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New York Times Crossword January 21 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 77 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword January 21 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 77 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#
Practiced pitchesSPIELS6Across1 What arms might do on a final gym repTREMBLE7Across7 Lee has a hot bowl of ___ to start off his dayCONGEE6Across14 Lee has a hot bowl of ___ to start off his dayOATMEAL7Across15 Enemy of the AvengersULTRON6Across16 Ones with the munchies, maybePOTHEADS8Across17 In need of a massage, saySORE4Across18 Like those local to Universal Studios JapanOSAKAN6Across19 Hide one's roots, perhapsDYE3Across21 Like the study of the kabbalahESOTERIC8Across22 Drill insertBIT3Across24 Polarizing punctuation choiceSERIALCOMMA11Across26 Bracket-busting wins in March MadnessUPSETS6Across31 Friend or ___FOE3Across35 Complete disrepairRUIN4Across36 Says ___ to his neighbor, then heads on his wayNIHAO5Across37 Recycling containerBIN3Across38 Says ___ to his neighbor, then heads on his wayHELLO5Across39 They might be foiledPLOTS5Across40 Treatment for a sprained ankleICE3Across41 Like the villain at the end of a "Scooby-Doo" episodeOUTED5Across42 All ___EARS4Across43 SlimeGOO3Across44 Jay-Z's and Alicia Keys's "___ State of Mind"EMPIRE6Across45 Classic P.O.W. movie starring Steve McQueen, with "The"GREATESCAPE11Across46 Heavy weightTON3Across49 Transaction on an online marketplaceEBAYSALE8Across50 Govt. org. in "Alias"CIA3Across55 Entertainer who says "If you can't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?"RUPAUL6Across58 Inflation measures, for shortPSIS4Across60 Opportunity to dress upOCCASION8Across61 Eagles' nestsAERIES6Across63 With gossip and beer over Friday's ___ gameMAHJONG7Across65 With gossip and beer over Friday's ___ gameBRIDGE6Across66 SatisfiesPLEASES7Across67 Luxurious cotton fabricSATEEN6Across68

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Italian apologySCUSE5Down1 Some pullover shirtsPOLOS5Down2 Any course whose name ends in "101"INTRO5Down3 Bird with a plume that, ounce for ounce, was once worth more than goldEGRET5Down4 Constellation near the Big DipperLEO3Down5 Gentlemen, in GranadaSENORES7Down6 CapturedTOOK4Down7 Like government bonds and Uber driversRATABLE7Down8 ___ minorityETHNIC6Down9 Mrs., en françaisMME3Down10 Bit of sweatBEAD4Down11 British titleLADY4Down12 Ultimatum enderELSE4Down13 Life across the ___ is much the samePACIFICOCEAN12Down17 British titleSIR3Down20 These: Sp.ESTOS5Down23 Shredded, as a contractTOREUP6Down25 Top-of-the-lineAONE4Down27 Prefix with vitamin or toolMULTI5Down28 Athlete aiming for a four-minute finish, perhapsMILER5Down29 One end of an electrolytic cellANODE5Down30 Let float, as a currencyUNPEG5Down31 Pertaining to hairPILAR5Down32 Welcome sight for a sailorSHORE5Down33 Patronizes, as a restaurantEATSAT6Down34 Life storiesBIOS4Down38 Warm and cozyHOMEY5Down39 Bona fideGENUINE7Down44 Govt. sites for testing pollutantsEPALABS7Down45 Ones with chiseled abs?TORSOS6Down47 ___ DhabiABU3Down48 Spar on a sailing boatSPRIT5Down51 Comment that breaks the fourth wallASIDE5Down52 Feudal lordLIEGE5Down53 German steel cityESSEN5Down54 Provide for free, as a drinkCOMP4Down55 Suffix with method or metaphorICAL4Down56 PineACHE4Down57 Collectible caps in the ’90sPOGS4Down59 Steely Dan album whose name is pronounced "Asia"AJA3Down62 The Three Kingdoms in Chinese history, e.g.ERA3Down64

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