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New York Times Crossword May 18 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 78 clues from the New York Times Crossword for May 18 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Like a game that has gone into a penalty shootout41 AcrossReveal answer → Luxury handbag brand55 AcrossReveal answer → Petri dish gel410 AcrossReveal answer → West Coast sch. that joined the Big Ten in 2024414 AcrossReveal answer → Stereotypical meal for a college student515 AcrossReveal answer → "Veni, ___, vici"416 AcrossReveal answer → Like the Code of Hammurabi1017 AcrossReveal answer → Enterprise rival419 AcrossReveal answer → Got to one's feet520 AcrossReveal answer → Elmer's product421 AcrossReveal answer → "There's a cockroach!"323 AcrossReveal answer → Patch up some clothes, say324 AcrossReveal answer → Pioneering hybrid car1125 AcrossReveal answer → Pouty expression429 AcrossReveal answer → Future atty.'s exam430 AcrossReveal answer → Rae who played President Barbie in "Barbie"431 AcrossReveal answer → Tackling of the quarterback434 AcrossReveal answer → Nebraska's largest city537 AcrossReveal answer → Governing body in the Harry Potter universe1540 AcrossReveal answer → Fibrous part of broccoli543 AcrossReveal answer → Nothin'444 AcrossReveal answer → Cool, slangily445 AcrossReveal answer → "___ Calm and Carry On"446 AcrossReveal answer → Region448 AcrossReveal answer → Gardener's tool1150 AcrossReveal answer → Kit ___ bar354 AcrossReveal answer → Woodcutter's tool357 AcrossReveal answer → Beauty queen's accessory458 AcrossReveal answer → Garlicky condiment559 AcrossReveal answer → Eye irritation461 AcrossReveal answer → Advice for the overambitious ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 40- and 50-Across1063 AcrossReveal answer → ___ leches cake466 AcrossReveal answer → Oopsie567 AcrossReveal answer → Lotion ingredient468 AcrossReveal answer → Toward sunrise469 AcrossReveal answer → "Same!"570 AcrossReveal answer → Stereotypically antisocial pets471 AcrossReveal answer →

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Large brass instruments51 DownReveal answer → "You have my sympathy"52 DownReveal answer → Macaroni shape53 DownReveal answer → 14 of these make up a fortnight44 DownReveal answer → Con's opposite35 DownReveal answer → Sprinted36 DownReveal answer → Friend in Mexico57 DownReveal answer → Gave out cards58 DownReveal answer → Zinnia or sunflower69 DownReveal answer → Director DuVernay310 DownReveal answer → Attempt something911 DownReveal answer → "Au revoir!"512 DownReveal answer → Puts on the line513 DownReveal answer → Oscar winner Jared418 DownReveal answer → English town famous for its salts522 DownReveal answer → Throw out of office426 DownReveal answer → Long (for)527 DownReveal answer → Holiday Inn competitor628 DownReveal answer → Sent by post629 DownReveal answer → Writes to on WhatsApp, in brief331 DownReveal answer → Puppy school command332 DownReveal answer → Roll of two ones933 DownReveal answer → "Ta-ta," in a text335 DownReveal answer → Camera company known for its "moments"536 DownReveal answer → With it338 DownReveal answer → Unreturned serve339 DownReveal answer → Distorts, as data541 DownReveal answer → Ticket price442 DownReveal answer → The "terrible twos" and the "threenager" years, for example647 DownReveal answer → Chapters of history449 DownReveal answer → Squander550 DownReveal answer → Outlandishly over the top, in modern slang551 DownReveal answer → Houston baseballer552 DownReveal answer → Swiss ___ (salad green)553 DownReveal answer → Marsupial often mistermed a "bear"554 DownReveal answer → Apportion555 DownReveal answer → There are 100 of these in every Scrabble game556 DownReveal answer → Apple desktop460 DownReveal answer → Superlative suffix362 DownReveal answer → Down Under bounder, for short364 DownReveal answer → Prefix between bi- and tetra-365 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the New York Times crossword published on Monday, May 18, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.