NYT Crossword January 20 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.

Constructed by Jonathan RaksinEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1P2O3S4I5E6S7I8F9S10O11A12S13P14GRAMMY15SONA16TINA17ADLIBS18LOITERER19NAT20OALPHABET21A22T23L24REX25MARY26GRE27EKMY28T29H30O31LOGY32RAIN33WAWA34AMAZ35O36N37WAREH38O39U40S41E42ROTI43WELT44T45H46EGRAN47D48C49ANYON50NEIN51ORC52SPA53ECHO54L55O56C57ATIO58N59WHALEPOD60TRO61O62P63S64LITAFIRE65INARUT66YES67TEEN68CSHARP

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

ALL CLUES74 CLUES
ACROSS
1ASmall bouquets6 lettersPOSIES
7A"In that case …"4 lettersIFSO
11ACleopatra's killer3 lettersASP
15AShort piano piece8 lettersSONATINA
17AImprovises6 lettersADLIBS
18AOne who's hanging around8 lettersLOITERER
19AIt begins with Alfa and ends with Zulu12 lettersNATOALPHABET
24AFollower of "T."3 lettersREX
26AHellenistic storytelling14 lettersGREEKMYTHOLOGY
32AParade spoiler4 lettersRAIN
34AModern pickup spot for delivery drivers15 lettersAMAZONWAREHOUSE
42AFlatbread from India4 lettersROTI
50ADüsseldorf denial4 lettersNEIN
59AGroup of orcas8 lettersWHALEPOD
60AGroups of scouts6 lettersTROOPS
65AStuck6 lettersINARUT
66A"Amen!"3 lettersYES
67ARomeo or Juliet, notably4 lettersTEEN
68AD flat equivalent6 lettersCSHARP
DOWN
1DTour overseer, for short3 lettersPGA
2DChicago airport code3 lettersORD
4DPoker declaration4 lettersIMIN
5DSet sail6 lettersEMBARK
6DThe "S" of A.B.S.6 lettersSYSTEM
7DMallorca, por ejemplo4 lettersISLA
9DScissor cut4 lettersSNIP
12DVisibly disdainful6 lettersSNEERY
13DShindig5 lettersPARTY
16D"I love you," in Spanish5 lettersTEAMO
20DPrefix for element #83 lettersOXY
21DIndian tourist city4 lettersAGRA
23D"Star Wars" princess4 lettersLEIA
29DSarcastic laugh syllable3 lettersHAR
30DBe behind3 lettersOWE
31D___-di-dah3 lettersLAH
35DSee 47-Down3 lettersORG
38DNot lease, say3 lettersOWN
39DOne-eighties4 lettersUEYS
40DUnappetizing food4 lettersSLOP
41DEurope's highest volcano4 lettersETNA
44DComputer whiz6 lettersTECHIE
49DSquirrel's hoard6 lettersACORNS
50DJust now5 lettersNEWLY
54DWest side?4 lettersLEFT
55DMayberry boy of ’60s TV4 lettersOPIE
57DPort of Yemen4 lettersADEN
61D"… ___ lack thereof"3 lettersORA
62DBrita competitor3 lettersPUR
63DPennzoil competitor3 lettersSTP
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