New York Times Crossword January 9 2026 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on January 9 2026, constructed by Greg Snitkin and Glenn Davis. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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Across
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Across
- 1ACrush›
- 10AThey get picked up at clubs›
- 14AWinning like crazy›
- 15ASurfing destinations, for short›
- 16APlaces many Cubans are found›
- 18ANoggin›
- 19AClumsy oafs›
- 20A"You better believe it!"›
- 22ABad thing to have in a poker game›
- 25ADumps›
- 26AApple core?›
- 28AConfirmation from a maître d'›
- 30A"I didn't do it!"›
- 34AStealthy flier›
- 39ABummer at a casino game›
- 40AIt often comes with the job›
- 42A___ Slush (frozen fruit drink)›
- 43A"Watch your mouth!"›
- 44AOld-timey oath›
- 46AFirm up›
- 47AEats›
- 48AWas rude on the road or the dance floor›
- 52A"Weed ’Em and ___," gardening book whose title is a spoonerism›
- 54ALed the charge›
- 57APrepares for a wild night, maybe›
- 60AMonopoly token retired in 2017›
- 61AHe's great for the time being›
- 64ABe just chillin'›
- 65A"Beats me!"›
- 66AJazz coda?›
- 67AUnpack for the night, in a way›
Down
- 1DSmall bit, in Bogotá›
- 2DWindows alternative›
- 3DSomething you have trouble putting down›
- 4DGradually introduce, with "in"›
- 5DThe Beatles' "___ Blues"›
- 6DVarieties of this include chocolate and yellow›
- 7D"Then again …," to a texter›
- 8DPuzzles›
- 9DBuild›
- 10DFootwear that lacks defined heels›
- 11DAn "A" in geometry›
- 12DDull›
- 13DOften-redacted fig.›
- 17DItem that someone with cold feet might have›
- 21DVerb that fills in the blanks of its own synonym: _ _AR_›
- 23DBe just chillin'›
- 24DVividly shocking›
- 26DKind of fever›
- 27DBallade or étude›
- 29DAnalogy words›
- 31DRaccoon, humorously›
- 32DIt's bubbling below the surface›
- 33DPointers for some fighters?›
- 35DRom-com plot points›
- 36DChannel offering deals›
- 37DThere are more than 2.3 million in N.Y.C.: Abbr.›
- 38DIndustrial cutter›
- 41DOscar winner Blanchett›
- 45DShady, in modern parlance›
- 49DFlat hat›
- 50DElba who portrayed Nelson Mandela›
- 51D"Some ___!"›
- 53DShenanigan›
- 54DJava ingredient?›
- 55DListing on a jobs website›
- 56DLosing effort›
- 58DWilde thing›
- 59DCashless transaction›
- 60DAd or show follower›
- 62DAfrican grazer›
- 63DChallenge from a hard-hit ground ball, perhaps›
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