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New York Times Crossword January 16 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 72 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword January 16 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 72 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#
Coming-out party?BABYSHOWER10Across1 Finish (up)WRAP4Across11 "Hello-o-o?"ANYONEHOME10Across15 Dialect featured in the literature of Alice Walker and Toni Morrison, for shortAAVE4Across16 Scenario calling for self-relianceSINKORSWIM10Across17 Summer flierGNAT4Across18 Classic 1926 poem associated with the Harlem RenaissanceITOO4Across19 Do some cleaningDUST4Across20 Creatures that can turn into humans on land, in Scottish folkloreSEALS5Across21 Sound around a summer cornfieldCAW3Across22 Wood used for flooringFIR3Across23 Trunk itemGASCAN6Across24 Shortest-reigning English monarch (9 days)JANEGREY8Across25 Molecule that can self-spliceRNA3Across28 Enthusiasm-curbingJADING6Across29 "Here we go!"LETSROCK8Across32 UncoveredOPEN4Across34 Some cuts of meatCHOPS5Across35 Tennis great who had a tennis scholarship from U.C.L.A.ASHE4Across37 Place for trading stories?BOOKFAIR8Across38 DivertsAMUSES6Across40 It takes a long time to get thisOLD3Across42 Leading character on social media?ATSYMBOL8Across43 White House partner, for shortFLOTUS6Across45 Assume, as costsEAT3Across47 Do some cleaningMOP3Across48 Market for currencies, informallyFOREX5Across51 Financial aid basisNEED4Across52 Hand count?FIVE4Across54 Ian : Scotland :: ___ : WalesEVAN4Across55 One might help you hitch a rideCARTRAILER10Across56 Parmesan cheese featureRIND4Across58 Novel whence the line "Four legs good, two legs bad"ANIMALFARM10Across59 RestsSITS4Across60 They're green year-roundFAKEPLANTS10Across61

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Bare-bonesBASIC5Down1 Oscar-winning musical role for Rita MorenoANITA5Down2 AlreadyBYNOW5Down3 "The Memory Police" author ___ OgawaYOKO4Down4 Brand lead-in to Caps or BallsSNO3Down5 Unwieldy situation, metaphoricallyHERDINGCATS11Down6 "As if!"OHSURE6Down7 Blows awayWOWS4Down8 ReleaseEMIT4Down9 Kind of cycleREM3Down10 Listing on a W-2 formWAGES5Down11 Stumbled uponRANACROSS9Down12 Overwhelming amountAVALANCHE9Down13 Some terrarium denizensPETSNAKES9Down14 DeclaresSAYS4Down21 Tai chi accessoryFAN3Down23 Receives unfair criticismGETSABADRAP11Down24 Nimble, zigzagging maneuverJINK4Down25 Best Original Song Oscar winner from 2014's "Selma"GLORY5Down26 P.E. unitREP3Down27 Invitations to come on boardJOBOFFERS9Down29 First NASA mission broadcast live from orbitAPOLLOVII9Down30 Secret offering?DEODORANT9Down31 Julia of "The Addams Family"RAUL4Down33 ___ ExcellencyHIS3Down36 Like leatheretteFAUX4Down39 WitticismMOT3Down41 Start of a secret invitation, perhapsMEETME6Down44 LeansTENDS5Down46 Locale of a semiannual fashion weekMILAN5Down48 Opposite of subtleOVERT5Down49 Makes do for a while?PERMS5Down50 Gram, by another nameNANA4Down52 Composer SatieERIK4Down53 Goal-oriented global org.?FIFA4Down54 Half-___CAF3Down56 TotallyALL3Down57

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Friday, January 16, 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.