Crossword Answers for Tuesday, 18 August 2026

All 30 answers to the daily crossword for Tuesday, 18 August 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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A personal enemy FOE
4
A tight-fitting headdress CAPS
8
The muscles of the abdomen ABS
9
To this place HERE
10
Make as a net profit NETS
12
Extremely robust IRON
13
The face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours DIAL
15
Many times at short intervals OFT
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A sudden desire IMPULSE
18
A unit of length of thread or yarn LEA
19
A narrow opening GAPS
20
Not in favor of ANTI
22
Breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted GASP
24
Decorate with frosting ICED
25
Speak softly or lovingly COO
26
The amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue REDS
27
A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium ERS

Down

1
Agitate the air FAN
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The trait of being willing to obey OBEDIENCE
3
Judge to be probable ESTIMATED
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The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet CHI
5
The atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole AEROSPACE
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Someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university PROFESSOR
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Assign to a station SENT
11
Excavate the earth beneath SAP
14
Ancient Celtic god LUG
17
Throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins LAG
18
The habitation of wild animals LAIR
21
A state in the Rocky Mountains IDS
23
A European river; flows into the Adriatic Sea POS