NYT Crossword
Sunday, January 18, 2026
By Rena Cohen
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Across
- 1Bit of regal headwearDIADEM
- 7Singer HorneLENA
- 11Develops alopeciaGOESBALD
- 19TotalENTIRE
- 202022 World Series champASTRO
- 22College town nicknamed "A2"ANNARBOR
- 23Like the Gospel of Mark, sequentially?AFTERMATTHEW
- 25Concert lineupsSETLISTS
- 27Make a choiceOPT
- 28TroubleWOE
- 33Prepare for a mechanic's certification exam?REVIEWTHEENGINE
- 40PulsatesTHROBS
- 43Central parts of planetsCORES
- 44Hairdresser's supplyDYE
- 46Soft shots, in tennisDINKS
- 48Meditative chantsOMS
- 49Plant used in picklingDILL
- 53Source of income for a websiteADSALE
- 58Original people to move into Cancún's peninsula?THESETTLERSOFYUCATAN
- 66"Big" comic protagonistNATE
- 67"Don't look at me for help" ... or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's themeSOUNDSLIKEAYOUPROBLEM
- 75Dove's dwellingCOTE
- 76Wii remote batteriesAAS
- 79Gets married while wearing protective gear?UNITESINSHININGARMOR
- 85QuarrelsSPATS
- 86Itty-bittyWEE
- 92"Shrek!" author WilliamSTEIG
- 96#1 spot in London?LOO
- 97Honkers without hornsGEESE
- 100Go over againREREAD
- 103List of restaurant offerings for kids not yet three years old?TWOANDAHALFMENU
- 107KerfuffleTODO
- 108OodlesGOBS
- 110"Roger that!"YEP
- 114Relative of a huskyMALAMUTE
- 118Wedding planner's aid?VENUEDIAGRAM
- 122"5 stars"ILOVEDIT
- 123It might raise a bunch of doughYEAST
- 124Stab of painTWINGE
- 125ValuesASSESSES
- 127Pulls the chain of, so to speakTEASES
Down
- 2OverrunINFEST
- 3Add electronically, in a wayATTACH
- 4Like a really big fanDIEHARD
- 5Go wrongERR
- 9High degreeNTH
- 11Hilarious thingGAS
- 13Starters' followersENTREES
- 15Carry inBRING
- 16"Chiseled" featuresABS
- 17Destiny in lifeLOT
- 21"Stop! That hurts!"OWOW
- 24Car financing figs.APRS
- 29List shortenerETC
- 35___ childINNER
- 37Menzel of BroadwayIDINA
- 38Guitar string materialNYLON
- 41What kitsch exhibitsBADTASTE
- 46___ LamaDALAI
- 47Part of a bedtime routineSTORY
- 49Healthy, fiber-rich snackDATEBAR
- 54Loses freshnessSTALES
- 56"In that case ..."IFSO
- 59VegasSINCITY
- 60SensationSMASH
- 62Hearts or spades, but not diamondsCARDGAME
- 68.........DOTS
- 70AmelioratesEASES
- 71ViaUSING
- 79"V," to a violinistUPBOW
- 81"If only!"IWISH
- 82Steel girderIBEAM
- 83Bête ___NOIRE
- 85Pretzel topperSALT
- 90Trees with heart-shaped leavesREDBUDS
- 91Creature, cutesilyBEASTIE
- 93Candies that crack with a crunchTOFFEES
- 97Some lawn ornamentsGNOMES
- 98Part of E.N.T.EAR
- 100Kicked oneself forRUED
- 101PrettifiesADORNS
- 102500 mg 2x/day, e.g.DOSAGE
- 104Source of a natural sweetenerAGAVE
- 106Russian denialsNYETS
- 111The Panthers of the A.C.C.PITT
- 114Not around, informallyMIA
- 115Hirt and HirschfeldALS
- 116Día de ___ Reyes MagosLOS
- 120Today precederUSA
- 121Leave speechlessAWE
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Bit of regal headwear — Answer: DIADEM
- 7. Singer Horne — Answer: LENA
- 11. Develops alopecia — Answer: GOESBALD
- 19. Total — Answer: ENTIRE
- 20. 2022 World Series champ — Answer: ASTRO
- 22. College town nicknamed "A2" — Answer: ANNARBOR
- 23. Like the Gospel of Mark, sequentially? — Answer: AFTERMATTHEW
- 25. Concert lineups — Answer: SETLISTS
- 26. Matriarch of six of the 12 tribes of Israel — Answer: LEAH
- 27. Make a choice — Answer: OPT
- 28. Trouble — Answer: WOE
- 30. 1982 film whose name is a security program — Answer: TRON
- 31. Text that says "Congratulations! You've won a MacBook Pro," probably — Answer: SCAM
- 33. Prepare for a mechanic's certification exam? — Answer: REVIEWTHEENGINE
- 40. Pulsates — Answer: THROBS
- 42. Rock's Plastic ___ Band — Answer: ONO
- 43. Central parts of planets — Answer: CORES
- 44. Hairdresser's supply — Answer: DYE
- 45. Molecule that might be modeled with Twizzlers and gummies in biology class — Answer: DNA
- 46. Soft shots, in tennis — Answer: DINKS
- 48. Meditative chants — Answer: OMS
- 49. Plant used in pickling — Answer: DILL
- 50. H.S. exam whose highest score is 36 — Answer: ACT
- 53. Source of income for a website — Answer: ADSALE
- 55. Half of a popular social media app — Answer: TIK
- 57. Discontinued iPods designed to fit into watch pockets — Answer: NANOS
- 58. Original people to move into Cancún's peninsula? — Answer: THESETTLERSOFYUCATAN
- 63. Affectionate term for una madre — Answer: MAMI
- 64. Designation for the Louisville Bats and Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp — Answer: AAA
