NYT Crossword Clues for July 18, 2026

Clues are grouped by Across and Down. Answers stay hidden until you reveal the one you need.

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Across Clues

Unite, with "up" 4 letters / Daily

TEAM Reveal Hide

Many an extra in the "Lord of the Rings" movies 3 letters / Daily

ELF Reveal Hide

Like fondue, traditionally 5 letters / Daily

SWISS Reveal Hide

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Nairobi-based collection of NGOs 5 letters / Daily

OXFAM Reveal Hide

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Restriction on how much one can serve 9 letters / Daily

TERMLIMIT Reveal Hide

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Conductor's reference 5 letters / Daily

SCORE Reveal Hide

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Opportunity to compare notes, perhaps 9 letters / Daily

STUDYDATE Reveal Hide

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Very traditional sort 6 letters / Daily

PURIST Reveal Hide

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Khloe, Kim or Kourtney, familiarly 3 letters / Daily

SIS Reveal Hide

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Jennifer who won a Pulitzer for "A Visit From the Goon Squad" 4 letters / Daily

EGAN Reveal Hide

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Concerning 4 letters / Daily

ASTO Reveal Hide

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Weight 4 letters / Daily

HEFT Reveal Hide

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Orange video game character who appears in "Wreck-It Ralph" 5 letters / Daily

QBERT Reveal Hide

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Retailer with mountains in its logo 3 letters / Daily

REI Reveal Hide

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Persuade, as on a course of action 4 letters / Daily

SELL Reveal Hide

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Shade 3 letters / Daily

HUE Reveal Hide

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Smartphone feature that debuted worldwide in 2011 13 letters / Daily

EMOJIKEYBOARD Reveal Hide

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Hot 6 letters / Daily

EROTIC Reveal Hide

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Kind of acid partly responsible for sourdough's tang 6 letters / Daily

LACTIC Reveal Hide

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"Sorry, that's way above my pay grade" 13 letters / Daily

IJUSTWORKHERE Reveal Hide

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Black ___ 3 letters / Daily

OPS Reveal Hide

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Line holders 4 letters / Daily

RODS Reveal Hide

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Brilliant example 3 letters / Daily

GEM Reveal Hide

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Digs up by the roots 5 letters / Daily

GRUBS Reveal Hide

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Cry at the end of a countdown 4 letters / Daily

TIME Reveal Hide

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Dead center? 4 letters / Daily

TOMB Reveal Hide

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Song whose titular subject has a "dark brown voice" 4 letters / Daily

LOLA Reveal Hide

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Mesh 3 letters / Daily

FIT Reveal Hide

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One side of many a transaction 6 letters / Daily

DEALER Reveal Hide

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Backs up on its own, say 9 letters / Daily

AUTOSAVES Reveal Hide

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Titular animated dog of children's TV 5 letters / Daily

BLUEY Reveal Hide

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Go down swinging, perhaps 9 letters / Daily

STRIKEOUT Reveal Hide

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What might add a bit of flavor to a salsa? 5 letters / Daily

BONGO Reveal Hide

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Company bought by Tempur-Pedic in 2012 5 letters / Daily

SEALY Reveal Hide

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W.W. II-era occupation for baseball's Moe Berg, following his playing career 3 letters / Daily

SPY Reveal Hide

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Rides 4 letters / Daily

NAGS Reveal Hide

Down Clues

Left 7 letters / Daily

TOSPARE Reveal Hide

"Um ... what?!" 8 letters / Daily

EXCUSEME Reveal Hide

With even stronger reasoning, in law 9 letters / Daily

AFORTIORI Reveal Hide

Super man? 5 letters / Daily

MARIO Reveal Hide

Quite a few characters in 2025's "Elio," for short 3 letters / Daily

ETS Reveal Hide

Unleashes 7 letters / Daily

LETSFLY Reveal Hide

Results of one's labors, so to speak 5 letters / Daily

FRUIT Reveal Hide

Shrewd 3 letters / Daily

SLY Reveal Hide

You might give this to someone you want to avoid 9 letters / Daily

WIDEBERTH Reveal Hide

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Outward appearance 5 letters / Daily

IMAGE Reveal Hide

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Instrument that's held at about a 45-degree angle from the player's body 5 letters / Daily

SITAR Reveal Hide

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Inner tube? 5 letters / Daily

STENT Reveal Hide

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"Bonjour, ___ amis!" 3 letters / Daily

MES Reveal Hide

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Figures listed on Zocdoc, for short 3 letters / Daily

MDS Reveal Hide

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Gustav Klimt masterpiece 7 letters / Daily

THEKISS Reveal Hide

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Choose 5 letters / Daily

ELECT Reveal Hide

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Charlatans 6 letters / Daily

QUACKS Reveal Hide

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Exercises with a "butterfly" variation, in which the soles of one's feet are pressed together 6 letters / Daily

SITUPS Reveal Hide

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Overtook? 7 letters / Daily

HOARDED Reveal Hide

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Cosmetic additive that comes from the Southwest 9 letters / Daily

JOJOBAOIL Reveal Hide

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Flowering period 5 letters / Daily

BLOOM Reveal Hide

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Actor who plays the title role on TV's "Andor" 9 letters / Daily

DIEGOLUNA Reveal Hide

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Classic Easter treat 8 letters / Daily

CREMEEGG Reveal Hide

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Report 7 letters / Daily

WRITEUP Reveal Hide

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Items frozen in cryopreservation 7 letters / Daily

EMBRYOS Reveal Hide

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Flute, for one 5 letters / Daily

GLASS Reveal Hide

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Way 5 letters / Daily

ROUTE Reveal Hide

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Prefix with marathon 5 letters / Daily

ULTRA Reveal Hide

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Bygone recorders 5 letters / Daily

TIVOS Reveal Hide

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Grabber 5 letters / Daily

TALON Reveal Hide

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Race of supernatural spirits 3 letters / Daily

FAE Reveal Hide

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Fall back 3 letters / Daily

EBB Reveal Hide

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You might look up to this 3 letters / Daily

SKY Reveal Hide

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Unpleasant digs 3 letters / Daily

STY Reveal Hide