NYT Crossword January 12 2026 Answers

All 81 clues from the Monday 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 Carolyn Davies Lynch and Christina IversonEdited by Will Shortz

PUZZLE GRID16×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN

1P2S3Y4C5H6S7W8O9O10P11S12H13E14D15ALOHA16NITRO17CODA18SAYIT19DONTSP20RAYIT21STOP22ECO23OPERATE24S25OMAN26Y27ILY28C29P30R31NOPAI32NNOG33A34I35N36ELU37DES38PAS39OMNI40LUBES41E42LSE43CONAN44EMIL45ORE46IODINE47BEKI48NDRE49W50IND51OER52COD53KISSE54D55M56Y57FAUL58T59SAP60E61D62E63N64YOUSNOO65ZEYO66ULOSE67OGRE68TRESS69SHISO70BAYS71SEETO72SITON

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

ALL CLUES81 CLUES

ACROSS

1AIntimidate, with "out"5 lettersPSYCH

6ABird's dramatic dive5 lettersSWOOP

11APlace to store a lawn mower4 lettersSHED

15AHawaiian greeting5 lettersALOHA

16A___ cold brew5 lettersNITRO

17AConcluding part of a song4 lettersCODA

18ARhyming advice to a spitting talker16 lettersSAYITDONTSPRAYIT

21A"Halt!"4 lettersSTOP

22A___-anxiety (fear of harm to the environment caused by human activity)3 lettersECO

23AUse, as machinery7 lettersOPERATE

24ALots and lots6 lettersSOMANY

27AAcronym of affection in ASL3 lettersILY

28AE.M.T. process often administered to the beat of "Stayin' Alive"3 lettersCPR

31ARhyming advice to a gym rat12 lettersNOPAINNOGAIN

36AAvoids, as capture6 lettersELUDES

38AFrench "not"3 lettersPAS

39APrefix that means "all"4 lettersOMNI

40AGarage jobs involving grease guns5 lettersLUBES

41A"If all ___ fails …"4 lettersELSE

43AComic/TV host O'Brien5 lettersCONAN

44AMan's name that's a citrus fruit spelled backward4 lettersEMIL

45ASubstance that's a homophone and anagram of 51-Across3 lettersORE

46AReddish-brown antiseptic in a first-aid kit6 lettersIODINE

47ARhyming advice to a renter of VHS tapes12 lettersBEKINDREWIND

51AContraction that's a homophone and anagram of 45-Across3 lettersOER

52AMassachusetts' Cape ___3 lettersCOD

53ASmooched6 lettersKISSED

55A"I'll take the blame here"7 lettersMYFAULT

59ALiquid that circulates in a plant3 lettersSAP

60ALocale for Adam and Eve4 lettersEDEN

64ARhyming advice to a procrastinator16 lettersYOUSNOOZEYOULOSE

67AFairy tale villain4 lettersOGRE

68ALock of hair5 lettersTRESS

69ALeaf on a sushi tray5 lettersSHISO

70ABroad inlets4 lettersBAYS

71AHandle, as matters5 lettersSEETO

72AConceal for the time being, as information5 lettersSITON

DOWN

1DGet a grade other than an F4 lettersPASS

2DMattress supporter4 lettersSLAT

3DToy that can go "around the world"4 lettersYOYO

4DYou might let these "fall where they may"5 lettersCHIPS

5DA chef might wear a puffy white one3 lettersHAT

6DChocolate treat designed to look like a mountaintop6 lettersSNOCAP

7DActress Ryder of "Beetlejuice"6 lettersWINONA

8DBaseball's Mel3 lettersOTT

9D" … in that range"4 lettersORSO

10DMary who sings "In every job that must be done there is an element of fun"7 lettersPOPPINS

11DSo great it's unnerving9 lettersSCARYGOOD

12DGeorgetown athlete4 lettersHOYA

13DPut in a good word, perhaps?4 lettersEDIT

14DSomething circled on a calendar4 lettersDATE

19DPresentations during a product unveiling5 lettersDEMOS

20DMove, to a Realtor4 lettersRELO

25DMore than 10 billion of them are currently in circulation in the U.S.4 lettersONES

26DPlaints of puppies4 lettersYIPS

28DOne with many Insta followers, perhaps5 lettersCELEB

29DFancy feather5 lettersPLUME

30DToy cube inventor Erno5 lettersRUBIK

32DScottish negative3 lettersNAE

33DTest an OB may perform in the second trimester5 lettersAMNIO

34DSilly5 lettersINANE

35DFootball player with a team name inspired by the California gold rush5 lettersNINER

37DWhere meats and cheeses are often displayed9 lettersDELICASES

41DBlunder3 lettersERR

42DVegetable that looks like a large scallion4 lettersLEEK

43DGirls Who ___ (nonprofit promoting women in computer science)4 lettersCODE

45DIncomplete sets on sale7 lettersODDLOTS

46DSource of motivation, in modern lingo5 lettersINSPO

48DVerb preceder, typically4 lettersNOUN

49DMost sagacious6 lettersWISEST

50DParent's declaration in response to defiance6 lettersISAYSO

54DNew ___, capital of India5 lettersDELHI

55D"Get outta my hair!," in a text4 lettersMYOB

56DDiscipline for the flexible4 lettersYOGA

57DRage4 lettersFURY

58DRipped (up)4 lettersTORE

61DPhrase sometimes chanted after a dare4 lettersDOIT

62DCanadian gas brand4 lettersESSO

63DElement with the symbol Ne4 lettersNEON

65DLast of 26 letters3 lettersZEE

66DInitialism on a Navy carrier3 lettersUSS

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