New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 18th August 2021 There are 38 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 18th August 2021. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Breaded and topped with tomato sauce and mozzarella, for shortPARMAAcross 5: "Holy mackerel!"EGADAAcross 9: Instrument played by indie rock's Sufjan StevensOBOEAAcross 13: Black-and-white item in a sleeveOREOAAcross 14: V.I.P. on baseSARGEAAcross 15: Winter bugsFLUSAAcross 16: With 26-Across, game that uses a blindfoldPINTHETAILAAcross 18: Part of the food pyramidFATSAAcross 19: Gardening toolHOEAAcross 20: Fruit in the William Carlos Williams poem "This Is Just to Say"PLUMAAcross 22: Edward Snowden's former employer, in briefNSAAAcross 23: Black History Mo.FEBAAcross 26: See 16-AcrossONTHEDONKEYAAcross 29: "Why?"WHAT FORAAcross 31: Puts upERECTSAAcross 32: Bird that had no natural predators until humans arrivedDODOAAcross 33: Tick (off)TEEAAcross 35: Babe Zaharias was the first woman to compete on its tour, in briefPGAAAcross 36: Item exchanged in a so-called "yankee swap"WHITE ELEPHANTAAcross 41: John Lewis was born here: Abbr.ALAAAcross 41: John Lewis was born here: Abbr.ALA.AAcross 42: Org. that oversees O.T.C.sFDAAAcross 43: Campaign expenseTVADAAcross 45: Get situatedORIENTAAcross 48: PacifyAPPEASEAAcross 50: Frequent reveler, or a hint to 16-/26- and 36-AcrossPARTYANIMALAAcross 53: Hit the slopesSKIAAcross 54: "___ be my pleasure"ITDAAcross 55: LotsATONAAcross 56: Hearty laughYUKAAcross 58: TidyNEATAAcross 60: Cartoonist suggested by this puzzle's themeTHOMAS NASTAAcross 65: Brand in the ice cream aisleEDYSAAcross 66: Aches (for)LONGSAAcross 67: Words after a gaspOHNOAAcross 68: Its underside might be covered in gumDESKAAcross 69: The first cloned mammalsEWESAAcross 70: YarnTALEDDown 1: DadPOPDDown 2: "Midsommar" director AsterARIDDown 3: ___ faire (historical re-enactment event, for short)RENDDown 4: Fly-by-night type?MOTHDDown 5: Fuel up, in a wayEATDDown 6: Visual in an annual reportGRAPHDDown 7: NimbleAGILEDDown 8: HornswoggleDELUDEDDown 9: Toggle optionOFFDDown 10: Artist's starting placeBLANKCANVASDDown 11: Get-goOUTSETDDown 12: Guest ___, what The New York Times calls op-edsESSAYSDDown 14: What an asterisk might suggestSEENOTEDDown 17: Centaur's footHOOFDDown 21: TransformMORPHDDown 23: Repeated string in a chain letter subject lineFWDDDown 24: Website with articles like "10 Surprising Ways to Use Mayonnaise Around Your Home"EHOWDDown 25: Things best kept under one's hat?BADHAIRDAYSDDown 27: Data structure with a root nodeTREEDDown 28: UndoNEGATEDDown 30: Half of a half-bathroomTOILETDDown 34: Tiny toymakerELFDDown 37: Tucker who had her first hit in 1972 and won her first Grammys in 2020TANYADDown 38: Cheese used in BabybelsEDAMDDown 39: Fruits whose seeds can act as a substitute for black peppercornsPAPAYASDDown 40: Something to doTASKDDown 44: Latin godsDEIDDown 45: Shared one's viewsOPINEDDDown 46: For all ages, as a video gameRATEDEDDown 47: TellTATTLEDDown 49: AlsoPLUSDDown 51: At all, in dialectNOHOWDDown 52: CombinedINONEDDown 57: Pretzel, basicallyKNOTDDown 59: Shaming syllableTSKDDown 61: Drug dosages: Abbr.MGSDDown 62: Light bulb moment soundAHADDown 63: Show with the recurring character Target Lady, in briefSNLDDown 64: "Piggy"TOE