Our NYT Crossword Hints for January 18, 2026 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily crossword that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of the paper and is also available online.
NYT Crossword Hints, January 18, 2026
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 1/18/26. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
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1A. Bit of regal headwear
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7A. Singer Horne
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11A. Develops alopecia
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19A. Total
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20A. 2022 World Series champ
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22A. College town nicknamed "A2"
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23A. Like the Gospel of Mark, sequentially?
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25A. Concert lineups
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26A. Matriarch of six of the 12 tribes of Israel
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27A. Make a choice
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28A. Trouble
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30A. 1982 film whose name is a security program
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31A. Text that says "Congratulations! You've won a MacBook Pro," probably
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33A. Prepare for a mechanic's certification exam?
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40A. Pulsates
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42A. Rock's Plastic ___ Band
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43A. Central parts of planets
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44A. Hairdresser's supply
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45A. Molecule that might be modeled with Twizzlers and gummies in biology class
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46A. Soft shots in tennis
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48A. Meditative chants
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49A. Plant used in pickling
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50A. H.S. exam whose highest score is 36
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53A. Source of income for a website
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55A. Half of a popular social media app
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57A. Discontinued iPods designed to fit into watch pockets
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58A. Original people to move into Cancún's peninsula?
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63A. Affectionate term for una madre
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64A. Designation for the Louisville Bats and Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
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65A. Preceder of Peacock and White in the game Clue
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66A. "Big" comic protagonist
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67A. "Don't look at me for help" … or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's theme
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75A. Dove's dwelling
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76A. Wii remote batteries
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77A. Sloth in 2002's "Ice Age"
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78A. Sensation before a migraine, medically
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79A. Gets married while wearing protective gear?
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85A. Quarrels
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86A. Itty-bitty
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87A. Japanese craft that literally translates to "tray planting"
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88A. "This Is your brain on drugs," e.g., for short
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89A. Best-selling romance author Jimenez
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90A. One of 2,214 for Babe Ruth
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92A. "Shrek!" author William
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94A. Common item at a checkout line, informally
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96A. #1 spot in London?
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97A. Honkers without horns
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99A. It might come with a shell
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100A. Go over again
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103A. List of restaurant offerings for kids not yet three years old?
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107A. Kerfuffle
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108A. Oodles
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109A. Someone who might issue a travel warning?
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110A. Roger that
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112A. Name that means "pink" in Spanish
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114A. Relative of a husky
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118A. Wedding planner's aid?
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122A. "5 stars"
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123A. It might raise a bunch of dough
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124A. Stab of pain
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125A. $ values
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126A. Businesses offering mud masks
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127A. Pulls the chain of, so to speak
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1D. Word on either side of "or no"
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2D. Overrun
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3D. Add electronically, in a way
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4D. Like a really big fan
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5D. Go wrong
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6D. Bad thing not to get (especially at the office?)
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7D. The Cinnamon Dolce or the Blonde Vanilla, at Starbucks
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8D. "Silentium ___ aureum" ("Silence is golden")
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9D. High degree
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10D. "Is it time to rethink this relationship?"
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11D. Hilarious thing
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12D. Like George H.W. Bush, but not George W. Bush
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13D. Starters' followers
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14D. Businesses whose employees work standing up
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15D. Carry in
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16D. "Chiseled" features
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17D. Destiny in life
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18D. Hippocratic oath followers, for short
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21D. Stop! That hurts!
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24D. Car financing figs.
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29D. List shortener
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32D. "Hidden Figures" co-star Janelle
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34D. Breathable fabric used in mosquito nets
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35D. ___ child
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36D. What a bad student might play
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37D. Menzel of Broadway
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38D. Guitar string material
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39D. Fish traditionally in the British dish "pie and mash"
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41D. What kitsch exhibits
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46D. ___ Lama
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47D. Part of a bedtime routine
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49D. Healthy, fiber-rich snack
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50D. Where some bills originate
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51D. Former transportation secretary Elaine
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52D. Chinese competitor of Amazon
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54D. Loses freshness
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56D. In that case
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57D. Grp. that Sweden joined in 2024
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59D. — Vegas
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60D. Sensation
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61D. Removes from the top of one's profile, as an Instagram post
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62D. Hearts or spades, but not diamonds
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68D. .........
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69D. Classic Orson Welles protagonist
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70D. Ameliorates
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71D. Via
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72D. Feature of undermixed batter
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73D. Greek god whose name becomes a flower if you move the first letter to the end
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74D. Golden Globe nominee Rooney
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79D. "V," to a violinist
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80D. Padmé Amidala's home planet in "Star Wars"
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81D. If only!
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82D. Steel girder
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83D. Bete-___
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84D. Images that can rip off human creators, perhaps
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85D. Pretzel topper
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90D. Trees with heart-shaped leaves
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91D. Creature, cutesily
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93D. Candies that crack with a crunch
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95D. Last of the 13 original colonies to be founded
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97D. Some lawn ornaments
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98D. Part of E.N.T.
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100D. Kicked oneself for
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101D. Prettifies
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102D. 500 mg 2x/day, e.g.
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104D. Source of a natural sweetener
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105D. Last name shared by three actors on "Schitt's Creek"
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106D. Russian denials
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111D. The Panthers of the A.C.C.
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113D. Midwest city whose name becomes a Southwest city if you move the first letter to the end
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114D. Not around, informally
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115D. Hirt and Hirschfeld
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116D. Día de ___ Reyes Magos
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117D. They're often depicted with green skin, for short
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119D. Something much needed after an all-nighter
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120D. Today preceder
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121D. Leave speechless
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