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NYT Crossword January 2 2026 Answers

All 68 clues from the Friday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Adam Wagner and Rafael MusaEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES68 CLUES
ACROSS
1AHavanese greeting3 lettersSee answer ›4ATolstoy book whose title asks a question9 lettersSee answer ›13AReluctantly stoop5 lettersSee answer ›16AThey rate up to 350,000 on the Scoville scale9 lettersSee answer ›17AH.S. class for tough life lessons?5 lettersSee answer ›18A"Just tell me when it's over"9 lettersSee answer ›19ADance move also known as a backslide8 lettersSee answer ›21ASkims, as soup stock6 lettersSee answer ›22AFig. that cannot start with 93 lettersSee answer ›23AOrg. for The Rock and Brock Lesnar3 lettersSee answer ›24ATunnel-making machine5 lettersSee answer ›25ANot many4 lettersSee answer ›27AWindfalls5 lettersSee answer ›28AKeep coming up5 lettersSee answer ›30AOne might lead to pay back9 lettersSee answer ›34AMake some introductions, say5 lettersSee answer ›35AThe Cowboys of the N.C.A.A.3 lettersSee answer ›36AWord from the Lakota for "they dwell"5 lettersSee answer ›37AEmotional manipulation tactic9 lettersSee answer ›39AMeaty meal5 lettersSee answer ›40AAttraction on the western side of Carson Range5 lettersSee answer ›41A"Oof!"4 lettersSee answer ›42ASeems less impressive, so to speak5 lettersSee answer ›43ASpray in the kitchen3 lettersSee answer ›44AGerman stock market index3 lettersSee answer ›47ACumbrous6 lettersSee answer ›49AOne-to-one relationship8 lettersSee answer ›51AExchanges blows?9 lettersSee answer ›53AUp to5 lettersSee answer ›54AEggless bread spread9 lettersSee answer ›55A"A-a-a-and ___!" (improv show ender)5 lettersSee answer ›56AHigh-carb snack9 lettersSee answer ›57AMay day celebrant3 lettersSee answer ›
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1DPresident who wrote "Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good use of it"5 lettersSee answer ›2DDefault outcomes, perhaps5 lettersSee answer ›3DKind of sequence that proceeds 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ...9 lettersSee answer ›4DDuration5 lettersSee answer ›5DModern security threat4 lettersSee answer ›6DOrg. with the Rule of Law Initiative3 lettersSee answer ›7DCylindrical oven7 lettersSee answer ›8DExtremely well-liked?14 lettersSee answer ›9DPersonal opinion?10 lettersSee answer ›10DHooting and hollering5 lettersSee answer ›11DPart of an underground network4 lettersSee answer ›12DPithy put-downs4 lettersSee answer ›14DMain ingredient in an aviation cocktail3 lettersSee answer ›15D"I like the sound of that!"14 lettersSee answer ›20D"So adorable!"3 lettersSee answer ›24DPrepare to ship, say5 lettersSee answer ›26DDelivery means to a gas station10 lettersSee answer ›27DCount in the Blues Hall of Fame5 lettersSee answer ›28DOn the ___ (frequently, informally)3 lettersSee answer ›29DBird whose eggs are sometimes a canvas for Aboriginal art3 lettersSee answer ›30DCapotes are flapped at them5 lettersSee answer ›31D"Let's go, sleepyhead!"9 lettersSee answer ›32DBooking, for short3 lettersSee answer ›33DServer's obstacle3 lettersSee answer ›38D"Word on the street is ..."7 lettersSee answer ›41D___ Brown, author of "The Da Vinci Code"3 lettersSee answer ›42DNight of lawlessness in a long-running horror franchise, with "the"5 lettersSee answer ›43DTry-hard5 lettersSee answer ›45DKind of acid5 lettersSee answer ›46DStem component5 lettersSee answer ›47DCapitulate4 lettersSee answer ›48DLender's security4 lettersSee answer ›49DTable outside4 lettersSee answer ›50DBig purveyor of health supplements3 lettersSee answer ›52DGender-neutral term in a family3 lettersSee answer ›
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