New York Times Crossword January 18 2026 Answers

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Below are all 140 clues from the New York Times Crossword for January 18 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Bit of regal headwear61 AcrossReveal answer → Singer Horne47 AcrossReveal answer → Develops alopecia811 AcrossReveal answer → Total619 AcrossReveal answer → 2022 World Series champ520 AcrossReveal answer → College town nicknamed "A2"822 AcrossReveal answer → Like the Gospel of Mark, sequentially?1223 AcrossReveal answer → Concert lineups825 AcrossReveal answer → Matriarch of six of the 12 tribes of Israel426 AcrossReveal answer → Make a choice327 AcrossReveal answer → Trouble328 AcrossReveal answer → 1982 film whose name is a security program430 AcrossReveal answer → Text that says "Congratulations! You've won a MacBook Pro," probably431 AcrossReveal answer → Prepare for a mechanic's certification exam?1533 AcrossReveal answer → Pulsates640 AcrossReveal answer → Rock's Plastic ___ Band342 AcrossReveal answer → Central parts of planets543 AcrossReveal answer → Hairdresser's supply344 AcrossReveal answer → Molecule that might be modeled with Twizzlers and gummies in biology class345 AcrossReveal answer → Soft shots, in tennis546 AcrossReveal answer → Meditative chants348 AcrossReveal answer → Plant used in pickling449 AcrossReveal answer → H.S. exam whose highest score is 36350 AcrossReveal answer → Source of income for a website653 AcrossReveal answer → Half of a popular social media app355 AcrossReveal answer → Discontinued iPods designed to fit into watch pockets557 AcrossReveal answer → Original people to move into Cancún's peninsula?2058 AcrossReveal answer → Affectionate term for una madre463 AcrossReveal answer → Designation for the Louisville Bats and Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp364 AcrossReveal answer → Preceder of Peacock and White in the game Clue365 AcrossReveal answer → "Big" comic protagonist466 AcrossReveal answer → "Don't look at me for help" … or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's theme2167 AcrossReveal answer → Dove's dwelling475 AcrossReveal answer → Wii remote batteries376 AcrossReveal answer → Sloth in 2002's "Ice Age"377 AcrossReveal answer → Sensation before a migraine, medically478 AcrossReveal answer → Gets married while wearing protective gear?2079 AcrossReveal answer → Quarrels585 AcrossReveal answer → Itty-bitty386 AcrossReveal answer → Japanese craft that literally translates to "tray planting"687 AcrossReveal answer → "This Is your brain on drugs," e.g., for short388 AcrossReveal answer → Best-selling romance author Jimenez489 AcrossReveal answer → One of 2,214 for Babe Ruth390 AcrossReveal answer → "Shrek!" author William592 AcrossReveal answer → Common item at a checkout line, informally394 AcrossReveal answer → #1 spot in London?396 AcrossReveal answer → Honkers without horns597 AcrossReveal answer → It might come with a shell399 AcrossReveal answer → Go over again6100 AcrossReveal answer → List of restaurant offerings for kids not yet three years old?15103 AcrossReveal answer → Kerfuffle4107 AcrossReveal answer → Oodles4108 AcrossReveal answer → Someone who might issue a travel warning?3109 AcrossReveal answer → "Roger that!"3110 AcrossReveal answer → Name that means "pink" in Spanish4112 AcrossReveal answer → Relative of a husky8114 AcrossReveal answer → Wedding planner's aid?12118 AcrossReveal answer → "5 stars"8122 AcrossReveal answer → It might raise a bunch of dough5123 AcrossReveal answer → Stab of pain6124 AcrossReveal answer → Values8125 AcrossReveal answer → Businesses offering mud masks4126 AcrossReveal answer → Pulls the chain of, so to speak6127 AcrossReveal answer →

