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New York Times Crossword January 28 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword January 28 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 78 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#
Brazilian berryACAI4Across1 Monster whose gaze remained lethal after her deathMEDUSA6Across5 Genre for many a mixtapeRAP3Across11 It's not hard!SOFT4Across14 Came down, in a wayRAINED6Across15 Like some angsty teensEMO3Across16 Article of furniture on which a plate of oats might be set?HORSESTABLE11Across17 Justice's domainLAW3Across19 Deserving a D, sayPOOR4Across20 1,000 G'sMIL3Across21 Difficult weather condition for drivingHAZE4Across22 Thick, spiked outer covering?DRAGONSLAYER12Across23 Pay attention to, as warningsHEED4Across27 Casting rod?WAND4Across30 ___ Lady (translation of "Notre Dame")OUR3Across31 Number indicating position: Abbr.ORD3Across32 UtteredSAID4Across33 Teenager's response to a dad joke, perhapsSOLAME6Across34 Relatives in a sty?PIGSKIN7Across37 "Throne" for a lion king?CATSCAN7Across39 Arctic fishing shelterICEHUT6Across40 Dirk Nowitzki's longtime team, to fansMAVS4Across41 Sustainability prefixECO3Across42 ChumPAL3Across43 Royal term of addressSIRE4Across44 FunctionsUSES4Across45 Walk from one coop to another?CHICKENSTRIP12Across46 Vegetable resembling a spring onionLEEK4Across50 Vegas's airport codeLAS3Across51 Letters in an envelope?RSVP4Across52 Co. name endingINC3Across55 Being flipped on its back, e.g.?TURTLESHELL11Across56 Lead-in to Check on a boarding passPRE3Across60 Commercial chargesADFEES6Across61 Cookie containing about 50 caloriesOREO4Across62 Tegan vis-à-vis Sara, in pop's Tegan and SaraSIS3Across63 Tyrannical rulerDESPOT6Across64 Keep ___ onTABS4Across65

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
It goes down in flamesASH3Down1 Member-owned businessCOOP4Down2 Hairstyle popular among the Black Panther PartyAFRO4Down3 "How strange …"ITSODD6Down4 "___ Robinson" (Simon & Garfunkel hit)MRS3Down5 Score points in Pac-Man, sayEAT3Down6 Baseball venueDIAMOND7Down7 Remove the ropes from, perhapsUNBIND6Down8 "Sex ___" (adage)SELLS5Down9 Ending with lemon or limeADE3Down10 Competitions with anchorsRELAYRACES10Down11 WowAMAZE5Down12 Outlet store?POWER5Down13 MuffERR3Down18 Massive amounts of winnings, so to speakHAULS5Down22 AnticipateAWAIT5Down24 Laundry detergent brandGAIN4Down25 PlundersLOOTS5Down26 Southwest people whose name means "peaceful"HOPI4Down27 Children's author CarleERIC4Down28 Toeholds in solving jigsaw puzzlesEDGEPIECES10Down29 Sneak aroundSKULK5Down33 Word after space or screenSAVER5Down34 Repellent sprayMACE4Down35 Son of SethENOS4Down36 Humble homeSHACK5Down38 Mobile food vendor's stationCART4Down39 StumbleMISSTEP7Down41 Wolfs (down)SNARFS6Down44 What it all comes down toUPSHOT6Down45 Assortment to view on YouTubeCLIPS5Down46 Painter MatisseHENRI5Down47 Avoid, as captureELUDE5Down48 Org. authorized by the 16th AmendmentIRS3Down49 Designer WangVERA4Down53 Commoner, informallyPLEB4Down54 SkoshTAD3Down56 Many an August birthLEO3Down57 Winter setting in N.Y.C.EST3Down58 Día de ___ MuertosLOS3Down59

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Wednesday, January 28, 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.