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New York Times, Monday, May 18, 2026
ACROSS 37
1 Like a game that has gone into a penalty shootout TIED
5 Luxury handbag brand PRADA
10 Petri dish gel AGAR
14 West Coast sch. that joined the Big Ten in 2024 UCLA
15 Stereotypical meal for a college student RAMEN
16 "Veni, ___, vici" VIDI
17 Like the Code of Hammurabi BABYLONIAN
19 Enterprise rival AVIS
20 Got to one's feet AROSE
21 Elmer's product GLUE
23 "There's a cockroach!" EEK
24 Patch up some clothes, say SEW
25 Pioneering hybrid car TOYOTAPRIUS
29 Pouty expression MOUE
30 Future atty.'s exam LSAT
31 Rae who played President Barbie in "Barbie" ISSA
34 Tackling of the quarterback SACK
37 Nebraska's largest city OMAHA
40 Governing body in the Harry Potter universe MINISTRYOFMAGIC
43 Fibrous part of broccoli STALK
44 Nothin' NADA
45 Cool, slangily DOPE
46 "___ Calm and Carry On" KEEP
48 Region AREA
50 Gardener's tool WEEDWHACKER
54 Kit ___ bar KAT
57 Woodcutter's tool AXE
58 Beauty queen's accessory SASH
59 Garlicky condiment AIOLI
61 Eye irritation STYE
63 Advice for the overambitious ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 40- and 50-Across STARTSMALL
66 ___ leches cake TRES
67 Oopsie ERROR
68 Lotion ingredient ALOE
69 Toward sunrise EAST
70 "Same!" SODOI
71 Stereotypically antisocial pets CATS
DOWN 41
1 Large brass instruments TUBAS
2 "You have my sympathy" ICARE
3 Macaroni shape ELBOW
4 14 of these make up a fortnight DAYS
5 Con's opposite PRO
6 Sprinted RAN
7 Friend in Mexico AMIGO
8 Gave out cards DEALT
9 Zinnia or sunflower ANNUAL
10 Director DuVernay AVA
11 Attempt something GIVEITAGO
12 "Au revoir!" ADIEU
13 Puts on the line RISKS
18 Oscar winner Jared LETO
22 English town famous for its salts EPSOM
26 Throw out of office OUST
27 Long (for) YEARN
28 Holiday Inn competitor RAMADA
29 Sent by post MAILED
31 Writes to on WhatsApp, in brief IMS
32 Puppy school command SIT
33 Roll of two ones SNAKEEYES
35 "Ta-ta," in a text CYA
36 Camera company known for its "moments" KODAK
38 With it HIP
39 Unreturned serve ACE
41 Distorts, as data SKEWS
42 Ticket price FARE
47 The "terrible twos" and the "threenager" years, for example PHASES
49 Chapters of history ERAS
50 Squander WASTE
51 Outlandishly over the top, in modern slang EXTRA
52 Houston baseballer ASTRO
53 Swiss ___ (salad green) CHARD
54 Marsupial often mistermed a "bear" KOALA
55 Apportion ALLOT
56 There are 100 of these in every Scrabble game TILES
60 Apple desktop IMAC
62 Superlative suffix EST
64 Down Under bounder, for short ROO
65 Prefix between bi- and tetra- TRI