NYT Crossword January 23 2026 Answers

All 70 clues from the Friday 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 Joyce KellerEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1S2C3A4N5T6G7R8A9Y10S11M12O13G14OHPUH15LEASE16PICO17LESBIANBAR18ALTO19DRE20SWEET21PREEN22BOYS23R24AREST25B26EENE27SELECT28HARDER29TAPSHO30E31S32USERS33NAT34SANAA35ESCOO36TER37HONEST38TONGUE39ANGST40COMMIT41TUNE42HIREE43E44LENA45Z46I47P48EASY49CREATI50VITY51FREE52YEARSLATER53TATS54ADDS55SLIME

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

ALL CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
1ABarely enough5 lettersSCANT
10AEnvironmental concern4 lettersSMOG
14A"Don't be absurd!"10 lettersOHPUHLEASE
17AShe's out there!10 lettersLESBIANBAR
18AMany a choirgirl4 lettersALTO
19A"Black-ish" patriarch3 lettersDRE
20ADulcet5 lettersSWEET
21AFiddle with feathers, say5 lettersPREEN
22ABackstreet ___4 lettersBOYS
23ALike kyawthuite, among gems6 lettersRAREST
25ADesigner Geoffrey5 lettersBEENE
27AA-list6 lettersSELECT
29AThey really click as a pair8 lettersTAPSHOES
32AMasters of manipulation5 lettersUSERS
34ACapital near the Red Sea5 lettersSANAA
35AMicromobility option8 lettersESCOOTER
37AOn the level6 lettersHONEST
38AMouth organ6 lettersTONGUE
39AInternal turmoil5 lettersANGST
40ASay "I do," say6 lettersCOMMIT
42ARecent recruit5 lettersHIREE
45AZilch3 lettersZIP
48ACushy4 lettersEASY
51AOut of joint?4 lettersFREE
53AInk4 lettersTATS
54AApt rhyme for "pads"4 lettersADDS
55AGuck5 lettersSLIME
DOWN
1DCompletely convinced4 lettersSOLD
2DFrench letter opener4 lettersCHER
3DNiche for a shrine4 lettersAPSE
4DEssence of the matter3 lettersNUB
5D"I'll take the blame"12 lettersTHISONESONME
6DSome body builders?5 lettersGENES
7DBroccoli ___4 lettersRABE
10DPocket money11 lettersSPARECHANGE
11DMomentous moments10 lettersMILESTONES
12DBits in a byte, e.g.5 lettersOCTET
13D"I'm listening"4 lettersGOON
21DDigital applications?12 lettersPRESSONNAILS
22DLonging look11 lettersBEDROOMEYES
25DOne setting on speakers4 lettersBASS
26DClassic toy for budding engineers10 lettersERECTORSET
27DLong look5 lettersSTARE
28DPeach or plum3 lettersHUE
31DSettled on the bottom?3 lettersSAT
33DGelded8 lettersNEUTERED
36D___ Fridays3 lettersTGI
37DHangouts6 lettersHAUNTS
41DThey make streaks on cheeks5 lettersTEARS
42DMass4 lettersHEFT
44DTip4 lettersLEAD
45DTrattoria tubes4 lettersZITI
46DCouple4 lettersITEM
47DFuneral ___4 lettersPYRE
49DTexter's "ciao"3 lettersCYA
50DLate actor Kilmer3 lettersVAL
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