NYT Mini and Midi Crossword Answers for April 18, 2026: Solutions and Hints

The NYT Mini Crossword for April 18 includes clues like 'What people pay Extra for?' (GUM) and 'New York Times game with weaving, interconnected answers' (STRANDS).

The NYT Midi Crossword presents a 9x9 grid with musical references and pop culture nods, featuring 25 clues.

A standout clue in the Midi Crossword is 'Instrument hinted at by 11- and 13-Across?' (AIRGUITAR), requiring solvers to connect previous answers.

The Midi Crossword includes a clever wordplay clue: 'First name that might be misspelled as a body part' (BRIAN).

1A: What people pay Extra for? - GUM

4A: Pre-meal prayer - GRACE

6A: Physicist Bohr - NIELS

7A: Line up a shot - AIM

8A: Photo ___ (P.R. events) - OPS

10A: 'Zootopia,' but not 'Zoolander' - PGMOVIE

12A: TV show with the initials 'TV' - THEVIEW

13A: New York Times game with weaving, interconnected answers - STRANDS

1D: More bleak - GRIMMER

2D: Dubai's country, for short - UAE

3D: Nickname of Seth and Evan's friend in 'Superbad' - MCLOVIN

4D: 'See you in the mornin'!' - GNIGHT

5D: Fancy term for 'noticed' - ESPIED

7D: Many N.Y.C. addresses: Abbr. - APTS

9D: Uses a needle and thread - SEWS

11D: Egg cells - OVA

1A: Parts of the spinal column - VERTEBRAE

10A: The 'I' in the civil rights organization CHIRLA - IMMIGRANT

11A: What's 'attached,' in some special offers - NOSTRINGS

12A: Broadway star Salonga - LEA

13A: 'Don't you worry!' - FRETNOT

17A: ___ kwon do - TAE

18A: Part of a basketball hoop - NET

20A: 'Instrument' hinted at by 11- and 13-Across? - AIRGUITAR

24A: 'No lie! That really happened!' - TRUESTORY

25A: Movie candy with a wintry name - SNOCAPS

1D: Actor Diesel of the 'Fast & Furious' franchise - VIN

2D: Moody music genre - EMO

3D: Hotel offerings: Abbr. - RMS

4D: Mr., Mrs. or Mx. - TITLE

5D: Snowy ___ (white wading bird) - EGRET

6D: First name that might be misspelled as a body part - BRIAN

7D: Dashed - RAN

8D: Lee who directed 'Brokeback Mountain' - ANG

9D: Aliens, for short - ETS

13D: State events with fried foods and carnival games - FAIRS

14D: Non-new episode - RERUN

15D: In first place - ONTOP

16D: Face With ___ of Joy (emoji) - TEARS

17D: Piece of ink - TAT

19D: Expend effort - TRY

21D: Prefix meaning 'earth' - GEO

22D: The Trojans of the N.C.A.A. - USC

23D: 'Oh, give ___ rest!' - ITA

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