Your Sunday, January 18, 2026 Puzzle Solutions: Crosswords & Sudoku

Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper. CROSSWORDS USA TODAY crossword Play the USA TODAY Crossword Puzzle. Sunday Los Angeles Times crossword Sunday New York Times crossword Sunday Premier crossword SUDOKU Answer: STIGMA GYRATE INFUSE FLINCH MUFFIN SOCIALWhen the hungry taxidermist took a break for lunch, he ended up — STUFFING HIS FACE Play the USA TODAY Sudoku Game. JUMBLE (Distributed by Tribune Content Agency) Cryptoquip SONG ABOUT THE DREAM OF EVENTUALLY FINDING YOUR IDEAL SOUTHWESTERN HAT: "SOMBRERO OVER THE RAINBOW." (Distributed by King Features) OTHER PUZZLES Boggle EMU RAVEN ROBIN CONDOR HERON EAGLE FALCON PIGEON (Distributed by Tribune Content Agency) Lexigo CANAL, LANCE, ELEGANT, TACKLED, DELAY (Distributed by Andrews McMeel) KenKen Scrabblegrams 7 Little Words MUNCH KAHLO VERMEER CASSATT MAGRITTE MORISOT HOPPER (Distributed by Andrews McMeel) Find the Words Round or elliptical? (Distributed by Creators Syndicate) Kubok