NYT Crossword August 18 2024 Answers (8/18/24)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for August 18 2024 to help you finish it up!
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Our NYT Crossword August 18, 2024 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of The New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword August 18, 2024 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 8/18/24, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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# Clue
1A 9 or 10, but not 11 or 12
5A Forming the bottom level
10A Metallic sound
15A Quick second?
19A Thickening substance obtained from seaweed
20A Mega-
21A Trash-loving Muppet
22A Election year focus
23A Its name comes from Japanese for "to fight"
24A Spacious
25A Amusement park attraction depicted above and below this answer
27A Cry following a countdown
30A ___ vez (this time: Sp.)
31A Sewer scurrier
32A Prof's helpers
33A Molecule studied by 2023 Nobelist Katalin Kariko
34A Be a cast member of
36A N.Y.C. home of "Christina's World"
37A "Three o'clock"
39A Hawaiian pizza topping
42A "Fiddler on the Roof" matchmaker
44A Titled widows
46A Two thumbs up?
48A Glass tube illuminant
49A Start to despair
50A About 3.26 light years
51A "Her Kind" poet Sexton
52A Capital on the Gulf of Guinea
53A Insignificant amount
54A "I've cracked it!"
55A Suffix with cyclo-
57A Genre influenced by calypso
58A "The Shape of Water" director
60A Consumers
64A Trip, with "off"
65A Amusement park attraction depicted weaving through this answer
69A "Kidding!"
70A "Likewise!"
72A Appear again after being killed, in a video game
73A Burnsian lead-in to body
74A React to something hilarious
76A Dweller in the cracks of a sunken ship, maybe
77A A+ service?
78A Ingvar Kamprad or Ingmar Bergman, e.g.
80A Dwindle
83A Canadian N.H.L. team
85A Prominent feature of Tom Selleck or David Hasselhoff
87A Total headache
88A Showy garden flower
89A Sour grapes drink?
90A Dating app success
92A Digs in the mud
93A Mega-
95A Lapel attachments
96A Dendrologist's study
98A Letter before omega
99A Egg cells
100A Sub domain
101A Things you might pray on
104A Vital component of the global refugee process
111A Amusement park attraction depicted above this answer
114A People that call New Zealand "Aotearoa"
115A Crumbled dessert topping
116A Last word before eating, sometimes
117A Nickname for the Los Angeles Angels
118A Set of pipes?
119A Not firm
120A "Hey, you! Yeah, you!"
121A Does a whole lot of nothing
122A Mammal whose name is spelled using only the letters of "mammal"
123A Biblical father of Kenan
1D Take one's profits, with "in"
2D Bebida en una taquería
3D Parking garage feature
4D Amusement park attraction depicted to the right of this answer
5D Participate in a Lakota smudging ceremony
6D Succulent genus
7D Pack
8D With 29-Down, insect that conducts raids
9D Sensible clothing for the Bay Area's climate
10D A gilded one is seen on King Tut's crown
11D Baton Rouge sch.
12D Zenith
13D Goes down for a while?
14D Actress Lee of "Past Lives"
15D Part of a circumference
16D Designer of noted terminals at Dulles and J.F.K.
17D "The Office" setting
18D Trial
26D Risqué
28D Maker of pianos and motorcycles
29D See 8-Down
35D Apartment dweller
36D Fruity Italian wine
37D Jazz pianist Garner
38D Perceptive
39D Goddess whose name fills in this fact: Hephaestus once made ___ magical throne
40D Equus africanus, e.g.
41D Get together
43D Brussels-to-Berlin dir.
44D Removed, as points
45D Oil platform?
46D Boorish sorts
47D Assist in a pick-and-roll
49D Yogurt-based beverage
50D Brown paper packages tied up with strings
56D Shell tool
58D The Four Knights' genre
59D Solar system model
61D Groups of nine
62D One hopping on the band wagon?
63D Direct
65D Pooh's pal
66D Indigenous people with a First Moccasin ceremony
67D Louis who wrote "Holes"
68D Aviary sound
71D Consequently
75D Says what isn't so
76D Itty-bitty
78D Fight (for)
79D Amusement park attraction depicted in and around this answer
80D Typing stat: Abbr.
81D The Albuquerque Isotopes and Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, for two
82D Compounds in cured meats
84D Destiny
86D Kind of coarse flour
91D Munich "mister"
93D Mileage, so to speak
94D Pepto-___
97D Part of an omakase meal
98D Word with French or free
100D Substitute
102D Pleased
103D Common spot for a houseplant
105D Title in Parliament
106D Draped garment
107D Aerial transport across New York's East River
108D Actress Moriarty
109D Finding ___ Submarine Voyage (Disneyland attraction)
110D At most
112D Audiologist's colleague, in brief
113D Agcy. overseeing public schools

We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.

The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15x15 grids on weekdays to larger 21x21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.

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The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.

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Solving the New York Times crossword has become a beloved pastime for many, and there are even competitions and clubs devoted to crossword puzzle solving. The New York Times crossword is available in print in the newspaper and online, and it has a dedicated following of loyal solvers who eagerly await each day's puzzle.

If you’re still struggling to solve your NYT crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first. If you’re looking for similarly challenging crosswords, we recommend the WSJ Crossword and LA Times Crossword.

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