Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Monday, May 18, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Monday, May 18, 2026 features 78 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.8 letters. The longest answer is "MINISTRYOFMAGIC".
Total Clues
78
Longest
MINISTRYOFMAGIC
Avg Length
4.8
Shortest
EEK
Featured Clue
"Governing body in the Harry Potter universe"
15 Letters
MINISTRYOFMAGIC
ALLComplete Solution List
Like a game that has gone into a penalty shootout
4TIED
Luxury handbag brand
5PRADA
Petri-dish gel
4AGAR
West Coast sch. that joined the Big Ten in 2024
4UCLA
Stereotypical meal for a college student
5RAMEN
Veni, ___, vici
4VIDI
Like the Code of Hammurabi
10BABYLONIAN
Enterprise rival
4AVIS
Got to one's feet
5AROSE
Elmer's product
4GLUE
"There's a cockroach!"
3EEK
Patch up some clothes, say
3SEW
Pioneering hybrid car
11TOYOTAPRIUS
Pouty expression
4MOUE
Future atty.'s exam
4LSAT
Rae who played President Barbie in "Barbie"
4ISSA
Tackling of the quarterback
4SACK
Nebraska's largest city
5OMAHA
Governing body in the Harry Potter universe
15MINISTRYOFMAGIC
Fibrous part of broccoli
5STALK
Nothin' ___!
4NADA
Cool, slangily
4DOPE
"___ Calm and Carry On"
4KEEP
Region
4AREA
Gardener's tool
11WEEDWHACKER
Kit __ bar
3KAT
Woodcutter's tool
3AXE
Beauty queen's accessory
4SASH
Garlicky condiment
5AIOLI
Eye irritation
4STYE
Advice for the overambitious ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 40- and 50-Across
10STARTSMALL
___ leches cake
4TRES
Oopsie
5ERROR
Lotion ingredient
4ALOE
Toward sunrise
4EAST
Same ___
5SODOI
Stereotypically antisocial pets
4CATS
Large brass instruments
5TUBAS
You have my sympathy
5ICARE
Macaroni shape
5ELBOW
14 of these make up a fortnight
4DAYS
Con's opposite
3PRO
Sprinted
3RAN
Friend, in Mexico
5AMIGO
Gave out cards
5DEALT
Zinnia or sunflower
6ANNUAL
Director DuVernay
3AVA
Attempt something
9GIVEITAGO
Au revoir
5ADIEU
Puts on the line
5RISKS
Oscar winner Jared
4LETO
English town famous for its salts
5EPSOM
Throw out of office
4OUST
Long for
5YEARN
Holiday Inn competitor
6RAMADA
Sent by post
6MAILED
Writes to on WhatsApp, in brief
3IMS
Puppy school command
3SIT
Roll of two ones
9SNAKEEYES
"Ta-ta," in a text
3CYA
Camera company known for its "moments"
5KODAK
With it
3HIP
Unreturned serve
3ACE
Distorts, as data
5SKEWS
Ticket price?
4FARE
The "terrible twos" and the "threenager" years, for example
6PHASES
Chapters of history
4ERAS
Squander
5WASTE
Outlandishly over the top, in modern slang
5EXTRA
Houston baseballer
5ASTRO
Swiss ___ (salad green)
5CHARD
Marsupial often mistermed a "bear"
5KOALA
Apportion
5ALLOT
There are 100 of these in every Scrabble game
5TILES
Apple desktop
4IMAC
Superlative suffix
3EST
Down Under bounder, for short
3ROO
Prefix between bi- and tetra-
3TRI