NYT Mini Crossword Answers for April 18, 2026

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Author: NYT Mini team Editor: Joel Fagliano

Across Answers

1A

What people pay Extra for? View hint and explanation

GUM

4A

Pre-meal prayer View hint and explanation

GRACE

6A

Physicist Bohr View hint and explanation

NIELS

7A

Line up a shot View hint and explanation

AIM

8A

Photo ___ (P.R. events) View hint and explanation

OPS

10A

"Zootopia," but not "Zoolander" View hint and explanation

PGMOVIE

12A

TV show with the initials "TV" View hint and explanation

THEVIEW

13A

New York Times game with weaving, interconnected answers View hint and explanation

STRANDS

Down Answers

1D

More bleak View hint and explanation

GRIMMER

2D

Dubai's country, for short View hint and explanation

UAE

3D

Nickname of Seth and Evan's friend in "Superbad" View hint and explanation

MCLOVIN

4D

"See you in the mornin'!" View hint and explanation

GNIGHT

5D

Fancy term for "noticed" View hint and explanation

ESPIED

7D

Many N.Y.C. addresses: Abbr. View hint and explanation

APTS

9D

Uses a needle and thread View hint and explanation

SEWS

11D

Egg cells View hint and explanation

OVA