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New York Times Crossword January 12 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 81 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword January 12 2026 answers. The Monday puzzle has 81 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Intimidate, with "out"PSYCH5Across1 Bird's dramatic diveSWOOP5Across6 Place to store a lawn mowerSHED4Across11 Hawaiian greetingALOHA5Across15 ___ cold brewNITRO5Across16 Concluding part of a songCODA4Across17 Rhyming advice to a spitting talkerSAYITDONTSPRAYIT16Across18 "Halt!"STOP4Across21 ___-anxiety (fear of harm to the environment caused by human activity)ECO3Across22 Use, as machineryOPERATE7Across23 Lots and lotsSOMANY6Across24 Acronym of affection in ASLILY3Across27 E.M.T. process often administered to the beat of "Stayin' Alive"CPR3Across28 Rhyming advice to a gym ratNOPAINNOGAIN12Across31 Avoids, as captureELUDES6Across36 French "not"PAS3Across38 Prefix that means "all"OMNI4Across39 Garage jobs involving grease gunsLUBES5Across40 "If all ___ fails …"ELSE4Across41 Comic/TV host O'BrienCONAN5Across43 Man's name that's a citrus fruit spelled backwardEMIL4Across44 Substance that's a homophone and anagram of 51-AcrossORE3Across45 Reddish-brown antiseptic in a first-aid kitIODINE6Across46 Rhyming advice to a renter of VHS tapesBEKINDREWIND12Across47 Contraction that's a homophone and anagram of 45-AcrossOER3Across51 Massachusetts' Cape ___COD3Across52 SmoochedKISSED6Across53 "I'll take the blame here"MYFAULT7Across55 Liquid that circulates in a plantSAP3Across59 Locale for Adam and EveEDEN4Across60 Rhyming advice to a procrastinatorYOUSNOOZEYOULOSE16Across64 Fairy tale villainOGRE4Across67 Lock of hairTRESS5Across68 Leaf on a sushi traySHISO5Across69 Broad inletsBAYS4Across70 Handle, as mattersSEETO5Across71 Conceal for the time being, as informationSITON5Across72

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Get a grade other than an FPASS4Down1 Mattress supporterSLAT4Down2 Toy that can go "around the world"YOYO4Down3 You might let these "fall where they may"CHIPS5Down4 A chef might wear a puffy white oneHAT3Down5 Chocolate treat designed to look like a mountaintopSNOCAP6Down6 Actress Ryder of "Beetlejuice"WINONA6Down7 Baseball's MelOTT3Down8 " … in that range"ORSO4Down9 Mary who sings "In every job that must be done there is an element of fun"POPPINS7Down10 So great it's unnervingSCARYGOOD9Down11 Georgetown athleteHOYA4Down12 Put in a good word, perhaps?EDIT4Down13 Something circled on a calendarDATE4Down14 Presentations during a product unveilingDEMOS5Down19 Move, to a RealtorRELO4Down20 More than 10 billion of them are currently in circulation in the U.S.ONES4Down25 Plaints of puppiesYIPS4Down26 One with many Insta followers, perhapsCELEB5Down28 Fancy featherPLUME5Down29 Toy cube inventor ErnoRUBIK5Down30 Scottish negativeNAE3Down32 Test an OB may perform in the second trimesterAMNIO5Down33 SillyINANE5Down34 Football player with a team name inspired by the California gold rushNINER5Down35 Where meats and cheeses are often displayedDELICASES9Down37 BlunderERR3Down41 Vegetable that looks like a large scallionLEEK4Down42 Girls Who ___ (nonprofit promoting women in computer science)CODE4Down43 Incomplete sets on saleODDLOTS7Down45 Source of motivation, in modern lingoINSPO5Down46 Verb preceder, typicallyNOUN4Down48 Most sagaciousWISEST6Down49 Parent's declaration in response to defianceISAYSO6Down50 New ___, capital of IndiaDELHI5Down54 "Get outta my hair!," in a textMYOB4Down55 Discipline for the flexibleYOGA4Down56 RageFURY4Down57 Ripped (up)TORE4Down58 Phrase sometimes chanted after a dareDOIT4Down61 Canadian gas brandESSO4Down62 Element with the symbol NeNEON4Down63 Last of 26 lettersZEE3Down65 Initialism on a Navy carrierUSS3Down66

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Monday, January 12, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.