TUESDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 70 CLUES · 35 ACROSS · 35 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword August 18 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the August 18, 2026 puzzle with the solution beside every clue, followed by the completed grid. Tap a clue to see its letter count and every other puzzle it has appeared in.
1A
Facebook founder Zuckerberg
MARK
4
5A
Bill at a bar
TAB
3
8A
Kill, as a dragon
SLAY
4
12A
Where China and India are located
ASIA
4
13A
___ tear (common sports injury): Abbr.
ACL
3
14A
Flat ___ (car problem)
TIRE
4
15A
Hammer-wielding Norse god featured in the "Avengers" movies
THOR
4
16A
"___ It Go," Elsa's song from "Frozen"
LET
3
17A
Picnic-raiding bugs
ANTS
4
18A
Exit key on a keyboard
ESC
3
20A
___ like fine wine (gracefully grow old)
AGE
3
21A
LeBron ___, NBA superstar who appeared as himself in "Trainwreck," playing the loyal, penny-pinching best friend to Bill Hader's character
JAMES
5
24A
Part played in a movie (often "himself," for a famous person making a cameo)
ROLE
4
26A
"Once upon ___ ..." (classic story starter): 2 wds.
ATIME
5
27A
Carry a debt
OWE
3
28A
Saucepan cover
LID
3
31A
Take the podium, say
WIN
3
32A
Letter after "emm"
ENN
3
33A
Alternative to "com" in university URLs
EDU
3
34A
Complete collection
SET
3
35A
___ up (exasperated)
FED
3
36A
___ Garnett, NBA legend who appeared as himself in "Uncut Gems," trying to buy a rare opal from Adam Sandler's jeweler character
KEVIN
5
38A
Hawkeyes' home state
IOWA
4
39A
"All jokes ___ ..." ("On a serious note ...")
ASIDE
5
40A
___ Patton, lead singer of the band Faith No More
MIKE
4
42A
Settle into a chair
SIT
3
43A
Final preceder
SEMI
4
44A
Snake said to have killed Cleopatra
ASP
3
46A
"The Winner Takes It All" pop group
ABBA
4
50A
Crew in blue at a baseball game, for short
UMPS
4
51A
___ Trevino, golf legend who appeared as himself in "Happy Gilmore," always shaking his head at Adam Sandler's character
LEE
3
52A
A foot has five of them
TOES
4
53A
"The ___ Baby," Alec Baldwin's animated feature
BOSS
4
54A
Cutting-edge tool?
SAW
3
55A
"Tie up loose ___"
ENDS
4
1D
Wrestler's surface
MAT
3
2D
___ Wednesday (first day of Lent)
ASH
3
3D
___ de Janeiro, Brazilian city that hosted the 2016 Olympics
RIO
3
4D
___ Abdul-Jabbar, NBA icon who appeared as himself in "Airplane!" denying his true identity and pretending to be a co-pilot named Roger
KAREEM
6
5D
Mineral used in baby powder
TALC
4
6D
Untouched serve in tennis
ACE
3
7D
Crunchy three-ingredient sandwich: Abbr.
BLT
3
8D
Performer's platform
STAGE
5
9D
"Hook, ___, and sinker"
LINE
4
10D
Painting or sculpture, e.g.
ART
3
11D
What a nod means
YES
3
19D
Opposite of "NNW" on a compass: Abbr.
SSE
3
20D
Pub order, often
ALE
3
21D
Classic 1975 thriller about a man-eating shark
JAWS
4
22D
"It's ___" ("The scores are equal"): 2 wds.
ATIE
4
23D
Mojito-garnishing herb
MINT
4
24D
___ Rousey, UFC star who appeared as herself in the "Entourage" movie, promising the character Turtle a date if he survives a bout with her
RONDA
5
25D
"Go Your ___ Way," Fleetwood Mac hit
OWN
3
28D
___ Strauss, big name in denim
LEVI
4
29D
"___ my part, now it's your turn": 2 wds.
IDID
4
30D
Desert mound
DUNE
4
32D
"Wee" backwards
EEW
3
35D
The Green Goblin, to Spider-Man
FOE
3
36D
"Cobra ___," hit martial arts series
KAI
3
37D
Real ___ (property)
ESTATE
6
38D
"___ Your Hand, Madame" (romantic Bing Crosby song): 2 wds.
IKISS
5
40D
Office note, briefly
MEMO
4
41D
Little devils
IMPS
4
42D
Gush like a volcano
SPEW
4
43D
One coming off the bench, for short
SUB
3
44D
Hilton ___, Pulitzer-winning critic for The New Yorker
ALS
3
45D
Poseidon's realm, in myth
SEA
3
47D
"___ appetit!"
BON
3
48D
It has to be made every day
BED
3
49D
Beast of burden
ASS
3
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5T
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12A
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15T
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16L
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N
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18E
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C
20A
G
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21J
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23M
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24R
25O
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T
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27O
W
E
28L
29I
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31W
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N
33E
D
U
34S
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35F
E
D
36K
37E
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O
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39A
S
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40M
41I
K
E
42S
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M
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P
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49A
50U
M
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51L
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53B
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55E
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for August 18, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the August 18, 2026 puzzle
The August 18, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 70 clues — 35 across and 35 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Tuesday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.
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