New York Times Crossword May 18 2026 Answers
Monday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the New York Times Crossword May 18 2026 answers. The Monday puzzle has 78 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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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Like a game that has gone into a penalty shootoutTIED4Across1
Luxury handbag brandPRADA5Across5
Petri dish gelAGAR4Across10
West Coast sch. that joined the Big Ten in 2024UCLA4Across14
Stereotypical meal for a college studentRAMEN5Across15
"Veni, ___, vici"VIDI4Across16
Like the Code of HammurabiBABYLONIAN10Across17
Enterprise rivalAVIS4Across19
Got to one's feetAROSE5Across20
Elmer's productGLUE4Across21
"There's a cockroach!"EEK3Across23
Patch up some clothes, saySEW3Across24
Pioneering hybrid carTOYOTAPRIUS11Across25
Pouty expressionMOUE4Across29
Future atty.'s examLSAT4Across30
Rae who played President Barbie in "Barbie"ISSA4Across31
Tackling of the quarterbackSACK4Across34
Nebraska's largest cityOMAHA5Across37
Governing body in the Harry Potter universeMINISTRYOFMAGIC15Across40
Fibrous part of broccoliSTALK5Across43
Nothin'NADA4Across44
Cool, slangilyDOPE4Across45
"___ Calm and Carry On"KEEP4Across46
RegionAREA4Across48
Gardener's toolWEEDWHACKER11Across50
Kit ___ barKAT3Across54
Woodcutter's toolAXE3Across57
Beauty queen's accessorySASH4Across58
Garlicky condimentAIOLI5Across59
Eye irritationSTYE4Across61
Advice for the overambitious ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 40- and 50-AcrossSTARTSMALL10Across63
___ leches cakeTRES4Across66
OopsieERROR5Across67
Lotion ingredientALOE4Across68
Toward sunriseEAST4Across69
"Same!"SODOI5Across70
Stereotypically antisocial petsCATS4Across71
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Large brass instrumentsTUBAS5Down1
"You have my sympathy"ICARE5Down2
Macaroni shapeELBOW5Down3
14 of these make up a fortnightDAYS4Down4
Con's oppositePRO3Down5
SprintedRAN3Down6
Friend in MexicoAMIGO5Down7
Gave out cardsDEALT5Down8
Zinnia or sunflowerANNUAL6Down9
Director DuVernayAVA3Down10
Attempt somethingGIVEITAGO9Down11
"Au revoir!"ADIEU5Down12
Puts on the lineRISKS5Down13
Oscar winner JaredLETO4Down18
English town famous for its saltsEPSOM5Down22
Throw out of officeOUST4Down26
Long (for)YEARN5Down27
Holiday Inn competitorRAMADA6Down28
Sent by postMAILED6Down29
Writes to on WhatsApp, in briefIMS3Down31
Puppy school commandSIT3Down32
Roll of two onesSNAKEEYES9Down33
"Ta-ta," in a textCYA3Down35
Camera company known for its "moments"KODAK5Down36
With itHIP3Down38
Unreturned serveACE3Down39
Distorts, as dataSKEWS5Down41
Ticket priceFARE4Down42
The "terrible twos" and the "threenager" years, for examplePHASES6Down47
Chapters of historyERAS4Down49
SquanderWASTE5Down50
Outlandishly over the top, in modern slangEXTRA5Down51
Houston baseballerASTRO5Down52
Swiss ___ (salad green)CHARD5Down53
Marsupial often mistermed a "bear"KOALA5Down54
ApportionALLOT5Down55
There are 100 of these in every Scrabble gameTILES5Down56
Apple desktopIMAC4Down60
Superlative suffixEST3Down62
Down Under bounder, for shortROO3Down64
Prefix between bi- and tetra-TRI3Down65
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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Monday, May 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.