NYT Crossword July 18 2026 Answers

All 70 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 Ryan JudgeEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1T2E3A4M5E6L7F8S9W10I11S12S13OXFA14M15TER16MLIMIT17SCORE18STUDYDATE19PURIS20T21SIS22EGAN23ASTO24H25EFT26QBERT27REI28SELL29HUE30EMO31JIKEY32BOAR33D34EROTIC35LACTI36C37IJUST38WORKHER39E40OPS41RODS42GEM43G44R45UBS46TIME47TOMB48LOLA49FIT50D51EALER52AUTO53SAVE54S55BLUEY56STRIKEOUT57BONGO58SEALY59SPY60NAGS

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

ALL CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
1AUnite, with "up"4 lettersTEAM
8ALike fondue, traditionally5 lettersSWISS
17AConductor's reference5 lettersSCORE
19AVery traditional sort6 lettersPURIST
23AConcerning4 lettersASTO
24AWeight4 lettersHEFT
29AShade3 lettersHUE
34AHot6 lettersEROTIC
37A"Sorry, that's way above my pay grade"13 lettersIJUSTWORKHERE
40ABlack ___3 lettersOPS
41ALine holders4 lettersRODS
42ABrilliant example3 lettersGEM
43ADigs up by the roots5 lettersGRUBS
47ADead center?4 lettersTOMB
49AMesh3 lettersFIT
52ABacks up on its own, say9 lettersAUTOSAVES
56AGo down swinging, perhaps9 lettersSTRIKEOUT
60ARides4 lettersNAGS
DOWN
1DLeft7 lettersTOSPARE
2D"Um ... what?!"8 lettersEXCUSEME
4DSuper man?5 lettersMARIO
6DUnleashes7 lettersLETSFLY
8DShrewd3 lettersSLY
10DOutward appearance5 lettersIMAGE
12DInner tube?5 lettersSTENT
14D"Bonjour, ___ amis!"3 lettersMES
20DGustav Klimt masterpiece7 lettersTHEKISS
25DChoose5 lettersELECT
26DCharlatans6 lettersQUACKS
29DOvertook?7 lettersHOARDED
32DFlowering period5 lettersBLOOM
36DClassic Easter treat8 lettersCREMEEGG
38DReport7 lettersWRITEUP
43DFlute, for one5 lettersGLASS
44DWay5 lettersROUTE
45DPrefix with marathon5 lettersULTRA
46DBygone recorders5 lettersTIVOS
47DGrabber5 lettersTALON
51DFall back3 lettersEBB
54DUnpleasant digs3 lettersSTY
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