NYT Crossword Answers 05/18/26

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NYT Across Clues

• 1A Like a game that has gone into a penalty shootout TIED
• 5A Luxury handbag brand PRADA
• 10A Petri dish gel AGAR
• 14A West Coast sch. that joined the Big Ten in 2024 UCLA
• 15A Stereotypical meal for a college student RAMEN
• 16A “Veni, ___, vici” VIDI
• 17A Like the Code of Hammurabi BABYLONIAN
• 19A Enterprise rival AVIS
• 20A Got to one’s feet AROSE
• 21A Elmer’s product GLUE
• 23A “There’s a cockroach!” EEK
• 24A Patch up some clothes, say SEW
• 25A Pioneering hybrid car TOYOTAPRIUS
• 29A Pouty expression MOUE
• 30A Future atty.’s exam LSAT
• 31A Rae who played President Barbie in “Barbie” ISSA
• 34A Tackling of the quarterback SACK
• 37A Nebraska’s largest city OMAHA
• 40A Governing body in the Harry Potter universe MINISTRYOFMAGIC
• 43A Fibrous part of broccoli STALK
• 44A Nothin’ NADA
• 45A Cool, slangily DOPE
• 46A “___ Calm and Carry On” KEEP
• 48A Region AREA
• 50A Gardener’s tool WEEDWHACKER
• 54A Kit ___ bar KAT
• 57A Woodcutter’s tool AXE
• 58A Beauty queen’s accessory SASH
• 59A Garlicky condiment AIOLI
• 61A Eye irritation STYE
• 63A Advice for the overambitious … or a hint to 17-, 25-, 40- and 50-Across STARTSMALL
• 66A ___ leches cake TRES
• 67A Oopsie ERROR
• 68A Lotion ingredient ALOE
• 69A Toward sunrise EAST
• 70A “Same!” SODOI
• 71A Stereotypically antisocial pets CATS

NYT Vertical Clues

• 1D Large brass instruments TUBAS
• 2D “You have my sympathy” ICARE
• 3D Macaroni shape ELBOW
• 4D 14 of these make up a fortnight DAYS
• 5D Con’s opposite PRO
• 6D Sprinted RAN
• 7D Friend in Mexico AMIGO
• 8D Gave out cards DEALT
• 9D Zinnia or sunflower ANNUAL
• 10D Director DuVernay AVA
• 11D Attempt something GIVEITAGO
• 12D “Au revoir!” ADIEU
• 13D Puts on the line RISKS
• 18D Oscar winner Jared LETO
• 22D English town famous for its salts EPSOM
• 26D Throw out of office OUST
• 27D Long (for) YEARN
• 28D Holiday Inn competitor RAMADA
• 29D Sent by post MAILED
• 31D Writes to on WhatsApp, in brief IMS
• 32D Puppy school command SIT
• 33D Roll of two ones SNAKEEYES
• 35D “Ta-ta,” in a text CYA
• 36D Camera company known for its “moments” KODAK
• 38D With it HIP
• 39D Unreturned serve ACE
• 41D Distorts, as data SKEWS
• 42D Ticket price FARE
• 47D The “terrible twos” and the “threenager” years, for example PHASES
• 49D Chapters of history ERAS
• 50D Squander WASTE
• 51D Outlandishly over the top, in modern slang EXTRA
• 52D Houston baseballer ASTRO
• 53D Swiss ___ (salad green) CHARD
• 54D Marsupial often mistermed a “bear” KOALA
• 55D Apportion ALLOT
• 56D There are 100 of these in every Scrabble game TILES
• 60D Apple desktop IMAC
• 62D Superlative suffix EST
• 64D Down Under bounder, for short ROO
• 65D Prefix between bi- and tetra- TRI