The full solution for the NY Times January 16 2026 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Kyle Dolan and edited by Will Shortz.
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- 1A Coming-out party? BABYSHOWER
- 11A Finish (up) WRAP
- 15A “Hello-o-o?” ANYONEHOME
- 16A Dialect featured in the literature of Alice Walker and Toni Morrison, for short AAVE
- 17A Scenario calling for self-reliance SINKORSWIM
- 18A Summer flier GNAT
- 19A Classic 1926 poem associated with the Harlem Renaissance ITOO
- 20A Do some cleaning DUST
- 21A Creatures that can turn into humans on land, in Scottish folklore SEALS
- 22A Sound around a summer cornfield CAW
- 23A Wood used for flooring FIR
- 24A Trunk item GASCAN
- 25A Shortest-reigning English monarch (9 days) JANEGREY
- 28A Molecule that can self-splice RNA
- 29A Enthusiasm-curbing JADING
- 32A “Here we go!” LETSROCK
- 34A Uncovered OPEN
- 35A Some cuts of meat CHOPS
- 37A Tennis great who had a tennis scholarship from U.C.L.A. ASHE
- 38A Place for trading stories? BOOKFAIR
- 40A Diverts AMUSES
- 42A It takes a long time to get this OLD
- 43A Leading character on social media? ATSYMBOL
- 45A White House partner, for short FLOTUS
- 47A Assume, as costs EAT
- 48A Do some cleaning MOP
- 51A Market for currencies, informally FOREX
- 52A Financial aid basis NEED
- 54A Hand count? FIVE
- 55A Ian : Scotland :: ___ : Wales EVAN
- 56A One might help you hitch a ride CARTRAILER
- 58A Parmesan cheese feature RIND
- 59A Novel whence the line “Four legs good, two legs bad” ANIMALFARM
- 60A Rests SITS
- 61A They’re green year-round FAKEPLANTS
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D Bare-bones BASIC
- 2D Oscar-winning musical role for Rita Moreno ANITA
- 3D Already BYNOW
- 4D “The Memory Police” author ___ Ogawa YOKO
- 5D Brand lead-in to Caps or Balls SNO
- 6D Unwieldy situation, metaphorically HERDINGCATS
- 7D “As if!” OHSURE
- 8D Blows away WOWS
- 9D Release EMIT
- 10D Kind of cycle REM
- 11D Listing on a W-2 form WAGES
- 12D Stumbled upon RANACROSS
- 13D Overwhelming amount AVALANCHE
- 14D Some terrarium denizens PETSNAKES
- 21D Declares SAYS
- 23D Tai chi accessory FAN
- 24D Receives unfair criticism GETSABADRAP
- 25D Nimble, zigzagging maneuver JINK
- 26D Best Original Song Oscar winner from 2014’s “Selma” GLORY
- 27D P.E. unit REP
- 29D Invitations to come on board JOBOFFERS
- 30D First NASA mission broadcast live from orbit APOLLOVII
- 31D Secret offering? DEODORANT
- 33D Julia of “The Addams Family” RAUL
- 36D ___ Excellency HIS
- 39D Like leatherette FAUX
- 41D Witticism MOT
- 44D Start of a secret invitation, perhaps MEETME
- 46D Leans TENDS
- 48D Locale of a semiannual fashion week MILAN
- 49D Opposite of subtle OVERT
- 50D Makes do for a while? PERMS
- 52D Gram, by another name NANA
- 53D Composer Satie ERIK
- 54D Goal-oriented global org.? FIFA
- 56D Half-___ CAF
- 57D Totally ALL
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55A For the clue… IAN : SCOTLAND :: _______ : WALES NYT Crossword Answers 01/16/26… how does one come to equate ‘Evan’ as the Welsh equivalent of the Scottish Ian… or the Scottish equivalent of the Welsh Ian??
Ioan (Welsh)… “Seon” (from English)… “Seathan”, and “Seán” and “Eoin” (Ireland)… Yowan (Cornish)… Yann (Breton)