- 65. Preceder of Peacock and White in the game Clue — Answer: MRS
- 66. "Big" comic protagonist — Answer: NATE
- 67. "Don't look at me for help" ... or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's theme — Answer: SOUNDSLIKEAYOUPROBLEM
- 75. Dove's dwelling — Answer: COTE
- 76. Wii remote batteries — Answer: AAS
- 77. Sloth in 2002's "Ice Age" — Answer: SID
- 78. Sensation before a migraine, medically — Answer: AURA
- 79. Gets married while wearing protective gear? — Answer: UNITESINSHININGARMOR
- 85. Quarrels — Answer: SPATS
- 86. Itty-bitty — Answer: WEE
- 87. Japanese craft that literally translates to "tray planting" — Answer: BONSAI
- 88. "This Is your brain on drugs," e.g., for short — Answer: PSA
- 89. Best-selling romance author Jimenez — Answer: ABBY
- 90. One of 2,214 for Babe Ruth — Answer: RBI
- 92. "Shrek!" author William — Answer: STEIG
- 94. Common item at a checkout line, informally — Answer: MAG
- 96. #1 spot in London? — Answer: LOO
- 97. Honkers without horns — Answer: GEESE
- 99. It might come with a shell — Answer: OAR
- 100. Go over again — Answer: REREAD
- 103. List of restaurant offerings for kids not yet three years old? — Answer: TWOANDAHALFMENU
- 107. Kerfuffle — Answer: TODO
- 108. Oodles — Answer: GOBS
- 109. Someone who might issue a travel warning? — Answer: REF
- 110. "Roger that!" — Answer: YEP
- 112. Name that means "pink" in Spanish — Answer: ROSA
- 114. Relative of a husky — Answer: MALAMUTE
- 118. Wedding planner's aid? — Answer: VENUEDIAGRAM
- 122. "5 stars" — Answer: ILOVEDIT
- 123. It might raise a bunch of dough — Answer: YEAST
- 124. Stab of pain — Answer: TWINGE
- 125. Values — Answer: ASSESSES
- 126. Businesses offering mud masks — Answer: SPAS
- 127. Pulls the chain of, so to speak — Answer: TEASES
Down
- 1. Word on either side of "or no" — Answer: DEAL
- 2. Overrun — Answer: INFEST
- 3. Add electronically, in a way — Answer: ATTACH
- 4. Like a really big fan — Answer: DIEHARD
- 5. Go wrong — Answer: ERR. Hint: Sometimes we make a mistake, but it's all part of learning! 🤭
- 6. Bad thing not to get (especially at the office?) — Answer: MEMO
- 7. The Cinnamon Dolce or the Blonde Vanilla, at Starbucks — Answer: LATTE
- 8. "Silentium ___ aureum" ("Silence is golden") — Answer: EST
- 9. High degree — Answer: NTH. Hint: Consider the term used to describe the ultimate level of something! 🔝
- 10. "Is it time to rethink this relationship?" — Answer: AREWEOK
- 11. Hilarious thing — Answer: GAS
- 12. Like George H.W. Bush, but not George W. Bush — Answer: ONETERM
- 13. Starters' followers — Answer: ENTREES
- 14. Businesses whose employees work standing up — Answer: SALONS
- 15. Carry in — Answer: BRING
- 16. "Chiseled" features — Answer: ABS
- 17. Destiny in life — Answer: LOT
- 18. Hippocratic oath followers, for short — Answer: DRS
- 21. "Stop! That hurts!" — Answer: OWOW
- 24. Car financing figs. — Answer: APRS
- 29. List shortener — Answer: ETC
- 32. "Hidden Figures" co-star Janelle — Answer: MONAE
- 34. Breathable fabric used in mosquito nets — Answer: VOILE
- 35. ___ child — Answer: INNER
- 36. What a bad student might play — Answer: HOOKY
- 37. Menzel of Broadway — Answer: IDINA
- 38. Guitar string material — Answer: NYLON
- 39. Fish traditionally in the British dish "pie and mash" — Answer: EELS
- 41. What kitsch exhibits — Answer: BADTASTE
- 46. ___ Lama — Answer: DALAI
- 47. Part of a bedtime routine — Answer: STORY
- 49. Healthy, fiber-rich snack — Answer: DATEBAR
- 50. Where some bills originate — Answer: ATMS
- 51. Former transportation secretary Elaine — Answer: CHAO
- 52. Chinese competitor of Amazon — Answer: TEMU
- 54. Loses freshness — Answer: STALES
- 56. "In that case ..." — Answer: IFSO
- 57. Grp. that Sweden joined in 2024 — Answer: NATO
- 59. Vegas — Answer: SINCITY
- 60. Sensation — Answer: SMASH. Hint: This powerful impact is sure to leave an impression! 💥
- 61. Removes from the top of one's profile, as an Instagram post — Answer: UNPINS
- 62. Hearts or spades, but not diamonds — Answer: CARDGAME
- 68. ......... — Answer: DOTS
- 69. Classic Orson Welles protagonist — Answer: KANE
- 70. Ameliorates — Answer: EASES
- 71. Via — Answer: USING
- 72. Feature of undermixed batter — Answer: LUMP
- 73. Greek god whose name becomes a flower if you move the first letter to the end — Answer: EROS
- 74. Golden Globe nominee Rooney — Answer: MARA
