NYT Crossword Answers for April 18, 2026

NYT Crossword answers for April 18, 2026 are listed below by Across and Down clue.

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Across Answers

"The Jeffersons" or "The Simpsons," notably View hint and explanation

SPINOFF

Team with the mascot Big Al, familiarly View hint and explanation

BAMA

12A

In time View hint and explanation

SOONERORLATER

14A

Dish purportedly invented in Los Angeles's Little Tokyo neighborhood View hint and explanation

CALIFORNIAROLL

15A

New York's ___ Valley View hint and explanation

HUDSON

16A

Thawing View hint and explanation

DETENTE

17A

Treat View hint and explanation

DOCTOR

18A

New outfit or accessory for a character, in video game-speak View hint and explanation

MOD

19A

Things that shouldn't be hidden View hint and explanation

FEES

20A

Non-eco-friendly refrigerant View hint and explanation

FREON

21A

Term in the bedroom, maybe View hint and explanation

SAFEWORD

23A

Unite View hint and explanation

WED

24A

Two-pronged View hint and explanation

DUAL

26A

Metros in the 1990s View hint and explanation

GEOS

27A

"Wait just a sec" View hint and explanation

HANGTIGHT

29A

Cowboy's friend, informally View hint and explanation

PARD

30A

Name that spiked in popularity following a 2013 Disney movie View hint and explanation

ELSA

31A

Finalized View hint and explanation

SET

34A

"You've got nothing to worry about" View hint and explanation

RESTEASY

36A

All-time scoring leader for the Miami Heat, familiarly View hint and explanation

DWADE

38A

Routine surfaces View hint and explanation

MATS

39A

Browns, on a scoreboard View hint and explanation

CLE

40A

Mathematics writer Gardner View hint and explanation

MARTIN

41A

Words of endorsement View hint and explanation

IMFORIT

43A

Arrived View hint and explanation

MADEIT

44A

Make-believe sorrow View hint and explanation

CROCODILETEARS

46A

Cause of amusement to a vet, maybe View hint and explanation

ROOKIEMISTAKE

47A

Daredevil's calculation View hint and explanation

ODDS

48A

Some fairy tale characters View hint and explanation

DAMSELS

Down Answers

Did business with, in a way View hint and explanation

SOLDTO

Blowgun projectile View hint and explanation

POISONDART

Words before "a penny" or "a treat" View hint and explanation

INFOR

Fifth-most abundant element in the universe View hint and explanation

NEON

Lieutenant in "Catch-22" View hint and explanation

ORR

Into View hint and explanation

FONDOF

Breakfast dish that might go over well? View hint and explanation

FRIEDEGGS

How people get into a swimming pool, typically View hint and explanation

BAREFOOT

Yom Kippur observers View hint and explanation

ATONERS

10D

Like the cheese in fondue View hint and explanation

MELTED

11D

Backdrop for many van Gogh paintings View hint and explanation

ARLES

12D

Blitzed View hint and explanation

SAUCED

13D

___ pull-downs (exercise) View hint and explanation

LAT

14D

Item in a list on the fridge, maybe View hint and explanation

CHORE

17D

Texas air hub, for short View hint and explanation

DFW

18D

Silky-haired toy View hint and explanation

MALTESE

21D

Start to give View hint and explanation

SAG

22D

"Hey, no backing out now!" View hint and explanation

WEHADADEAL

25D

Still waffling View hint and explanation

UNDECIDED

27D

Relatives of ottomans View hint and explanation

HASSOCKS

28D

Texter's affectionate sign-off View hint and explanation

ILY

29D

It's not fit for human consumption View hint and explanation

PETFOOD

31D

Cutting stuff View hint and explanation

SATIRE

32D

Cuts a line? View hint and explanation

EDITS

33D

It takes two hands to show View hint and explanation

TEN

34D

Musketeer's tool View hint and explanation

RAMROD

35D

Nissan model View hint and explanation

ALTIMA

37D

Brings about, as havoc View hint and explanation

WREAKS

38D

Less than milli-, more than nano- View hint and explanation

MICRO

40D

Paint option View hint and explanation

MATTE

42D

Metric for a venture capitalist, in brief View hint and explanation

ROI

43D

Play (with) View hint and explanation

MESS

45D

Calc. calculation View hint and explanation

LIM