New York Times Crossword January 5 2026 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on January 5 2026, constructed by Lynn Lempel. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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Across
- 1AValue›
- 6AVolcanic coating that buried Pompeii›
- 9AAngel's headgear›
- 13AListlessness›
- 14AScore like 5-5 or 10-10›
- 15AFruit-peeling gadget›
- 16AMeeting spot for a company's overseers›
- 18AVentilated›
- 19AActor Reeves who plays John Wick›
- 20AClothing›
- 21AWrestler-turned-actor with a mohawk›
- 24A1976 film with Robert De Niro as an alienated cabbie›
- 26ALawyer, or a lawyer's advice›
- 29AGloppy gunk›
- 30AOp-___ (newspaper pieces)›
- 31AAdvantageous quality›
- 32AAristocrat›
- 34AEnjoy a vacation day, say›
- 40AReside›
- 41ABurr who dueled with Hamilton›
- 42AWane›
- 45AOne ___ time›
- 46AMark Twain, for Samuel Langhorne Clemens›
- 48ABug killer that goes "smack!"›
- 51ALosing general at Appomattox›
- 52ARelating to a son or daughter›
- 53AFanny ___, central figure in Broadway's "Funny Girl"›
- 56APoet Dickinson›
- 57AGridiron success … or, when read as two words, the conclusion to the sequence formed by the starts of 16-, 24-, 34- and 48-Across›
- 61ABackpackers' shelters›
- 62AWrite-___ (unlikely election winners)›
- 63AHome with a dome›
- 64ALumps of coal, for a snowman›
- 65AUnderstand›
- 66ARelinquished›
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- 1DSpider's creation›
- 2DPeace promoter Yoko›
- 3DCell's messenger material›
- 4DIstanbul native›
- 5DConceal›
- 6DLacking a key, in music›
- 7DCrazy Horse's people›
- 8DAdjustable skirt feature›
- 9DPort-au-Prince's country›
- 10DGet there›
- 11DLooked lasciviously›
- 12DCommands›
- 15DPolice officer who monitors an assigned area›
- 17DLabel as G or R, say›
- 20DSpicy marinade with chili peppers›
- 21DExam for a doctor-to-be›
- 22DParks honored in the Capitol's Statuary Hall›
- 23DWalrus's long tooth›
- 25DComposer Stravinsky›
- 27DHave to have›
- 28DPassengers getting an illicit free ride›
- 32DOrg. with Patriot games›
- 33DActor McGregor with a Golden Globe for "Fargo"›
- 35DPertaining to development in the womb›
- 36DOpposite of hilly›
- 37DLike some history or hygiene›
- 38DCity surrounding Vatican City›
- 39DOn bended ___›
- 42DOverly refined›
- 43D"Yikes!," to a Brit›
- 44DReporter's attribution atop an article›
- 46DRead›
- 47DRock's Carmen or Clapton›
- 49DEarthy deposits by a river›
- 50DSteak similar to a porterhouse›
- 54DStylish›
- 55DMargin›
- 57D"___ better to have loved and lost ..."›
- 58DPassé›
- 59DMisfortune›
- 60DSilent approval›
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