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Mini crossword answers for January 18, 2026

Mini Crossword · January 18, 2026 · Every hint stays hidden until you tap it

Every clue from today's NYT Mini, with the answers hidden until you want them. Start with the lengths, then first letters, then reveal.

Across clues and answer lengths
Across first letters
  • 1 starts with C
  • 4 starts with L
  • 5 starts with R
  • 6 starts with A
  • 7 starts with P
Show the across answers
  • 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
Down clues and answer lengths
Down first letters
  • 1 starts with C
  • 2 starts with U
  • 3 starts with Z
  • 4 starts with L
  • 5 starts with R
Show the down answers
  • 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
Show the solved grid
1C2U3Z4LANE5RANDB6AVOIR7PANDA

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