New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 03/18/2026. The March 18 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a Young grasshopperNYMPH
- 6a Dibs, e.g.CLAIM
- 11a Org. that offers one “L” of a ride?CTA
- 14a ___ a la brasa (Peruvian chicken dish)POLLO
- 15a Game to play when the spirit moves you?OUIJA
- 16a Minnesota’s state birdLOON
- 17a *Restaurant chain named after a Rolling Stones songRUBYTUESDAY
- 19a Big name in cosmeticsAVON
- 20a Make like a hot dogPANT
- 21a “X-Men” villain who can manipulate metalsMAGNETO
- 23a Summer camp craftCANOE
- 26a *Without maliceBENIGNLY
- 27a ^CARET
- 28a Numbers on botellas de vinoANOS
- 30a Asks oneself “What if?”MUSES
- 31a Silk Road locale, largelyASIA
- 32a Missed, as a chanceBLEW
- 33a Music genre that partly grew out of indie rockEMO
- 34a *”What a great idea!”THATDBEWONDERFUL
- 40a Page for learning more, for shortFAQ
- 41a You might take a spin in thisTUTU
- 42a Kentucky ___, annual horse race since 1875OAKS
- 43a OddityQUIRK
- 46a Investment option, informallyROTH
- 47a MicrowavedNUKED
- 48a *Having a perfect recordUNBEATEN
- 50a Exhibits model behavior?POSES
- 51a It covers a fair amount of ground without movingAREARUG
- 52a Musical instrument in the Guinness logoHARP
- 54a Classic wood for boatbuildingTEAK
- 55a *Similac or EnfamilBABYFORMULA
- 61a West Coast N.F.L. teamRAMS
- 62a Save on wedding invitations, in a wayELOPE
- 63a Got in a row?OARED
- 64a Publishing gatekeepers, in briefEDS
- 65a Extend, as a membershipRENEW
- 66a “You got it!!” ? or a possible cry after hearing the calls hidden in the answers to the starred clues?BINGO
- Down
- 1d “Morning Edition” airerNPR
- 2d Gender-neutral pronounYOU
- 3d Org. associated with a museum in Cooperstown, N.Y.MLB
- 4d Practice, as a tradePLY
- 5d Meal cooked in simmering brothHOTPOT
- 6d Either brother who wrote 1996’s “Fargo”COEN
- 7d What Dante’s second circle of hell representsLUST
- 8d Humanitarian supportAID
- 9d Pulitzer-winning “Fat Ham” playwrightIJAMES
- 10d Like many ruins in BelizeMAYAN
- 11d Casting groups?COVENS
- 12d Play a bit of horn, sayTOOTLE
- 13d BugsANNOYS
- 16d Indulgently lazyLANGUOROUS
- 18d Country known for luxury tourism, in briefUAE
- 22d “I wanna have that!”GIMME
- 23d Bank robber’s bagfulCASH
- 24d Puccini’s “O mio babbino caro,” e.g.ARIA
- 25d They can’t abide messesNEATFREAKS
- 26d Take one’s leaveBOWOUT
- 27d “Human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a ___ does not”: Ernest HemingwayCAT
- 28d Renaissance faire tippleALE
- 29d Discoverer of the principle behind F=maNEWTON
- 32d Certain chip flavoring, informallyBBQ
- 33d Student’s email address enderEDU
- 35d Westernmost African capitalDAKAR
- 36d ___ degreeNTH
- 37d BogusFAKE
- 38d Luau instruments, informallyUKES
- 39d It may be taken at the start of a tripLSD
- 43d Deux + deuxQUATRE
- 44d Email sorting optionUNREAD
- 45d Skyscraper’s skeleton, oftenIBEAMS
- 46d Lavishly entertainREGALE
- 47d “Sure thing!”NOPROB
- 49d Modern ending with YouTUBER
- 50d In favor ofPRO
- 52d FanfareHYPE
- 53d Three or four, sayAFEW
- 56d “___ voyage!”BON
- 57d Month after avrilMAI
- 58d Item in a museum of antiquitiesURN
- 59d That’s the kicker!LEG
- 60d KerfuffleADO