New York Times Crossword May 18 2026 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on May 18 2026, constructed by Rena Cohen. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1ALike a game that has gone into a penalty shootout›
- 5ALuxury handbag brand›
- 10APetri dish gel›
- 14AWest Coast sch. that joined the Big Ten in 2024›
- 15AStereotypical meal for a college student›
- 16A"Veni, ___, vici"›
- 17ALike the Code of Hammurabi›
- 19AEnterprise rival›
- 20AGot to one's feet›
- 21AElmer's product›
- 23A"There's a cockroach!"›
- 24APatch up some clothes, say›
- 25APioneering hybrid car›
- 29APouty expression›
- 30AFuture atty.'s exam›
- 31ARae who played President Barbie in "Barbie"›
- 34ATackling of the quarterback›
- 37ANebraska's largest city›
- 40AGoverning body in the Harry Potter universe›
- 43AFibrous part of broccoli›
- 44ANothin'›
- 45ACool, slangily›
- 46A"___ Calm and Carry On"›
- 48ARegion›
- 50AGardener's tool›
- 54AKit ___ bar›
- 57AWoodcutter's tool›
- 58ABeauty queen's accessory›
- 59AGarlicky condiment›
- 61AEye irritation›
- 63AAdvice for the overambitious ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 40- and 50-Across›
- 66A___ leches cake›
- 67AOopsie›
- 68ALotion ingredient›
- 69AToward sunrise›
- 70A"Same!"›
- 71AStereotypically antisocial pets›
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- 1DLarge brass instruments›
- 2D"You have my sympathy"›
- 3DMacaroni shape›
- 4D14 of these make up a fortnight›
- 5DCon's opposite›
- 6DSprinted›
- 7DFriend in Mexico›
- 8DGave out cards›
- 9DZinnia or sunflower›
- 10DDirector DuVernay›
- 11DAttempt something›
- 12D"Au revoir!"›
- 13DPuts on the line›
- 18DOscar winner Jared›
- 22DEnglish town famous for its salts›
- 26DThrow out of office›
- 27DLong (for)›
- 28DHoliday Inn competitor›
- 29DSent by post›
- 31DWrites to on WhatsApp, in brief›
- 32DPuppy school command›
- 33DRoll of two ones›
- 35D"Ta-ta," in a text›
- 36DCamera company known for its "moments"›
- 38DWith it›
- 39DUnreturned serve›
- 41DDistorts, as data›
- 42DTicket price›
- 47DThe "terrible twos" and the "threenager" years, for example›
- 49DChapters of history›
- 50DSquander›
- 51DOutlandishly over the top, in modern slang›
- 52DHouston baseballer›
- 53DSwiss ___ (salad green)›
- 54DMarsupial often mistermed a "bear"›
- 55DApportion›
- 56DThere are 100 of these in every Scrabble game›
- 60DApple desktop›
- 62DSuperlative suffix›
- 64DDown Under bounder, for short›
- 65DPrefix between bi- and tetra-›
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