New York Times puzzle clues 2026 Aug 18

• 17-, 29-, 45- and 56-Across Crossword Clue
• 1983 Eurythmics hit whose full title includes "(Are Made of This)" Crossword Clue
• Academy Award-winning tune from "La La Land" Crossword Clue
• Anti-friction fluid Crossword Clue
• Assistance Crossword Clue
• Bears' lairs Crossword Clue
• Beforehand Crossword Clue
• Boss (around) Crossword Clue
• British bathroom Crossword Clue
• Channel that rebranded with "NOW" in its name in 2025 Crossword Clue
• "Chiseled" muscles Crossword Clue
• "Citizen Kane" director Welles Crossword Clue
• Classic Beethoven piano piece Crossword Clue
• Cloth covered in dust, say Crossword Clue
• Coming in handy Crossword Clue
• Coverers of current events Crossword Clue
• Desires Crossword Clue
• Dickens villain ___ Heep Crossword Clue
• Downright unpleasant Crossword Clue
• Environs Crossword Clue
• Eponym of a chess rating system Crossword Clue
• ___ ex machina Crossword Clue
• "Famous" cookie baker Crossword Clue
• Fed. agency overseeing the stock market Crossword Clue
• Fly in the sky Crossword Clue
• Forfends Crossword Clue
• Gave false hopes Crossword Clue
• Give a hoot Crossword Clue
• Glop Crossword Clue
• Hairstyle associated with Jimi Hendrix and Angela Davis Crossword Clue
• "___-haw!" Crossword Clue
• High-end private jet, familiarly Crossword Clue
• Home to Kosovo and Monaco: Abbr. Crossword Clue
• Hot Crossword Clue
• Howe'er Crossword Clue
• Iconic number from "The Phantom of the Opera" ... or an apt title for this puzzle Crossword Clue
• International aid org. Crossword Clue
• It has its x's and y's Crossword Clue
• Kuwaiti currency Crossword Clue
• Lead-in to "boy!" or "girl!" Crossword Clue
• Like some theme park passes Crossword Clue
• "Looper" director Johnson Crossword Clue
• Madness Crossword Clue
• Manufactured in America Crossword Clue
• Mario has a red "M" on his Crossword Clue
• Meaning of "vidi," in Caesar's boast Crossword Clue
• Morning condensation Crossword Clue
• Nuts whose shells look like they have little berets Crossword Clue
• Of yore Crossword Clue
• "Oh, buzz off" Crossword Clue
• Online Q&A Crossword Clue
• "… or so" Crossword Clue
• Part of a pantheon Crossword Clue
• Person regularly sought out for advice Crossword Clue
• Phoenix basketball player Crossword Clue
• Plant with many topical uses Crossword Clue
• Popular fantasy role-playing game, in brief Crossword Clue
• Refuse to share Crossword Clue
• Sarcastic title girl of 1990s-2000s MTV Crossword Clue
• Sardine container Crossword Clue
• Scene stealer Crossword Clue
• Send an instant message Crossword Clue
• Singer Kahan with the 2026 #1 album "The Great Divide" Crossword Clue
• Smack, as flies Crossword Clue
• Snippet in a film review show Crossword Clue
• Spies Crossword Clue
• Story of one's life? Crossword Clue
• The elder of a pair of biblical twins Crossword Clue
• The "N" of N.A.A.C.P.: Abbr. Crossword Clue
• Thin on the ground Crossword Clue
• To blame Crossword Clue
• T-shirt or blouse Crossword Clue
• Utah skiing destination Crossword Clue
• What gossipers and tall buildings are full of Crossword Clue
• When Hamilton and Burr had their duel Crossword Clue
• Writes Crossword Clue