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New York Times Crossword March 18 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 81 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword March 18 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 81 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Young grasshopperNYMPH5Across1 Dibs, e.g.CLAIM5Across6 Org. that offers one "L" of a ride?CTA3Across11 ___ a la brasa (Peruvian chicken dish)POLLO5Across14 Game to play when the spirit moves you?OUIJA5Across15 Minnesota's state birdLOON4Across16 *Restaurant chain named after a Rolling Stones songRUBYTUESDAY11Across17 Big name in cosmeticsAVON4Across19 Make like a hot dogPANT4Across20 "X-Men" villain who can manipulate metalsMAGNETO7Across21 Summer camp craftCANOE5Across23 *Without maliceBENIGNLY8Across26 ^CARET5Across27 Numbers on botellas de vinoANOS4Across28 Asks oneself "What if?"MUSES5Across30 Silk Road locale, largelyASIA4Across31 Missed, as a chanceBLEW4Across32 Music genre that partly grew out of indie rockEMO3Across33 *"What a great idea!"THATDBEWONDERFUL16Across34 Page for learning more, for shortFAQ3Across40 You might take a spin in thisTUTU4Across41 Kentucky ___, annual horse race since 1875OAKS4Across42 OddityQUIRK5Across43 Investment option, informallyROTH4Across46 MicrowavedNUKED5Across47 *Having a perfect recordUNBEATEN8Across48 Exhibits model behavior?POSES5Across50 It covers a fair amount of ground without movingAREARUG7Across51 Musical instrument in the Guinness logoHARP4Across52 Classic wood for boatbuildingTEAK4Across54 *Similac or EnfamilBABYFORMULA11Across55 West Coast N.F.L. teamRAMS4Across61 Save on wedding invitations, in a wayELOPE5Across62 Got in a row?OARED5Across63 Publishing gatekeepers, in briefEDS3Across64 Extend, as a membershipRENEW5Across65 "You got it!!" … or a possible cry after hearing the calls hidden in the answers to the starred clues?BINGO5Across66

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
"Morning Edition" airerNPR3Down1 Gender-neutral pronounYOU3Down2 Org. associated with a museum in Cooperstown, N.Y.MLB3Down3 Practice, as a tradePLY3Down4 Meal cooked in simmering brothHOTPOT6Down5 Either brother who wrote 1996's "Fargo"COEN4Down6 What Dante's second circle of hell representsLUST4Down7 Humanitarian supportAID3Down8 Pulitzer-winning "Fat Ham" playwrightIJAMES6Down9 Like many ruins in BelizeMAYAN5Down10 Casting groups?COVENS6Down11 Play a bit of horn, sayTOOTLE6Down12 BugsANNOYS6Down13 Indulgently lazyLANGUOROUS10Down16 Country known for luxury tourism, in briefUAE3Down18 "I wanna have that!"GIMME5Down22 Bank robber's bagfulCASH4Down23 Puccini's "O mio babbino caro," e.g.ARIA4Down24 They can't abide messesNEATFREAKS10Down25 Take one's leaveBOWOUT6Down26 "Human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a ___ does not": Ernest HemingwayCAT3Down27 Renaissance faire tippleALE3Down28 Discoverer of the principle behind F=maNEWTON6Down29 Certain chip flavoring, informallyBBQ3Down32 Student's email address enderEDU3Down33 Westernmost African capitalDAKAR5Down35 ___ degreeNTH3Down36 BogusFAKE4Down37 Luau instruments, informallyUKES4Down38 It may be taken at the start of a tripLSD3Down39 Deux + deuxQUATRE6Down43 Email sorting optionUNREAD6Down44 Skyscraper's skeleton, oftenIBEAMS6Down45 Lavishly entertainREGALE6Down46 "Sure thing!"NOPROB6Down47 Modern ending with YouTUBER5Down49 In favor ofPRO3Down50 FanfareHYPE4Down52 Three or four, sayAFEW4Down53 "___ voyage!"BON3Down56 Month after avrilMAI3Down57 Item in a museum of antiquitiesURN3Down58 That's the kicker!LEG3Down59 KerfuffleADO3Down60

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.