NYT Crossword January 3 2026 Answers

All 66 clues from the Saturday 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 Hannah Slovut-EinertsonEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1B2A3D4A5P6P7L8E9S10S11P12A13D14E15ICEPALACE16TOBEY17LASTDANCE18AMBLE19LIKELIKED20PERES21SONY22M23ULLET24R25OTC26MOREOVE27R28MINSK29BOND30SITE31ACE32S33PICEU34P35AHI36HEM37I38EBAY39L40ETIN41ICAN42HELP43AGES44ONTAPE45D46ING47SOBER48C49LICKH50E51R52E53OKAND54AUNATUREL55SENSE56MNEMONICS57ORDER58PARENTESE

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

ALL CLUES66 CLUES
ACROSS
1ASpoilers that ruin a whole lot9 lettersBADAPPLES
10ADitch digger5 lettersSPADE
16AActor Maguire5 lettersTOBEY
17ASave me!9 lettersLASTDANCE
18AStretch one's legs, say5 lettersAMBLE
19AReally went for9 lettersLIKELIKED
20AFrench fathers5 lettersPERES
21APlayStation 5 maker4 lettersSONY
24ACampus mil. group4 lettersROTC
26A"On top of that …"8 lettersMOREOVER
30ASpot4 lettersSITE
31AOne in hand?3 lettersACE
32AAdd pizazz to7 lettersSPICEUP
35APoke option3 lettersAHI
36APrefix with sphere4 lettersHEMI
38APlace to make offers4 lettersEBAY
39AAdmit5 lettersLETIN
41A"Allow me!"8 lettersICANHELP
44AHow someone might be caught6 lettersONTAPE
45ABlemish4 lettersDING
47AUnwasted?5 lettersSOBER
48ADirection to get to an address9 lettersCLICKHERE
53A"Your point being …?"5 lettersOKAND
54AUncovered9 lettersAUNATUREL
55AHave a feeling5 lettersSENSE
56AAids in recalling9 lettersMNEMONICS
DOWN
1DUnwanted mail4 lettersBILL
2DBerry found in swamps4 lettersACAI
3DWork place4 lettersDESK
5DSymbols of love on some bridges8 lettersPADLOCKS
6DOpposite of "with the works"5 lettersPLAIN
7DLincolnesque, in a way5 lettersLANKY
8DBehold, in Latin4 lettersECCE
9DSupport from an angel9 lettersSEEDMONEY
10DCorner piece6 lettersSTAPLE
11DFruits related to grapefruits7 lettersPOMELOS
12DSave space, in a way10 lettersABBREVIATE
14DEmoji indicating interest4 lettersEYES
25DPerformer who's juggling a lot?10 lettersONEMANBAND
26DTech that records movement5 lettersMOCAP
28DWhen repeated, a fish4 lettersMAHI
29DPlace with a chapel and mess hall9 lettersBIBLECAMP
33DSoft, sticky treat4 lettersPEEP
34DDrifters at sea8 lettersPLANKTON
37DFervent7 lettersINTENSE
40DAnnual event with baskets7 lettersEGGHUNT
42DNot so simple6 lettersHARDER
47DNothing special4 lettersSOSO
51DInformal endorsements4 lettersRECS
52DIt's conditional4 lettersELSE
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