NYT Crossword July 18, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Unite, with "up" 4 5A Many an extra in the "Lord of the Rings" movies 3 8A Like fondue, traditionally 5 13A Nairobi-based collection of NGOs 5 15A Restriction on how much one can serve 9 17A Conductor's reference 5 18A Opportunity to compare notes, perhaps 9 19A Very traditional sort 6 21A Khloe, Kim or Kourtney, familiarly 3 22A Jennifer who won a Pulitzer for "A Visit From the Goon Squad" 4 23A Concerning 4 24A Weight 4 26A Orange video game character who appears in "Wreck-It Ralph" 5 27A Retailer with mountains in its logo 3 28A Persuade, as on a course of action 4 29A Shade 3 30A Smartphone feature that debuted worldwide in 2011 13 34A Hot 6 35A Kind of acid partly responsible for sourdough's tang 6 37A "Sorry, that's way above my pay grade" 13 40A Black ___ 3 41A Line holders 4 42A Brilliant example 3 43A Digs up by the roots 5 46A Cry at the end of a countdown 4 47A Dead center? 4 48A Song whose titular subject has a "dark brown voice" 4 49A Mesh 3 50A One side of many a transaction 6 52A Backs up on its own, say 9 55A Titular animated dog of children's TV 5 56A Go down swinging, perhaps 9 57A What might add a bit of flavor to a salsa? 5 58A Company bought by Tempur-Pedic in 2012 5 59A W.W. II-era occupation for baseball's Moe Berg, following his playing career 3 60A Rides 4

Down

1D Left 7 2D "Um ... what?!" 8 3D With even stronger reasoning, in law 9 4D Super man? 5 5D Quite a few characters in 2025's "Elio," for short 3 6D Unleashes 7 7D Results of one's labors, so to speak 5 8D Shrewd 3 9D You might give this to someone you want to avoid 9 10D Outward appearance 5 11D Instrument that's held at about a 45-degree angle from the player's body 5 12D Inner tube? 5 14D "Bonjour, ___ amis!" 3 16D Figures listed on Zocdoc, for short 3 20D Gustav Klimt masterpiece 7 25D Choose 5 26D Charlatans 6 28D Exercises with a "butterfly" variation, in which the soles of one's feet are pressed together 6 29D Overtook? 7 31D Cosmetic additive that comes from the Southwest 9 32D Flowering period 5 33D Actor who plays the title role on TV's "Andor" 9 36D Classic Easter treat 8 38D Report 7 39D Items frozen in cryopreservation 7 43D Flute, for one 5 44D Way 5 45D Prefix with marathon 5 46D Bygone recorders 5 47D Grabber 5 49D Race of supernatural spirits 3 51D Fall back 3 53D You might look up to this 3 54D Unpleasant digs 3