NYT Mini Crossword Answers for January 18, 2026
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Joel Fagliano.
No spoilers until you tap Reveal.
Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A C__ · 4A L___ · 5A R____ · 6A A____ · 7A P____ · 1D C____ · 2D U____ · 3D Z____ · 4D L___ · 5D R__
Across
1A: "I said so, that's why!"
4A: Highway division
LANE · more answers for this clue
5A: Genre for Olivia Dean and Daniel Caesar
RANDB · more answers for this clue
6A: French "to have"
AVOIR · more answers for this clue
7A: Animal that would blend in well with a crossword grid
PANDA · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: Officially accepted storylines
CANON · more answers for this clue
2D: Reversed
UNDID · more answers for this clue
3D: Animal that would blend in well with a crossword grid
ZEBRA · more answers for this clue
4D: Molten flow
LAVA · more answers for this clue
5D: Flow over a beat
Completed grid
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CUZ
LANE
RANDB
AVOIR
PANDA
FAQ
1-Across: "I said so, that's why!"
CUZ.
4-Across: Highway division
LANE.
5-Across: Genre for Olivia Dean and Daniel Caesar
RANDB.
6-Across: French "to have"
AVOIR.
7-Across: Animal that would blend in well with a crossword grid
PANDA.
1-Down: Officially accepted storylines
CANON.
2-Down: Reversed
UNDID.
3-Down: Animal that would blend in well with a crossword grid
ZEBRA.
4-Down: Molten flow
LAVA.
5-Down: Flow over a beat
RAP.