NYT CROSSWORD • SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Jan 18, 2026

Complete answer list for the January 18, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Rena CohenEdited by Will ShortzGrid 21×21140 clues

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Across 63

  1. 1Bit of regal headwear ↗DIADEM
  2. 7Singer Horne ↗LENA
  3. 11Develops alopecia ↗GOESBALD
  4. 19Total ↗ENTIRE
  5. 202022 World Series champ ↗ASTRO
  6. 22College town nicknamed "A2" ↗ANNARBOR
  7. 23Like the Gospel of Mark, sequentially? ↗AFTERMATTHEW
  8. 25Concert lineups ↗SETLISTS
  9. 26Matriarch of six of the 12 tribes of Israel ↗LEAH
  10. 27Make a choice ↗OPT
  11. 28Trouble ↗WOE
  12. 301982 film whose name is a security program ↗TRON
  13. 31Text that says "Congratulations! You've won a MacBook Pro," probably ↗SCAM
  14. 33Prepare for a mechanic's certification exam? ↗REVIEWTHEENGINE
  15. 40Pulsates ↗THROBS
  16. 42Rock's Plastic ___ Band ↗ONO
  17. 43Central parts of planets ↗CORES
  18. 44Hairdresser's supply ↗DYE
  19. 45Molecule that might be modeled with Twizzlers and gummies in biology class ↗DNA
  20. 46Soft shots, in tennis ↗DINKS
  21. 48Meditative chants ↗OMS
  22. 49Plant used in pickling ↗DILL
  23. 50H.S. exam whose highest score is 36 ↗ACT
  24. 53Source of income for a website ↗ADSALE
  25. 55Half of a popular social media app ↗TIK
  26. 57Discontinued iPods designed to fit into watch pockets ↗NANOS
  27. 58Original people to move into Cancún's peninsula? ↗THESETTLERSOFYUCATAN
  28. 63Affectionate term for una madre ↗MAMI
  29. 64Designation for the Louisville Bats and Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp ↗AAA
  30. 65Preceder of Peacock and White in the game Clue ↗MRS
  31. 66"Big" comic protagonist ↗NATE
  32. 67"Don't look at me for help" … or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's theme ↗SOUNDSLIKEAYOUPROBLEM
  33. 75Dove's dwelling ↗COTE
  34. 76Wii remote batteries ↗AAS
  35. 77Sloth in 2002's "Ice Age" ↗SID
  36. 78Sensation before a migraine, medically ↗AURA
  37. 79Gets married while wearing protective gear? ↗UNITESINSHININGARMOR
  38. 85Quarrels ↗SPATS
  39. 86Itty-bitty ↗WEE
  40. 87Japanese craft that literally translates to "tray planting" ↗BONSAI
  41. 88"This Is your brain on drugs," e.g., for short ↗PSA
  42. 89Best-selling romance author Jimenez ↗ABBY
  43. 90One of 2,214 for Babe Ruth ↗RBI
  44. 92"Shrek!" author William ↗STEIG
  45. 94Common item at a checkout line, informally ↗MAG
  46. 96#1 spot in London? ↗LOO
  47. 97Honkers without horns ↗GEESE
  48. 99It might come with a shell ↗OAR
  49. 100Go over again ↗REREAD
  50. 103List of restaurant offerings for kids not yet three years old? ↗TWOANDAHALFMENU
  51. 107Kerfuffle ↗TODO
  52. 108Oodles ↗GOBS
  53. 109Someone who might issue a travel warning? ↗REF
  54. 110"Roger that!" ↗YEP
  55. 112Name that means "pink" in Spanish ↗ROSA
  56. 114Relative of a husky ↗MALAMUTE
  57. 118Wedding planner's aid? ↗VENUEDIAGRAM
  58. 122"5 stars" ↗ILOVEDIT
  59. 123It might raise a bunch of dough ↗YEAST
  60. 124Stab of pain ↗TWINGE
  61. 125Values ↗ASSESSES
  62. 126Businesses offering mud masks ↗SPAS
  63. 127Pulls the chain of, so to speak ↗TEASES

