Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday August 18th 2024, New York Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 “Aw, phooey!” : OH RATS
7 Tiki bar cocktail : MAI TAI
13 Fluid holder : SAC
16 Resort amenity : SPA
19 ___ pork (Chinese dish) : MOO SHU
20 Register : ENROLL
21 Tech purchase when traveling abroad : ADAPTER
23 High chance of parties celebrating a baby’s arrival? : SHOWERS LIKELY
25 Formula 1 powerhouse : FERRARI
26 Its national symbol is the khanjar, a dagger worn for self-defense : OMAN
27 Casino fixture : ATM
28 Rental agreement : LEASE
30 A li’l bit : SORTA
31 Collars : NABS
33 Member of a grungy Gen-Z subculture : E-BOY
35 Where one might sleep in a cabin : AT CAMP
37 A cherry represents one, in Arcimboldo’s famous portrait : EYE
40 A pear represents one, in Arcimboldo’s famous portrait : NOSE
42 Like one’s mental state before morning coffee? : MOSTLY CLOUDY
46 Section of the Rockies : TETONS
48 Stare in astonishment : GAWP
50 Temporary hair color treatment : RINSE
51 Subject of museums in Richmond, Va., and Baltimore, Md. : POE
52 Terrible TV reception? : HEAVY SNOW
54 Madden of fashion : STEVE
56 Biting : SNIDE
58 Desert ___ : ISLE
59 Feels lousy : AILS
61 Maker of precious violins : AMATI
63 Loads : A LOT
64 High-pitched bird calls : CHIRRUPS
67 Furry friend of Rosita : ELMO
69 ___ Chimpsky, primate raised as a human in a landmark language acquisition study : NIM
71 What you might find on the counter after making ice cream sundaes? : ISOLATED SPRINKLES
76 Long, long time : EON
77 Earned : MADE
78 What a detective might be demoted to : DESK DUTY
81 ___ for Sore Eyes (punny name for an ophthalmologist’s office) : SITE
84 Dressy tie : ASCOT
87 “The Elephants” painter, 1948 : DALI
89 Start of an incantation : ABRA
90 Informal beckoning : C’MERE
92 Schleps : TOTES
94 Eclectic holiday party playlist? : WINTRY MIX
97 Shout accompanying a realization : AHA
98 Photographer Arbus : DIANE
100 Reflex that really is contagious : YAWN
102 Brand of hydrating drops : VISINE
103 “The Road Not Taken” enjoyed over breakfast? : MORNING FROST
106 Content : GLAD
108 Seventh notes on scales : TIS
109 Not keep hidden from : LET SEE
110 Silently plot revenge, say : STEW
112 Works of acclaim : ODES
114 Kit-chats? : MEOWS
116 Filmmaker Cameron : CROWE
118 “It’s ___!” (“Full speed ahead!”) : A GO
120 Surname of the only all-brother outfield in M.L.B. history : ALOU
123 G.I. morale booster : USO TOUR
125 Smashing clarinets and oboes? : DAMAGING WINDS
129 “It stands to reason …” : I ASSUME
130 Skips over : ELIDES
131 “We have that in common” : I AM TOO
132 Shrub with small, yellow flowers : RUE
133 Shooter in a game of marbles : TAW
134 Without profit : AT COST
135 ___ Corner, suburb of Washington, D.C. : TYSON’S
DOWN
1 Sounds from a mat : OMS
2 Jolly cry : HO HO
3 Part of an accusation in Clue : ROOM
4 Dam on the Nile : ASWAN
5 Title role for Fran Drescher : THE NANNY
6 South of Spain? : SUR
7 What dry ice doesn’t do : MELT
8 “Princess Mononoke” genre : ANIME
9 Tick off : IRK
10 Some skating jumps : TOE LOOPS
11 Shortcuts in a chase scene, perhaps : ALLEYS
12 N.H.L. great Kovalchuk : ILYA
13 Social programs like Medicare, Medicaid and disability insurance, collectively : SAFETY NET
14 Fruity finish? : ADE
15 Line on an auto graph : CAR SALES
16 Protégé, say : STAR PUPIL
17 Saucy : PERT
18 Puccini’s “Recondita armonia,” e.g. : ARIA
22 Bit of marketing : PROMO
24 Lip : SASS
29 Mouth-watering stuff : SALIVA
32 One who manages to get by? : BOSS
34 Company whose “W” stands for “Werke” : BMW
36 Motorcycle engine units, for short : CCS
37 Set of principles : ETHIC
38 “That is … not good” : YEESH
39 And others, in Latin : ET ALII
41 Bigheaded sort : EGOIST
43 Quake : TREMOR
44 Wonderland bird : DODO
45 Forcefully throw, in modern slang : YEET
47 Work supervisor : OVERSEER
49 Piercing tool : AWL
53 Place to get a pricey cab : NAPA
55 Compacted, with “down” : TAMPED
57 February 14 and March 17, e.g. : NAME DAYS
60 Calm : SEDATE
62 Closes, as a deal : INKS
65 Babe in the (Hundred Acre) Wood : ROO
66 Arm bone : ULNA
68 Purported influence on the lyrics of “I Am the Walrus” : LSD
70 Sort : ILK
72 Ham : EMOTER
73 Running out of gear : IDLING
74 German word that sounds like a number in English : NEIN
75 Turn in : SUBMIT
79 Certain Caribbean islander, informally : TRINI
80 Lines for which x = 0 : Y AXES
81 Rip-off : SCAM
82 “Methinks,” online : IMHO
83 Rip off : TEAR LOOSE
85 They provide a change of scenery : STAGE CREW
86 Bestow : CONFER
88 “That’s so sweet!” : AWW
91 Removes, as from a draft : EDITS OUT
93 Widespread, as a problem : SYSTEMIC
95 Spot to watch, in brief : TV AD
96 Gallop off, say : RIDE AWAY
99 Connections : INS
101 Got down : ATE
104 Animals that can grow lungs after being born : NEWTS
105 Comic actor Patton : OSWALT
107 Bird on a Canadian dollar : LOON
111 Pay : WAGES
113 Reduces, with “down” : SLIMS
114 “The Ghost and Mrs. ___” (1947 film) : MUIR
115 Whom Jacob confronts the day after wrestling with God : ESAU
117 Greek theaters : ODEA
119 Point to “get” : GIST
121 Suspicious of : ONTO
122 Noodle used in shabu-shabu : UDON
124 Actress Thurman : UMA
126 Rigmarole : ADO
127 “Skedaddle!” : GIT
128 ••• – – – ••• : SOS
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