NYT CROSSWORD • SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Apr 18, 2026

Complete answer list for the April 18, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Jesse CohnEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1562 clues

Jump to a puzzle

Full archive →
THUAPR
16
2026
By Rafael Musa and Sala Wanet…
FRIAPR
17
2026
By Rachel Fabi
SATAPR
18
2026
By Jesse Cohn
SUNAPR
19
2026
By Michael Lieberman
MONAPR
20
2026
By Freddie Cheng

The Grid

1S
2P
3I
4N
5O
6F
7F
8B
9A
10M
11A
12S
O
O
N
E
R
O
R
13L
A
T
E
R
14C
A
L
I
F
O
R
N
I
A
R
O
L
L
15H
U
D
S
O
N
16D
E
T
E
N
T
E
17D
O
C
T
O
R
18M
O
D
19F
E
E
S
20F
R
E
O
N
21S
A
F
E
22W
O
R
D
23W
E
D
24D
25U
A
L
26G
E
O
S
27H
A
N
G
T
28I
G
H
T
29P
A
R
D
30E
L
S
A
31S
32E
33T
34R
E
S
T
E
35A
S
Y
36D
37W
A
D
E
38M
A
T
S
39C
L
E
40M
A
R
T
I
N
41I
M
F
O
42R
I
T
43M
A
D
E
I
T
44C
R
O
C
O
D
I
45L
E
T
E
A
R
S
46R
O
O
K
I
E
M
I
S
T
A
K
E
47O
D
D
S
48D
A
M
S
E
L
S

Click a clue to reveal it in the grid.

Across 29

  1. 1"The Jeffersons" or "The Simpsons," notably ↗SPINOFF
  2. 8Team with the mascot Big Al, familiarly ↗BAMA
  3. 12In time ↗SOONERORLATER
  4. 14Dish purportedly invented in Los Angeles's Little Tokyo neighborhood ↗CALIFORNIAROLL
  5. 15New York's ___ Valley ↗HUDSON
  6. 16Thawing ↗DETENTE
  7. 17Treat ↗DOCTOR
  8. 18New outfit or accessory for a character, in video game-speak ↗MOD
  9. 19Things that shouldn't be hidden ↗FEES
  10. 20Non-eco-friendly refrigerant ↗FREON
  11. 21Term in the bedroom, maybe ↗SAFEWORD
  12. 23Unite ↗WED
  13. 24Two-pronged ↗DUAL
  14. 26Metros in the 1990s ↗GEOS
  15. 27"Wait just a sec" ↗HANGTIGHT
  16. 29Cowboy's friend, informally ↗PARD
  17. 30Name that spiked in popularity following a 2013 Disney movie ↗ELSA
  18. 31Finalized ↗SET
  19. 34"You've got nothing to worry about" ↗RESTEASY
  20. 36All-time scoring leader for the Miami Heat, familiarly ↗DWADE
  21. 38Routine surfaces ↗MATS
  22. 39Browns, on a scoreboard ↗CLE
  23. 40Mathematics writer Gardner ↗MARTIN
  24. 41Words of endorsement ↗IMFORIT
  25. 43Arrived ↗MADEIT
  26. 44Make-believe sorrow ↗CROCODILETEARS
  27. 46Cause of amusement to a vet, maybe ↗ROOKIEMISTAKE
  28. 47Daredevil's calculation ↗ODDS
  29. 48Some fairy tale characters ↗DAMSELS

Down 33

  1. 1Did business with, in a way ↗SOLDTO
  2. 2Blowgun projectile ↗POISONDART
  3. 3Words before "a penny" or "a treat" ↗INFOR
  4. 4Fifth-most abundant element in the universe ↗NEON
  5. 5Lieutenant in "Catch-22" ↗ORR
  6. 6Into ↗FONDOF
  7. 7Breakfast dish that might go over well? ↗FRIEDEGGS
  8. 8How people get into a swimming pool, typically ↗BAREFOOT
  9. 9Yom Kippur observers ↗ATONERS
  10. 10Like the cheese in fondue ↗MELTED
  11. 11Backdrop for many van Gogh paintings ↗ARLES
  12. 12Blitzed ↗SAUCED
  13. 13___ pull-downs (exercise) ↗LAT
  14. 14Item in a list on the fridge, maybe ↗CHORE
  15. 17Texas air hub, for short ↗DFW
  16. 18Silky-haired toy ↗MALTESE
  17. 21Start to give ↗SAG
  18. 22"Hey, no backing out now!" ↗WEHADADEAL
  19. 25Still waffling ↗UNDECIDED
  20. 27Relatives of ottomans ↗HASSOCKS
  21. 28Texter's affectionate sign-off ↗ILY
  22. 29It's not fit for human consumption ↗PETFOOD
  23. 31Cutting stuff ↗SATIRE
  24. 32Cuts a line? ↗EDITS
  25. 33It takes two hands to show ↗TEN
  26. 34Musketeer's tool ↗RAMROD
  27. 35Nissan model ↗ALTIMA
  28. 37Brings about, as havoc ↗WREAKS
  29. 38Less than milli-, more than nano- ↗MICRO
  30. 40Paint option ↗MATTE
  31. 42Metric for a venture capitalist, in brief ↗ROI
  32. 43Play (with) ↗MESS
  33. 45Calc. calculation ↗LIM