container

58Refuse to share

60Mario has a red "M" on his

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Stats & info

Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026

15×15

Grid size

76

Total entries

34/191

Black / letter cells

5.0

Avg entry length

15 ltrs

Longest entry

Easy

Tuesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedAug 18, 2026

DayTuesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorJeremy Venook

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split35 across · 41 down

Longest entries

17AClassic Beethoven piano piece15 ltrs 56AIconic number from "The Phantom of the Opera" ... or an apt title for this puzzle15 ltrs 29AAcademy Award-winning tune from "La La Land"11 ltrs 45A1983 Eurythmics hit whose full title includes "(Are Made of This)"11 ltrs 36ASnippet in a film review show9 ltrs

Tuesday sits one notch above Monday, usually with a light theme and a few playful clues. This grid has 34 black squares and averages 5.0 letters per entry.