NYT Crossword Answers 07/18/26

NYT Across Clues

• 1A Unite, with “up” TEAM
• 5A Many an extra in the “Lord of the Rings” movies ELF
• 8A Like fondue, traditionally SWISS
• 13A Nairobi-based collection of NGOs OXFAM
• 15A Restriction on how much one can serve TERMLIMIT
• 17A Conductor’s reference SCORE
• 18A Opportunity to compare notes, perhaps STUDYDATE
• 19A Very traditional sort PURIST
• 21A Khloe, Kim or Kourtney, familiarly SIS
• 22A Jennifer who won a Pulitzer for “A Visit From the Goon Squad” EGAN
• 23A Concerning ASTO
• 24A Weight HEFT
• 26A Orange video game character who appears in “Wreck-It Ralph” QBERT
• 27A Retailer with mountains in its logo REI
• 28A Persuade, as on a course of action SELL
• 29A Shade HUE
• 30A Smartphone feature that debuted worldwide in 2011 EMOJIKEYBOARD
• 34A Hot EROTIC
• 35A Kind of acid partly responsible for sourdough’s tang LACTIC
• 37A “Sorry, that’s way above my pay grade” IJUSTWORKHERE
• 40A Black ___ OPS
• 41A Line holders RODS
• 42A Brilliant example GEM
• 43A Digs up by the roots GRUBS
• 46A Cry at the end of a countdown TIME
• 47A Dead center? TOMB
• 48A Song whose titular subject has a “dark brown voice” LOLA
• 49A Mesh FIT
• 50A One side of many a transaction DEALER
• 52A Backs up on its own, say AUTOSAVES
• 55A Titular animated dog of children’s TV BLUEY
• 56A Go down swinging, perhaps STRIKEOUT
• 57A What might add a bit of flavor to a salsa? BONGO
• 58A Company bought by Tempur-Pedic in 2012 SEALY
• 59A W.W. II-era occupation for baseball’s Moe Berg, following his playing career SPY
• 60A Rides NAGS

NYT Vertical Clues

• 1D Left TOSPARE
• 2D “Um … what?!” EXCUSEME
• 3D With even stronger reasoning, in law AFORTIORI
• 4D Super man? MARIO
• 5D Quite a few characters in 2025’s “Elio,” for short ETS
• 6D Unleashes LETSFLY
• 7D Results of one’s labors, so to speak FRUIT
• 8D Shrewd SLY
• 9D You might give this to someone you want to avoid WIDEBERTH
• 10D Outward appearance IMAGE
• 11D Instrument that’s held at about a 45-degree angle from the player’s body SITAR
• 12D Inner tube? STENT
• 14D “Bonjour, ___ amis!” MES
• 16D Figures listed on Zocdoc, for short MDS
• 20D Gustav Klimt masterpiece THEKISS
• 25D Choose ELECT
• 26D Charlatans QUACKS
• 28D Exercises with a “butterfly” variation, in which the soles of one’s feet are pressed together SITUPS
• 29D Overtook? HOARDED
• 31D Cosmetic additive that comes from the Southwest JOJOBAOIL
• 32D Flowering period BLOOM
• 33D Actor who plays the title role on TV’s “Andor” DIEGOLUNA
• 36D Classic Easter treat CREMEEGG
• 38D Report WRITEUP
• 39D Items frozen in cryopreservation EMBRYOS
• 43D Flute, for one GLASS
• 44D Way ROUTE
• 45D Prefix with marathon ULTRA
• 46D Bygone recorders TIVOS
• 47D Grabber TALON
• 49D Race of supernatural spirits FAE
• 51D Fall back EBB
• 53D You might look up to this SKY
• 54D Unpleasant digs STY