NYT Crossword March 18, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Young grasshopper 5 6A Dibs, e.g. 5 11A Org. that offers one "L" of a ride? 3 14A ___ a la brasa (Peruvian chicken dish) 5 15A Game to play when the spirit moves you? 5 16A Minnesota's state bird 4 17A *Restaurant chain named after a Rolling Stones song 11 19A Big name in cosmetics 4 20A Make like a hot dog 4 21A "X-Men" villain who can manipulate metals 7 23A Summer camp craft 5 26A *Without malice 8 27A ^ 5 28A Numbers on botellas de vino 4 30A Asks oneself "What if?" 5 31A Silk Road locale, largely 4 32A Missed, as a chance 4 33A Music genre that partly grew out of indie rock 3 34A *"What a great idea!" 16 40A Page for learning more, for short 3 41A You might take a spin in this 4 42A Kentucky ___, annual horse race since 1875 4 43A Oddity 5 46A Investment option, informally 4 47A Microwaved 5 48A *Having a perfect record 8 50A Exhibits model behavior? 5 51A It covers a fair amount of ground without moving 7 52A Musical instrument in the Guinness logo 4 54A Classic wood for boatbuilding 4 55A *Similac or Enfamil 11 61A West Coast N.F.L. team 4 62A Save on wedding invitations, in a way 5 63A Got in a row? 5 64A Publishing gatekeepers, in brief 3 65A Extend, as a membership 5 66A "You got it!!" … or a possible cry after hearing the calls hidden in the answers to the starred clues? 5

Down

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