NYT Crossword January 18 2026 Answers

All 140 clues from the Sunday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

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1D2I3A4D5E6M7L8E9N10A11G12O13E14S15B16A17L18D19ENTIRE20ASTR21O22ANNARBOR23AFTERM24ATTHEW25SETLISTS26LEAH27OPT28WO29E30TRON31SCA32M33RE34V35IEWT36HEENG37I38N39E40THRO41BS42ONO43CORES44DYE45DNA46DINK47S48OMS49DILL50A51C52T53AD54SALE55T56IK57NANOS58THE59SETTLER60SOFY61U62CATAN63MAMI64AAA65MRS66NATE67SOUN68DSLI69K70EAYO71UPROB72L73E74M75COTE76AAS77SID78AURA79U80NITES81INSH82I83NING84ARMOR85SPATS86WEE87BONSAI88PSA89ABBY90R91BI92S93TEIG94MA95G96LOO97GEES98E99OAR100RERE101A102D103TWO104ANDAHA105LFME106NU107TODO108GOBS109REF110YE111P112ROS113A114M115A116LAMUT117E118VE119N120UEDI121AGRAM122ILOVEDIT123YEAST124TWINGE125ASSESSES126SPAS127TEASES

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES140 CLUES

ACROSS

1ABit of regal headwear6 lettersDIADEM

7ASinger Horne4 lettersLENA

11ADevelops alopecia8 lettersGOESBALD

19ATotal6 lettersENTIRE

20A2022 World Series champ5 lettersASTRO

22ACollege town nicknamed "A2"8 lettersANNARBOR

23ALike the Gospel of Mark, sequentially?12 lettersAFTERMATTHEW

25AConcert lineups8 lettersSETLISTS

26AMatriarch of six of the 12 tribes of Israel4 lettersLEAH

27AMake a choice3 lettersOPT

28ATrouble3 lettersWOE

30A1982 film whose name is a security program4 lettersTRON

31AText that says "Congratulations! You've won a MacBook Pro," probably4 lettersSCAM

33APrepare for a mechanic's certification exam?15 lettersREVIEWTHEENGINE

40APulsates6 lettersTHROBS

42ARock's Plastic ___ Band3 lettersONO

43ACentral parts of planets5 lettersCORES

44AHairdresser's supply3 lettersDYE

45AMolecule that might be modeled with Twizzlers and gummies in biology class3 lettersDNA

46ASoft shots, in tennis5 lettersDINKS

48AMeditative chants3 lettersOMS

49APlant used in pickling4 lettersDILL

50AH.S. exam whose highest score is 363 lettersACT

53ASource of income for a website6 lettersADSALE

55AHalf of a popular social media app3 lettersTIK

57ADiscontinued iPods designed to fit into watch pockets5 lettersNANOS

58AOriginal people to move into Cancún's peninsula?20 lettersTHESETTLERSOFYUCATAN

63AAffectionate term for una madre4 lettersMAMI

64ADesignation for the Louisville Bats and Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp3 lettersAAA

65APreceder of Peacock and White in the game Clue3 lettersMRS

66A"Big" comic protagonist4 lettersNATE

67A"Don't look at me for help" … or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's theme21 lettersSOUNDSLIKEAYOUPROBLEM

75ADove's dwelling4 lettersCOTE

76AWii remote batteries3 lettersAAS

77ASloth in 2002's "Ice Age"3 lettersSID

78ASensation before a migraine, medically4 lettersAURA

79AGets married while wearing protective gear?20 lettersUNITESINSHININGARMOR

85AQuarrels5 lettersSPATS

86AItty-bitty3 lettersWEE

87AJapanese craft that literally translates to "tray planting"6 lettersBONSAI

88A"This Is your brain on drugs," e.g., for short3 lettersPSA

89ABest-selling romance author Jimenez4 lettersABBY

90AOne of 2,214 for Babe Ruth3 lettersRBI

92A"Shrek!" author William5 lettersSTEIG

94ACommon item at a checkout line, informally3 lettersMAG

96A#1 spot in London?3 lettersLOO

97AHonkers without horns5 lettersGEESE

99AIt might come with a shell3 lettersOAR

100AGo over again6 lettersREREAD

103AList of restaurant offerings for kids not yet three years old?15 lettersTWOANDAHALFMENU

