Slate Mini Crossword for Jan. 18, 2026 Kaitlin Hsu
Take a quick break with our daily 5×5 grid.
Slate Crossword: Chain Restaurant Famously Endorsed by Mikhail Gorbachev (Eight Letters) Will Eisenberg
Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for Jan. 18, 2026.
Not Drinking for a Month Seems Simple. It Isn’t for Me. Now There Are Real Consequences. A.J. Daulerio
I have to find a way to do this.
My Husband and I Are Celebrating Turning 40 by Making Our Sexual Fantasy a Reality. There’s Just One Little Problem. Rich Juzwiak
We’re not exactly sure how to tell him he’s our fantasy.
There Is No Comfortable Reading Position. There Is Only One Bleak Solution. Luke Winkie
Don’t act like you don’t know what I’m talking about.