NYT Crossword March 18 2026 Answers (3/18/26)

Our NYT Crossword March 18, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of The New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword March 18, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 3/18/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	Young grasshopper
6A	Dibs, e.g.
11A	Org. that offers one "L" of a ride?
14A	___ a la brasa (Peruvian chicken dish)
15A	Game to play when the spirit moves you?
16A	Minnesota's state bird
17A	*Restaurant chain named after a Rolling Stones song
19A	Big name in cosmetics
20A	Make like a hot dog
21A	"X-Men" villain who can manipulate metals
23A	Summer camp craft
26A	*Without malice
27A	^
28A	Numbers on botellas de vino
30A	Asks oneself "What if?"
31A	Silk Road locale, largely
32A	Missed, as a chance
33A	Music genre that partly grew out of indie rock
34A	*"What a great idea!"
40A	Page for learning more, for short
41A	You might take a spin in this
42A	Kentucky ___, annual horse race since 1875
43A	Oddity
46A	Investment option, informally
47A	Microwaved
48A	*Having a perfect record
50A	Exhibits model behavior?
51A	It covers a fair amount of ground without moving
52A	Musical instrument in the Guinness logo
54A	Classic wood for boatbuilding
55A	*Similac or Enfamil
61A	West Coast N.F.L. team
62A	Save on wedding invitations, in a way
63A	Got in a row?
64A	Publishing gatekeepers, in brief
65A	Extend, as a membership
66A	"You got it!!" … or a possible cry after hearing the calls hidden in the answers to the starred clues?
1D	"Morning Edition" airer
2D	Gender-neutral pronoun
3D	Org. associated with a museum in Cooperstown, N.Y.
4D	Practice, as a trade
5D	Meal cooked in simmering broth
6D	Either brother who wrote 1996's "Fargo"
7D	What Dante's second circle of hell represents
8D	Humanitarian support
9D	Pulitzer-winning "Fat Ham" playwright
10D	Like many ruins in Belize
11D	Casting groups?
12D	Play a bit of horn, say
13D	Bugs
16D	Indulgently lazy
18D	Country known for luxury tourism, in brief
22D	"I wanna have that!"
23D	Bank robber's bagful
24D	Puccini's "O mio babbino caro," e.g.
25D	They can't abide messes
26D	Take one's leave
27D	"Human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a ___ does not": Ernest Hemingway
28D	Renaissance faire tipple
29D	Discoverer of the principle behind F=ma
32D	Certain chip flavoring, informally
33D	Student's email address ender
35D	Westernmost African capital
36D	___ degree
37D	Bogus
38D	Luau instruments, informally
39D	It may be taken at the start of a trip
43D	Deux + deux
44D	Email sorting option
45D	Skyscraper's skeleton, often
46D	Lavishly entertain
47D	"Sure thing!"
49D	Modern ending with You
50D	In favor of
52D	Fanfare
53D	Three or four, say
56D	"___ voyage!"
57D	Month after avril
58D	Item in a museum of antiquities
59D	That's the kicker!
60D	Kerfuffle

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