New York Times Crossword January 18 2026 Answers

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Below are all the New York Times Crossword January 18 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 140 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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Bit of regal headwearDIADEM6Across1 Singer HorneLENA4Across7 Develops alopeciaGOESBALD8Across11 TotalENTIRE6Across19 2022 World Series champASTRO5Across20 College town nicknamed "A2"ANNARBOR8Across22 Like the Gospel of Mark, sequentially?AFTERMATTHEW12Across23 Concert lineupsSETLISTS8Across25 Matriarch of six of the 12 tribes of IsraelLEAH4Across26 Make a choiceOPT3Across27 TroubleWOE3Across28 1982 film whose name is a security programTRON4Across30 Text that says "Congratulations! You've won a MacBook Pro," probablySCAM4Across31 Prepare for a mechanic's certification exam?REVIEWTHEENGINE15Across33 PulsatesTHROBS6Across40 Rock's Plastic ___ BandONO3Across42 Central parts of planetsCORES5Across43 Hairdresser's supplyDYE3Across44 Molecule that might be modeled with Twizzlers and gummies in biology classDNA3Across45 Soft shots, in tennisDINKS5Across46 Meditative chantsOMS3Across48 Plant used in picklingDILL4Across49 H.S. exam whose highest score is 36ACT3Across50 Source of income for a websiteADSALE6Across53 Half of a popular social media appTIK3Across55 Discontinued iPods designed to fit into watch pocketsNANOS5Across57 Original people to move into Cancún's peninsula?THESETTLERSOFYUCATAN20Across58 Affectionate term for una madreMAMI4Across63 Designation for the Louisville Bats and Jacksonville Jumbo ShrimpAAA3Across64 Preceder of Peacock and White in the game ClueMRS3Across65 "Big" comic protagonistNATE4Across66 "Don't look at me for help" … or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's themeSOUNDSLIKEAYOUPROBLEM21Across67 Dove's dwellingCOTE4Across75 Wii remote batteriesAAS3Across76 Sloth in 2002's "Ice Age"SID3Across77 Sensation before a migraine, medicallyAURA4Across78 Gets married while wearing protective gear?UNITESINSHININGARMOR20Across79 QuarrelsSPATS5Across85 Itty-bittyWEE3Across86 Japanese craft that literally translates to "tray planting"BONSAI6Across87 "This Is your brain on drugs," e.g., for shortPSA3Across88 Best-selling romance author JimenezABBY4Across89 One of 2,214 for Babe RuthRBI3Across90 "Shrek!" author WilliamSTEIG5Across92 Common item at a checkout line, informallyMAG3Across94 #1 spot in London?LOO3Across96 Honkers without hornsGEESE5Across97 It might come with a shellOAR3Across99 Go over againREREAD6Across100 List of restaurant offerings for kids not yet three years old?TWOANDAHALFMENU15Across103 KerfuffleTODO4Across107 OodlesGOBS4Across108 Someone who might issue a travel warning?REF3Across109 "Roger that!"YEP3Across110 Name that means "pink" in SpanishROSA4Across112 Relative of a huskyMALAMUTE8Across114 Wedding planner's aid?VENUEDIAGRAM12Across118 "5 stars"ILOVEDIT8Across122 It might raise a bunch of doughYEAST5Across123 Stab of painTWINGE6Across124 ValuesASSESSES8Across125 Businesses offering mud masksSPAS4Across126 Pulls the chain of, so to speakTEASES6Across127

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Word on either side of "or no"DEAL4Down1 OverrunINFEST6Down2 Add electronically, in a wayATTACH6Down3 Like a really big fanDIEHARD7Down4 Go wrongERR3Down5 Bad thing not to get (especially at the office?)MEMO4Down6 The Cinnamon Dolce or the Blonde Vanilla, at StarbucksLATTE5Down7 "Silentium ___ aureum" ("Silence is golden")EST3Down8 High degreeNTH3Down9 "Is it time to rethink this relationship?"AREWEOK7Down10 Hilarious thingGAS3Down11 Like George H.W. Bush, but not George W. BushONETERM7Down12 Starters' followersENTREES7Down13 Businesses whose employees work standing upSALONS6Down14 Carry inBRING5Down15 "Chiseled" featuresABS3Down16 Destiny in lifeLOT3Down17 Hippocratic oath followers, for shortDRS3Down18 "Stop! That hurts!"OWOW4Down21 Car financing figs.APRS4Down24 List shortenerETC3Down29 "Hidden Figures" co-star JanelleMONAE5Down32 Breathable fabric used in mosquito netsVOILE5Down34 ___ childINNER5Down35 What a bad student might playHOOKY5Down36 Menzel of BroadwayIDINA5Down37 Guitar string materialNYLON5Down38 Fish traditionally in the British dish "pie and mash"EELS4Down39 What kitsch exhibitsBADTASTE8Down41 ___ LamaDALAI5Down46 Part of a bedtime routineSTORY5Down47 Healthy, fiber-rich snackDATEBAR7Down49 Where some bills originateATMS4Down50 Former transportation secretary ElaineCHAO4Down51 Chinese competitor of AmazonTEMU4Down52 Loses freshnessSTALES6Down54 "In that case …"IFSO4Down56 Grp. that Sweden joined in 2024NATO4Down57 VegasSINCITY7Down59 SensationSMASH5Down60 Removes from the top of one's profile, as an Instagram postUNPINS6Down61 Hearts or spades, but not diamondsCARDGAME8Down62 .........DOTS4Down68 Classic Orson Welles protagonistKANE4Down69 AmelioratesEASES5Down70 ViaUSING5Down71 Feature of undermixed batterLUMP4Down72 Greek god whose name becomes a flower if you move the first letter to the endEROS4Down73 Golden Globe nominee RooneyMARA4Down74 "V," to a violinistUPBOW5Down79 Padmé Amidala's home planet in "Star Wars"NABOO5Down80 "If only!"IWISH5Down81 Steel girderIBEAM5Down82 Bête ___NOIRE5Down83 Images that can rip off human creators, perhapsAIART5Down84 Pretzel topperSALT4Down85 Trees with heart-shaped leavesREDBUDS7Down90 Creature, cutesilyBEASTIE7Down91 Candies that crack with a crunchTOFFEES7Down93 Last of the 13 original colonies to be foundedGEORGIA7Down95 Some lawn ornamentsGNOMES6Down97 Part of E.N.T.EAR3Down98 Kicked oneself forRUED4Down100 PrettifiesADORNS6Down101 500 mg 2x/day, e.g.DOSAGE6Down102 Source of a natural sweetenerAGAVE5Down104 Last name shared by three actors on "Schitt's Creek"LEVY4Down105 Russian denialsNYETS5Down106 The Panthers of the A.C.C.PITT4Down111 Midwest city whose name becomes a Southwest city if you move the first letter to the endAMES4Down113 Not around, informallyMIA3Down114 Hirt and HirschfeldALS3Down115 Día de ___ Reyes MagosLOS3Down116 They're often depicted with green skin, for shortETS3Down117 Something much needed after an all-nighterNAP3Down119 Today precederUSA3Down120 Leave speechlessAWE3Down121

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Sunday, January 18, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. 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.