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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ACROSS

  1. 1."I said so, that's why!"
  2. 4.Highway division
  3. 5.Genre for Olivia Dean and Daniel Caesar
  4. 6.French "to have"
  5. 7.Animal that would blend in well with a crossword grid

DOWN

  1. 1.Officially accepted storylines
  2. 2.Reversed
  3. 3.Animal that would blend in well with a crossword grid
  4. 4.Molten flow
  5. 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. 1."I said so, that's why!"(CUZ)
  2. 4.Highway division(LANE)
  3. 5.Genre for Olivia Dean and Daniel Caesar(RANDB)
  4. 6.French "to have"(AVOIR)
  5. 7.Animal that would blend in well with a crossword grid(PANDA)

DOWN

  1. 1.Officially accepted storylines(CANON)
  2. 2.Reversed(UNDID)
  3. 3.Animal that would blend in well with a crossword grid(ZEBRA)
  4. 4.Molten flow(LAVA)
  5. 5.Flow over a beat(RAP)