NYT Crossword Answers 03/18/26

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NYT Across Clues

• 1A Young grasshopper NYMPH
• 6A Dibs, e.g. CLAIM
• 11A Org. that offers one “L” of a ride? CTA
• 14A ___ a la brasa (Peruvian chicken dish) POLLO
• 15A Game to play when the spirit moves you? OUIJA
• 16A Minnesota’s state bird LOON
• 17A *Restaurant chain named after a Rolling Stones song RUBYTUESDAY
• 19A Big name in cosmetics AVON
• 20A Make like a hot dog PANT
• 21A “X-Men” villain who can manipulate metals MAGNETO
• 23A Summer camp craft CANOE
• 26A *Without malice BENIGNLY
• 27A ^ CARET
• 28A Numbers on botellas de vino ANOS
• 30A Asks oneself “What if?” MUSES
• 31A Silk Road locale, largely ASIA
• 32A Missed, as a chance BLEW
• 33A Music genre that partly grew out of indie rock EMO
• 34A *”What a great idea!” THATDBEWONDERFUL
• 40A Page for learning more, for short FAQ
• 41A You might take a spin in this TUTU
• 42A Kentucky ___, annual horse race since 1875 OAKS
• 43A Oddity QUIRK
• 46A Investment option, informally ROTH
• 47A Microwaved NUKED
• 48A *Having a perfect record UNBEATEN
• 50A Exhibits model behavior? POSES
• 51A It covers a fair amount of ground without moving AREARUG
• 52A Musical instrument in the Guinness logo HARP
• 54A Classic wood for boatbuilding TEAK
• 55A *Similac or Enfamil BABYFORMULA
• 61A West Coast N.F.L. team RAMS
• 62A Save on wedding invitations, in a way ELOPE
• 63A Got in a row? OARED
• 64A Publishing gatekeepers, in brief EDS
• 65A Extend, as a membership RENEW
• 66A “You got it!!” ? or a possible cry after hearing the calls hidden in the answers to the starred clues? BINGO

NYT Vertical Clues

• 1D “Morning Edition” airer NPR
• 2D Gender-neutral pronoun YOU
• 3D Org. associated with a museum in Cooperstown, N.Y. MLB
• 4D Practice, as a trade PLY
• 5D Meal cooked in simmering broth HOTPOT
• 6D Either brother who wrote 1996’s “Fargo” COEN
• 7D What Dante’s second circle of hell represents LUST
• 8D Humanitarian support AID
• 9D Pulitzer-winning “Fat Ham” playwright IJAMES
• 10D Like many ruins in Belize MAYAN
• 11D Casting groups? COVENS
• 12D Play a bit of horn, say TOOTLE
• 13D Bugs ANNOYS
• 16D Indulgently lazy LANGUOROUS
• 18D Country known for luxury tourism, in brief UAE
• 22D “I wanna have that!” GIMME
• 23D Bank robber’s bagful CASH
• 24D Puccini’s “O mio babbino caro,” e.g. ARIA
• 25D They can’t abide messes NEATFREAKS
• 26D Take one’s leave BOWOUT
• 27D “Human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a ___ does not”: Ernest Hemingway CAT
• 28D Renaissance faire tipple ALE
• 29D Discoverer of the principle behind F=ma NEWTON
• 32D Certain chip flavoring, informally BBQ
• 33D Student’s email address ender EDU
• 35D Westernmost African capital DAKAR
• 36D ___ degree NTH
• 37D Bogus FAKE
• 38D Luau instruments, informally UKES
• 39D It may be taken at the start of a trip LSD
• 43D Deux + deux QUATRE
• 44D Email sorting option UNREAD
• 45D Skyscraper’s skeleton, often IBEAMS
• 46D Lavishly entertain REGALE
• 47D “Sure thing!” NOPROB
• 49D Modern ending with You TUBER
• 50D In favor of PRO
• 52D Fanfare HYPE
• 53D Three or four, say AFEW
• 56D “___ voyage!” BON
• 57D Month after avril MAI
• 58D Item in a museum of antiquities URN
• 59D That’s the kicker! LEG
• 60D Kerfuffle ADO