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Word on either side of "or no"41 DownReveal answer → Overrun62 DownReveal answer → Add electronically, in a way63 DownReveal answer → Like a really big fan74 DownReveal answer → Go wrong35 DownReveal answer → Bad thing not to get (especially at the office?)46 DownReveal answer → The Cinnamon Dolce or the Blonde Vanilla, at Starbucks57 DownReveal answer → "Silentium ___ aureum" ("Silence is golden")38 DownReveal answer → High degree39 DownReveal answer → "Is it time to rethink this relationship?"710 DownReveal answer → Hilarious thing311 DownReveal answer → Like George H.W. Bush, but not George W. Bush712 DownReveal answer → Starters' followers713 DownReveal answer → Businesses whose employees work standing up614 DownReveal answer → Carry in515 DownReveal answer → "Chiseled" features316 DownReveal answer → Destiny in life317 DownReveal answer → Hippocratic oath followers, for short318 DownReveal answer → "Stop! That hurts!"421 DownReveal answer → Car financing figs.424 DownReveal answer → List shortener329 DownReveal answer → "Hidden Figures" co-star Janelle532 DownReveal answer → Breathable fabric used in mosquito nets534 DownReveal answer → ___ child535 DownReveal answer → What a bad student might play536 DownReveal answer → Menzel of Broadway537 DownReveal answer → Guitar string material538 DownReveal answer → Fish traditionally in the British dish "pie and mash"439 DownReveal answer → What kitsch exhibits841 DownReveal answer → ___ Lama546 DownReveal answer → Part of a bedtime routine547 DownReveal answer → Healthy, fiber-rich snack749 DownReveal answer → Where some bills originate450 DownReveal answer → Former transportation secretary Elaine451 DownReveal answer → Chinese competitor of Amazon452 DownReveal answer → Loses freshness654 DownReveal answer → "In that case …"456 DownReveal answer → Grp. that Sweden joined in 2024457 DownReveal answer → Vegas759 DownReveal answer → Sensation560 DownReveal answer → Removes from the top of one's profile, as an Instagram post661 DownReveal answer → Hearts or spades, but not diamonds862 DownReveal answer → .........468 DownReveal answer → Classic Orson Welles protagonist469 DownReveal answer → Ameliorates570 DownReveal answer → Via571 DownReveal answer → Feature of undermixed batter472 DownReveal answer → Greek god whose name becomes a flower if you move the first letter to the end473 DownReveal answer → Golden Globe nominee Rooney474 DownReveal answer → "V," to a violinist579 DownReveal answer → Padmé Amidala's home planet in "Star Wars"580 DownReveal answer → "If only!"581 DownReveal answer → Steel girder582 DownReveal answer → Bête ___583 DownReveal answer → Images that can rip off human creators, perhaps584 DownReveal answer → Pretzel topper485 DownReveal answer → Trees with heart-shaped leaves790 DownReveal answer → Creature, cutesily791 DownReveal answer → Candies that crack with a crunch793 DownReveal answer → Last of the 13 original colonies to be founded795 DownReveal answer → Some lawn ornaments697 DownReveal answer → Part of E.N.T.398 DownReveal answer → Kicked oneself for4100 DownReveal answer → Prettifies6101 DownReveal answer → 500 mg 2x/day, e.g.6102 DownReveal answer → Source of a natural sweetener5104 DownReveal answer → Last name shared by three actors on "Schitt's Creek"4105 DownReveal answer → Russian denials5106 DownReveal answer → The Panthers of the A.C.C.4111 DownReveal answer → Midwest city whose name becomes a Southwest city if you move the first letter to the end4113 DownReveal answer → Not around, informally3114 DownReveal answer → Hirt and Hirschfeld3115 DownReveal answer → Día de ___ Reyes Magos3116 DownReveal answer → They're often depicted with green skin, for short3117 DownReveal answer → Something much needed after an all-nighter3119 DownReveal answer → Today preceder3120 DownReveal answer → Leave speechless3121 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the New York Times crossword published on Sunday, January 18, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.