NYT Crossword January 19 2026 Answers

All 78 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 Peter GormanEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1G2I3F4T5C6H7U8R9N10Q11T12I13P14OMAR15HIPTO16URNS17TINY18DANCER19AUDI20ONGOING21SM22ILEYS23USTE24D25ALI26C27A28STS29SM30ALLT31O32W33N34ARISE35S36VII37YURI38LED39SP40A41SZ42A43TIN44EPE45E46AL47E48EL49DEST50BABY51GRAN52D53GIRTH54EEK55DO56JOS57U58N59KEMP60T61CURA62C63A64O65COAX66LI67TTLEROCK68LALA69UNSEE70MORE71AHEM72GEARS73SLED

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

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
5AOld-fashioned butter maker5 lettersCHURN
10ABranded cotton swab4 lettersQTIP
15AIn on, as a trend5 lettersHIPTO
16ABig coffee containers4 lettersURNS
17A1972 song by Elton John10 lettersTINYDANCER
20AIn progress7 lettersONGOING
21A:), ;), :D and others7 lettersSMILEYS
23AFormal "you," in Spanish5 lettersUSTED
25AComedian Wong3 lettersALI
26AProjects, as a shadow5 lettersCASTS
34AComes to light6 lettersARISES
36AX minus III, in old Rome3 lettersVII
37ACosmonaut Gagarin4 lettersYURI
38AHeld the reins3 lettersLED
39ASpot for a massage3 lettersSPA
43AElement used in bronze3 lettersTIN
44ASporting blade4 lettersEPEE
46ADraft pick?3 lettersALE
48AFirstborn6 lettersELDEST
53AMidsection measurement5 lettersGIRTH
54AApt rhyme for "shriek"3 lettersEEK
55AMartial arts studios5 lettersDOJOS
57ADisheveled7 lettersUNKEMPT
65AGently persuade4 lettersCOAX
68AIn ___ land (daydreaming)4 lettersLALA
69A"I wish I could ___ that!"5 lettersUNSEE
70AA second helping, say4 lettersMORE
71A"Excuse me …"4 lettersAHEM
73AWinter coaster4 lettersSLED
DOWN
2D"Sign me up!"4 lettersIMIN
3DVampire's tooth4 lettersFANG
4DAuditions7 lettersTRYOUTS
5D"U-S-A! U-S-A! …," e.g.5 lettersCHANT
6DMovable joints on a door6 lettersHINGES
8DGoogle Maps options: Abbr.4 lettersRTES
9DBring into the mainstream9 lettersNORMALIZE
10DCounterpart of quantity7 lettersQUALITY
11DFactual4 lettersTRUE
13DLetters before omegas4 lettersPSIS
18DInsults6 lettersDISSES
26DBiblical spy for Moses5 lettersCALEB
27DSouth American flatbread5 lettersAREPA
28DLesser-played part of a 455 lettersSIDEB
32DSpot to find a pulse5 lettersWRIST
33DFinal inning, typically5 lettersNINTH
35DDevice for starting an engine9 lettersSPARKPLUG
40DIn the style of3 lettersALA
45DTest taken at the 24-Down7 lettersEYEEXAM
47DFinale3 lettersEND
49DWins over with charm7 lettersDISARMS
51DJewel3 lettersGEM
56DNovelist Verne5 lettersJULES
57DThe N.C.A.A.'s Bruins4 lettersUCLA
58DBiblical ark builder4 lettersNOAH
59DDark leafy green4 lettersKALE
60DFork prong4 lettersTINE
62DChilly4 lettersCOOL
63DSurveyor's measure4 lettersACRE
64DGave a thumbs-up4 lettersOKED
67DAirport screening grp.3 lettersTSA
RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLESAll puzzles →
DAILY GAME ANSWERS16
© 2026 You Go Words! · Independently made since 2014.For educational entertainment only. Not affiliated with The New York Times. Game marks belong to their owners.