NYT Crossword hints and answer for January 11, 2026
Hints that get gradually more specific, then the answer if you need it. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues140
Across74
Down66
TitleIt's All Greek
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Tennis superstar Nadal, familiarly (4)
Starts with R, ends with ARAFA→
5A
"Wicked" director Jon M. ___ (3)
Starts with C, ends with UCHU→
8A
Unspecified degree (3)
Starts with N, ends with HNTH→
11A
Pack (down) (4)
Starts with T, ends with PTAMP→
15A
"Sign me up!" (4)
Starts with I, ends with NIMIN→
16A
Bygone carrier that had a fleet of "Clippers" (5)
Starts with P, ends with MPANAM→
19A
Really like (5)
Starts with A, ends with EADORE→
21A
Woodwind related to the cor anglais (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOBOE→
22A
Article of sports equipment that typically has two rubber sheets of different colors (11)
Starts with P, ends with EPΦNGPADDLE→
24A
Delivery option (5)
Starts with F, ends with XFEDEX→
25A
Sound from a ragdoll (4)
Starts with P, ends with RPURR→
26A
Division signs, more formally (5)
Starts with O, ends with IOBELI→
27A
Word sung three times in a row in "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" (4)
Starts with R, ends with TROOT→
28A
Et ___ (and others) (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALIA→
29A
Games on some kids' menus (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMAZES→
30A
Boss at a blaze (9)
Starts with F, ends with FFIRECHIEF→
32A
Game on some kids' menus (12)
Starts with C, ends with ECRΦSSPUZZLE→
34A
"King Kong" actress Wray (3)
Starts with F, ends with YFAY→
35A
What might pop up from time to time? (7)
Starts with T, ends with RTOASTER→
37A
Item in a numismatist's collection (4)
Starts with C, ends with NCOIN→
38A
"S.N.L." alum Nora (4)
Starts with D, ends with NDUNN→
39A
Champagne giant (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMOET→
42A
Patient watchers (6)
Starts with N, ends with SNURSES→
46A
Birthstone before opal (7)
Starts with S, ends with ESAPΦRE→
49A
Longtime NASCAR sponsor (3)
Starts with S, ends with PSTP→
51A
Ladybug's prey (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAΦD→
53A
Debaters who use deceptive arguments (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSOΦSTS→
56A
Oscar-winning actress Loren (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASOΦA→
57A
Lower-right button on YouTube ads (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSKIP→
59A
___ nous (between us) (5)
Starts with E, ends with EENTRE→
60A
Kristen of "Bridesmaids" (4)
Starts with W, ends with GWIIG→
61A
Seduce (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTEMPT→
62A
"In my estimation …" (5)
Starts with I, ends with YIDSAY→
64A
Rubber end of a golf club (4)
Starts with G, ends with PGRIP→
65A
Ninth inning, usually (3)
Starts with E, ends with DEND→
66A
Flooded (5)
Starts with A, ends with HAWASH→
67A
Iridescent jewelry material (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENACRE→
68A
Rug cleaner, for short (3)
Starts with V, ends with CVAC→
69A
Lead-in to aging or anxiety (4)
Starts with A, ends with IANTI→
70A
Two-time capital of the Mughal Empire (5)
Starts with D, ends with IDELHI→
71A
Biting pests (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGNATS→
72A
Follower of catch or latch (4)
Starts with O, ends with OONTO→
74A
Former times (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPASTS→
76A
Cameron who voiced Princess Fiona in the "Shrek" movies (4)
Starts with D, ends with ZDIAZ→
77A
Flo Rida title sung before the words "just a little" (4)
Starts with I, ends with YICRY→
78A
Big cat hybrid (5)
Starts with L, ends with RLIGER→
79A
No Shave November growth, informally (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESTACHE→
82A
Connecticut governor Lamont (3)
Starts with N, ends with DNED→
83A
N.B.A. team that plays at Gainbridge Fieldhouse (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPACERS→
84A
Compound that ripens bananas (6)
Starts with E, ends with EETHENE→
86A
Computer menu heading (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEDIT→
88A
Owlish, in a way (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWISE→
89A
Brontë heroine (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEYRE→
91A
Bit of entertainment for a morning commute, maybe (7)
Starts with P, ends with TPODCAST→
94A
A-one … or an "A" worth one (3)
Starts with A, ends with EACE→
97A
Beachy footwear (12)
Starts with F, ends with SFLΦPSANDALS→
103A
"I'm fine, but thanks anyway!" (9)
Starts with O, ends with KOHTHATSOK→
105A
Literally, "the god" (5)
Starts with A, ends with HALLAH→
106A
Provocative (4)
Starts with E, ends with YEDGY→
107A
Parcel of land (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPLOT→
108A
Classic origami design (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECRANE→
109A
Medallions might be seen in them (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCABS→
110A
___ Games, event first held in 70-Across (5)
Starts with A, ends with NASIAN→
111A
Tupac and Eminem, for two (11)
Starts with H, ends with SHΦPARTISTS→
113A
Give off (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEMIT→
114A
Like an authoritarian (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSTERN→
115A
