NYT Crossword Clues for April 18, 2026

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Across Clues

"The Jeffersons" or "The Simpsons," notably 7 letters / Daily

SPINOFF Reveal Hide

Team with the mascot Big Al, familiarly 4 letters / Daily

BAMA Reveal Hide

12A

In time 13 letters / Daily

SOONERORLATER Reveal Hide

14A

Dish purportedly invented in Los Angeles's Little Tokyo neighborhood 14 letters / Daily

CALIFORNIAROLL Reveal Hide

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New York's ___ Valley 6 letters / Daily

HUDSON Reveal Hide

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Thawing 7 letters / Daily

DETENTE Reveal Hide

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Treat 6 letters / Daily

DOCTOR Reveal Hide

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New outfit or accessory for a character, in video game-speak 3 letters / Daily

MOD Reveal Hide

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Things that shouldn't be hidden 4 letters / Daily

FEES Reveal Hide

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Non-eco-friendly refrigerant 5 letters / Daily

FREON Reveal Hide

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Term in the bedroom, maybe 8 letters / Daily

SAFEWORD Reveal Hide

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Unite 3 letters / Daily

WED Reveal Hide

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Two-pronged 4 letters / Daily

DUAL Reveal Hide

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Metros in the 1990s 4 letters / Daily

GEOS Reveal Hide

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"Wait just a sec" 9 letters / Daily

HANGTIGHT Reveal Hide

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Cowboy's friend, informally 4 letters / Daily

PARD Reveal Hide

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Name that spiked in popularity following a 2013 Disney movie 4 letters / Daily

ELSA Reveal Hide

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Finalized 3 letters / Daily

SET Reveal Hide

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"You've got nothing to worry about" 8 letters / Daily

RESTEASY Reveal Hide

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All-time scoring leader for the Miami Heat, familiarly 5 letters / Daily

DWADE Reveal Hide

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Routine surfaces 4 letters / Daily

MATS Reveal Hide

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Browns, on a scoreboard 3 letters / Daily

CLE Reveal Hide

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Mathematics writer Gardner 6 letters / Daily

MARTIN Reveal Hide

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Words of endorsement 7 letters / Daily

IMFORIT Reveal Hide

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Arrived 6 letters / Daily

MADEIT Reveal Hide

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Make-believe sorrow 14 letters / Daily

CROCODILETEARS Reveal Hide

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Cause of amusement to a vet, maybe 13 letters / Daily

ROOKIEMISTAKE Reveal Hide

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Daredevil's calculation 4 letters / Daily

ODDS Reveal Hide

48A

Some fairy tale characters 7 letters / Daily

DAMSELS Reveal Hide

Down Clues

Did business with, in a way 6 letters / Daily

SOLDTO Reveal Hide

Blowgun projectile 10 letters / Daily

POISONDART Reveal Hide

Words before "a penny" or "a treat" 5 letters / Daily

INFOR Reveal Hide

Fifth-most abundant element in the universe 4 letters / Daily

NEON Reveal Hide

Lieutenant in "Catch-22" 3 letters / Daily

ORR Reveal Hide

Into 6 letters / Daily

FONDOF Reveal Hide

Breakfast dish that might go over well? 9 letters / Daily

FRIEDEGGS Reveal Hide

How people get into a swimming pool, typically 8 letters / Daily

BAREFOOT Reveal Hide

Yom Kippur observers 7 letters / Daily

ATONERS Reveal Hide

10D

Like the cheese in fondue 6 letters / Daily

MELTED Reveal Hide

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Backdrop for many van Gogh paintings 5 letters / Daily

ARLES Reveal Hide

12D

Blitzed 6 letters / Daily

SAUCED Reveal Hide

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___ pull-downs (exercise) 3 letters / Daily

LAT Reveal Hide

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Item in a list on the fridge, maybe 5 letters / Daily

CHORE Reveal Hide

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Texas air hub, for short 3 letters / Daily

DFW Reveal Hide

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Silky-haired toy 7 letters / Daily

MALTESE Reveal Hide

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Start to give 3 letters / Daily

SAG Reveal Hide

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"Hey, no backing out now!" 10 letters / Daily

WEHADADEAL Reveal Hide

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Still waffling 9 letters / Daily

UNDECIDED Reveal Hide

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Relatives of ottomans 8 letters / Daily

HASSOCKS Reveal Hide

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Texter's affectionate sign-off 3 letters / Daily

ILY Reveal Hide

29D

It's not fit for human consumption 7 letters / Daily

PETFOOD Reveal Hide

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Cutting stuff 6 letters / Daily

SATIRE Reveal Hide

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Cuts a line? 5 letters / Daily

EDITS Reveal Hide

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It takes two hands to show 3 letters / Daily

TEN Reveal Hide

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Musketeer's tool 6 letters / Daily

RAMROD Reveal Hide

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Nissan model 6 letters / Daily

ALTIMA Reveal Hide

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Brings about, as havoc 6 letters / Daily

WREAKS Reveal Hide

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Less than milli-, more than nano- 5 letters / Daily

MICRO Reveal Hide

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Paint option 5 letters / Daily

MATTE Reveal Hide

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Metric for a venture capitalist, in brief 3 letters / Daily

ROI Reveal Hide

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Play (with) 4 letters / Daily

MESS Reveal Hide

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Calc. calculation 3 letters / Daily

LIM Reveal Hide