107AKerfuffle4 lettersTODO

108AOodles4 lettersGOBS

109ASomeone who might issue a travel warning?3 lettersREF

110A"Roger that!"3 lettersYEP

112AName that means "pink" in Spanish4 lettersROSA

114ARelative of a husky8 lettersMALAMUTE

118AWedding planner's aid?12 lettersVENUEDIAGRAM

122A"5 stars"8 lettersILOVEDIT

123AIt might raise a bunch of dough5 lettersYEAST

124AStab of pain6 lettersTWINGE

125AValues8 lettersASSESSES

126ABusinesses offering mud masks4 lettersSPAS

127APulls the chain of, so to speak6 lettersTEASES

DOWN

1DWord on either side of "or no"4 lettersDEAL

2DOverrun6 lettersINFEST

3DAdd electronically, in a way6 lettersATTACH

4DLike a really big fan7 lettersDIEHARD

5DGo wrong3 lettersERR

6DBad thing not to get (especially at the office?)4 lettersMEMO

7DThe Cinnamon Dolce or the Blonde Vanilla, at Starbucks5 lettersLATTE

8D"Silentium ___ aureum" ("Silence is golden")3 lettersEST

9DHigh degree3 lettersNTH

10D"Is it time to rethink this relationship?"7 lettersAREWEOK

11DHilarious thing3 lettersGAS

12DLike George H.W. Bush, but not George W. Bush7 lettersONETERM

13DStarters' followers7 lettersENTREES

14DBusinesses whose employees work standing up6 lettersSALONS

15DCarry in5 lettersBRING

16D"Chiseled" features3 lettersABS

17DDestiny in life3 lettersLOT

18DHippocratic oath followers, for short3 lettersDRS

21D"Stop! That hurts!"4 lettersOWOW

24DCar financing figs.4 lettersAPRS

29DList shortener3 lettersETC

32D"Hidden Figures" co-star Janelle5 lettersMONAE

34DBreathable fabric used in mosquito nets5 lettersVOILE

35D___ child5 lettersINNER

36DWhat a bad student might play5 lettersHOOKY

37DMenzel of Broadway5 lettersIDINA

38DGuitar string material5 lettersNYLON

39DFish traditionally in the British dish "pie and mash"4 lettersEELS

41DWhat kitsch exhibits8 lettersBADTASTE

46D___ Lama5 lettersDALAI

47DPart of a bedtime routine5 lettersSTORY

49DHealthy, fiber-rich snack7 lettersDATEBAR

50DWhere some bills originate4 lettersATMS

51DFormer transportation secretary Elaine4 lettersCHAO

52DChinese competitor of Amazon4 lettersTEMU

54DLoses freshness6 lettersSTALES

56D"In that case …"4 lettersIFSO

57DGrp. that Sweden joined in 20244 lettersNATO

59DVegas7 lettersSINCITY

60DSensation5 lettersSMASH

61DRemoves from the top of one's profile, as an Instagram post6 lettersUNPINS

62DHearts or spades, but not diamonds8 lettersCARDGAME

68D.........4 lettersDOTS

69DClassic Orson Welles protagonist4 lettersKANE

70DAmeliorates5 lettersEASES

71DVia5 lettersUSING

72DFeature of undermixed batter4 lettersLUMP

73DGreek god whose name becomes a flower if you move the first letter to the end4 lettersEROS

74DGolden Globe nominee Rooney4 lettersMARA

79D"V," to a violinist5 lettersUPBOW

80DPadmé Amidala's home planet in "Star Wars"5 lettersNABOO

81D"If only!"5 lettersIWISH

82DSteel girder5 lettersIBEAM

83DBête ___5 lettersNOIRE

84DImages that can rip off human creators, perhaps5 lettersAIART

85DPretzel topper4 lettersSALT

90DTrees with heart-shaped leaves7 lettersREDBUDS

91DCreature, cutesily7 lettersBEASTIE

93DCandies that crack with a crunch7 lettersTOFFEES

95DLast of the 13 original colonies to be founded7 lettersGEORGIA

97DSome lawn ornaments6 lettersGNOMES

98DPart of E.N.T.3 lettersEAR

100DKicked oneself for4 lettersRUED

101DPrettifies6 lettersADORNS

102D500 mg 2x/day, e.g.6 lettersDOSAGE

104DSource of a natural sweetener5 lettersAGAVE

105DLast name shared by three actors on "Schitt's Creek"4 lettersLEVY

106DRussian denials5 lettersNYETS

111DThe Panthers of the A.C.C.4 lettersPITT

113DMidwest city whose name becomes a Southwest city if you move the first letter to the end4 lettersAMES

114DNot around, informally3 lettersMIA

115DHirt and Hirschfeld3 lettersALS

116DDía de ___ Reyes Magos3 lettersLOS

117DThey're often depicted with green skin, for short3 lettersETS

119DSomething much needed after an all-nighter3 lettersNAP

120DToday preceder3 lettersUSA

121DLeave speechless3 lettersAWE

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