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NYT Crossword March 18 2026 Answers

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

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1Young grasshopper5 lettersSee answer ›6Dibs, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›11Org. that offers one "L" of a ride?3 lettersSee answer ›14___ a la brasa (Peruvian chicken dish)5 lettersSee answer ›15Game to play when the spirit moves you?5 lettersSee answer ›16Minnesota's state bird4 lettersSee answer ›17*Restaurant chain named after a Rolling Stones song11 lettersSee answer ›19Big name in cosmetics4 lettersSee answer ›20Make like a hot dog4 lettersSee answer ›21"X-Men" villain who can manipulate metals7 lettersSee answer ›23Summer camp craft5 lettersSee answer ›26*Without malice8 lettersSee answer ›28Numbers on botellas de vino4 lettersSee answer ›30Asks oneself "What if?"5 lettersSee answer ›31Silk Road locale, largely4 lettersSee answer ›32Missed, as a chance4 lettersSee answer ›33Music genre that partly grew out of indie rock3 lettersSee answer ›34*"What a great idea!"16 lettersSee answer ›40Page for learning more, for short3 lettersSee answer ›41You might take a spin in this4 lettersSee answer ›42Kentucky ___, annual horse race since 18754 lettersSee answer ›43Oddity5 lettersSee answer ›46Investment option, informally4 lettersSee answer ›47Microwaved5 lettersSee answer ›48*Having a perfect record8 lettersSee answer ›50Exhibits model behavior?5 lettersSee answer ›51It covers a fair amount of ground without moving7 lettersSee answer ›52Musical instrument in the Guinness logo4 lettersSee answer ›54Classic wood for boatbuilding4 lettersSee answer ›55*Similac or Enfamil11 lettersSee answer ›61West Coast N.F.L. team4 lettersSee answer ›62Save on wedding invitations, in a way5 lettersSee answer ›63Got in a row?5 lettersSee answer ›64Publishing gatekeepers, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›65Extend, as a membership5 lettersSee answer ›66"You got it!!" … or a possible cry after hearing the calls hidden in the answers to the starred clues?5 lettersSee answer ›

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1"Morning Edition" airer3 lettersSee answer ›2Gender-neutral pronoun3 lettersSee answer ›3Org. associated with a museum in Cooperstown, N.Y.3 lettersSee answer ›4Practice, as a trade3 lettersSee answer ›5Meal cooked in simmering broth6 lettersSee answer ›6Either brother who wrote 1996's "Fargo"4 lettersSee answer ›7What Dante's second circle of hell represents4 lettersSee answer ›8Humanitarian support3 lettersSee answer ›9Pulitzer-winning "Fat Ham" playwright6 lettersSee answer ›10Like many ruins in Belize5 lettersSee answer ›11Casting groups?6 lettersSee answer ›12Play a bit of horn, say6 lettersSee answer ›13Bugs6 lettersSee answer ›16Indulgently lazy10 lettersSee answer ›18Country known for luxury tourism, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›22"I wanna have that!"5 lettersSee answer ›23Bank robber's bagful4 lettersSee answer ›24Puccini's "O mio babbino caro," e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›25They can't abide messes10 lettersSee answer ›26Take one's leave6 lettersSee answer ›27"Human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a ___ does not": Ernest Hemingway3 lettersSee answer ›28Renaissance faire tipple3 lettersSee answer ›29Discoverer of the principle behind F=ma6 lettersSee answer ›32Certain chip flavoring, informally3 lettersSee answer ›33Student's email address ender3 lettersSee answer ›35Westernmost African capital5 lettersSee answer ›36___ degree3 lettersSee answer ›37Bogus4 lettersSee answer ›38Luau instruments, informally4 lettersSee answer ›39It may be taken at the start of a trip3 lettersSee answer ›43Deux + deux6 lettersSee answer ›44Email sorting option6 lettersSee answer ›45Skyscraper's skeleton, often6 lettersSee answer ›46Lavishly entertain6 lettersSee answer ›47"Sure thing!"6 lettersSee answer ›49Modern ending with You5 lettersSee answer ›50In favor of3 lettersSee answer ›52Fanfare4 lettersSee answer ›53Three or four, say4 lettersSee answer ›56"___ voyage!"3 lettersSee answer ›57Month after avril3 lettersSee answer ›58Item in a museum of antiquities3 lettersSee answer ›59That's the kicker!3 lettersSee answer ›60Kerfuffle3 lettersSee answer ›