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New York Times Crossword January 7 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 76 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword January 7 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 76 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#
Actress Pinkett Smith of "Girls Trip"JADA4Across1 Gets betterHEALS5Across5 "Great" animalsAPES4Across10 Super-coolEPIC4Across14 Subject of 2001 bankruptcy headlinesENRON5Across15 "That's crazy!," on the internetWOAH4Across16 Wing woman?TINKERBELL10Across17 Not rightAWRY4Across19 Second-most-common surname in Korea, after KimLEE3Across20 Right awayASAP4Across21 Sports centerARENA5Across22 They have pH's below 7ACIDS5Across23 Cover girl?NANCYDREW9Across25 Kind of makeup you're born with?GENETIC7Across28 XXX counterpartOOO3Across30 Org. with a 3-1-1 ruleTSA3Across31 Gave a mealFED3Across32 W-9 fig.SSN3Across33 San Francisco or San AntonioCITY4Across34 Homecoming queen?DOROTHYGALE11Across35 Unhealthy hazeSMOG4Across38 Mathematician TerenceTAO3Across40 Musical genre that's the subject of the 2007 book "Everybody Hurts"EMO3Across41 Game of pursuitTAG3Across42 On behalf ofFOR3Across43 Places for pampering pupsPETSPAS7Across44 Sister-in-law?ELLEWOODS9Across48 Witherspoon who played 48-AcrossREESE5Across51 "We need to talk"AWORD5Across52 Smurf elderPAPA4Across53 Miss, e.g.SHE3Across55 Hot stuffLAVA4Across56 Cat lady?HELLOKITTY10Across57 Uno más dosTRES4Across60 Grads, nowALUMS5Across61 Potatoes, in Indian cookingALOO4Across62 Text sent upon arrivalHERE4Across63 Rapper ___ ElliottMISSY5Across64 Course list?MENU4Across65

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Circadian dysrhythmia, less fancilyJETLAG6Down1 By the itemAPIECE6Down2 Enjoy a home-cooked meal, sayDINEIN6Down3 "Oh no!," in comicsACK3Down4 Certain possessive pronounHERS4Down5 With all judges presentENBANC6Down6 Grilled cornmeal cakeAREPA5Down7 "haha"LOL3Down8 "Black Jeopardy!" show, in briefSNL3Down9 Nobel, for oneAWARD5Down10 Bold accessory for a suitPOWERTIE8Down11 SincereEARNEST7Down12 Back off (from)SHYAWAY7Down13 Day for huntingEASTER6Down18 "The Bear" actress EdebiriAYO3Down22 Clear up, as a windshieldDEFOG5Down24 SnoopyNOSY4Down26 Savory rice porridgeCONGEE6Down27 Words of concurrenceIDOTOO6Down29 "___ 'nuff!"SHO3Down33 Almost thereCLOSE5Down34 CynophilistDOGLOVER8Down35 Purple boba choiceTARO4Down36 Travel option that serves 46 statesAMTRAK6Down37 SecrecySTEALTH7Down38 Virus of sortsMALWARE7Down39 Chain email abbr.FWD3Down43 Biblical collection of 150 poemsPSALMS6Down44 Kitchen grinderPESTLE6Down45 Kutcher of "That '70s Show"ASHTON6Down46 "Later"SEEYOU6Down47 Clear, as a whiteboardERASE5Down49 Equivalent of a 1.3 G.P.A., sayDPLUS5Down50 Small bouquetPOSY4Down54 Hawaiian pizza toppingHAM3Down57 Lilly of pharmaceuticalsELI3Down58 Dr. Seuss's Sam-___IAM3Down59

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Wednesday, January 7, 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.