Last of the 13 original colonies to be founded NYT Crossword Clue

By Emre Parlak / January 18, 2026

Crossword Answer

1 ? G

2 ? E

3 ? O

4 ? R

5 ? G

6 ? I

7 ? A

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Think of a southern state that shares its name with a famous peach.

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??????? is a state in the southeastern United States, known for its peaches and historical significance.

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??????? was the last of the 13 original American colonies to be established, founded in 1732. This historical fact is often noted in the context of American colonial history. The clue directly points to this historical timeline.

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Southeastern US state, last of the 13 colonies, Only U.S. state whose Wikipedia article has a "(U.S. state)" disambiguator, RATING: ************* Peaches, peanuts and pecan pie. You'll always be on my mind!

NYT Crossword January 18 2026 Answers

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1 ? D
2 ? I
3 ? A
4 ? D
5 ? E
6 ? M
7 ? L
8 ? E
9 ? N
10 ? A
11 ? G
12 ? O
13 ? E
14 ? S
15 ? B
16 ? A
17 ? L
18 ? D
19 ? E
? N
? T
? I
? R
? E
20 ? A
? S
? T
? R
21 ? O
22 ? A
? N
? N
? A
? R
? B
? O
? R
23 ? A
? F
? T
? E
? R
? M
24 ? A
? T
? T
? H
? E
? W
25 ? S
? E
? T
? L
? I
? S
? T
? S
26 ? L
? E
? A
? H
27 ? O
? P
? T
28 ? W
? O
29 ? E
30 ? T
? R
? O
? N
31 ? S
? C
? A
32 ? M
33 ? R
? E
34 ? V
35 ? I
? E
? W
? T
36 ? H
? E
? E
? N
? G
37 ? I
38 ? N
39 ? E
40 ? T
? H
? R
? O
41 ? B
? S
42 ? O
? N
? O
43 ? C
? O
? R
? E
? S
44 ? D
? Y
? E
45 ? D
? N
? A
46 ? D
? I
? N
? K
47 ? S
48 ? O
? M
? S
49 ? D
? I
? L
? L
50 ? A
51 ? C
52 ? T
53 ? A
? D
54 ? S
? A
? L
? E
55 ? T
56 ? I
? K
57 ? N
? A
? N
? O
? S
58 ? T
? H
? E
59 ? S
? E
? T
? T
? L
? E
? R
60 ? S
? O
? F
? Y
61 ? U
62 ? C
? A
? T
? A
? N
63 ? M
? A
? M
? I
64 ? A
? A
? A
65 ? M
? R
? S
66 ? N
? A
? T
? E
67 ? S
? O
? U
? N
68 ? D
? S
? L
? I
69 ? K
70 ? E
? A
? Y
? O
71 ? U
? P
? R
? O
? B
72 ? L
73 ? E
74 ? M
75 ? C
? O
? T
? E
76 ? A
? A
? S
77 ? S
? I
? D
78 ? A
? U
? R
? A
79 ? U
80 ? N
? I
? T
? E
? S
81 ? I
? N
? S
? H
82 ? I
83 ? N
? I
? N
? G
84 ? A
? R
? M
? O
? R
85 ? S
? P
? A
? T
? S
86 ? W
? E
? E
87 ? B
? O
? N
? S
? A
? I
88 ? P
? S
? A
89 ? A
? B
? B
? Y
90 ? R
91 ? B
? I
92 ? S
93 ? T
? E
? I
? G
94 ? M
? A
95 ? G
96 ? L
? O
? O
97 ? G
? E
? E
? S
98 ? E
99 ? O
? A
? R
100 ? R
? E
? R
? E
101 ? A
102 ? D
103 ? T
? W
? O
104 ? A
? N
? D
? A
? H
? A
105 ? L
? F
? M
? E
106 ? N
? U
107 ? T
? O
? D
? O
108 ? G
? O
? B
? S
109 ? R
? E
? F
110 ? Y
? E
111 ? P
112 ? R
? O
? S
113 ? A
114 ? M
115 ? A
116 ? L
? A
? M
? U
? T
117 ? E
118 ? V
? E
119 ? N
120 ? U
? E
? D
? I
121 ? A
? G
? R
? A
? M
122 ? I
? L
? O
? V
? E
? D
? I
? T
123 ? Y
? E
? A
? S
? T
124 ? T
? W
? I
? N
? G
? E
125 ? A
? S
? S
? E
? S
? S
? E
? S
126 ? S
? P
? A
? S
127 ? T
? E
? A
? S
? E
? S

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The 7-letter answer to “Last of the 13 original colonies to be founded” in the New York Times puzzle January 18 2026 is GEORGIA.

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A: The most common and recent 7-letter answer for "Last of the 13 original colonies to be founded" is GEORGIA.

A: Georgia was the last of the 13 original American colonies to be established, founded in 1732. This historical fact is often noted in the context of American colonial history. The clue directly points to this historical timeline.

A: This clue was last seen in the NYT Crossword on January 18, 2026.

A: Georgia is a state in the southeastern United States, known for its peaches and historical significance.

A: Southeastern US state, last of the 13 colonies, Only U.S. state whose Wikipedia article has a "(U.S. state)" disambiguator, RATING: ************* Peaches, peanuts and pecan pie. You'll always be on my mind!

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