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  1. 1Word on either side of "or no" ↗DEAL
  2. 2Overrun ↗INFEST
  3. 3Add electronically, in a way ↗ATTACH
  4. 4Like a really big fan ↗DIEHARD
  5. 5Go wrong ↗ERR
  6. 6Bad thing not to get (especially at the office?) ↗MEMO
  7. 7The Cinnamon Dolce or the Blonde Vanilla, at Starbucks ↗LATTE
  8. 8"Silentium ___ aureum" ("Silence is golden") ↗EST
  9. 9High degree ↗NTH
  10. 10"Is it time to rethink this relationship?" ↗AREWEOK
  11. 11Hilarious thing ↗GAS
  12. 12Like George H.W. Bush, but not George W. Bush ↗ONETERM
  13. 13Starters' followers ↗ENTREES
  14. 14Businesses whose employees work standing up ↗SALONS
  15. 15Carry in ↗BRING
  16. 16"Chiseled" features ↗ABS
  17. 17Destiny in life ↗LOT
  18. 18Hippocratic oath followers, for short ↗DRS
  19. 21"Stop! That hurts!" ↗OWOW
  20. 24Car financing figs. ↗APRS
  21. 29List shortener ↗ETC
  22. 32"Hidden Figures" co-star Janelle ↗MONAE
  23. 34Breathable fabric used in mosquito nets ↗VOILE
  24. 35___ child ↗INNER
  25. 36What a bad student might play ↗HOOKY
  26. 37Menzel of Broadway ↗IDINA
  27. 38Guitar string material ↗NYLON
  28. 39Fish traditionally in the British dish "pie and mash" ↗EELS
  29. 41What kitsch exhibits ↗BADTASTE
  30. 46___ Lama ↗DALAI
  31. 47Part of a bedtime routine ↗STORY
  32. 49Healthy, fiber-rich snack ↗DATEBAR
  33. 50Where some bills originate ↗ATMS
  34. 51Former transportation secretary Elaine ↗CHAO
  35. 52Chinese competitor of Amazon ↗TEMU
  36. 54Loses freshness ↗STALES
  37. 56"In that case …" ↗IFSO
  38. 57Grp. that Sweden joined in 2024 ↗NATO
  39. 59Vegas ↗SINCITY
  40. 60Sensation ↗SMASH
  41. 61Removes from the top of one's profile, as an Instagram post ↗UNPINS
  42. 62Hearts or spades, but not diamonds ↗CARDGAME
  43. 68......... ↗DOTS
  44. 69Classic Orson Welles protagonist ↗KANE
  45. 70Ameliorates ↗EASES
  46. 71Via ↗USING
  47. 72Feature of undermixed batter ↗LUMP
  48. 73Greek god whose name becomes a flower if you move the first letter to the end ↗EROS
  49. 74Golden Globe nominee Rooney ↗MARA
  50. 79"V," to a violinist ↗UPBOW
  51. 80Padmé Amidala's home planet in "Star Wars" ↗NABOO
  52. 81"If only!" ↗IWISH
  53. 82Steel girder ↗IBEAM
  54. 83Bête ___ ↗NOIRE
  55. 84Images that can rip off human creators, perhaps ↗AIART
  56. 85Pretzel topper ↗SALT
  57. 90Trees with heart-shaped leaves ↗REDBUDS
  58. 91Creature, cutesily ↗BEASTIE
  59. 93Candies that crack with a crunch ↗TOFFEES
  60. 95Last of the 13 original colonies to be founded ↗GEORGIA
  61. 97Some lawn ornaments ↗GNOMES
  62. 98Part of E.N.T. ↗EAR
  63. 100Kicked oneself for ↗RUED
  64. 101Prettifies ↗ADORNS
  65. 102500 mg 2x/day, e.g. ↗DOSAGE
  66. 104Source of a natural sweetener ↗AGAVE
  67. 105Last name shared by three actors on "Schitt's Creek" ↗LEVY
  68. 106Russian denials ↗NYETS
  69. 111The Panthers of the A.C.C. ↗PITT
  70. 113Midwest city whose name becomes a Southwest city if you move the first letter to the end ↗AMES
  71. 114Not around, informally ↗MIA
  72. 115Hirt and Hirschfeld ↗ALS
  73. 116Día de ___ Reyes Magos ↗LOS
  74. 117They're often depicted with green skin, for short ↗ETS
  75. 119Something much needed after an all-nighter ↗NAP
  76. 120Today preceder ↗USA
  77. 121Leave speechless ↗AWE