NYT Crossword Answers - Apr 18

By Jesse Cohn

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Across

  1. 1"The Jeffersons" or "The Simpsons," notablySPINOFF
  2. 8Team with the mascot Big Al, familiarlyBAMA
  3. 12In timeSOONERORLATER
  4. 14Dish purportedly invented in Los Angeles's Little Tokyo neighborhoodCALIFORNIAROLL
  5. 15New York's ___ ValleyHUDSON
  6. 16ThawingDETENTE
  7. 17TreatDOCTOR
  8. 18New outfit or accessory for a character, in video game-speakMOD
  9. 19Things that shouldn't be hiddenFEES
  10. 20Non-eco-friendly refrigerantFREON
  11. 21Term in the bedroom, maybeSAFEWORD
  12. 23UniteWED
  13. 24Two-prongedDUAL
  14. 26Metros in the 1990sGEOS
  15. 27"Wait just a sec"HANGTIGHT
  16. 29Cowboy's friend, informallyPARD
  17. 30Name that spiked in popularity following a 2013 Disney movieELSA
  18. 31FinalizedSET
  19. 34"You've got nothing to worry about"RESTEASY
  20. 36All-time scoring leader for the Miami Heat, familiarlyDWADE
  21. 38Routine surfacesMATS
  22. 39Browns, on a scoreboardCLE
  23. 40Mathematics writer GardnerMARTIN
  24. 41Words of endorsementIMFORIT
  25. 43ArrivedMADEIT
  26. 44Make-believe sorrowCROCODILETEARS
  27. 46Cause of amusement to a vet, maybeROOKIEMISTAKE
  28. 47Daredevil's calculationODDS
  29. 48Some fairy tale charactersDAMSELS

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  1. 1Did business with, in a waySOLDTO
  2. 2Blowgun projectilePOISONDART
  3. 3Words before "a penny" or "a treat"INFOR
  4. 4Fifth-most abundant element in the universeNEON
  5. 5Lieutenant in "Catch-22"ORR
  6. 6IntoFONDOF
  7. 7Breakfast dish that might go over well?FRIEDEGGS
  8. 8How people get into a swimming pool, typicallyBAREFOOT
  9. 9Yom Kippur observersATONERS
  10. 10Like the cheese in fondueMELTED
  11. 11Backdrop for many van Gogh paintingsARLES
  12. 12BlitzedSAUCED
  13. 13___ pull-downs (exercise)LAT
  14. 14Item in a list on the fridge, maybeCHORE
  15. 17Texas air hub, for shortDFW
  16. 18Silky-haired toyMALTESE
  17. 21Start to giveSAG
  18. 22"Hey, no backing out now!"WEHADADEAL
  19. 25Still wafflingUNDECIDED
  20. 27Relatives of ottomansHASSOCKS
  21. 28Texter's affectionate sign-offILY
  22. 29It's not fit for human consumptionPETFOOD
  23. 31Cutting stuffSATIRE
  24. 32Cuts a line?EDITS
  25. 33It takes two hands to showTEN
  26. 34Musketeer's toolRAMROD
  27. 35Nissan modelALTIMA
  28. 37Brings about, as havocWREAKS
  29. 38Less than milli-, more than nano-MICRO
  30. 40Paint optionMATTE
  31. 42Metric for a venture capitalist, in briefROI
  32. 43Play (with)MESS
  33. 45Calc. calculationLIM

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. "The Jeffersons" or "The Simpsons," notably — Answer: SPINOFF
  2. 8. Team with the mascot Big Al, familiarly — Answer: BAMA
  3. 12. In time — Answer: SOONERORLATER
  4. 14. Dish purportedly invented in Los Angeles's Little Tokyo neighborhood — Answer: CALIFORNIAROLL
  5. 15. New York's ___ Valley — Answer: HUDSON
  6. 16. Thawing — Answer: DETENTE
  7. 17. Treat — Answer: DOCTOR
  8. 18. New outfit or accessory for a character, in video game-speak — Answer: MOD
  9. 19. Things that shouldn't be hidden — Answer: FEES
  10. 20. Non-eco-friendly refrigerant — Answer: FREON
  11. 21. Term in the bedroom, maybe — Answer: SAFEWORD
  12. 23. Unite — Answer: WED
  13. 24. Two-pronged — Answer: DUAL
  14. 26. Metros in the 1990s — Answer: GEOS
  15. 27. "Wait just a sec" — Answer: HANGTIGHT
  16. 29. Cowboy's friend, informally — Answer: PARD
  17. 30. Name that spiked in popularity following a 2013 Disney movie — Answer: ELSA
  18. 31. Finalized — Answer: SET
  19. 34. "You've got nothing to worry about" — Answer: RESTEASY
  20. 36. All-time scoring leader for the Miami Heat, familiarly — Answer: DWADE
  21. 38. Routine surfaces — Answer: MATS
  22. 39. Browns, on a scoreboard — Answer: CLE
  23. 40. Mathematics writer Gardner — Answer: MARTIN
  24. 41. Words of endorsement — Answer: IMFORIT
  25. 43. Arrived — Answer: MADEIT
  26. 44. Make-believe sorrow — Answer: CROCODILETEARS
  27. 46. Cause of amusement to a vet, maybe — Answer: ROOKIEMISTAKE
  28. 47. Daredevil's calculation — Answer: ODDS
  29. 48. Some fairy tale characters — Answer: DAMSELS

