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Mini crossword answers for April 18, 2026

Mini Crossword · April 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 G
  • 4 starts with G
  • 6 starts with N
  • 7 starts with A
  • 8 starts with O
  • 10 starts with P
  • 12 starts with T
  • 13 starts with S
Show the across answers
  • 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
Down clues and answer lengths
Down first letters
  • 1 starts with G
  • 2 starts with U
  • 3 starts with M
  • 4 starts with G
  • 5 starts with E
  • 7 starts with A
  • 9 starts with S
  • 11 starts with O
Show the down answers
  • 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
Show the solved grid
1G2U3M4GRAC5E6NIELS7AIM8OP9S10PGM11OVIE12THEVIEW13STRANDS

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