- 79. "V," to a violinist — Answer: UPBOW
- 80. Padmé Amidala's home planet in "Star Wars" — Answer: NABOO
- 81. "If only!" — Answer: IWISH
- 82. Steel girder — Answer: IBEAM. Hint: A sturdy structural support with a distinctive flanged shape, often used in buildings and bridges 🏗️
- 83. Bête ___ — Answer: NOIRE
- 84. Images that can rip off human creators, perhaps — Answer: AIART
- 85. Pretzel topper — Answer: SALT
- 90. Trees with heart-shaped leaves — Answer: REDBUDS
- 91. Creature, cutesily — Answer: BEASTIE
- 93. Candies that crack with a crunch — Answer: TOFFEES
- 95. Last of the 13 original colonies to be founded — Answer: GEORGIA
- 97. Some lawn ornaments — Answer: GNOMES
- 98. Part of E.N.T. — Answer: EAR
- 100. Kicked oneself for — Answer: RUED
- 101. Prettifies — Answer: ADORNS
- 102. 500 mg 2x/day, e.g. — Answer: DOSAGE
- 104. Source of a natural sweetener — Answer: AGAVE
- 105. Last name shared by three actors on "Schitt's Creek" — Answer: LEVY
- 106. Russian denials — Answer: NYETS
- 111. The Panthers of the A.C.C. — Answer: PITT
- 113. Midwest city whose name becomes a Southwest city if you move the first letter to the end — Answer: AMES
- 114. Not around, informally — Answer: MIA
- 115. Hirt and Hirschfeld — Answer: ALS
- 116. Día de ___ Reyes Magos — Answer: LOS
- 117. They're often depicted with green skin, for short — Answer: ETS
- 119. Something much needed after an all-nighter — Answer: NAP
- 120. Today preceder — Answer: USA
- 121. Leave speechless — Answer: AWE
The answer to “Kicked oneself for” in the New York Times crossword is RUED — a 4-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on January 18, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 100-Down. If it's the entry standing between you and a clean grid, that's the word you need — and below you'll find why it fits, plus links to the day's other clues if more than one square is giving you trouble.
“Kicked oneself for” answer
RUED (4 letters)
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Why the answer is RUED
RUED is the 4-letter solution that fits "Kicked oneself for" in the NYT Crossword crossword on January 18, 2026 (100-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.
When else has “Kicked oneself for” appeared?
New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up before, and what the answer was each time — handy if you landed here from a puzzle on another date.
January 18, 2026 (this puzzle) → RUED. We haven't indexed an earlier appearance of this exact clue yet.
More clues from the NYT Crossword on January 18, 2026
Stuck elsewhere in the grid? Here are some of the crossing and nearby clues from the same puzzle — tap any for its answer and explanation.
- Go over again → REREAD
- List of restaurant offerings for kids not yet three years old? → TWOANDAHALFMENU
- "Roger that!" → YEP
- Wedding planner's aid? → VENUEDIAGRAM
- It might come with a shell → OAR
- Prettifies → ADORNS
- Part of E.N.T. → EAR
- 500 mg 2x/day, e.g. → DOSAGE
Want every clue in one place? The full New York Times answer list for January 18, 2026 is on that day's grid page, and today's live NYT Crossword answers are always one tap from the today page.
About the NYT Crossword
The New York Times crossword, edited by Will Shortz, is the most famous daily puzzle in the United States. It runs a 15×15 grid Monday through Saturday and a larger 21×21 grid on Sunday, and its difficulty deliberately ramps through the week: Monday is the most approachable, Saturday the toughest, with Thursday often reserved for a trick or twist like rebus squares. This page covers a Sunday puzzle. A straight-definition entry is the kind of solid mid-grid answer that anchors the trickier crossings around it. Because the NYT reuses short, crossing-friendly words regularly, seeing them once makes them easier to spot next time.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “Kicked oneself for”?
The answer is RUED, a 4-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 18, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “Kicked oneself for”?
4 letters: RUED.
Where did this clue appear?
In the New York Times crossword on January 18, 2026 (a Sunday puzzle), at 100-Down.
Can “Kicked oneself for” have a different answer?
Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.
Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?
The full grid for January 18, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.