NYT Crossword January 1 2026 Answers

All 76 clues from the Thursday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Topher BoothEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1T2H3I4S5R6A7S8P9T10U11N12E13R14HOST15ACTE16DALONE17RUSE18WHATABOUTBOB19USUA20L21STYX22ALLA23MEEMA24W25ETE26S27EAR28UN29CLESA30M31P32A33P34ERBOY35TA36M37P38A39THESCREAM40S41PINALTAP42ASIAN43RELAXANT44SC45O46PEOUT47E48P49I50EVAL51ME52D53U54S55A56GAN57G58ERI59N60DEMON61ANSW62ERKEY63S64BALI65DETECTIVES66IMAM67SLANG68TETE69TIRE

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1AYou're looking at it!4 lettersTHIS
5AFile type4 lettersRASP
9APiano technician5 lettersTUNER
14AParasite's target4 lettersHOST
15AHad no co-conspirators10 lettersACTEDALONE
19AQuotidian5 lettersUSUAL
21ACharon's domain4 lettersSTYX
25AAre: Fr.4 lettersETES
27AGift for a musician3 lettersEAR
31AKid with a route8 lettersPAPERBOY
43AChill pill, essentially8 lettersRELAXANT
44AInvestigate8 lettersSCOPEOUT
47APrefix with genetics3 lettersEPI
50AAssessment, informally4 lettersEVAL
51AGorgon slain by Perseus6 lettersMEDUSA
56ACohort4 lettersGANG
60ADenizen of hell5 lettersDEMON
64ANeighbor of Java4 lettersBALI
65ANancy Drew and Sherlock Holmes10 lettersDETECTIVES
66APrayer leader4 lettersIMAM
67ALit for fun, e.g.5 lettersSLANG
68A___-à-___4 lettersTETE
69ABore4 lettersTIRE
DOWN
1DIdly pluck, as a banjo5 lettersTHRUM
2DIt always wins, they say5 lettersHOUSE
3DOne of Us, say?5 lettersISSUE
4DDriver of some engines5 lettersSTEAM
6DSome Bavarian cries4 lettersACHS
7DMajestic7 lettersSTATELY
9D19th letter3 lettersTAU
10DSephora competitor4 lettersULTA
11DGallant5 lettersNOBLE
12D___ Gay5 lettersENOLA
13DSteel rod with ridges5 lettersREBAR
20DActor Fishburne of "The Matrix"8 lettersLAURENCE
26DFilled8 lettersSATIATED
31DEducational support grp.3 lettersPTA
32DSounds of realization3 lettersAHS
34DPitchers' stats4 lettersERAS
37DGo for the gold?3 lettersPAN
38DApropos3 lettersAPT
41DPitted fruit4 lettersPLUM
43DTake over for7 lettersRELIEVE
45DUndisguised5 lettersOVERT
46D"Sit!"6 lettersPARKIT
47D"Horrors!"5 lettersEGADS
48DGroup of experts5 lettersPANEL
52DEntry in red ink5 lettersDEBIT
53DSo-called "fifth taste"5 lettersUMAMI
55D"Mob Psycho 100" genre5 lettersANIME
57DSinger Stefani4 lettersGWEN
59DNegative for Nikolai4 lettersNYET
62DHeart chart, for short3 lettersECG
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