Mini Answers

NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, April 18, 2026

Review the Across and Down clues from this puzzle, reveal optional hints, then check the completed grid and explanations for every answer.

Mini Crossword

Saturday, April 18, 2026
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ACROSS

  1. 1.What people pay Extra for?
  2. 4.Pre-meal prayer
  3. 6.Physicist Bohr
  4. 7.Line up a shot
  5. 8.Photo ___ (P.R. events)
  6. 10."Zootopia," but not "Zoolander"
  7. 12.TV show with the initials "TV"
  8. 13.New York Times game with weaving, interconnected answers

DOWN

  1. 1.More bleak
  2. 2.Dubai's country, for short
  3. 3.Nickname of Seth and Evan's friend in "Superbad"
  4. 4."See you in the mornin'!"
  5. 5.Fancy term for "noticed"
  6. 7.Many N.Y.C. addresses: Abbr.
  7. 9.Uses a needle and thread
  8. 11.Egg cells

Mini Crossword Hint

Mini Answer on Saturday, April 18, 2026

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Mini Answer per Hint

ACROSS

  1. 1.What people pay Extra for?(GUM)
  2. 4.Pre-meal prayer(GRACE)
  3. 6.Physicist Bohr(NIELS)
  4. 7.Line up a shot(AIM)
  5. 8.Photo ___ (P.R. events)(OPS)
  6. 10."Zootopia," but not "Zoolander"(PGMOVIE)
  7. 12.TV show with the initials "TV"(THEVIEW)
  8. 13.New York Times game with weaving, interconnected answers(STRANDS)

DOWN

  1. 1.More bleak(GRIMMER)
  2. 2.Dubai's country, for short(UAE)
  3. 3.Nickname of Seth and Evan's friend in "Superbad"(MCLOVIN)
  4. 4."See you in the mornin'!"(GNIGHT)
  5. 5.Fancy term for "noticed"(ESPIED)
  6. 7.Many N.Y.C. addresses: Abbr.(APTS)
  7. 9.Uses a needle and thread(SEWS)
  8. 11.Egg cells(OVA)

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About the Saturday, April 18, 2026 NYT Mini

This puzzle has 7 columns, 7 rows, 8 Across clues and 8 Down clues. Use the clue list and blank grid first, then reveal the completed grid only when you need it.

One of today's longest entries is PGMOVIE, answering “"Zootopia," but not "Zoolander".” The explanations above connect each clue to its answer rather than presenting an unexplained answer list.