NYT Crossword January 13 2026 Answers

All 74 clues from the Tuesday 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.

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PUZZLE GRID14×16 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
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Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES74 CLUES
ACROSS
1AFall behind3 lettersLAG
4AAngle symbol, in geometry5 lettersTHETA
9AIndonesian getaway spot4 lettersBALI
13AGinger ___3 lettersALE
14ASome fountain drinks5 lettersCOLAS
15ABoardroom V.I.P.4 lettersEXEC
17A"Heyo!"5 lettersHOLLA
18ACongressional staffer4 lettersAIDE
19AHospital worker tending to newborns13 lettersNEONATALNURSE
23APendulum's path3 lettersARC
24AAwards for ad agencies5 lettersCLIOS
28AMystique4 lettersAURA
31ABar attraction with a saddle and horns14 lettersMECHANICALBULL
37ABuffoons5 lettersCLODS
39AKey not found on a Mac3 lettersALT
40A___ asada5 lettersCARNE
41AKiss or Heart4 lettersBAND
42ASegments of Earth's lithosphere14 lettersTECTONICPLATES
45AGritty film genre4 lettersNOIR
46ASuggest5 lettersGETAT
47AClassic British cars3 lettersMGS
58ACoffee, informally4 lettersJAVA
61AEgg-shaped4 lettersOVAL
62A"Caution: Wet ___"5 lettersPAINT
63AAntlered animal3 lettersELK
66ASponsored posts, e.g.3 lettersADS
DOWN
2DExtraterrestrial5 lettersALIEN
3DBirthplace of Columbus5 lettersGENOA
5DOwl's sound4 lettersHOOT
6DJazzy Fitzgerald4 lettersELLA
7DLike most N.B.A. players4 lettersTALL
8DYogi's pose5 lettersASANA
9DYogi, once7 lettersBEARCUB
10Dx or y4 lettersAXIS
12DBartender's supply3 lettersICE
20DSpecialized subject5 lettersNICHE
21DEurasian mountain range5 lettersURALS
25DLike Peruvian pyramids5 lettersINCAN
26DOffshore drilling site6 lettersOILRIG
27DWall-mounted light fixture6 lettersSCONCE
29DAttack5 lettersRUNAT
31DExam for a future doc4 lettersMCAT
33DBig name in carving knives5 lettersCUTCO
34DSkilled5 lettersADEPT
35DYoung fellows4 lettersLADS
41DHand-dyed fabric5 lettersBATIK
44DPet sitters?7 lettersLAPCATS
48DSpills (over)5 lettersSLOPS
52DMany men on dating shows5 lettersHUNKS
53DWhat a surfer might ride4 lettersWAVE
56DCommute option4 lettersRAIL
57D"I'm in trouble!"4 lettersOHNO
58DLight run3 lettersJOG
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