___ Montoya, "The Princess Bride" swordsman (5)
Starts with I, ends with OINIGO→
116A
Telly channel, with "the" (4)
Starts with B, ends with BBEEB→
117A
Well-grounded (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESANE→
118A
Hit title for Abba or Rihanna (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSOS→
119A
Email category (3)
Starts with N, ends with WNEW→
120A
Website with a "Craft Supplies & Tools" page (4)
Starts with E, ends with YETSY→
Down
1D
Take to the cleaners (6)
Starts with R, ends with FRIPOFF→
2D
Class with frogs (7)
Starts with A, ends with AAMΦBIA→
3D
Dressy clothes (6)
Starts with F, ends with YFINERY→
4D
Point of view (5)
Starts with A, ends with EANGLE→
5D
Filing pro (3)
Starts with C, ends with ACPA→
6D
Roman emperor with a namesake wall (7)
Starts with H, ends with NHADRIAN→
7D
Hits Ctrl+Z to fix (6)
Starts with U, ends with SUNDOES→
8D
Error message on a Blu-Ray display (6)
Starts with N, ends with CNODISC→
9D
Benedict Arnold's offense (7)
Starts with T, ends with NTREASON→
10D
Practice witchcraft on (3)
Starts with H, ends with XHEX→
11D
Birthstone after opal (5)
Starts with T, ends with ZTOPAZ→
12D
Filled with activity (5)
Starts with A, ends with ZABUZZ→
13D
Mushroom often added to cream sauces (5)
Starts with M, ends with LMOREL→
14D
Inherently (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPERSE→
17D
In the air (5)
Starts with A, ends with TALOFT→
18D
___ Gala (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMET→
19D
Way off in the distance (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAFAR→
20D
Classical Greek precinct with a noted oracle (5)
Starts with D, ends with DELΦ→
23D
Imagine (7)
Starts with P, ends with EPICTURE→
29D
Randall who created the webcomic "xkcd" (6)
Starts with M, ends with EMUNROE→
31D
Sharpen (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHONE→
32D
___-Magnon (3)
Starts with C, ends with OCRO→
33D
Apt name of 12 popes (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPIUS→
36D
Felt someone's pain (10)
Starts with E, ends with DEMPATHIZED→
38D
Prank of doorbell ringing and running (10)
Starts with D, ends with HDΦNGDITCH→
40D
Gradually entering, as a hot tub (10)
Starts with E, ends with OEASINGINTO→
41D
Modern social media craze (9)
Starts with T, ends with ETΦKDANCE→
43D
Melodic way of speaking (10)
Starts with S, ends with ESΦNGVOICE→
44D
Turn off (8)
Starts with E, ends with EESTRANGE→
45D
Less laissez-faire (8)
Starts with S, ends with RSTRICTER→
46D
Cutter with teeth (3)
Starts with S, ends with WSAW→
47D
Make an enemy of (8)
Starts with A, ends with EALIENATE→
48D
Identifies digitally? (8)
Starts with P, ends with TPOINTSAT→
49D
Part of the Horn of Africa (7)
Starts with S, ends with ASOMALIA→
50D
Perfect condition (9)
Starts with T, ends with ETΦPSHAPE→
52D
Throw out (7)
Starts with D, ends with DDISCARD→
54D
Leaf-turning mo. (3)
Starts with S, ends with PSEP→
56D
Put in stitches (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSEWED→
58D
Subject of an R.S.V.P. (5)
Starts with P, ends with YPARTY→
61D
Tiny amount (3)
Starts with T, ends with DTAD→
63D
"Absolutely!" (3)
Starts with Y, ends with SYES→
69D
Tough H.S. classes (3)
Starts with A, ends with SAPS→
73D
Hosp. surgical sites (3)
Starts with O, ends with SORS→
75D
"You've gotta be kidding!" (6)
Starts with S, ends with HSHEESH→
78D
Swan song (7)
Starts with L, ends with TLASTACT→
80D
Mononymous singer who popularized "New Celtic" music (4)
Starts with E, ends with AENYA→
83D
"Baloney!" (4)
Starts with P, ends with HPISH→
85D
Birth name of Che Guevara (7)
Starts with E, ends with OERNESTO→
87D
Computer addresses, for short (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIPS→
88D
Light bulb measure (7)
Starts with W, ends with EWATTAGE→
90D
Swirling currents (6)
Starts with E, ends with SEDDIES→
92D
Intelligent sea mammal (6)
Starts with D, ends with NDOLΦN→
93D
Composer of the "Raindrop" prelude (6)
Starts with C, ends with NCHOPIN→
94D
How china is often sold (6)
Starts with A, ends with TASASET→
95D
Short adventure tales (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCONTES→
96D
Barely manages to get through (6)
Starts with E, ends with YEKESBY→
97D
Goes up against (5)
Starts with F, ends with SFACES→
98D
Beast domesticated by the Incas (5)
Starts with L, ends with ALLAMA→
99D
Longtime TV personality Regis (6)
Starts with , ends with NΦLBIN→
100D
Tomato product (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPASTE→
101D
Culture medium (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAGAR→
102D
Country singer Loretta (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLYNN→
104D
"Survivor" group (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETRIBE→
107D
Greek letter that resembles an "I" atop an "O," as seen eight times in this puzzle (3)
Starts with P, ends with IPHI→
112D
Period in the periodic table (3)
Starts with R, ends with WROW→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for January 11, 2026?+
140 clues: 74 Across and 66 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Dylan Schiff and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Tennis superstar Nadal, familiarly (RAFA); "Wicked" director Jon M. ___ (CHU); Unspecified degree (NTH).
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