NYT Crossword January 7 2026 Answers

All 76 clues from the Wednesday 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 Adrianne BaikEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1J2A3D4A5H6E7A8L9S10A11P12E13S14EPIC15ENRON16WOAH17TINK18ERBELL19AWRY20LEE21ASAP22ARENA23ACI24DS25NA26N27CYDREW28GENET29IC30OOO31TSA32FED33SSN34CITY35DORO36THYG37ALE38S39MOG40TAO41EMO42TAG43FOR44PETS45P46A47S48ELL49EWOO50DS51REESE52AWORD53PA54PA55SHE56LAVA57H58ELLOK59ITTY60TRES61ALUMS62ALOO63HERE64MISSY65MENU

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

ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
5AGets better5 lettersHEALS
10A"Great" animals4 lettersAPES
14ASuper-cool4 lettersEPIC
17AWing woman?10 lettersTINKERBELL
19ANot right4 lettersAWRY
21ARight away4 lettersASAP
22ASports center5 lettersARENA
23AThey have pH's below 75 lettersACIDS
25ACover girl?9 lettersNANCYDREW
30AXXX counterpart3 lettersOOO
31AOrg. with a 3-1-1 rule3 lettersTSA
32AGave a meal3 lettersFED
33AW-9 fig.3 lettersSSN
35AHomecoming queen?11 lettersDOROTHYGALE
38AUnhealthy haze4 lettersSMOG
40AMathematician Terence3 lettersTAO
42AGame of pursuit3 lettersTAG
43AOn behalf of3 lettersFOR
44APlaces for pampering pups7 lettersPETSPAS
48ASister-in-law?9 lettersELLEWOODS
52A"We need to talk"5 lettersAWORD
53ASmurf elder4 lettersPAPA
55AMiss, e.g.3 lettersSHE
56AHot stuff4 lettersLAVA
57ACat lady?10 lettersHELLOKITTY
60AUno más dos4 lettersTRES
61AGrads, now5 lettersALUMS
63AText sent upon arrival4 lettersHERE
64ARapper ___ Elliott5 lettersMISSY
65ACourse list?4 lettersMENU
DOWN
2DBy the item6 lettersAPIECE
3DEnjoy a home-cooked meal, say6 lettersDINEIN
4D"Oh no!," in comics3 lettersACK
5DCertain possessive pronoun4 lettersHERS
6DWith all judges present6 lettersENBANC
7DGrilled cornmeal cake5 lettersAREPA
8D"haha"3 lettersLOL
10DNobel, for one5 lettersAWARD
11DBold accessory for a suit8 lettersPOWERTIE
12DSincere7 lettersEARNEST
13DBack off (from)7 lettersSHYAWAY
18DDay for hunting6 lettersEASTER
24DClear up, as a windshield5 lettersDEFOG
26DSnoopy4 lettersNOSY
27DSavory rice porridge6 lettersCONGEE
29DWords of concurrence6 lettersIDOTOO
33D"___ 'nuff!"3 lettersSHO
34DAlmost there5 lettersCLOSE
35DCynophilist8 lettersDOGLOVER
36DPurple boba choice4 lettersTARO
38DSecrecy7 lettersSTEALTH
39DVirus of sorts7 lettersMALWARE
43DChain email abbr.3 lettersFWD
45DKitchen grinder6 lettersPESTLE
46DKutcher of "That '70s Show"6 lettersASHTON
47D"Later"6 lettersSEEYOU
49DClear, as a whiteboard5 lettersERASE
54DSmall bouquet4 lettersPOSY
57DHawaiian pizza topping3 lettersHAM
58DLilly of pharmaceuticals3 lettersELI
59DDr. Seuss's Sam-___3 lettersIAM
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