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NYT Crossword January 20 2026 Answers

All 74 clues from the Tuesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ALL CLUES74 CLUES
ACROSS
1ASmall bouquets6 lettersSee answer ›7A"In that case …"4 lettersSee answer ›11ACleopatra's killer3 lettersSee answer ›14AOne of a record 30+ for Beyoncé6 lettersSee answer ›15AShort piano piece8 lettersSee answer ›17AImprovises6 lettersSee answer ›18AOne who's hanging around8 lettersSee answer ›19AIt begins with Alfa and ends with Zulu12 lettersSee answer ›21AThe Falcons, on scoreboards3 lettersSee answer ›24AFollower of "T."3 lettersSee answer ›25AFigure depicted in Michelangelo's "Pietà"4 lettersSee answer ›26AHellenistic storytelling14 lettersSee answer ›32AParade spoiler4 lettersSee answer ›33AEast Coast convenience store chain with a reduplicative name4 lettersSee answer ›34AModern pickup spot for delivery drivers15 lettersSee answer ›42AFlatbread from India4 lettersSee answer ›43AFight night souvenir, perhaps4 lettersSee answer ›44AHistoric destination for Pueblo pilgrimages14 lettersSee answer ›50ADüsseldorf denial4 lettersSee answer ›51AVideo game creature often depicted with green skin3 lettersSee answer ›52AOne place to find a Brazilian3 lettersSee answer ›53ASkill shared by bats and dolphins ... or, when read as two words, what 19-, 26-, 34- and 44-Across each is12 lettersSee answer ›59AGroup of orcas8 lettersSee answer ›60AGroups of scouts6 lettersSee answer ›64ASuddenly motivated, with "under"8 lettersSee answer ›65AStuck6 lettersSee answer ›66A"Amen!"3 lettersSee answer ›67ARomeo or Juliet, notably4 lettersSee answer ›68AD flat equivalent6 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DTour overseer, for short3 lettersSee answer ›2DChicago airport code3 lettersSee answer ›3D___ Minella ("The Muppet Show" Muppet)3 lettersSee answer ›4DPoker declaration4 lettersSee answer ›5DSet sail6 lettersSee answer ›6DThe "S" of A.B.S.6 lettersSee answer ›7DMallorca, por ejemplo4 lettersSee answer ›8DOne pitied by Mr. T, in a catchphrase4 lettersSee answer ›9DScissor cut4 lettersSee answer ›10DWords with one's right hand raised4 lettersSee answer ›11DNovel feature of the 1974 Olds Toronado6 lettersSee answer ›12DVisibly disdainful6 lettersSee answer ›13DShindig5 lettersSee answer ›16D"I love you," in Spanish5 lettersSee answer ›20DPrefix for element #83 lettersSee answer ›21DIndian tourist city4 lettersSee answer ›22DTransport between terminals4 lettersSee answer ›23D"Star Wars" princess4 lettersSee answer ›27DSplit ___ (New Wave band whose name sounds like a hair problem)3 lettersSee answer ›28DAmerican author whose life span closely coincided with Halley's comet visits5 lettersSee answer ›29DSarcastic laugh syllable3 lettersSee answer ›30DBe behind3 lettersSee answer ›31D___-di-dah3 lettersSee answer ›35DSee 47-Down3 lettersSee answer ›36DNegative logic gate that works similarly to "and"3 lettersSee answer ›37DSports grp. for Coco Gauff3 lettersSee answer ›38DNot lease, say3 lettersSee answer ›39DOne-eighties4 lettersSee answer ›40DUnappetizing food4 lettersSee answer ›41DEurope's highest volcano4 lettersSee answer ›44DComputer whiz6 lettersSee answer ›45DDrum kit components descended from "sock cymbals"6 lettersSee answer ›46D___ Holmes, Netflix character played by Millie Bobby Brown5 lettersSee answer ›47DWith 35-Down, URL ending for Wikipedia3 lettersSee answer ›48DAny poster on Yelp, essentially6 lettersSee answer ›49DSquirrel's hoard6 lettersSee answer ›50DJust now5 lettersSee answer ›54DWest side?4 lettersSee answer ›55DMayberry boy of ’60s TV4 lettersSee answer ›56DMcIntosh (or Macintosh) component4 lettersSee answer ›57DPort of Yemen4 lettersSee answer ›58DOne famously preparing for a flood4 lettersSee answer ›61D"… ___ lack thereof"3 lettersSee answer ›62DBrita competitor3 lettersSee answer ›63DPennzoil competitor3 lettersSee answer ›
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