Our NYT Crossword Hints for August 18, 2024 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily crossword 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 paper and is also available online.
NYT Crossword Hints, August 18, 2024
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 8/18/24. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
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1A. 9 or 10, but not 11 or 12
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5A. Forming the bottom level
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10A. Metallic Sound
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15A. Quick second?
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19A. Thickening substance obtained from seaweed
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20A. Mega
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21A. Trash-loving Muppet
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22A. Election year focus
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23A. Its name comes from Japanese for "to fight"
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24A. Spacious
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25A. Amusement park attraction depicted above and below this answer
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27A. Cry following a countdown
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30A. ___ vez (this time: Sp.)
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31A. Sewer scurrier
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32A. Prof's helpers
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33A. Molecule studied by 2023 Nobelist Katalin Kariko
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34A. Be a cast member of
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36A. N.Y.C. home of "Christina's World"
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37A. "Three o'clock"
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39A. Hawaiian pizza topping
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42A. Fiddler on the Roof matchmaker
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44A. Titled widows
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46A. Two thumbs up!
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48A. Glass tube illuminant
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49A. Start to despair
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50A. About 3.26 light years
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51A. "Her Kind" poet Sexton
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52A. Capital on the Gulf of Guinea
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53A. Insignificant amount
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54A. "I've cracked it!"
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55A. Suffix with cyclo-
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57A. Genre influenced by calypso
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58A. "The Shape of Water" director
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60A. Consumers
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64A. Trip, with "off"
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65A. Amusement park attraction depicted weaving through this answer
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69A. “Kidding!”
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70A. Likewise
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72A. Appear again after being killed, in a video game
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73A. Burnsian lead-in to body
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74A. React to something hilarious
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76A. Dweller in the cracks of a sunken ship, maybe
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77A. A+ service?
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78A. Ingvar Kamprad or Ingmar Bergman, e.g.
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80A. Dwindle
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83A. Canadian N.H.L. team
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85A. Prominent feature of Tom Selleck or David Hasselhoff
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87A. Total headache
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88A. Showy garden flower
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89A. Sour grapes drink?
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90A. Dating app success
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92A. Digs in the mud
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93A. Mega
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95A. Lapel attachments
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96A. Dendrologist's study
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98A. Letter before omega
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99A. Egg cells
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100A. Sub domain
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101A. Things you might pray on
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104A. Vital component of the global refugee process
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111A. Amusement park attraction depicted above this answer
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114A. People that call New Zealand "Aotearoa"
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115A. Crumbled dessert topping
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116A. Last word before eating, sometimes
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117A. Nickname for the Los Angeles Angels
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118A. Set of pipes?
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119A. Not firm
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120A. "Hey, you! Yeah, you!"
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121A. Does a whole lot of nothing
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122A. Mammal whose name is spelled using only the letters of "mammal"
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123A. Biblical father of Kenan
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1D. Take one's profits, with "in"
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2D. Bebida en una taquería
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3D. Parking garage feature
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4D. Amusement park attraction depicted to the right of this answer
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5D. Participate in a Lakota smudging ceremony
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6D. Succulent genus
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7D. Pack
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8D. With 29-Down, insect that conducts raids
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9D. Sensible clothing for the Bay Area's climate
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10D. A gilded one is seen on King Tut's crown
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11D. Baton Rouge sch.
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12D. Zenith
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13D. Goes down for a while?
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14D. Actress Lee of "Past Lives"
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15D. Part of a circumference
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16D. Designer of noted terminals at Dulles and J.F.K.
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17D. "The Office" setting
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18D. Trial
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26D. Risqué
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28D. Maker of pianos and motorcycles
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29D. See 8-Down
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35D. Apartment dweller
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36D. Fruity Italian wine
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37D. Jazz pianist Garner
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38D. Perceptive
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39D. Goddess whose name fills in this fact: Hephaestus once made ___ magical throne
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40D. Equus africanus, e.g.
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41D. Get together
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43D. Brussels-to-Berlin dir.
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44D. Removed, as points
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45D. Oil platform
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46D. Boorish sorts
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47D. Assist in a pick-and-roll
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49D. Yogurt-based beverage
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50D. Brown paper packages tied up with strings
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56D. Shell tool
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58D. The Four Knights' genre
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59D. Solar system model
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61D. Groups of nine
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62D. One hopping on the band wagon?
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63D. Direct
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65D. Pooh's pal
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66D. Indigenous people with a First Moccasin ceremony
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67D. Louis who wrote "Holes"
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68D. Aviary sound
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71D. Consequently
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75D. Says what isn't so
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76D. Itty-bitty
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78D. Fight (for)
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79D. Amusement park attraction depicted in and around this answer
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80D. Typing stat: Abbr.
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81D. The Albuquerque Isotopes and Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, for two
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82D. Compounds in cured meats
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84D. Destiny
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86D. Kind of coarse flour
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91D. Munich mister
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93D. Mileage so to speak
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94D. Pepto-___
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97D. Part of an omakase meal
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98D. Word with French or free
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100D. Substitute
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102D. Pleased
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103D. Common spot for a houseplant
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105D. Title in Parliament
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106D. Draped garment
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107D. Aerial transport across New York's East River
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108D. Actress Moriarty
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109D. Finding ___ Submarine Voyage (Disneyland attraction)
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110D. At most
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112D. Audiologist's colleague, in brief
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113D. Agcy. overseeing public schools
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