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New York Times Crossword January 9 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 72 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword January 9 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 72 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#
CrushPUPPYLOVE9Across1 They get picked up at clubsTABS4Across10 Winning like crazyONAHEATER9Across14 Surfing destinations, for shortURLS4Across15 Places many Cubans are foundCIGARBOXES10Across16 NogginBEAN4Across18 Clumsy oafsOXES4Across19 "You better believe it!"HECKYEAH8Across20 Bad thing to have in a poker gameTELL4Across22 DumpsSTIES5Across25 Apple core?CPU3Across26 Confirmation from a maître d'OUI3Across28 "I didn't do it!"NOTME5Across30 Stealthy flierAIRMARSHAL10Across34 Bummer at a casino gameCRAP4Across39 It often comes with the jobBENEFITSPACKAGE15Across40 ___ Slush (frozen fruit drink)ICEE4Across42 "Watch your mouth!"DONTSASSME10Across43 Old-timey oathNERTS5Across44 Firm upSET3Across46 EatsHAS3Across47 Was rude on the road or the dance floorCUTIN5Across48 "Weed ’Em and ___," gardening book whose title is a spoonerismREAP4Across52 Led the chargeCRUSADED8Across54 Prepares for a wild night, maybeNAPS4Across57 Monopoly token retired in 2017BOOT4Across60 He's great for the time beingMRRIGHTNOW10Across61 Be just chillin'IDLE4Across64 "Beats me!"IVENOIDEA9Across65 Jazz coda?ZEES4Across66 Unpack for the night, in a waySETUPCAMP9Across67

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Small bit, in BogotáPOCO4Down1 Windows alternativeUNIX4Down2 Something you have trouble putting downPAGETURNER10Down3 Gradually introduce, with "in"PHASE5Down4 The Beatles' "___ Blues"YER3Down5 Varieties of this include chocolate and yellowLAB3Down6 "Then again …," to a texterOTOH4Down7 PuzzlesVEXES5Down8 BuildERECT5Down9 Footwear that lacks defined heelsTUBESOCKS9Down10 An "A" in geometryAREA4Down11 DullBLAH4Down12 Often-redacted fig.SSN3Down13 Item that someone with cold feet might haveSKI3Down17 Verb that fills in the blanks of its own synonym: _ _AR_YEN3Down21 Be just chillin'LOAF4Down23 Vividly shockingLURID5Down24 Kind of feverCABIN5Down26 Ballade or étudePIECE5Down27 Analogy wordsISTO4Down29 Raccoon, humorouslyTRASHPANDA10Down31 It's bubbling below the surfaceMAGMA5Down32 Pointers for some fighters?EPEES5Down33 Rom-com plot pointsMEETCUTES9Down35 Channel offering dealsHSN3Down36 There are more than 2.3 million in N.Y.C.: Abbr.APTS4Down37 Industrial cutterLASER5Down38 Oscar winner BlanchettCATE4Down41 Shady, in modern parlanceSUS3Down45 Flat hatTAM3Down49 Elba who portrayed Nelson MandelaIDRIS5Down50 "Some ___!"NERVE5Down51 ShenaniganANTIC5Down53 Java ingredient?CODE4Down54 Listing on a jobs websiteROLE4Down55 Losing effortDIET4Down56 Wilde thingPOEM4Down58 Cashless transactionSWAP4Down59 Ad or show followerBIZ3Down60 African grazerGNU3Down62 Challenge from a hard-hit ground ball, perhapsHOP3Down63

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Friday, January 9, 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.