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New York Times Crossword January 15 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 85 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword January 15 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 85 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#
Cattle callsMOOS4Across1 Visible sign of hard workSWEAT5Across5 El ___ (precursor of the Expressionists)GRECO5Across10 Novelist Quindlen who wrote "One True Thing"ANNA4Across15 One of five ... or maybe six?SENSE5Across16 Like dartsAIMED5Across17 *Oft-quoted advice in Matthew 7:7SEEKANDYHALLFIND16Across18 Herb related to parsleyANISE5Across21 Part of L.G.B.T.Q.GAY3Across22 Races longer than marathons, informallyULTRAS6Across23 First name in rap?LIL3Across24 Stat for Aaron JudgeRBI3Across25 Puts the finishing touches on, in a wayICES4Across27 *24/7/365ALLDAVERYDAY12Across28 Some scanners, for shortTSA3Across32 Jan. 1 through todayYTD3Across35 Oodles of timeEONS4Across36 ElateSEND4Across37 Nobelist Joliot-Curie who synthesized radioactive isotopesIRENE5Across38 Stereotypical dogFIDO4Across41 Bases of shipbuildingKEELS5Across42 Sol, but not LunaNOTE4Across43 Word with sponge or fishCAKE4Across44 Quarterback's assetARM3Across45 Shiny little plattersCDS3Across46 *Evening spent playing with the kids, sayFAMILYGAIGHT12Across47 Stare in astonishmentGAPE4Across52 Just peachyAOK3Across53 Possible response to "Tu veux du chocolat?"OUI3Across54 Idiomatic partner of "lose"SNOOZE6Across55 Disney stillCEL3Across58 Directive written in currants in "Alice in Wonderland"EATME5Across60 Tendency to reinforce one's established beliefs … or a hint to answering this puzzle's starred cluesCONFIRMATIONBIAS16Across62 Playwright ChekhovANTON5Across65 FollowingAFTER5Across66 "Sorry ... hard pass"UMNO4Across67 Corporate musical chairs, for shortREORG5Across68 RibTEASE5Across69 Quinceañera celebrant, e.g.TEEN4Across70

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Indian spice blendMASALA6Down1 Low soccer scoreONENIL6Down2 Food writer MollyONEILL6Down3 Fifth Avenue storeSAKS4Down4 W-9 fig.SSN3Down5 One method of sibling tortureWEDGIE6Down6 Oscar-nominated singer/songwriter for "May It Be" (2001)ENYA4Down7 Like a used firepitASHY4Down8 What might give you a brewed awakening?TEA3Down9 Narrow kitchenGALLEY6Down10 Results of feudsRIFTS5Down11 Title for any male in the House of SaudEMIR4Down12 Actor John who has granted more than 650 wishes for the Make-A-Wish FoundationCENA4Down13 Sportsbook calculationODDS4Down14 Make bubblyAERATE6Down19 Created Yoda, he didLUCAS5Down20 Brief letters?BVD3Down26 Fig. on a driver's licenseIDNO4Down27 Unit of forceDYNE4Down29 Energy-healing practiceREIKI5Down30 Fluctuate between normal singing and falsettoYODEL5Down31 Bit of concert merchTEE3Down32 Show that celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2025, in briefSNL3Down33 About a third of an N.F.L. broadcastADS3Down34 Highway behemothSEMI4Down37 Fortune competitorINC3Down38 5.5 yardsROD3Down39 Subject of astrobiology, in briefETS3Down40 Star qualityFAME4Down41 Seattle N.H.L. teamKRAKEN6Down42 April fool, e.g.CAPER5Down44 Sixth word of the Gettysburg AddressAGO3Down45 Throwing for a loopFAZING6Down47 Bulldog supportersYALIES6Down48 The moment of truthGOTIME6Down49 "The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being ___": Mahatma GandhiHUMANE6Down50 Dons, as an apronTIESON6Down51 Really try to getGOFOR5Down52 C-section reminderSCAR4Down55 NadaNONE4Down56 Not fooled byONTO4Down57 Where the coffee and Wi-Fi might both be strongCAFE4Down58 "At Last" singer JamesETTA4Down59 AdjoinABUT4Down61 Place to strike a pose?MAT3Down63 Seam contentsORE3Down64

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Thursday, January 15, 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.