If you mean the Tuesday, August 18, 2026 NYT Crossword, the third-party answer guides listed below report a theme built around SONGS. Check the year before using the answers: August 18, 2025 is a separate puzzle date. The 2026 list is reported by WordHint and Try Hard Guides; it is not an NYT-published answer key.
August 18, 2026 NYT Crossword answers
These are the across and down entries reported for the August 18, 2026 puzzle. Answers are shown without spaces, as they appear in the grid.
Across
1 HELP; 5 URIAH; 10 DENS; 14 ALOE; 15 NASTY; 16 ISAW; 17 MOONLIGHTSONATA; 20 SEC; 21 ATFAULT; 22 AMA; 25 DEUS; 28 EUR; 29 CITYOFSTARS; 32 ABS; 35 OLDEN; 36 MOVIECLIP; 38 RIAN; 39 DARIA; 40 ALTA; 41 NEWSMEDIA; 43 ORDER; 44 SUN; 45 SWEETDREAMS; 47 DND; 48 SEES; 49 YEE; 50 ALGEBRA; 54 TOP; 56 MUSICOFTHENIGHT; 62 OBIT; 63 PRIOR; 64 NOAH; 65 SEXY; 66 SONGS; 67 GOTO.
Down
1 HAM; 2 ELO; 3 LOO; 4 PENS; 5 UNICEF; 6 RAG; 7 ISH; 8 ATTA; 9 HYSTERIA; 10 DINAR; 11 ESAU; 12 NATL; 13 SWAT; 18 LEDON; 19 OFUSE; 22 ACORNS; 23 MILIEU; 24 ATDAWN; 26 USMADE; 27 STORIES; 30 YENS; 31 AVIATE; 32 ALLDAY; 33 BITEME; 34 SPARSE; 37 CARE; 39 DEWDROPS; 42 MSNBC; 43 ORSON; 46 DETERS; 47 DEITY; 50 AMOS; 51 LUBE; 52 GSIX; 53 AFRO; 55 PING; 57 TIN; 58 HOG; 59 GOO; 60 HAT; 61 THO.
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What connects the long theme answers?
The reported revealer is 66-Across, SONGS. The four long entries are song titles: MOONLIGHT SONATA, CITY OF STARS, SWEET DREAMS, and MUSIC OF THE NIGHT. This theme interpretation appears in WordHint’s dated guide.
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Crossword answer lists are date-specific, and the year matters: search results also surfaced a separate August 18, 2025 guide. Match the year and weekday to the puzzle you are solving before entering any answers. For another year, consult a dated answer page or an archive such as XWord Info, which describes itself as an independent NYT crossword companion with dated puzzle access and searchable answer resources.
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Ways to use an answer guide without spoiling the whole grid
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- These answer pages and XWord Info are independent resources, not the puzzle publisher. The sources reviewed do not establish an official NYT answer page for this specific date.
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