New York Times Crossword January 2 2026 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on January 2 2026, constructed by Adam Wagner and Rafael Musa. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1AHavanese greeting›
- 4ATolstoy book whose title asks a question›
- 13AReluctantly stoop›
- 16AThey rate up to 350,000 on the Scoville scale›
- 17AH.S. class for tough life lessons?›
- 18A"Just tell me when it's over"›
- 19ADance move also known as a backslide›
- 21ASkims, as soup stock›
- 22AFig. that cannot start with 9›
- 23AOrg. for The Rock and Brock Lesnar›
- 24ATunnel-making machine›
- 25ANot many›
- 27AWindfalls›
- 28AKeep coming up›
- 30AOne might lead to pay back›
- 34AMake some introductions, say›
- 35AThe Cowboys of the N.C.A.A.›
- 36AWord from the Lakota for "they dwell"›
- 37AEmotional manipulation tactic›
- 39AMeaty meal›
- 40AAttraction on the western side of Carson Range›
- 41A"Oof!"›
- 42ASeems less impressive, so to speak›
- 43ASpray in the kitchen›
- 44AGerman stock market index›
- 47ACumbrous›
- 49AOne-to-one relationship›
- 51AExchanges blows?›
- 53AUp to›
- 54AEggless bread spread›
- 55A"A-a-a-and ___!" (improv show ender)›
- 56AHigh-carb snack›
- 57AMay day celebrant›
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- 1DPresident who wrote "Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good use of it"›
- 2DDefault outcomes, perhaps›
- 3DKind of sequence that proceeds 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ...›
- 4DDuration›
- 5DModern security threat›
- 6DOrg. with the Rule of Law Initiative›
- 7DCylindrical oven›
- 8DExtremely well-liked?›
- 9DPersonal opinion?›
- 10DHooting and hollering›
- 11DPart of an underground network›
- 12DPithy put-downs›
- 14DMain ingredient in an aviation cocktail›
- 15D"I like the sound of that!"›
- 20D"So adorable!"›
- 24DPrepare to ship, say›
- 26DDelivery means to a gas station›
- 27DCount in the Blues Hall of Fame›
- 28DOn the ___ (frequently, informally)›
- 29DBird whose eggs are sometimes a canvas for Aboriginal art›
- 30DCapotes are flapped at them›
- 31D"Let's go, sleepyhead!"›
- 32DBooking, for short›
- 33DServer's obstacle›
- 38D"Word on the street is ..."›
- 41D___ Brown, author of "The Da Vinci Code"›
- 42DNight of lawlessness in a long-running horror franchise, with "the"›
- 43DTry-hard›
- 45DKind of acid›
- 46DStem component›
- 47DCapitulate›
- 48DLender's security›
- 49DTable outside›
- 50DBig purveyor of health supplements›
- 52DGender-neutral term in a family›
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