NYT Crossword January 9 2026 Answers

All 72 clues from the Friday 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 Greg Snitkin and Glenn DavisEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1P2U3P4P5Y6L7O8V9E10T11A12B13S14ONAHEATER15URLS16CIGARBOXE17S18BEAN19OXES20HECK21YEAH22TE23L24L25STIES26C27PU28OU29I30NO31T32M33E34AIR35MARS36H37A38L39CRAP40BENEFITSPA41CKAGE42ICEE43DONTSASSME44NERT45S46SET47HAS48CU49T50I51N52RE53AP54C55RUSADE56D57NA58P59S60BOOT61MRRI62G63HTNOW64IDLE65IVENOIDEA66ZEES67SETUPCAMP

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

ALL CLUES72 CLUES
ACROSS
1ACrush9 lettersPUPPYLOVE
14AWinning like crazy9 lettersONAHEATER
16APlaces many Cubans are found10 lettersCIGARBOXES
18ANoggin4 lettersBEAN
19AClumsy oafs4 lettersOXES
20A"You better believe it!"8 lettersHECKYEAH
25ADumps5 lettersSTIES
26AApple core?3 lettersCPU
30A"I didn't do it!"5 lettersNOTME
34AStealthy flier10 lettersAIRMARSHAL
39ABummer at a casino game4 lettersCRAP
40AIt often comes with the job15 lettersBENEFITSPACKAGE
43A"Watch your mouth!"10 lettersDONTSASSME
44AOld-timey oath5 lettersNERTS
46AFirm up3 lettersSET
47AEats3 lettersHAS
54ALed the charge8 lettersCRUSADED
61AHe's great for the time being10 lettersMRRIGHTNOW
64ABe just chillin'4 lettersIDLE
65A"Beats me!"9 lettersIVENOIDEA
66AJazz coda?4 lettersZEES
67AUnpack for the night, in a way9 lettersSETUPCAMP
DOWN
1DSmall bit, in Bogotá4 lettersPOCO
2DWindows alternative4 lettersUNIX
5DThe Beatles' "___ Blues"3 lettersYER
8DPuzzles5 lettersVEXES
9DBuild5 lettersERECT
10DFootwear that lacks defined heels9 lettersTUBESOCKS
11DAn "A" in geometry4 lettersAREA
12DDull4 lettersBLAH
13DOften-redacted fig.3 lettersSSN
23DBe just chillin'4 lettersLOAF
24DVividly shocking5 lettersLURID
26DKind of fever5 lettersCABIN
27DBallade or étude5 lettersPIECE
29DAnalogy words4 lettersISTO
31DRaccoon, humorously10 lettersTRASHPANDA
33DPointers for some fighters?5 lettersEPEES
35DRom-com plot points9 lettersMEETCUTES
36DChannel offering deals3 lettersHSN
38DIndustrial cutter5 lettersLASER
41DOscar winner Blanchett4 lettersCATE
49DFlat hat3 lettersTAM
51D"Some ___!"5 lettersNERVE
53DShenanigan5 lettersANTIC
54DJava ingredient?4 lettersCODE
55DListing on a jobs website4 lettersROLE
56DLosing effort4 lettersDIET
58DWilde thing4 lettersPOEM
59DCashless transaction4 lettersSWAP
60DAd or show follower3 lettersBIZ
62DAfrican grazer3 lettersGNU
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