Daily Themed Crossword August 18, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 18, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
August 18, 2026 — All 70 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Facebook founder Zuckerberg | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Bill at a bar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Kill as a dragon | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Where China and India are located | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | ___ tear (common sports injury): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Flat ___ (car problem) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Hammer-wielding Norse god featured in the Avengers movies | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | ___ It Go Elsa's song from Frozen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Picnic-raiding bugs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Exit key on a keyboard | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___ like fine wine (gracefully grow old) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | LeBron ___ NBA superstar who appeared as himself in Trainwreck playing the loyal penny-pinching best friend to Bill Hader's character | JAMES | 5 | |
| #13 | Part played in a movie (often himself for a famous person making a cameo) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Once upon ___ ... (classic story starter): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Thanks I ___ you one! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Saucepan cover | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Take home the trophy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Letter after emm | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Alternative to com in university URLs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Location for a movie scene | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | ___ up (exasperated) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | ___ Garnett NBA legend who appeared as himself in Uncut Gems trying to buy a rare opal from Adam Sandler's jeweler character | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Hawkeyes' home state | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | All jokes ___ ... (On a serious note ...) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | ___ Patton lead singer of the band Faith No More | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Settle into a chair | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Game before the final for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Snake said to have killed Cleopatra | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | The Winner Takes It All pop group | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Crew in blue at a baseball game for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | ___ Trevino golf legend who appeared as himself in Happy Gilmore always shaking his head at Adam Sandler's character | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | A foot has five of them | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | The ___ Baby Alec Baldwin's animated feature | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Cutting-edge tool? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Tie up loose ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Wrestler's surface | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | ___ Wednesday (first day of Lent) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | ___ de Janeiro Brazilian city that hosted the 2016 Olympics | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | ___ 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 | |
| #40 | Mineral used in baby powder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Untouched serve in tennis | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Crunchy three-ingredient sandwich: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Performer's platform | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Hook ___ and sinker | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Painting or sculpture e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | What a nod means | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Opposite of NNW on a compass: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Pub order often | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Classic 1975 thriller about a man-eating shark | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | It's ___ (The scores are equal): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Mojito-garnishing herb | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | ___ 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 | |
| #53 | Go Your ___ Way Fleetwood Mac hit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ Strauss big name in denim | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | ___ my part now it's your turn: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Desert mound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Wee backwards | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | The Green Goblin to Spider-Man | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Cobra ___ hit martial arts series | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Real ___ (property) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #61 | ___ Your Hand Madame (romantic Bing Crosby song): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Office note briefly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Little devils | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Gush like a volcano | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | One coming off the bench for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Hilton ___ Pulitzer-winning critic for The New Yorker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Poseidon's realm in myth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | ___ appetit! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | It has to be made every day | Show answer | 3 | |
| #70 | Horse's cousin | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 18, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 18, 2026, a Tuesday. It contains 70 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is KAREEM at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 4 clues carry a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2026 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for August 18, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 18, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 18, 2026 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 70 clues with answers from 3 to 6 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for August 18, 2026 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 70 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 18, 2026 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.