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New York Times Crossword January 14 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword January 14 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 78 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#
Wasn't even close, as in comparisonPALED5Across1 Fashion name that's become slang for "excellent"GUCCI5Across6 Binary 10, in decimal valueTWO3Across11 Garlicky sauceAIOLI5Across14 Beef up the arsenal, sayREARM5Across15 Tuna varietyAHI3Across16 "Sunday in the Park With George," for oneBROADWAYMUSICAL15Across17 Big ___ (audacious thing to make)ASK3Across20 Ref. work with over 600,000 wordsOED3Across21 Moves (over)SCOOTS6Across22 SignsINKS4Across23 "Nonsense!"PSHAW5Across25 "Oh, that does make sense"ISEE4Across27 Milker's handfulTEAT4Across29 They may be fixed or variableRATES5Across31 River at MemphisNILE4Across35 "We want more!"ENCORE6Across36 Ump's callOUT3Across38 Jerry's uncle on "Seinfeld"LEO3Across39 Sent away forORDERED7Across40 Historic stretchERA3Across41 That's a me problemEGO3Across42 Madison Square Garden teamKNICKS6Across43 Sporty Pontiacs of the 1960sGTOS4Across44 Actress Thompson of "Westworld"TESSA5Across45 OceanicVAST4Across47 Ill-consideredRASH4Across48 WiredHYPER5Across49 Unappetizing gruelSLOP4Across51 Like a dress that falls short?PETITE6Across53 Burlesque accessoryBOA3Across56 Vietnamese noodle dishPHO3Across57 Pulitzer-winning composer and lyricist of "Sunday in the Park With George"STEPHENSONDHEIM15Across60 Greenwich Village's Stonewall ___INN3Across64 Poet who wrote "Only through time time is conquered"ELIOT5Across65 Grub, e.g.LARVA5Across66 PatheticSAD3Across67 Linking pointNEXUS5Across68 German industrial cityESSEN5Across69

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Old sunscreen initialismPABA4Down1 Gets off one's chestAIRS4Down2 Ones who probably aren't buying it?LOOKIELOOS10Down3 She, in São PauloELA3Down4 Performed well enoughDIDOK5Down5 AlumGRAD4Down6 180UEY3Down7 Bit of spy gear, informallyCAM3Down8 Defeat decisivelyCRUSH5Down9 Mock "Ooh, you frighten me!"IMSCARED8Down10 Kind of shellTACO4Down11 "Wait, ___?"WHAT4Down12 Makes less noisy, in a wayOILS4Down13 "The Magnificent Seven" or "The Hateful Eight"WESTERN7Down18 Where Caitlin Clark played Division I basketballIOWA4Down19 Once calledNEE3Down24 Warm-up lap leaderPACECAR7Down25 They communicate through bill-clatteringSTORKS6Down26 CoveINLET5Down27 Battle of Vicksburg in the Civil War, e.g.SIEGE5Down28 Salad greenENDIVE6Down30 Tunes with an irresistible rhythmTOETAPPERS10Down32 Change across the AtlanticEUROS5Down33 Squirrel awaySTASH5Down34 Lies atopRESTSON7Down37 "Very well …"OKAYTHEN8Down40 Miracle-___GRO3Down44 Modern suffix with situationSHIP4Down46 Key's longtime partner in sketch comedyPEELE5Down50 51-Across serverLADLE5Down52 Trident-shaped lettersPSIS4Down53 Sicilian landmarkETNA4Down54 Look afterTEND4Down55 Most online customer service agents nowadaysBOTS4Down56 Queen's domainHIVE4Down58 Sultanate near YemenOMAN4Down59 CancelNIX3Down61 Trifling amountSOU3Down62 Is blessed withHAS3Down63

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Wednesday, January 14, 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.