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NYT Crossword Answers Mar 18, 2026

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

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Across 37

  1. 1Young grasshopper ↗NYMPH
  2. 6Dibs, e.g. ↗CLAIM
  3. 11Org. that offers one "L" of a ride? ↗CTA
  4. 14___ a la brasa (Peruvian chicken dish) ↗POLLO
  5. 15Game to play when the spirit moves you? ↗OUIJA
  6. 16Minnesota's state bird ↗LOON
  7. 17*Restaurant chain named after a Rolling Stones song ↗RUBYTUESDAY
  8. 19Big name in cosmetics ↗AVON
  9. 20Make like a hot dog ↗PANT
  10. 21"X-Men" villain who can manipulate metals ↗MAGNETO
  11. 23Summer camp craft ↗CANOE
  12. 26*Without malice ↗BENIGNLY
  13. 27^ ↗CARET
  14. 28Numbers on botellas de vino ↗ANOS
  15. 30Asks oneself "What if?" ↗MUSES
  16. 31Silk Road locale, largely ↗ASIA
  17. 32Missed, as a chance ↗BLEW
  18. 33Music genre that partly grew out of indie rock ↗EMO
  19. 34*"What a great idea!" ↗THATDBEWONDERFUL
  20. 40Page for learning more, for short ↗FAQ
  21. 41You might take a spin in this ↗TUTU
  22. 42Kentucky ___, annual horse race since 1875 ↗OAKS
  23. 43Oddity ↗QUIRK
  24. 46Investment option, informally ↗ROTH
  25. 47Microwaved ↗NUKED
  26. 48*Having a perfect record ↗UNBEATEN
  27. 50Exhibits model behavior? ↗POSES
  28. 51It covers a fair amount of ground without moving ↗AREARUG
  29. 52Musical instrument in the Guinness logo ↗HARP
  30. 54Classic wood for boatbuilding ↗TEAK
  31. 55*Similac or Enfamil ↗BABYFORMULA
  32. 61West Coast N.F.L. team ↗RAMS
  33. 62Save on wedding invitations, in a way ↗ELOPE
  34. 63Got in a row? ↗OARED
  35. 64Publishing gatekeepers, in brief ↗EDS
  36. 65Extend, as a membership ↗RENEW
  37. 66"You got it!!" … or a possible cry after hearing the calls hidden in the answers to the starred clues? ↗BINGO

Down 44

  1. 1"Morning Edition" airer ↗NPR
  2. 2Gender-neutral pronoun ↗YOU
  3. 3Org. associated with a museum in Cooperstown, N.Y. ↗MLB
  4. 4Practice, as a trade ↗PLY
  5. 5Meal cooked in simmering broth ↗HOTPOT
  6. 6Either brother who wrote 1996's "Fargo" ↗COEN
  7. 7What Dante's second circle of hell represents ↗LUST
  8. 8Humanitarian support ↗AID
  9. 9Pulitzer-winning "Fat Ham" playwright ↗IJAMES
  10. 10Like many ruins in Belize ↗MAYAN
  11. 11Casting groups? ↗COVENS
  12. 12Play a bit of horn, say ↗TOOTLE
  13. 13Bugs ↗ANNOYS
  14. 16Indulgently lazy ↗LANGUOROUS
  15. 18Country known for luxury tourism, in brief ↗UAE
  16. 22"I wanna have that!" ↗GIMME
  17. 23Bank robber's bagful ↗CASH
  18. 24Puccini's "O mio babbino caro," e.g. ↗ARIA
  19. 25They can't abide messes ↗NEATFREAKS
  20. 26Take one's leave ↗BOWOUT
  21. 27"Human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a ___ does not": Ernest Hemingway ↗CAT
  22. 28Renaissance faire tipple ↗ALE
  23. 29Discoverer of the principle behind F=ma ↗NEWTON
  24. 32Certain chip flavoring, informally ↗BBQ
  25. 33Student's email address ender ↗EDU
  26. 35Westernmost African capital ↗DAKAR
  27. 36___ degree ↗NTH
  28. 37Bogus ↗FAKE
  29. 38Luau instruments, informally ↗UKES
  30. 39It may be taken at the start of a trip ↗LSD
  31. 43Deux + deux ↗QUATRE
  32. 44Email sorting option ↗UNREAD
  33. 45Skyscraper's skeleton, often ↗IBEAMS
  34. 46Lavishly entertain ↗REGALE
  35. 47"Sure thing!" ↗NOPROB
  36. 49Modern ending with You ↗TUBER
  37. 50In favor of ↗PRO
  38. 52Fanfare ↗HYPE
  39. 53Three or four, say ↗AFEW
  40. 56"___ voyage!" ↗BON
  41. 57Month after avril ↗MAI
  42. 58Item in a museum of antiquities ↗URN
  43. 59That's the kicker! ↗LEG
  44. 60Kerfuffle ↗ADO