New York Times Crossword January 21 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 77 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 77 clues from the New York Times Crossword for January 21 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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Practiced pitches61 AcrossReveal answer → What arms might do on a final gym rep77 AcrossReveal answer → Lee has a hot bowl of ___ to start off his day614 AcrossReveal answer → Lee has a hot bowl of ___ to start off his day715 AcrossReveal answer → Enemy of the Avengers616 AcrossReveal answer → Ones with the munchies, maybe817 AcrossReveal answer → In need of a massage, say418 AcrossReveal answer → Like those local to Universal Studios Japan619 AcrossReveal answer → Hide one's roots, perhaps321 AcrossReveal answer → Like the study of the kabbalah822 AcrossReveal answer → Drill insert324 AcrossReveal answer → Polarizing punctuation choice1126 AcrossReveal answer → Bracket-busting wins in March Madness631 AcrossReveal answer → Friend or ___335 AcrossReveal answer → Complete disrepair436 AcrossReveal answer → Says ___ to his neighbor, then heads on his way537 AcrossReveal answer → Recycling container338 AcrossReveal answer → Says ___ to his neighbor, then heads on his way539 AcrossReveal answer → They might be foiled540 AcrossReveal answer → Treatment for a sprained ankle341 AcrossReveal answer → Like the villain at the end of a "Scooby-Doo" episode542 AcrossReveal answer → All ___443 AcrossReveal answer → Slime344 AcrossReveal answer → Jay-Z's and Alicia Keys's "___ State of Mind"645 AcrossReveal answer → Classic P.O.W. movie starring Steve McQueen, with "The"1146 AcrossReveal answer → Heavy weight349 AcrossReveal answer → Transaction on an online marketplace850 AcrossReveal answer → Govt. org. in "Alias"355 AcrossReveal answer → Entertainer who says "If you can't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?"658 AcrossReveal answer → Inflation measures, for short460 AcrossReveal answer → Opportunity to dress up861 AcrossReveal answer → Eagles' nests663 AcrossReveal answer → With gossip and beer over Friday's ___ game765 AcrossReveal answer → With gossip and beer over Friday's ___ game666 AcrossReveal answer → Satisfies767 AcrossReveal answer → Luxurious cotton fabric668 AcrossReveal answer →

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Italian apology51 DownReveal answer → Some pullover shirts52 DownReveal answer → Any course whose name ends in "101"53 DownReveal answer → Bird with a plume that, ounce for ounce, was once worth more than gold54 DownReveal answer → Constellation near the Big Dipper35 DownReveal answer → Gentlemen, in Granada76 DownReveal answer → Captured47 DownReveal answer → Like government bonds and Uber drivers78 DownReveal answer → ___ minority69 DownReveal answer → Mrs., en français310 DownReveal answer → Bit of sweat411 DownReveal answer → British title412 DownReveal answer → Ultimatum ender413 DownReveal answer → Life across the ___ is much the same1217 DownReveal answer → British title320 DownReveal answer → These: Sp.523 DownReveal answer → Shredded, as a contract625 DownReveal answer → Top-of-the-line427 DownReveal answer → Prefix with vitamin or tool528 DownReveal answer → Athlete aiming for a four-minute finish, perhaps529 DownReveal answer → One end of an electrolytic cell530 DownReveal answer → Let float, as a currency531 DownReveal answer → Pertaining to hair532 DownReveal answer → Welcome sight for a sailor533 DownReveal answer → Patronizes, as a restaurant634 DownReveal answer → Life stories438 DownReveal answer → Warm and cozy539 DownReveal answer → Bona fide744 DownReveal answer → Govt. sites for testing pollutants745 DownReveal answer → Ones with chiseled abs?647 DownReveal answer → ___ Dhabi348 DownReveal answer → Spar on a sailing boat551 DownReveal answer → Comment that breaks the fourth wall552 DownReveal answer → Feudal lord553 DownReveal answer → German steel city554 DownReveal answer → Provide for free, as a drink455 DownReveal answer → Suffix with method or metaphor456 DownReveal answer → Pine457 DownReveal answer → Collectible caps in the ’90s459 DownReveal answer → Steely Dan album whose name is pronounced "Asia"362 DownReveal answer → The Three Kingdoms in Chinese history, e.g.364 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the New York Times crossword published on Wednesday, January 21, 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.