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0818-26 NY Times Crossword 18 Aug 26, Tuesday

Constructed by: Jeremy Venook
Edited by: Will Shortz

Today’s Reveal Answer: Music of the Night

Themed answers are all MUSIC with a title referring to THE NIGHT:

  • 66A 17-, 29-, 45- and 56-Across : SONGS
  • 56A Iconic number from “The Phantom of the Opera” … or an apt title for this puzzle : MUSIC OF THE NIGHT
  • 17A Classic Beethoven piano piece : MOONLIGHT SONATA
  • 29A Academy Award-winning tune from “La La Land” : CITY OF STARS
  • 45A 1983 Eurythmics hit whose full title includes “(Are Made of This)” : SWEET DREAMS
Bill’s time: 6m 29s

Bill’s errors: 0

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Complete List of Clues/Answers

Across

1A Assistance : HELP
5A Dickens villain ___ Heep : URIAH
10A Bears’ lairs : DENS
14A Plant with many topical uses : ALOE
15A Downright unpleasant : NASTY
16A Meaning of “vidi,” in Caesar’s boast : I SAW
17A Classic Beethoven piano piece : MOONLIGHT SONATA
20A Fed. agency overseeing the stock market : SEC
21A To blame : AT FAULT
22A Online Q&A : AMA
25A ___ ex machina : DEUS
28A Home to Kosovo and Monaco: Abbr. : EUR
29A Academy Award-winning tune from “La La Land” : CITY OF STARS
32A “Chiseled” muscles : ABS
35A Of yore : OLDEN
36A Snippet in a film review show : MOVIE CLIP
38A “Looper” director Johnson : RIAN
39A Sarcastic title girl of 1990s-2000s MTV : DARIA
40A Utah skiing destination : ALTA
41A Coverers of current events : NEWS MEDIA
43A Boss (around) : ORDER
44A Phoenix basketball player : SUN
45A 1983 Eurythmics hit whose full title includes “(Are Made of This)” : SWEET DREAMS
47A Popular fantasy role-playing game, in brief : DND
48A Spies : SEES
49A “___-haw!” : YEE
50A It has its x’s and y’s : ALGEBRA
54A T-shirt or blouse : TOP
56A Iconic number from “The Phantom of the Opera” … or an apt title for this puzzle : MUSIC OF THE NIGHT
62A Story of one’s life? : OBIT
63A Beforehand : PRIOR
64A Singer Kahan with the 2026 #1 album “The Great Divide” : NOAH
65A Hot : SEXY
66A 17-, 29-, 45- and 56-Across : SONGS
67A Person regularly sought out for advice : GO-TO

Down

1D Scene stealer : HAM
2D Eponym of a chess rating system : ELO
3D British bathroom : LOO
4D Writes : PENS
5D International aid org. : UNICEF
6D Cloth covered in dust, say : RAG
7D “… or so” : ISH
8D Lead-in to “boy!” or “girl!” : ATTA
9D Madness : HYSTERIA
10D Kuwaiti currency : DINAR
11D The elder of a pair of biblical twins : ESAU
12D The “N” of N.A.A.C.P.: Abbr. : NATL
13D Smack, as flies : SWAT
18D Gave false hopes : LED ON
19D Coming in handy : OF USE
22D Nuts whose shells look like they have little berets : ACORNS
23D Environs : MILIEU
24D When Hamilton and Burr had their duel : AT DAWN
26D Manufactured in America : US-MADE
27D What gossipers and tall buildings are full of : STORIES
30D Desires : YENS
31D Fly in the sky : AVIATE
32D Like some theme park passes : ALL-DAY
33D “Oh, buzz off” : BITE ME
34D Thin on the ground : SPARSE
37D Give a hoot : CARE
39D Morning condensation : DEWDROPS
42D Channel that rebranded with “NOW” in its name in 2025 : MSNBC
43D “Citizen Kane” director Welles : ORSON
46D Forfends : DETERS
47D Part of a pantheon : DEITY
50D “Famous” cookie baker : AMOS
51D Anti-friction fluid : LUBE
52D High-end private jet, familiarly : G-SIX
53D Hairstyle associated with Jimi Hendrix and Angela Davis : AFRO
55D Send an instant message : PING
57D Sardine container : TIN
58D Refuse to share : HOG
59D Glop : GOO
60D Mario has a red “M” on his : HAT
61D Howe’er : THO