New York Times Crossword January 1 2026 Answers
Sofia Marquez
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on January 1 2026, constructed by Topher Booth. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1AYou're looking at it!›
- 5AFile type›
- 9APiano technician›
- 14AParasite's target›
- 15AHad no co-conspirators›
- 17APreparation for many a surprise party›
- 18AWhich 1991 comedy starred Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss?›
- 19AQuotidian›
- 21ACharon's domain›
- 22ABistecca ___ fiorentina (Italian dish)›
- 23ARole for Annie Potts on "Young Sheldon"›
- 25AAre: Fr.›
- 27AGift for a musician›
- 28AFigure in much W.W. I propaganda›
- 31AKid with a route›
- 35AHome to the first N.F.L. team to win a Super Bowl in its own stadium (2021)›
- 39AWhat Edvard Munch painting inspired a poster for "Home Alone"?›
- 40AWhat fictional English heavy metal band consists of David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel and Derek Smalls?›
- 42ALike the origins of Buddhism and Hinduism›
- 43AChill pill, essentially›
- 44AInvestigate›
- 47APrefix with genetics›
- 50AAssessment, informally›
- 51AGorgon slain by Perseus›
- 56ACohort›
- 58AWhere many family names begin O'-›
- 60ADenizen of hell›
- 61ATest graders' aids … or what is needed to respond to the six trivia questions in this puzzle?›
- 64ANeighbor of Java›
- 65ANancy Drew and Sherlock Holmes›
- 66APrayer leader›
- 67ALit for fun, e.g.›
- 68A___-à-___›
- 69ABore›
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- 1DIdly pluck, as a banjo›
- 2DIt always wins, they say›
- 3DOne of Us, say?›
- 4DDriver of some engines›
- 5DLike most oysters served with mignonette›
- 6DSome Bavarian cries›
- 7DMajestic›
- 8DWhich unit of data storage could hold 200,000 HD movies?›
- 9D19th letter›
- 10DSephora competitor›
- 11DGallant›
- 12D___ Gay›
- 13DSteel rod with ridges›
- 16DMaliciously publishes the private info of online›
- 20DActor Fishburne of "The Matrix"›
- 24DOrg. for the Fever and the Dream›
- 26DFilled›
- 29DEnd of many modern addresses›
- 30DCat breed from an island in the Irish Sea›
- 31DEducational support grp.›
- 32DSounds of realization›
- 33DWho won Best Supporting Actor for Martin Scorsese's "GoodFellas?"›
- 34DPitchers' stats›
- 36DWhat Mediterranean nation lies between Italy and Libya?›
- 37DGo for the gold?›
- 38DApropos›
- 40DInitialism for an online advertiser›
- 41DPitted fruit›
- 43DTake over for›
- 45DUndisguised›
- 46D"Sit!"›
- 47D"Horrors!"›
- 48DGroup of experts›
- 49D2010 release now owned by Meta, informally›
- 52DEntry in red ink›
- 53DSo-called "fifth taste"›
- 54DKind of wind … or an alternative to wind›
- 55D"Mob Psycho 100" genre›
- 57DSinger Stefani›
- 59DNegative for Nikolai›
- 62DHeart chart, for short›
- 63DBuffalo-to-Baltimore dir.›
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