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New York Times Crossword January 23 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 70 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword January 23 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 70 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#
Barely enoughSCANT5Across1 What some may be dyeing to conceal?GRAY4Across6 Environmental concernSMOG4Across10 "Don't be absurd!"OHPUHLEASE10Across14 ___ Mountain (ski area in Killington, Vt.)PICO4Across16 She's out there!LESBIANBAR10Across17 Many a choirgirlALTO4Across18 "Black-ish" patriarchDRE3Across19 DulcetSWEET5Across20 Fiddle with feathers, sayPREEN5Across21 Backstreet ___BOYS4Across22 Like kyawthuite, among gemsRAREST6Across23 Designer GeoffreyBEENE5Across25 A-listSELECT6Across27 Like quartzite vis-à-vis quartzHARDER6Across28 They really click as a pairTAPSHOES8Across29 Masters of manipulationUSERS5Across32 Commercial preceder of GeoNAT3Across33 Capital near the Red SeaSANAA5Across34 Micromobility optionESCOOTER8Across35 On the levelHONEST6Across37 Mouth organTONGUE6Across38 Internal turmoilANGST5Across39 Say "I do," sayCOMMIT6Across40 One may be carried in a concert hallTUNE4Across41 Recent recruitHIREE5Across42 First name on the Supreme CourtELENA5Across43 ZilchZIP3Across45 CushyEASY4Across48 It is "making the complicated simple, awesomely simple," per Charles MingusCREATIVITY10Across49 Out of joint?FREE4Across51 Text insert for a flash-forward film sceneYEARSLATER10Across52 InkTATS4Across53 Apt rhyme for "pads"ADDS4Across54 GuckSLIME5Across55

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Completely convincedSOLD4Down1 French letter openerCHER4Down2 Niche for a shrineAPSE4Down3 Essence of the matterNUB3Down4 "I'll take the blame"THISONESONME12Down5 Some body builders?GENES5Down6 Broccoli ___RABE4Down7 How to look at your hot fudge sundaeASATREAT8Down8 A little possessive, perhaps?YER3Down9 Pocket moneySPARECHANGE11Down10 Momentous momentsMILESTONES10Down11 Bits in a byte, e.g.OCTET5Down12 "I'm listening"GOON4Down13 One who's on the defense, perhapsLAWYER6Down15 Digital applications?PRESSONNAILS12Down21 Longing lookBEDROOMEYES11Down22 Rigi of Switzerland, e.g.ALP3Down24 One setting on speakersBASS4Down25 Classic toy for budding engineersERECTORSET10Down26 Long lookSTARE5Down27 Peach or plumHUE3Down28 Interest of Marco Polo, with "the"EAST4Down30 Settled on the bottom?SAT3Down31 GeldedNEUTERED8Down33 ___ FridaysTGI3Down36 HangoutsHAUNTS6Down37 Grammy-winning R&B singer named for a Revlon fragranceCIARA5Down40 They make streaks on cheeksTEARS5Down41 MassHEFT4Down42 TipLEAD4Down44 Trattoria tubesZITI4Down45 CoupleITEM4Down46 Funeral ___PYRE4Down47 Texter's "ciao"CYA3Down49 Late actor KilmerVAL3Down50

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Friday, January 23, 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.