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NYT Crossword January 6 2026 Answers

All 76 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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1ALt. ___, communications officer on the original "Star Trek"5 lettersSee answer ›6ALetter between rho and tau5 lettersSee answer ›11AN.H.L. tiebreakers3 lettersSee answer ›14AAllow to attack5 lettersSee answer ›15AEpic that ends "Such was the funeral of Hector, tamer of horses"5 lettersSee answer ›16APrefix with liberal3 lettersSee answer ›17AWith 59-Across, "This is beyond a doubt" ... or a punny hint to 24-, 38- and 49-Across11 lettersSee answer ›19AOnline chats, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›20ANickname for Rihanna4 lettersSee answer ›21ATummy muscles3 lettersSee answer ›22ADrug used to treat Parkinson's5 lettersSee answer ›24AThe only person to have the opinion14 lettersSee answer ›28ACriticize harshly3 lettersSee answer ›29AUnpleasant smells5 lettersSee answer ›30ATemporary state5 lettersSee answer ›34ABread for a ham sandwich3 lettersSee answer ›35AIts products often include wordless assembly instructions4 lettersSee answer ›38AContrast15 lettersSee answer ›42AOne-named supermodel4 lettersSee answer ›43AGQ or Cosmo3 lettersSee answer ›44ASinger/dancer/actor ___ Osmond5 lettersSee answer ›45ABurton of "Star Trek: T.N.G."5 lettersSee answer ›47AFruity drink3 lettersSee answer ›49AThing bound to end in failure14 lettersSee answer ›55ASearch for water, in a way5 lettersSee answer ›56ARacial justice movement, for short3 lettersSee answer ›57AAnalyst/ex-QB Tony ___4 lettersSee answer ›58ASplendid serve3 lettersSee answer ›59ASee 17-Across11 lettersSee answer ›63AApply gently3 lettersSee answer ›64ASucculents that soothe5 lettersSee answer ›65AExams for future docs5 lettersSee answer ›66AP.D. alert3 lettersSee answer ›67ADaredevil's deed5 lettersSee answer ›68APainter's plaster5 lettersSee answer ›
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1DThe "U" in UHF5 lettersSee answer ›2DPronoun pair5 lettersSee answer ›3DAmniocentesis targets5 lettersSee answer ›4D___ to go (stoked)5 lettersSee answer ›5DBroke bread3 lettersSee answer ›6DPenalty box, in hockey lingo6 lettersSee answer ›7DAlso-ran's remark5 lettersSee answer ›8D"Am-scray!"3 lettersSee answer ›9DGullet3 lettersSee answer ›10DOne-named Cuban-born designer who fashioned Nancy Reagan's red outfits6 lettersSee answer ›11DThin paper9 lettersSee answer ›12DPhoenix neighbor5 lettersSee answer ›13D"Slammin' Sammy" of baseball4 lettersSee answer ›18DPoet Teasdale who won a Pulitzer for her volume "Love Songs"4 lettersSee answer ›23DSpicy Sweet Chili chip6 lettersSee answer ›25DDentist's directive4 lettersSee answer ›26DToy that might "walk the dog"4 lettersSee answer ›27DKeats creations4 lettersSee answer ›30DTire inflation meas.3 lettersSee answer ›31DBottom line?3 lettersSee answer ›32DIn short supply, as energy9 lettersSee answer ›33DMuscle-bone connectors6 lettersSee answer ›34DD&D, e.g.3 lettersSee answer ›36DForever and a day3 lettersSee answer ›37DTo some extent3 lettersSee answer ›39DCountry in which men traditionally wear robes called dishdashas4 lettersSee answer ›40DLinks numbers4 lettersSee answer ›41DIt comes to mind4 lettersSee answer ›46DConsider6 lettersSee answer ›47D"Finally!"6 lettersSee answer ›48D___ luck4 lettersSee answer ›49D"For real!," in modern slang5 lettersSee answer ›50D"Ghosts" playwright Henrik5 lettersSee answer ›51DCease-fire5 lettersSee answer ›52DMinute amounts5 lettersSee answer ›53DDrops5 lettersSee answer ›54D"Au contraire!"5 lettersSee answer ›55DArt pioneered by Arp4 lettersSee answer ›60DKey known as "Option" on a Mac3 lettersSee answer ›61D"That means ___!"3 lettersSee answer ›62D"Srsly?!"3 lettersSee answer ›
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