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NYT Crossword January 29 2026 Answers

All 76 clues from the Thursday 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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1AVehicle in which it's often legal to drink alcohol4 lettersSee answer ›5AJokesters4 lettersSee answer ›9AMoistens, as a fern5 lettersSee answer ›14AFirst lady's partner4 lettersSee answer ›15AObject of veneration4 lettersSee answer ›16AOft-disparaged family member5 lettersSee answer ›17ABusiest French airport not serving Paris4 lettersSee answer ›18APrefix with technology4 lettersSee answer ›19ARoman goddess often depicted with a bow and arrow5 lettersSee answer ›20AExpand15 lettersSee answer ›23ASonia Sotomayor or Clarence Thomas, once5 lettersSee answer ›24AAbbreviation in a help-wanted ad3 lettersSee answer ›25APart of U.S.N.A.: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›27A@ @ @7 lettersSee answer ›30ATrippy stuff3 lettersSee answer ›33AFolie ___5 lettersSee answer ›35AVillain portrayer in "Rocky III"3 lettersSee answer ›36ALavish celebration4 lettersSee answer ›37ASadness15 lettersSee answer ›41ABase x height, for a parallelogram4 lettersSee answer ›42ASound made with a wince3 lettersSee answer ›43AExtending brim5 lettersSee answer ›44AGuided3 lettersSee answer ›45AMichigan's historic 1991 basketball team, familiarly7 lettersSee answer ›48ATexter's declaration of affection3 lettersSee answer ›49AShags or bobs3 lettersSee answer ›50A7-Elevens, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›52ADay after today15 lettersSee answer ›59AMake a delivery, say5 lettersSee answer ›60A___-golf4 lettersSee answer ›61A"Think again!"4 lettersSee answer ›62ALowlands5 lettersSee answer ›63ACity in NW Pennsylvania4 lettersSee answer ›64AGod of war4 lettersSee answer ›65ALike some minor celebrities5 lettersSee answer ›66AFive train in Brooklyn4 lettersSee answer ›67ATime when one might give up alcohol4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DClubber ___, "Rocky III" villain4 lettersSee answer ›2D"Capisce"4 lettersSee answer ›3DLike a listening device made out of a paper clip, a plastic straw and seven Lego blocks10 lettersSee answer ›4DSymbol for ohms5 lettersSee answer ›5DImprovise6 lettersSee answer ›6DPithy truths6 lettersSee answer ›7DSignal to get off the stage, say4 lettersSee answer ›8DArduous journey4 lettersSee answer ›9DTiny flies6 lettersSee answer ›10D___ Montoya, "The Princess Bride" character5 lettersSee answer ›11DMining waste4 lettersSee answer ›12DPowdered drink used by NASA4 lettersSee answer ›13DThief's haul4 lettersSee answer ›21D___SmithKline (2000 pharmaceutical merger)5 lettersSee answer ›22DChaps5 lettersSee answer ›25DLike some passages5 lettersSee answer ›26DLove, love, love5 lettersSee answer ›28D"Toodles!"5 lettersSee answer ›29D[That makes me so mad!]3 lettersSee answer ›30D"Too many cooks spoil the broth" principle10 lettersSee answer ›31DBum's place in a bar5 lettersSee answer ›32DSecond-largest city in Northern Ireland5 lettersSee answer ›34DCountry that has hosted the most Olympics3 lettersSee answer ›36DCommon day to enjoy Thanksgiving leftovers: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›38D___ beast (dish in Whoville)5 lettersSee answer ›39DBreak down in tears3 lettersSee answer ›40DBlindingly obvious5 lettersSee answer ›45DRanger's domain6 lettersSee answer ›46D"Leave this to me"6 lettersSee answer ›47DIs all over the map6 lettersSee answer ›49DShowers affection (on)5 lettersSee answer ›51DLike the Vietnamese language5 lettersSee answer ›52DRod Flanders's brother on "The Simpsons"4 lettersSee answer ›53DLike some traditions4 lettersSee answer ›54DBamako's land4 lettersSee answer ›55DSign sought by one reading tea leaves4 lettersSee answer ›56DMuck4 lettersSee answer ›57DMajor tennis tournament4 lettersSee answer ›58DPause indicator in sheet music4 lettersSee answer ›
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