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New York Times Crossword January 16 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 72 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 72 clues from the New York Times Crossword for January 16 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Coming-out party?101 AcrossReveal answer → Finish (up)411 AcrossReveal answer → "Hello-o-o?"1015 AcrossReveal answer → Dialect featured in the literature of Alice Walker and Toni Morrison, for short416 AcrossReveal answer → Scenario calling for self-reliance1017 AcrossReveal answer → Summer flier418 AcrossReveal answer → Classic 1926 poem associated with the Harlem Renaissance419 AcrossReveal answer → Do some cleaning420 AcrossReveal answer → Creatures that can turn into humans on land, in Scottish folklore521 AcrossReveal answer → Sound around a summer cornfield322 AcrossReveal answer → Wood used for flooring323 AcrossReveal answer → Trunk item624 AcrossReveal answer → Shortest-reigning English monarch (9 days)825 AcrossReveal answer → Molecule that can self-splice328 AcrossReveal answer → Enthusiasm-curbing629 AcrossReveal answer → "Here we go!"832 AcrossReveal answer → Uncovered434 AcrossReveal answer → Some cuts of meat535 AcrossReveal answer → Tennis great who had a tennis scholarship from U.C.L.A.437 AcrossReveal answer → Place for trading stories?838 AcrossReveal answer → Diverts640 AcrossReveal answer → It takes a long time to get this342 AcrossReveal answer → Leading character on social media?843 AcrossReveal answer → White House partner, for short645 AcrossReveal answer → Assume, as costs347 AcrossReveal answer → Do some cleaning348 AcrossReveal answer → Market for currencies, informally551 AcrossReveal answer → Financial aid basis452 AcrossReveal answer → Hand count?454 AcrossReveal answer → Ian : Scotland :: ___ : Wales455 AcrossReveal answer → One might help you hitch a ride1056 AcrossReveal answer → Parmesan cheese feature458 AcrossReveal answer → Novel whence the line "Four legs good, two legs bad"1059 AcrossReveal answer → Rests460 AcrossReveal answer → They're green year-round1061 AcrossReveal answer →

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Bare-bones51 DownReveal answer → Oscar-winning musical role for Rita Moreno52 DownReveal answer → Already53 DownReveal answer → "The Memory Police" author ___ Ogawa44 DownReveal answer → Brand lead-in to Caps or Balls35 DownReveal answer → Unwieldy situation, metaphorically116 DownReveal answer → "As if!"67 DownReveal answer → Blows away48 DownReveal answer → Release49 DownReveal answer → Kind of cycle310 DownReveal answer → Listing on a W-2 form511 DownReveal answer → Stumbled upon912 DownReveal answer → Overwhelming amount913 DownReveal answer → Some terrarium denizens914 DownReveal answer → Declares421 DownReveal answer → Tai chi accessory323 DownReveal answer → Receives unfair criticism1124 DownReveal answer → Nimble, zigzagging maneuver425 DownReveal answer → Best Original Song Oscar winner from 2014's "Selma"526 DownReveal answer → P.E. unit327 DownReveal answer → Invitations to come on board929 DownReveal answer → First NASA mission broadcast live from orbit930 DownReveal answer → Secret offering?931 DownReveal answer → Julia of "The Addams Family"433 DownReveal answer → ___ Excellency336 DownReveal answer → Like leatherette439 DownReveal answer → Witticism341 DownReveal answer → Start of a secret invitation, perhaps644 DownReveal answer → Leans546 DownReveal answer → Locale of a semiannual fashion week548 DownReveal answer → Opposite of subtle549 DownReveal answer → Makes do for a while?550 DownReveal answer → Gram, by another name452 DownReveal answer → Composer Satie453 DownReveal answer → Goal-oriented global org.?454 DownReveal answer → Half-___356 DownReveal answer → Totally357 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the New York Times crossword published on Friday, January 16, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.