The NY Times Mini Crossword January 18, 2026 puzzle by Joel Fagliano is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Quick searchAcross
- 1 “I said so, that’s why!” CUZ
- 4 Highway division LANE
- 5 Genre for Olivia Dean and Daniel Caesar RANDB
- 6 French “to have” AVOIR
- 7 Animal that would blend in well with a crossword grid PANDA
Down
- 1 Officially accepted storylines CANON
- 2 Reversed UNDID
- 3 Animal that would blend in well with a crossword grid ZEBRA
- 4 Molten flow LAVA
- 5 Flow over a beat RAP
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