NYT Crossword Answers for May 18, 2026

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

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Across Answers

Like a game that has gone into a penalty shootout View hint and explanation

TIED

Luxury handbag brand View hint and explanation

PRADA

10A

Petri dish gel View hint and explanation

AGAR

14A

West Coast sch. that joined the Big Ten in 2024 View hint and explanation

UCLA

15A

Stereotypical meal for a college student View hint and explanation

RAMEN

16A

"Veni, ___, vici" View hint and explanation

VIDI

17A

Like the Code of Hammurabi View hint and explanation

BABYLONIAN

19A

Enterprise rival View hint and explanation

AVIS

20A

Got to one's feet View hint and explanation

AROSE

21A

Elmer's product View hint and explanation

GLUE

23A

"There's a cockroach!" View hint and explanation

EEK

24A

Patch up some clothes, say View hint and explanation

SEW

25A

Pioneering hybrid car View hint and explanation

TOYOTAPRIUS

29A

Pouty expression View hint and explanation

MOUE

30A

Future atty.'s exam View hint and explanation

LSAT

31A

Rae who played President Barbie in "Barbie" View hint and explanation

ISSA

34A

Tackling of the quarterback View hint and explanation

SACK

37A

Nebraska's largest city View hint and explanation

OMAHA

40A

Governing body in the Harry Potter universe View hint and explanation

MINISTRYOFMAGIC

43A

Fibrous part of broccoli View hint and explanation

STALK

44A

Nothin' View hint and explanation

NADA

45A

Cool, slangily View hint and explanation

DOPE

46A

"___ Calm and Carry On" View hint and explanation

KEEP

48A

Region View hint and explanation

AREA

50A

Gardener's tool View hint and explanation

WEEDWHACKER

54A

Kit ___ bar View hint and explanation

KAT

57A

Woodcutter's tool View hint and explanation

AXE

58A

Beauty queen's accessory View hint and explanation

SASH

59A

Garlicky condiment View hint and explanation

AIOLI

61A

Eye irritation View hint and explanation

STYE

63A

Advice for the overambitious ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 40- and 50-Across View hint and explanation

STARTSMALL

66A

___ leches cake View hint and explanation

TRES

67A

Oopsie View hint and explanation

ERROR

68A

Lotion ingredient View hint and explanation

ALOE

69A

Toward sunrise View hint and explanation

EAST

70A

"Same!" View hint and explanation

SODOI

71A

Stereotypically antisocial pets View hint and explanation

CATS

Down Answers

Large brass instruments View hint and explanation

TUBAS

"You have my sympathy" View hint and explanation

ICARE

Macaroni shape View hint and explanation

ELBOW

of these make up a fortnight View hint and explanation

DAYS

Con's opposite View hint and explanation

PRO

Sprinted View hint and explanation

RAN

Friend in Mexico View hint and explanation

AMIGO

Gave out cards View hint and explanation

DEALT

Zinnia or sunflower View hint and explanation

ANNUAL

10D

Director DuVernay View hint and explanation

AVA

11D

Attempt something View hint and explanation

GIVEITAGO

12D

"Au revoir!" View hint and explanation

ADIEU

13D

Puts on the line View hint and explanation

RISKS

14D

of these make up a fortnight View hint and explanation

DAYS

18D

Oscar winner Jared View hint and explanation

LETO

22D

English town famous for its salts View hint and explanation

EPSOM

26D

Throw out of office View hint and explanation

OUST

27D

Long (for) View hint and explanation

YEARN

28D

Holiday Inn competitor View hint and explanation

RAMADA

29D

Sent by post View hint and explanation

MAILED

31D

Writes to on WhatsApp, in brief View hint and explanation

IMS

32D

Puppy school command View hint and explanation

SIT

33D

Roll of two ones View hint and explanation

SNAKEEYES

35D

"Ta-ta," in a text View hint and explanation

CYA

36D

Camera company known for its "moments" View hint and explanation

KODAK

38D

With it View hint and explanation

HIP

39D

Unreturned serve View hint and explanation

ACE

41D

Distorts, as data View hint and explanation

SKEWS

42D

Ticket price View hint and explanation

FARE

47D

The "terrible twos" and the "threenager" years, for example View hint and explanation

PHASES

49D

Chapters of history View hint and explanation

ERAS

50D

Squander View hint and explanation

WASTE

51D

Outlandishly over the top, in modern slang View hint and explanation

EXTRA

52D

Houston baseballer View hint and explanation

ASTRO

53D

Swiss ___ (salad green) View hint and explanation

CHARD

54D

Marsupial often mistermed a "bear" View hint and explanation

KOALA

55D

Apportion View hint and explanation

ALLOT

56D

There are 100 of these in every Scrabble game View hint and explanation

TILES

60D

Apple desktop View hint and explanation

IMAC

62D

Superlative suffix View hint and explanation

EST

64D

Down Under bounder, for short View hint and explanation

ROO

65D

Prefix between bi- and tetra- View hint and explanation

TRI