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  1. 1. Did business with, in a way — Answer: SOLDTO
  2. 2. Blowgun projectile — Answer: POISONDART
  3. 3. Words before "a penny" or "a treat" — Answer: INFOR
  4. 4. Fifth-most abundant element in the universe — Answer: NEON
  5. 5. Lieutenant in "Catch-22" — Answer: ORR
  6. 6. Into — Answer: FONDOF
  7. 7. Breakfast dish that might go over well? — Answer: FRIEDEGGS
  8. 8. How people get into a swimming pool, typically — Answer: BAREFOOT
  9. 9. Yom Kippur observers — Answer: ATONERS
  10. 10. Like the cheese in fondue — Answer: MELTED
  11. 11. Backdrop for many van Gogh paintings — Answer: ARLES
  12. 12. Blitzed — Answer: SAUCED
  13. 13. ___ pull-downs (exercise) — Answer: LAT
  14. 14. Item in a list on the fridge, maybe — Answer: CHORE
  15. 17. Texas air hub, for short — Answer: DFW
  16. 18. Silky-haired toy — Answer: MALTESE
  17. 21. Start to give — Answer: SAG
  18. 22. "Hey, no backing out now!" — Answer: WEHADADEAL
  19. 25. Still waffling — Answer: UNDECIDED
  20. 27. Relatives of ottomans — Answer: HASSOCKS
  21. 28. Texter's affectionate sign-off — Answer: ILY
  22. 29. It's not fit for human consumption — Answer: PETFOOD
  23. 31. Cutting stuff — Answer: SATIRE
  24. 32. Cuts a line? — Answer: EDITS
  25. 33. It takes two hands to show — Answer: TEN
  26. 34. Musketeer's tool — Answer: RAMROD
  27. 35. Nissan model — Answer: ALTIMA
  28. 37. Brings about, as havoc — Answer: WREAKS
  29. 38. Less than milli-, more than nano- — Answer: MICRO
  30. 40. Paint option — Answer: MATTE
  31. 42. Metric for a venture capitalist, in brief — Answer: ROI
  32. 43. Play (with) — Answer: MESS
  33. 45. Calc. calculation — Answer: LIM

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Across

#ClueAnswer
1"The Jeffersons" or "The Simpsons," notablySPINOFF
8Team with the mascot Big Al, familiarlyBAMA
12In timeSOONERORLATER
14Dish purportedly invented in Los Angeles's Little Tokyo neighborhoodCALIFORNIAROLL
15New York's ___ ValleyHUDSON
16ThawingDETENTE
17TreatDOCTOR
18New outfit or accessory for a character, in video game-speakMOD
19Things that shouldn't be hiddenFEES
20Non-eco-friendly refrigerantFREON
21Term in the bedroom, maybeSAFEWORD
23UniteWED
24Two-prongedDUAL
26Metros in the 1990sGEOS
27"Wait just a sec"HANGTIGHT
29Cowboy's friend, informallyPARD
30Name that spiked in popularity following a 2013 Disney movieELSA
31FinalizedSET
34"You've got nothing to worry about"RESTEASY
36All-time scoring leader for the Miami Heat, familiarlyDWADE
38Routine surfacesMATS
39Browns, on a scoreboardCLE
40Mathematics writer GardnerMARTIN
41Words of endorsementIMFORIT
43ArrivedMADEIT
44Make-believe sorrowCROCODILETEARS
46Cause of amusement to a vet, maybeROOKIEMISTAKE
47Daredevil's calculationODDS
48Some fairy tale charactersDAMSELS

Down

#ClueAnswer
1Did business with, in a waySOLDTO
2Blowgun projectilePOISONDART
3Words before "a penny" or "a treat"INFOR
4Fifth-most abundant element in the universeNEON
5Lieutenant in "Catch-22"ORR
6IntoFONDOF
7Breakfast dish that might go over well?FRIEDEGGS
8How people get into a swimming pool, typicallyBAREFOOT
9Yom Kippur observersATONERS
10Like the cheese in fondueMELTED
11Backdrop for many van Gogh paintingsARLES
12BlitzedSAUCED
13___ pull-downs (exercise)LAT
14Item in a list on the fridge, maybeCHORE
17Texas air hub, for shortDFW
18Silky-haired toyMALTESE
21Start to giveSAG
22"Hey, no backing out now!"WEHADADEAL
25Still wafflingUNDECIDED
27Relatives of ottomansHASSOCKS
28Texter's affectionate sign-offILY
29It's not fit for human consumptionPETFOOD
31Cutting stuffSATIRE
32Cuts a line?EDITS
33It takes two hands to showTEN
34Musketeer's toolRAMROD
35Nissan modelALTIMA
37Brings about, as havocWREAKS
38Less than milli-, more than nano-MICRO
40Paint optionMATTE
42Metric for a venture capitalist, in briefROI
43Play (with)MESS
45Calc. calculationLIM

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