NYT Crossword January 6 2026 Answers

All 76 clues from the Tuesday 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 Paul CoulterEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1U2H3U4R5A6S7I8G9M10A11O12T13S14LETAT15ILIAD16NEO17THERE18SNOTWO19IMS20RIRI21ABS22L23DOPA24AMIN25ORIT26Y27OFONE28PAN29ODORS30P31H32A33SE34RYE35IK36E37A38SETIN39O40PPOS41ITION42IMAN43MAG44DONNY45LE46VAR47A48DE49NOWINS50ITUA51T52I53O54N55DOWSE56BLM57ROMO58ACE59W60A61YSAB62OUTIT63DAB64ALOES65MCATS66APB67STUNT68GESSO

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

ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
6ALetter between rho and tau5 lettersSIGMA
11AN.H.L. tiebreakers3 lettersOTS
14AAllow to attack5 lettersLETAT
16APrefix with liberal3 lettersNEO
19AOnline chats, in brief3 lettersIMS
20ANickname for Rihanna4 lettersRIRI
21ATummy muscles3 lettersABS
24AThe only person to have the opinion14 lettersAMINORITYOFONE
28ACriticize harshly3 lettersPAN
29AUnpleasant smells5 lettersODORS
30ATemporary state5 lettersPHASE
34ABread for a ham sandwich3 lettersRYE
38AContrast15 lettersSETINOPPOSITION
42AOne-named supermodel4 lettersIMAN
43AGQ or Cosmo3 lettersMAG
47AFruity drink3 lettersADE
49AThing bound to end in failure14 lettersNOWINSITUATION
55ASearch for water, in a way5 lettersDOWSE
57AAnalyst/ex-QB Tony ___4 lettersROMO
58ASplendid serve3 lettersACE
59ASee 17-Across11 lettersWAYSABOUTIT
63AApply gently3 lettersDAB
64ASucculents that soothe5 lettersALOES
65AExams for future docs5 lettersMCATS
66AP.D. alert3 lettersAPB
67ADaredevil's deed5 lettersSTUNT
68APainter's plaster5 lettersGESSO
DOWN
1DThe "U" in UHF5 lettersULTRA
2DPronoun pair5 lettersHEHIM
3DAmniocentesis targets5 lettersUTERI
4D___ to go (stoked)5 lettersRARIN
5DBroke bread3 lettersATE
6DPenalty box, in hockey lingo6 lettersSINBIN
7DAlso-ran's remark5 lettersILOST
8D"Am-scray!"3 lettersGIT
9DGullet3 lettersMAW
11DThin paper9 lettersONIONSKIN
12DPhoenix neighbor5 lettersTEMPE
23DSpicy Sweet Chili chip6 lettersDORITO
25DDentist's directive4 lettersOPEN
27DKeats creations4 lettersODES
30DTire inflation meas.3 lettersPSI
31DBottom line?3 lettersHEM
32DIn short supply, as energy9 lettersATALOWEBB
33DMuscle-bone connectors6 lettersSINEWS
34DD&D, e.g.3 lettersRPG
36DForever and a day3 lettersEON
37DTo some extent3 lettersANY
40DLinks numbers4 lettersPARS
41DIt comes to mind4 lettersIDEA
46DConsider6 lettersVIEWAS
47D"Finally!"6 lettersATLAST
48D___ luck4 lettersDUMB
50D"Ghosts" playwright Henrik5 lettersIBSEN
51DCease-fire5 lettersTRUCE
52DMinute amounts5 lettersIOTAS
53DDrops5 lettersOMITS
54D"Au contraire!"5 lettersNOTSO
55DArt pioneered by Arp4 lettersDADA
61D"That means ___!"3 lettersYOU
62D"Srsly?!"3 lettersOMG
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