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New York Times Crossword January 20 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 74 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword January 20 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 74 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#
Small bouquetsPOSIES6Across1 "In that case …"IFSO4Across7 Cleopatra's killerASP3Across11 One of a record 30+ for BeyoncéGRAMMY6Across14 Short piano pieceSONATINA8Across15 ImprovisesADLIBS6Across17 One who's hanging aroundLOITERER8Across18 It begins with Alfa and ends with ZuluNATOALPHABET12Across19 The Falcons, on scoreboardsATL3Across21 Follower of "T."REX3Across24 Figure depicted in Michelangelo's "Pietà"MARY4Across25 Hellenistic storytellingGREEKMYTHOLOGY14Across26 Parade spoilerRAIN4Across32 East Coast convenience store chain with a reduplicative nameWAWA4Across33 Modern pickup spot for delivery driversAMAZONWAREHOUSE15Across34 Flatbread from IndiaROTI4Across42 Fight night souvenir, perhapsWELT4Across43 Historic destination for Pueblo pilgrimagesTHEGRANDCANYON14Across44 Düsseldorf denialNEIN4Across50 Video game creature often depicted with green skinORC3Across51 One place to find a BrazilianSPA3Across52 Skill shared by bats and dolphins ... or, when read as two words, what 19-, 26-, 34- and 44-Across each isECHOLOCATION12Across53 Group of orcasWHALEPOD8Across59 Groups of scoutsTROOPS6Across60 Suddenly motivated, with "under"LITAFIRE8Across64 StuckINARUT6Across65 "Amen!"YES3Across66 Romeo or Juliet, notablyTEEN4Across67 D flat equivalentCSHARP6Across68

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Tour overseer, for shortPGA3Down1 Chicago airport codeORD3Down2 ___ Minella ("The Muppet Show" Muppet)SAL3Down3 Poker declarationIMIN4Down4 Set sailEMBARK6Down5 The "S" of A.B.S.SYSTEM6Down6 Mallorca, por ejemploISLA4Down7 One pitied by Mr. T, in a catchphraseFOOL4Down8 Scissor cutSNIP4Down9 Words with one's right hand raisedOATH4Down10 Novel feature of the 1974 Olds ToronadoAIRBAG6Down11 Visibly disdainfulSNEERY6Down12 ShindigPARTY5Down13 "I love you," in SpanishTEAMO5Down16 Prefix for element #8OXY3Down20 Indian tourist cityAGRA4Down21 Transport between terminalsTRAM4Down22 "Star Wars" princessLEIA4Down23 Split ___ (New Wave band whose name sounds like a hair problem)ENZ3Down27 American author whose life span closely coincided with Halley's comet visitsTWAIN5Down28 Sarcastic laugh syllableHAR3Down29 Be behindOWE3Down30 ___-di-dahLAH3Down31 See 47-DownORG3Down35 Negative logic gate that works similarly to "and"NOR3Down36 Sports grp. for Coco GauffWTA3Down37 Not lease, sayOWN3Down38 One-eightiesUEYS4Down39 Unappetizing foodSLOP4Down40 Europe's highest volcanoETNA4Down41 Computer whizTECHIE6Down44 Drum kit components descended from "sock cymbals"HIHATS6Down45 ___ Holmes, Netflix character played by Millie Bobby BrownENOLA5Down46 With 35-Down, URL ending for WikipediaDOT3Down47 Any poster on Yelp, essentiallyCRITIC6Down48 Squirrel's hoardACORNS6Down49 Just nowNEWLY5Down50 West side?LEFT4Down54 Mayberry boy of ’60s TVOPIE4Down55 McIntosh (or Macintosh) componentCORE4Down56 Port of YemenADEN4Down57 One famously preparing for a floodNOAH4Down58 "… ___ lack thereof"ORA3Down61 Brita competitorPUR3Down62 Pennzoil competitorSTP3Down63

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Tuesday, January 20, 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.