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NYT Crossword July 18 2026 Answers

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Every answer from the Saturday, July 18 2026 New York Times Crossword, checked and verified against the published NYT solution. Select a clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Ryan Judge · Edited by Will Shortz

Across

1Unite, with "up"4 lettersSee answer ›5Many an extra in the "Lord of the Rings" movies3 lettersSee answer ›8Like fondue, traditionally5 lettersSee answer ›13Nairobi-based collection of NGOs5 lettersSee answer ›15Restriction on how much one can serve9 lettersSee answer ›17Conductor's reference5 lettersSee answer ›18Opportunity to compare notes, perhaps9 lettersSee answer ›19Very traditional sort6 lettersSee answer ›21Khloe, Kim or Kourtney, familiarly3 lettersSee answer ›22Jennifer who won a Pulitzer for "A Visit From the Goon Squad"4 lettersSee answer ›23Concerning4 lettersSee answer ›24Weight4 lettersSee answer ›26Orange video game character who appears in "Wreck-It Ralph"5 lettersSee answer ›27Retailer with mountains in its logo3 lettersSee answer ›28Persuade, as on a course of action4 lettersSee answer ›29Shade3 lettersSee answer ›30Smartphone feature that debuted worldwide in 201113 lettersSee answer ›34Hot6 lettersSee answer ›35Kind of acid partly responsible for sourdough's tang6 lettersSee answer ›37"Sorry, that's way above my pay grade"13 lettersSee answer ›40Black ___3 lettersSee answer ›41Line holders4 lettersSee answer ›42Brilliant example3 lettersSee answer ›43Digs up by the roots5 lettersSee answer ›46Cry at the end of a countdown4 lettersSee answer ›47Dead center?4 lettersSee answer ›48Song whose titular subject has a "dark brown voice"4 lettersSee answer ›49Mesh3 lettersSee answer ›50One side of many a transaction6 lettersSee answer ›52Backs up on its own, say9 lettersSee answer ›55Titular animated dog of children's TV5 lettersSee answer ›56Go down swinging, perhaps9 lettersSee answer ›57What might add a bit of flavor to a salsa?5 lettersSee answer ›58Company bought by Tempur-Pedic in 20125 lettersSee answer ›59W.W. II-era occupation for baseball's Moe Berg, following his playing career3 lettersSee answer ›60Rides4 lettersSee answer ›

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1Left7 lettersSee answer ›2"Um ... what?!"8 lettersSee answer ›3With even stronger reasoning, in law9 lettersSee answer ›4Super man?5 lettersSee answer ›5Quite a few characters in 2025's "Elio," for short3 lettersSee answer ›6Unleashes7 lettersSee answer ›7Results of one's labors, so to speak5 lettersSee answer ›8Shrewd3 lettersSee answer ›9You might give this to someone you want to avoid9 lettersSee answer ›10Outward appearance5 lettersSee answer ›11Instrument that's held at about a 45-degree angle from the player's body5 lettersSee answer ›12Inner tube?5 lettersSee answer ›14"Bonjour, ___ amis!"3 lettersSee answer ›16Figures listed on Zocdoc, for short3 lettersSee answer ›20Gustav Klimt masterpiece7 lettersSee answer ›25Choose5 lettersSee answer ›26Charlatans6 lettersSee answer ›28Exercises with a "butterfly" variation, in which the soles of one's feet are pressed together6 lettersSee answer ›29Overtook?7 lettersSee answer ›31Cosmetic additive that comes from the Southwest9 lettersSee answer ›32Flowering period5 lettersSee answer ›33Actor who plays the title role on TV's "Andor"9 lettersSee answer ›36Classic Easter treat8 lettersSee answer ›38Report7 lettersSee answer ›39Items frozen in cryopreservation7 lettersSee answer ›43Flute, for one5 lettersSee answer ›44Way5 lettersSee answer ›45Prefix with marathon5 lettersSee answer ›46Bygone recorders5 lettersSee answer ›47Grabber5 lettersSee answer ›49Race of supernatural spirits3 lettersSee answer ›51Fall back3 lettersSee answer ›53You might look up to this3 lettersSee answer ›54Unpleasant digs3 lettersSee answer ›