NYT Crossword April 18 2026 Answers

All 62 clues from the Saturday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Jesse CohnEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1S2P3I4N5O6F7F8B9A10M11A12SOONEROR13LATER14CALIFORNIAROLL15HUDSON16DETENTE17DOCTOR18MOD19FEES20FREON21SAFE22WORD23WED24D25UAL26GEOS27HANGT28IGHT29PARD30ELSA31S32E33T34RESTE35ASY36D37WADE38MATS39CLE40MARTIN41IMFO42RIT43MADEIT44CROCODI45LETEARS46ROOKIEMISTAKE47ODDS48DAMSELS

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES62 CLUES
ACROSS
12AIn time13 lettersSOONERORLATER
15ANew York's ___ Valley6 lettersHUDSON
16AThawing7 lettersDETENTE
17ATreat6 lettersDOCTOR
21ATerm in the bedroom, maybe8 lettersSAFEWORD
23AUnite3 lettersWED
24ATwo-pronged4 lettersDUAL
26AMetros in the 1990s4 lettersGEOS
27A"Wait just a sec"9 lettersHANGTIGHT
31AFinalized3 lettersSET
38ARoutine surfaces4 lettersMATS
39ABrowns, on a scoreboard3 lettersCLE
40AMathematics writer Gardner6 lettersMARTIN
41AWords of endorsement7 lettersIMFORIT
43AArrived6 lettersMADEIT
44AMake-believe sorrow14 lettersCROCODILETEARS
46ACause of amusement to a vet, maybe13 lettersROOKIEMISTAKE
47ADaredevil's calculation4 lettersODDS
48ASome fairy tale characters7 lettersDAMSELS
DOWN
1DDid business with, in a way6 lettersSOLDTO
2DBlowgun projectile10 lettersPOISONDART
5DLieutenant in "Catch-22"3 lettersORR
6DInto6 lettersFONDOF
9DYom Kippur observers7 lettersATONERS
10DLike the cheese in fondue6 lettersMELTED
12DBlitzed6 lettersSAUCED
17DTexas air hub, for short3 lettersDFW
18DSilky-haired toy7 lettersMALTESE
21DStart to give3 lettersSAG
22D"Hey, no backing out now!"10 lettersWEHADADEAL
25DStill waffling9 lettersUNDECIDED
27DRelatives of ottomans8 lettersHASSOCKS
31DCutting stuff6 lettersSATIRE
32DCuts a line?5 lettersEDITS
34DMusketeer's tool6 lettersRAMROD
35DNissan model6 lettersALTIMA
37DBrings about, as havoc6 lettersWREAKS
40DPaint option5 lettersMATTE
43DPlay (with)4 lettersMESS
45DCalc. calculation3 lettersLIM
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