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New York Times Crossword January 9 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 72 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 72 clues from the New York Times Crossword for January 9 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Across

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ClueLetters#Answer
Crush91 AcrossReveal answer → They get picked up at clubs410 AcrossReveal answer → Winning like crazy914 AcrossReveal answer → Surfing destinations, for short415 AcrossReveal answer → Places many Cubans are found1016 AcrossReveal answer → Noggin418 AcrossReveal answer → Clumsy oafs419 AcrossReveal answer → "You better believe it!"820 AcrossReveal answer → Bad thing to have in a poker game422 AcrossReveal answer → Dumps525 AcrossReveal answer → Apple core?326 AcrossReveal answer → Confirmation from a maître d'328 AcrossReveal answer → "I didn't do it!"530 AcrossReveal answer → Stealthy flier1034 AcrossReveal answer → Bummer at a casino game439 AcrossReveal answer → It often comes with the job1540 AcrossReveal answer → ___ Slush (frozen fruit drink)442 AcrossReveal answer → "Watch your mouth!"1043 AcrossReveal answer → Old-timey oath544 AcrossReveal answer → Firm up346 AcrossReveal answer → Eats347 AcrossReveal answer → Was rude on the road or the dance floor548 AcrossReveal answer → "Weed ’Em and ___," gardening book whose title is a spoonerism452 AcrossReveal answer → Led the charge854 AcrossReveal answer → Prepares for a wild night, maybe457 AcrossReveal answer → Monopoly token retired in 2017460 AcrossReveal answer → He's great for the time being1061 AcrossReveal answer → Be just chillin'464 AcrossReveal answer → "Beats me!"965 AcrossReveal answer → Jazz coda?466 AcrossReveal answer → Unpack for the night, in a way967 AcrossReveal answer →

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Small bit, in Bogotá41 DownReveal answer → Windows alternative42 DownReveal answer → Something you have trouble putting down103 DownReveal answer → Gradually introduce, with "in"54 DownReveal answer → The Beatles' "___ Blues"35 DownReveal answer → Varieties of this include chocolate and yellow36 DownReveal answer → "Then again …," to a texter47 DownReveal answer → Puzzles58 DownReveal answer → Build59 DownReveal answer → Footwear that lacks defined heels910 DownReveal answer → An "A" in geometry411 DownReveal answer → Dull412 DownReveal answer → Often-redacted fig.313 DownReveal answer → Item that someone with cold feet might have317 DownReveal answer → Verb that fills in the blanks of its own synonym: _ _AR_321 DownReveal answer → Be just chillin'423 DownReveal answer → Vividly shocking524 DownReveal answer → Kind of fever526 DownReveal answer → Ballade or étude527 DownReveal answer → Analogy words429 DownReveal answer → Raccoon, humorously1031 DownReveal answer → It's bubbling below the surface532 DownReveal answer → Pointers for some fighters?533 DownReveal answer → Rom-com plot points935 DownReveal answer → Channel offering deals336 DownReveal answer → There are more than 2.3 million in N.Y.C.: Abbr.437 DownReveal answer → Industrial cutter538 DownReveal answer → Oscar winner Blanchett441 DownReveal answer → Shady, in modern parlance345 DownReveal answer → Flat hat349 DownReveal answer → Elba who portrayed Nelson Mandela550 DownReveal answer → "Some ___!"551 DownReveal answer → Shenanigan553 DownReveal answer → Java ingredient?454 DownReveal answer → Listing on a jobs website455 DownReveal answer → Losing effort456 DownReveal answer → Wilde thing458 DownReveal answer → Cashless transaction459 DownReveal answer → Ad or show follower360 DownReveal answer → African grazer362 DownReveal answer → Challenge from a hard-hit ground ball, perhaps363 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the New York Times crossword published on Friday, January 9, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.