Crossword Answers for Wednesday, 18 March 2026

All 30 answers to the daily crossword for Wednesday, 18 March 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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Lacking in rigor or strictness LAX
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A woman of refinement MADAM
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The compass point midway between northeast and east ENE
10
Become one UNITE
11
An aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets AIRPLANES
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Of no legal significance MOOT
14
Permanently inactive EXTINCT
18
A square rod of land POLE
19
Carry a burden, either real or metaphoric SHOULDERS
24
Analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to PARSE
25
Form or compose ARE
26
A pompous fool ASSES
27
The seed of the cereal grass RYE

Down

1
A unit of length of thread or yarn LEA
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A hard copal derived from an African tree ANIME
3
Reproduce by xerography XEROX
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The product of a quantity by an integer MULTIPLES
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A collection of anecdotes about a person or place ANA
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A loud harsh or strident noise DIN
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Take in solid food ATE
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A state in New England MES
12
Slang for a paunch POT
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Be almost asleep NOD
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Rid of obstructions CLEAR
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English actress TERRY
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A fashionable hotel usually in a resort area SPA
20
Go through HAS
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A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific ORS
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The act of using USE
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Deem to be SEE