The full solution for the NY Times January 20 2026 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Jonathan Raksin and edited by Will Shortz.
Quick searchNYT Across Clues
- 1A Small bouquets POSIES
- 7A “In that case ?” IFSO
- 11A Cleopatra’s killer ASP
- 14A One of a record 30+ for Beyoncé GRAMMY
- 15A Short piano piece SONATINA
- 17A Improvises ADLIBS
- 18A One who’s hanging around LOITERER
- 19A It begins with Alfa and ends with Zulu NATOALPHABET
- 21A The Falcons, on scoreboards ATL
- 24A Follower of “T.” REX
- 25A Figure depicted in Michelangelo’s “Pietà” MARY
- 26A Hellenistic storytelling GREEKMYTHOLOGY
- 32A Parade spoiler RAIN
- 33A East Coast convenience store chain with a reduplicative name WAWA
- 34A Modern pickup spot for delivery drivers AMAZONWAREHOUSE
- 42A Flatbread from India ROTI
- 43A Fight night souvenir, perhaps WELT
- 44A Historic destination for Pueblo pilgrimages THEGRANDCANYON
- 50A Düsseldorf denial NEIN
- 51A Video game creature often depicted with green skin ORC
- 52A One place to find a Brazilian SPA
- 53A Skill shared by bats and dolphins … or, when read as two words, what 19-, 26-, 34- and 44-Across each is ECHOLOCATION
- 59A Group of orcas WHALEPOD
- 60A Groups of scouts TROOPS
- 64A Suddenly motivated, with “under” LITAFIRE
- 65A Stuck INARUT
- 66A “Amen!” YES
- 67A Romeo or Juliet, notably TEEN
- 68A D flat equivalent CSHARP
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D Tour overseer, for short PGA
- 2D Chicago airport code ORD
- 3D ___ Minella (“The Muppet Show” Muppet) SAL
- 4D Poker declaration IMIN
- 5D Set sail EMBARK
- 6D The “S” of A.B.S. SYSTEM
- 7D Mallorca, por ejemplo ISLA
- 8D One pitied by Mr. T, in a catchphrase FOOL
- 9D Scissor cut SNIP
- 10D Words with one’s right hand raised OATH
- 11D Novel feature of the 1974 Olds Toronado AIRBAG
- 12D Visibly disdainful SNEERY
- 13D Shindig PARTY
- 16D “I love you,” in Spanish TEAMO
- 20D Prefix for element #8 OXY
- 21D Indian tourist city AGRA
- 22D Transport between terminals TRAM
- 23D “Star Wars” princess LEIA
- 27D Split ___ (New Wave band whose name sounds like a hair problem) ENZ
- 28D American author whose life span closely coincided with Halley’s comet visits TWAIN
- 29D Sarcastic laugh syllable HAR
- 30D Be behind OWE
- 31D ___-di-dah LAH
- 35D See 47-Down ORG
- 36D Negative logic gate that works similarly to “and” NOR
- 37D Sports grp. for Coco Gauff WTA
- 38D Not lease, say OWN
- 39D One-eighties UEYS
- 40D Unappetizing food SLOP
- 41D Europe’s highest volcano ETNA
- 44D Computer whiz TECHIE
- 45D Drum kit components descended from “sock cymbals” HIHATS
- 46D ___ Holmes, Netflix character played by Millie Bobby Brown ENOLA
- 47D With 35-Down, URL ending for Wikipedia DOT
- 48D Any poster on Yelp, essentially CRITIC
- 49D Squirrel’s hoard ACORNS
- 50D Just now NEWLY
- 54D West side? LEFT
- 55D Mayberry boy of ?60s TV OPIE
- 56D McIntosh (or Macintosh) component CORE
- 57D Port of Yemen ADEN
- 58D One famously preparing for a flood NOAH
- 61D “? ___ lack thereof” ORA
- 62D Brita competitor PUR
- 63D Pennzoil competitor STP
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