NYT Crossword August 18, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Assistance 4 5A Dickens villain ___ Heep 5 10A Bears' lairs 4 14A Plant with many topical uses 4 15A Downright unpleasant 5 16A Meaning of "vidi," in Caesar's boast 4 17A Classic Beethoven piano piece 15 20A Fed. agency overseeing the stock market 3 21A To blame 7 22A Online Q&A 3 25A ___ ex machina 4 28A Home to Kosovo and Monaco: Abbr. 3 29A Academy Award-winning tune from "La La Land" 11 32A "Chiseled" muscles 3 35A Of yore 5 36A Snippet in a film review show 9 38A "Looper" director Johnson 4 39A Sarcastic title girl of 1990s-2000s MTV 5 40A Utah skiing destination 4 41A Coverers of current events 9 43A Boss (around) 5 44A Phoenix basketball player 3 45A 1983 Eurythmics hit whose full title includes "(Are Made of This)" 11 47A Popular fantasy role-playing game, in brief 3 48A Spies 4 49A "___-haw!" 3 50A It has its x's and y's 7 54A T-shirt or blouse 3 56A Iconic number from "The Phantom of the Opera" ... or an apt title for this puzzle 15 62A Story of one's life? 4 63A Beforehand 5 64A Singer Kahan with the 2026 #1 album "The Great Divide" 4 65A Hot 4 66A 17-, 29-, 45- and 56-Across 5 67A Person regularly sought out for advice 4

Down

1D Scene stealer 3 2D Eponym of a chess rating system 3 3D British bathroom 3 4D Writes 4 5D International aid org. 6 6D Cloth covered in dust, say 3 7D "… or so" 3 8D Lead-in to "boy!" or "girl!" 4 9D Madness 8 10D Kuwaiti currency 5 11D The elder of a pair of biblical twins 4 12D The "N" of N.A.A.C.P.: Abbr. 4 13D Smack, as flies 4 18D Gave false hopes 5 19D Coming in handy 5 22D Nuts whose shells look like they have little berets 6 23D Environs 6 24D When Hamilton and Burr had their duel 6 26D Manufactured in America 6 27D What gossipers and tall buildings are full of 7 30D Desires 4 31D Fly in the sky 6 32D Like some theme park passes 6 33D "Oh, buzz off" 6 34D Thin on the ground 6 37D Give a hoot 4 39D Morning condensation 8 42D Channel that rebranded with "NOW" in its name in 2025 5 43D "Citizen Kane" director Welles 5 46D Forfends 6 47D Part of a pantheon 5 50D "Famous" cookie baker 4 51D Anti-friction fluid 4 52D High-end private jet, familiarly 4 53D Hairstyle associated with Jimi Hendrix and Angela Davis 4 55D Send an instant message 4 57D Sardine container 3 58D Refuse to share 3 59D Glop 3 60D Mario has a red "M" on his 3 61D Howe'er 3