Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answer on Jan 18, 2026
Daily answers for the New York Times Mini Crossword game.
Mini Crossword
Sunday, January 18, 2026
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3
4
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7
ACROSS
- 1."I said so, that's why!"
- 4.Highway division
- 5.Genre for Olivia Dean and Daniel Caesar
- 6.French "to have"
- 7.Animal that would blend in well with a crossword grid
DOWN
- 1.Officially accepted storylines
- 2.Reversed
- 3.Animal that would blend in well with a crossword grid
- 4.Molten flow
- 5.Flow over a beat
Mini Crossword Hint
Mini Answer on Sunday, January 18, 2026
1C
2U
3Z
4L
A
N
E
5R
A
N
D
B
6A
V
O
I
R
7P
A
N
D
A
Mini Answer per Hint
ACROSS
- 1."I said so, that's why!"(CUZ)
- 4.Highway division(LANE)
- 5.Genre for Olivia Dean and Daniel Caesar(RANDB)
- 6.French "to have"(AVOIR)
- 7.Animal that would blend in well with a crossword grid(PANDA)
DOWN
- 1.Officially accepted storylines(CANON)
- 2.Reversed(UNDID)
- 3.Animal that would blend in well with a crossword grid(ZEBRA)
- 4.Molten flow(LAVA)
- 5.Flow over a beat(RAP)