NYT CROSSWORD • MONDAY, MAY 18, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers May 18, 2026

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

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MONMAY
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Across 37

  1. 1Like a game that has gone into a penalty shootout ↗TIED
  2. 5Luxury handbag brand ↗PRADA
  3. 10Petri dish gel ↗AGAR
  4. 14West Coast sch. that joined the Big Ten in 2024 ↗UCLA
  5. 15Stereotypical meal for a college student ↗RAMEN
  6. 16"Veni, ___, vici" ↗VIDI
  7. 17Like the Code of Hammurabi ↗BABYLONIAN
  8. 19Enterprise rival ↗AVIS
  9. 20Got to one's feet ↗AROSE
  10. 21Elmer's product ↗GLUE
  11. 23"There's a cockroach!" ↗EEK
  12. 24Patch up some clothes, say ↗SEW
  13. 25Pioneering hybrid car ↗TOYOTAPRIUS
  14. 29Pouty expression ↗MOUE
  15. 30Future atty.'s exam ↗LSAT
  16. 31Rae who played President Barbie in "Barbie" ↗ISSA
  17. 34Tackling of the quarterback ↗SACK
  18. 37Nebraska's largest city ↗OMAHA
  19. 40Governing body in the Harry Potter universe ↗MINISTRYOFMAGIC
  20. 43Fibrous part of broccoli ↗STALK
  21. 44Nothin' ↗NADA
  22. 45Cool, slangily ↗DOPE
  23. 46"___ Calm and Carry On" ↗KEEP
  24. 48Region ↗AREA
  25. 50Gardener's tool ↗WEEDWHACKER
  26. 54Kit ___ bar ↗KAT
  27. 57Woodcutter's tool ↗AXE
  28. 58Beauty queen's accessory ↗SASH
  29. 59Garlicky condiment ↗AIOLI
  30. 61Eye irritation ↗STYE
  31. 63Advice for the overambitious ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 40- and 50-Across ↗STARTSMALL
  32. 66___ leches cake ↗TRES
  33. 67Oopsie ↗ERROR
  34. 68Lotion ingredient ↗ALOE
  35. 69Toward sunrise ↗EAST
  36. 70"Same!" ↗SODOI
  37. 71Stereotypically antisocial pets ↗CATS

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  1. 1Large brass instruments ↗TUBAS
  2. 2"You have my sympathy" ↗ICARE
  3. 3Macaroni shape ↗ELBOW
  4. 414 of these make up a fortnight ↗DAYS
  5. 5Con's opposite ↗PRO
  6. 6Sprinted ↗RAN
  7. 7Friend in Mexico ↗AMIGO
  8. 8Gave out cards ↗DEALT
  9. 9Zinnia or sunflower ↗ANNUAL
  10. 10Director DuVernay ↗AVA
  11. 11Attempt something ↗GIVEITAGO
  12. 12"Au revoir!" ↗ADIEU
  13. 13Puts on the line ↗RISKS
  14. 18Oscar winner Jared ↗LETO
  15. 22English town famous for its salts ↗EPSOM
  16. 26Throw out of office ↗OUST
  17. 27Long (for) ↗YEARN
  18. 28Holiday Inn competitor ↗RAMADA
  19. 29Sent by post ↗MAILED
  20. 31Writes to on WhatsApp, in brief ↗IMS
  21. 32Puppy school command ↗SIT
  22. 33Roll of two ones ↗SNAKEEYES
  23. 35"Ta-ta," in a text ↗CYA
  24. 36Camera company known for its "moments" ↗KODAK
  25. 38With it ↗HIP
  26. 39Unreturned serve ↗ACE
  27. 41Distorts, as data ↗SKEWS
  28. 42Ticket price ↗FARE
  29. 47The "terrible twos" and the "threenager" years, for example ↗PHASES
  30. 49Chapters of history ↗ERAS
  31. 50Squander ↗WASTE
  32. 51Outlandishly over the top, in modern slang ↗EXTRA
  33. 52Houston baseballer ↗ASTRO
  34. 53Swiss ___ (salad green) ↗CHARD
  35. 54Marsupial often mistermed a "bear" ↗KOALA
  36. 55Apportion ↗ALLOT
  37. 56There are 100 of these in every Scrabble game ↗TILES
  38. 60Apple desktop ↗IMAC
  39. 62Superlative suffix ↗EST
  40. 64Down Under bounder, for short ↗ROO
  41. 65Prefix between bi- and tetra- ↗TRI