Crossword Answers for Saturday, 18 April 2026

All 32 answers to the daily crossword for Saturday, 18 April 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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A newt in its terrestrial stage of development EFT
4
Prepare oneself for a military confrontation ARM
7
The habitation of wild animals LAIR
8
Money offered as a bribe SOAP
10
An official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it ASSESSORS
12
Part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored PETAL
13
A native or inhabitant of Thailand TAI
14
In addition TOO
16
A guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target SAM
19
Shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg PASTA
23
Being the one previously mentioned or spoken of AFORESAID
25
An ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War TROY
26
An often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining ILLS
27
A lyric poem with complex stanza forms ODE
28
A unit of play in tennis or squash SET

Down

1
Make easier EASE
2
A hand with the fingers clenched in the palm FIST
3
Interact in a certain way TREAT
4
A pompous fool ASS
5
Someone from whom you are descended ROOT
6
Hindu god of death; opposite of Kama MARA
7
Pass the tongue over LAP
9
A unit of pressure PSI
11
Be at an angle SLOPE
15
A fertile tract in a desert OASIS
16
Take a seat SAT
17
A rounded thickly curled hairdo AFRO
18
The prevailing psychological state MOOD
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The general activity of selling SALE
21
Pitching dangerously to one side TILT
22
A public promotion of some product or service ADS
24
The seed of the cereal grass RYE