NYT CROSSWORD • SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Jul 18, 2026

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

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Across 36

  1. 1Unite, with "up" ↗TEAM
  2. 5Many an extra in the "Lord of the Rings" movies ↗ELF
  3. 8Like fondue, traditionally ↗SWISS
  4. 13Nairobi-based collection of NGOs ↗OXFAM
  5. 15Restriction on how much one can serve ↗TERMLIMIT
  6. 17Conductor's reference ↗SCORE
  7. 18Opportunity to compare notes, perhaps ↗STUDYDATE
  8. 19Very traditional sort ↗PURIST
  9. 21Khloe, Kim or Kourtney, familiarly ↗SIS
  10. 22Jennifer who won a Pulitzer for "A Visit From the Goon Squad" ↗EGAN
  11. 23Concerning ↗ASTO
  12. 24Weight ↗HEFT
  13. 26Orange video game character who appears in "Wreck-It Ralph" ↗QBERT
  14. 27Retailer with mountains in its logo ↗REI
  15. 28Persuade, as on a course of action ↗SELL
  16. 29Shade ↗HUE
  17. 30Smartphone feature that debuted worldwide in 2011 ↗EMOJIKEYBOARD
  18. 34Hot ↗EROTIC
  19. 35Kind of acid partly responsible for sourdough's tang ↗LACTIC
  20. 37"Sorry, that's way above my pay grade" ↗IJUSTWORKHERE
  21. 40Black ___ ↗OPS
  22. 41Line holders ↗RODS
  23. 42Brilliant example ↗GEM
  24. 43Digs up by the roots ↗GRUBS
  25. 46Cry at the end of a countdown ↗TIME
  26. 47Dead center? ↗TOMB
  27. 48Song whose titular subject has a "dark brown voice" ↗LOLA
  28. 49Mesh ↗FIT
  29. 50One side of many a transaction ↗DEALER
  30. 52Backs up on its own, say ↗AUTOSAVES
  31. 55Titular animated dog of children's TV ↗BLUEY
  32. 56Go down swinging, perhaps ↗STRIKEOUT
  33. 57What might add a bit of flavor to a salsa? ↗BONGO
  34. 58Company bought by Tempur-Pedic in 2012 ↗SEALY
  35. 59W.W. II-era occupation for baseball's Moe Berg, following his playing career ↗SPY
  36. 60Rides ↗NAGS

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  1. 1Left ↗TOSPARE
  2. 2"Um ... what?!" ↗EXCUSEME
  3. 3With even stronger reasoning, in law ↗AFORTIORI
  4. 4Super man? ↗MARIO
  5. 5Quite a few characters in 2025's "Elio," for short ↗ETS
  6. 6Unleashes ↗LETSFLY
  7. 7Results of one's labors, so to speak ↗FRUIT
  8. 8Shrewd ↗SLY
  9. 9You might give this to someone you want to avoid ↗WIDEBERTH
  10. 10Outward appearance ↗IMAGE
  11. 11Instrument that's held at about a 45-degree angle from the player's body ↗SITAR
  12. 12Inner tube? ↗STENT
  13. 14"Bonjour, ___ amis!" ↗MES
  14. 16Figures listed on Zocdoc, for short ↗MDS
  15. 20Gustav Klimt masterpiece ↗THEKISS
  16. 25Choose ↗ELECT
  17. 26Charlatans ↗QUACKS
  18. 28Exercises with a "butterfly" variation, in which the soles of one's feet are pressed together ↗SITUPS
  19. 29Overtook? ↗HOARDED
  20. 31Cosmetic additive that comes from the Southwest ↗JOJOBAOIL
  21. 32Flowering period ↗BLOOM
  22. 33Actor who plays the title role on TV's "Andor" ↗DIEGOLUNA
  23. 36Classic Easter treat ↗CREMEEGG
  24. 38Report ↗WRITEUP
  25. 39Items frozen in cryopreservation ↗EMBRYOS
  26. 43Flute, for one ↗GLASS
  27. 44Way ↗ROUTE
  28. 45Prefix with marathon ↗ULTRA
  29. 46Bygone recorders ↗TIVOS
  30. 47Grabber ↗TALON
  31. 49Race of supernatural spirits ↗FAE
  32. 51Fall back ↗EBB
  33. 53You might look up to this ↗SKY
  34. 54Unpleasant digs ↗STY