NYT Crossword Clues for May 18, 2026

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Across Clues

Like a game that has gone into a penalty shootout 4 letters / Daily

TIED Reveal Hide

Luxury handbag brand 5 letters / Daily

PRADA Reveal Hide

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Petri dish gel 4 letters / Daily

AGAR Reveal Hide

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West Coast sch. that joined the Big Ten in 2024 4 letters / Daily

UCLA Reveal Hide

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Stereotypical meal for a college student 5 letters / Daily

RAMEN Reveal Hide

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"Veni, ___, vici" 4 letters / Daily

VIDI Reveal Hide

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Like the Code of Hammurabi 10 letters / Daily

BABYLONIAN Reveal Hide

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Enterprise rival 4 letters / Daily

AVIS Reveal Hide

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Got to one's feet 5 letters / Daily

AROSE Reveal Hide

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Elmer's product 4 letters / Daily

GLUE Reveal Hide

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"There's a cockroach!" 3 letters / Daily

EEK Reveal Hide

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Patch up some clothes, say 3 letters / Daily

SEW Reveal Hide

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Pioneering hybrid car 11 letters / Daily

TOYOTAPRIUS Reveal Hide

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Pouty expression 4 letters / Daily

MOUE Reveal Hide

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Future atty.'s exam 4 letters / Daily

LSAT Reveal Hide

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Rae who played President Barbie in "Barbie" 4 letters / Daily

ISSA Reveal Hide

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Tackling of the quarterback 4 letters / Daily

SACK Reveal Hide

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Nebraska's largest city 5 letters / Daily

OMAHA Reveal Hide

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Governing body in the Harry Potter universe 15 letters / Daily

MINISTRYOFMAGIC Reveal Hide

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Fibrous part of broccoli 5 letters / Daily

STALK Reveal Hide

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Nothin' 4 letters / Daily

NADA Reveal Hide

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Cool, slangily 4 letters / Daily

DOPE Reveal Hide

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"___ Calm and Carry On" 4 letters / Daily

KEEP Reveal Hide

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Region 4 letters / Daily

AREA Reveal Hide

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Gardener's tool 11 letters / Daily

WEEDWHACKER Reveal Hide

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Kit ___ bar 3 letters / Daily

KAT Reveal Hide

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Woodcutter's tool 3 letters / Daily

AXE Reveal Hide

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Beauty queen's accessory 4 letters / Daily

SASH Reveal Hide

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Garlicky condiment 5 letters / Daily

AIOLI Reveal Hide

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Eye irritation 4 letters / Daily

STYE Reveal Hide

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Advice for the overambitious ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 40- and 50-Across 10 letters / Daily

STARTSMALL Reveal Hide

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___ leches cake 4 letters / Daily

TRES Reveal Hide

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Oopsie 5 letters / Daily

ERROR Reveal Hide

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Lotion ingredient 4 letters / Daily

ALOE Reveal Hide

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Toward sunrise 4 letters / Daily

EAST Reveal Hide

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"Same!" 5 letters / Daily

SODOI Reveal Hide

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Stereotypically antisocial pets 4 letters / Daily

CATS Reveal Hide

Down Clues

Large brass instruments 5 letters / Daily

TUBAS Reveal Hide

"You have my sympathy" 5 letters / Daily

ICARE Reveal Hide

Macaroni shape 5 letters / Daily

ELBOW Reveal Hide

of these make up a fortnight 4 letters / Daily

DAYS Reveal Hide

Con's opposite 3 letters / Daily

PRO Reveal Hide

Sprinted 3 letters / Daily

RAN Reveal Hide

Friend in Mexico 5 letters / Daily

AMIGO Reveal Hide

Gave out cards 5 letters / Daily

DEALT Reveal Hide

Zinnia or sunflower 6 letters / Daily

ANNUAL Reveal Hide

10D

Director DuVernay 3 letters / Daily

AVA Reveal Hide

11D

Attempt something 9 letters / Daily

GIVEITAGO Reveal Hide

12D

"Au revoir!" 5 letters / Daily

ADIEU Reveal Hide

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Puts on the line 5 letters / Daily

RISKS Reveal Hide

14D

of these make up a fortnight 4 letters / Daily

DAYS Reveal Hide

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Oscar winner Jared 4 letters / Daily

LETO Reveal Hide

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English town famous for its salts 5 letters / Daily

EPSOM Reveal Hide

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Throw out of office 4 letters / Daily

OUST Reveal Hide

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Long (for) 5 letters / Daily

YEARN Reveal Hide

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Holiday Inn competitor 6 letters / Daily

RAMADA Reveal Hide

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Sent by post 6 letters / Daily

MAILED Reveal Hide

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Writes to on WhatsApp, in brief 3 letters / Daily

IMS Reveal Hide

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Puppy school command 3 letters / Daily

SIT Reveal Hide

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Roll of two ones 9 letters / Daily

SNAKEEYES Reveal Hide

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"Ta-ta," in a text 3 letters / Daily

CYA Reveal Hide

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Camera company known for its "moments" 5 letters / Daily

KODAK Reveal Hide

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With it 3 letters / Daily

HIP Reveal Hide

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Unreturned serve 3 letters / Daily

ACE Reveal Hide

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Distorts, as data 5 letters / Daily

SKEWS Reveal Hide

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Ticket price 4 letters / Daily

FARE Reveal Hide

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The "terrible twos" and the "threenager" years, for example 6 letters / Daily

PHASES Reveal Hide

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Chapters of history 4 letters / Daily

ERAS Reveal Hide

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Squander 5 letters / Daily

WASTE Reveal Hide

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Outlandishly over the top, in modern slang 5 letters / Daily

EXTRA Reveal Hide

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Houston baseballer 5 letters / Daily

ASTRO Reveal Hide

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Swiss ___ (salad green) 5 letters / Daily

CHARD Reveal Hide

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Marsupial often mistermed a "bear" 5 letters / Daily

KOALA Reveal Hide

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Apportion 5 letters / Daily

ALLOT Reveal Hide

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There are 100 of these in every Scrabble game 5 letters / Daily

TILES Reveal Hide

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Apple desktop 4 letters / Daily

IMAC Reveal Hide

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Superlative suffix 3 letters / Daily

EST Reveal Hide

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Down Under bounder, for short 3 letters / Daily

ROO Reveal Hide

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Prefix between bi- and tetra- 3 letters / Daily

TRI Reveal Hide