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NYT Crossword April 18 2026 Answers

All 62 clues from the Saturday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ALL CLUES62 CLUES
ACROSS
1A"The Jeffersons" or "The Simpsons," notably7 lettersSee answer ›8ATeam with the mascot Big Al, familiarly4 lettersSee answer ›12AIn time13 lettersSee answer ›14ADish purportedly invented in Los Angeles's Little Tokyo neighborhood14 lettersSee answer ›15ANew York's ___ Valley6 lettersSee answer ›16AThawing7 lettersSee answer ›17ATreat6 lettersSee answer ›18ANew outfit or accessory for a character, in video game-speak3 lettersSee answer ›19AThings that shouldn't be hidden4 lettersSee answer ›20ANon-eco-friendly refrigerant5 lettersSee answer ›21ATerm in the bedroom, maybe8 lettersSee answer ›23AUnite3 lettersSee answer ›24ATwo-pronged4 lettersSee answer ›26AMetros in the 1990s4 lettersSee answer ›27A"Wait just a sec"9 lettersSee answer ›29ACowboy's friend, informally4 lettersSee answer ›30AName that spiked in popularity following a 2013 Disney movie4 lettersSee answer ›31AFinalized3 lettersSee answer ›34A"You've got nothing to worry about"8 lettersSee answer ›36AAll-time scoring leader for the Miami Heat, familiarly5 lettersSee answer ›38ARoutine surfaces4 lettersSee answer ›39ABrowns, on a scoreboard3 lettersSee answer ›40AMathematics writer Gardner6 lettersSee answer ›41AWords of endorsement7 lettersSee answer ›43AArrived6 lettersSee answer ›44AMake-believe sorrow14 lettersSee answer ›46ACause of amusement to a vet, maybe13 lettersSee answer ›47ADaredevil's calculation4 lettersSee answer ›48ASome fairy tale characters7 lettersSee answer ›
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1DDid business with, in a way6 lettersSee answer ›2DBlowgun projectile10 lettersSee answer ›3DWords before "a penny" or "a treat"5 lettersSee answer ›4DFifth-most abundant element in the universe4 lettersSee answer ›5DLieutenant in "Catch-22"3 lettersSee answer ›6DInto6 lettersSee answer ›7DBreakfast dish that might go over well?9 lettersSee answer ›8DHow people get into a swimming pool, typically8 lettersSee answer ›9DYom Kippur observers7 lettersSee answer ›10DLike the cheese in fondue6 lettersSee answer ›11DBackdrop for many van Gogh paintings5 lettersSee answer ›12DBlitzed6 lettersSee answer ›13D___ pull-downs (exercise)3 lettersSee answer ›14DItem in a list on the fridge, maybe5 lettersSee answer ›17DTexas air hub, for short3 lettersSee answer ›18DSilky-haired toy7 lettersSee answer ›21DStart to give3 lettersSee answer ›22D"Hey, no backing out now!"10 lettersSee answer ›25DStill waffling9 lettersSee answer ›27DRelatives of ottomans8 lettersSee answer ›28DTexter's affectionate sign-off3 lettersSee answer ›29DIt's not fit for human consumption7 lettersSee answer ›31DCutting stuff6 lettersSee answer ›32DCuts a line?5 lettersSee answer ›33DIt takes two hands to show3 lettersSee answer ›34DMusketeer's tool6 lettersSee answer ›35DNissan model6 lettersSee answer ›37DBrings about, as havoc6 lettersSee answer ›38DLess than milli-, more than nano-5 lettersSee answer ›40DPaint option5 lettersSee answer ›42DMetric for a venture capitalist, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›43DPlay (with)4 lettersSee answer ›45DCalc. calculation3 lettersSee answer ›
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