Crossword Answers for Monday, 17 August 2026

All 32 answers to the daily crossword for Monday, 17 August 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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Very familiar OLD
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A male human offspring SON
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Give a point to TAPER
9
Grass mowed and cured for use as fodder HAY
10
A mechanism that puts something into automatic action ACTUATORS
12
The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet PHI
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The waging of armed conflict against an enemy WAR
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A truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together SEMI
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Informal terms for the leg PEGS
19
Append one's signature to INK
21
A toilet in Britain LOO
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A stopping CESSATION
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Make older AGE
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Recall or remembrance MINDS
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Alone and on your own TOD
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Succeed at easily ACE

Down

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Act as an optimist and take a sunny view of the world OPTIMISED
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The basic unit of money in Moldova LEU
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A gully that is shallower than a ravine DRAW
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A boundary line between land and water SHORELINE
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An implement used to propel or steer a boat OAR
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A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies NYS
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A gentle blow TAPS
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Feel physical pain ACHE
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A gentle blow TAP
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A state in midwestern United States INS
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Morally admirable GOOD
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A male human offspring SONS
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Hindu god of love and erotic desire; opposite of Mara KAMA
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A spiteful woman gossip CAT
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The conscious mind EGO
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A local and habitual twitching especially in the face TIC