The full solution for the NY Times January 17 2026 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Adam Aaronson and edited by Will Shortz.
NYT Across Clues
- 1A Expressions of disbelief or exasperation FACEPALMS
- 10A What “margarita” means in Spanish DAISY
- 15A Reputable, in a way BRANDNAME
- 16A What Anora and Vanya do in 2024’s “Anora” ELOPE
- 17A Too late, say OUTOFTIME
- 18A Advocate for the political mobilization of the proletariat LENIN
- 19A People often manage with them, in brief MBAS
- 20A You might say “Hmm” when something is this ODD
- 21A Toppings blended with ice cream MIXINS
- 22A Anti-troll measure BAN
- 23A Tchotchke KNICKKNACK
- 25A Protection from drops RAINCOAT
- 26A With 27-Down, fateful time for a sorority pledge BID
- 28A City in Illinois’s “Little Egypt” region CAIRO
- 30A Demure COY
- 31A Plant with psychoactive leaves COCA
- 32A Offload (on) FOIST
- 33A Famous monogram found backward in the alphabet MLK
- 34A Tall and thin LANKY
- 35A Revel (in) BASK
- 36A One of five in a typical big band SAX
- 37A Archetypes MOLDS
- 38A “All that really matters is if your rhymes was ___” (MF Doom lyric) ILL
- 39A Artificially unsophisticated FAUXNAIF
- 41A Units for a high-resolution camera MEGAPIXELS
- 43A Interval GAP
- 46A Setups for some elaborate group pictures RISERS
- 47A Subject to careful appraisal VET
- 48A Lawyer’s assignment CASE
- 49A Not budging INERT
- 50A Ones running along a road SIDEWALKS
- 52A Bracket contents TEAMS
- 53A Where someone’s height may be stretched? TINDERBIO
- 54A With 39-Down, pretentiously creative ARTSY
- 55A What antiperspirants can prevent PITSTAINS
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D Crude thing to drop, familiarly FBOMB
- 2D Westernmost territory of the Netherlands ARUBA
- 3D Board game with resources CATAN
- 4D Grandson of Eve ENOS
- 5D Many an attachment PDF
- 6D ___ Carlos Jobim, father of the bossa nova ANTONIO
- 7D Made, as an easy basketball shot LAIDIN
- 8D Longest number writable in standard Roman numerals MMMDCCCLXXXVIII
- 9D Spy SEE
- 10D Use a roller on, as a jacket DELINT
- 11D Digital assistant ALEXA
- 12D In which opposites attract IONICBOND
- 13D Flashy taekwondo moves SPINKICKS
- 14D Cravings YENS
- 21D “All right,” folksily MKAY
- 23D Super Mario ___ KART
- 24D Eccentric KOOK
- 25D Cybersecurity assessment RISK
- 27D See 26-Across DAY
- 28D Worker who’s the subject of the song “Sixteen Tons” COALMINER
- 29D Cabin choice AISLESEAT
- 31D Baby rhino CALF
- 32D Part of the D.O.J. FBI
- 33D So-called “Valley Isle” MAUI
- 34D Writer Lowry LOIS
- 36D Good marks? SAPS
- 37D Egg cream alternatives MALTEDS
- 39D See 54-Across FARTSY
- 40D Quaint contraction NEEDNT
- 42D Gentlemen, jocularly GERMS
- 43D Korean barbecue rib dish GALBI
- 44D Greet hospitably at the door ASKIN
- 45D Dough at a taquería PESOS
- 46D Servant in “The Handmaid’s Tale” RITA
- 48D Beloved, in Italian CARA
- 50D Product with the additive zinc dithiophosphate STP
- 51D Like the weather in much of Equatorial Guinea WET
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