NYT Mini Crossword Answers for April 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 G__ · 4A G____ · 6A N____ · 7A A__ · 8A O__ · 10A P______ · 12A T______ · 13A S______ · 1D G______ · 2D U__ · 3D M______ · 4D G_____ · 5D E_____ · 7D A___ · 9D S___ · 11D O__
Across
1A: What people pay Extra for?
4A: Pre-meal prayer
GRACE · more answers for this clue
6A: Physicist Bohr
NIELS · more answers for this clue
7A: Line up a shot
8A: Photo ___ (P.R. events)
10A: "Zootopia," but not "Zoolander"
PGMOVIE · more answers for this clue
12A: TV show with the initials "TV"
THEVIEW · more answers for this clue
13A: New York Times game with weaving, interconnected answers
STRANDS · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: More bleak
GRIMMER · more answers for this clue
2D: Dubai's country, for short
3D: Nickname of Seth and Evan's friend in "Superbad"
MCLOVIN · more answers for this clue
4D: "See you in the mornin'!"
GNIGHT · more answers for this clue
5D: Fancy term for "noticed"
ESPIED · more answers for this clue
7D: Many N.Y.C. addresses: Abbr.
APTS · more answers for this clue
9D: Uses a needle and thread
SEWS · more answers for this clue
11D: Egg cells
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GUM
GRACE
NIELS
AIMOPS
PGMOVIE
THEVIEW
STRANDS
FAQ
1-Across: What people pay Extra for?
GUM.
4-Across: Pre-meal prayer
GRACE.
6-Across: Physicist Bohr
NIELS.
7-Across: Line up a shot
AIM.
8-Across: Photo ___ (P.R. events)
OPS.
10-Across: "Zootopia," but not "Zoolander"
PGMOVIE.
12-Across: TV show with the initials "TV"
THEVIEW.
13-Across: New York Times game with weaving, interconnected answers
STRANDS.
1-Down: More bleak
GRIMMER.
2-Down: Dubai's country, for short
UAE.
3-Down: Nickname of Seth and Evan's friend in "Superbad"
MCLOVIN.
4-Down: "See you in the mornin'!"
GNIGHT.
5-Down: Fancy term for "noticed"
ESPIED.
7-Down: Many N.Y.C. addresses: Abbr.
APTS.
9-Down: Uses a needle and thread
SEWS.
11-Down: Egg cells
OVA.