NYT Crossword hints and answer for January 14, 2026
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Clues78
Across39
Down39
ConstructorJoseph Gangi
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Wasn't even close, as in comparison (5)
Starts with P, ends with DPALED→
6A
Fashion name that's become slang for "excellent" (5)
Starts with G, ends with IGUCCI→
11A
Binary 10, in decimal value (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTWO→
14A
Garlicky sauce (5)
Starts with A, ends with IAIOLI→
15A
Beef up the arsenal, say (5)
Starts with R, ends with MREARM→
16A
Tuna variety (3)
Starts with A, ends with IAHI→
17A
"Sunday in the Park With George," for one (15)
Starts with B, ends with LBROADWAYMUSICAL→
20A
Big ___ (audacious thing to make) (3)
Starts with A, ends with KASK→
21A
Ref. work with over 600,000 words (3)
Starts with O, ends with DOED→
22A
Moves (over) (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSCOOTS→
25A
"Nonsense!" (5)
Starts with P, ends with WPSHAW→
27A
"Oh, that does make sense" (4)
Starts with I, ends with EISEE→
29A
Milker's handful (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTEAT→
31A
They may be fixed or variable (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRATES→
35A
River at Memphis (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENILE→
36A
"We want more!" (6)
Starts with E, ends with EENCORE→
38A
Ump's call (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOUT→
39A
Jerry's uncle on "Seinfeld" (3)
Starts with L, ends with OLEO→
40A
Sent away for (7)
Starts with O, ends with DORDERED→
41A
Historic stretch (3)
Starts with E, ends with AERA→
42A
That's a me problem (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEGO→
43A
Madison Square Garden team (6)
Starts with K, ends with SKNICKS→
44A
Sporty Pontiacs of the 1960s (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGTOS→
45A
Actress Thompson of "Westworld" (5)
Starts with T, ends with ATESSA→
47A
Oceanic (4)
Starts with V, ends with TVAST→
48A
Ill-considered (4)
Starts with R, ends with HRASH→
51A
Unappetizing gruel (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSLOP→
53A
Like a dress that falls short? (6)
Starts with P, ends with EPETITE→
56A
Burlesque accessory (3)
Starts with B, ends with ABOA→
57A
Vietnamese noodle dish (3)
Starts with P, ends with OPHO→
60A
Pulitzer-winning composer and lyricist of "Sunday in the Park With George" (15)
Starts with S, ends with MSTEPHENSONDHEIM→
64A
Greenwich Village's Stonewall ___ (3)
Starts with I, ends with NINN→
65A
Poet who wrote "Only through time time is conquered" (5)
Starts with E, ends with TELIOT→
66A
Grub, e.g. (5)
Starts with L, ends with ALARVA→
67A
Pathetic (3)
Starts with S, ends with DSAD→
68A
Linking point (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNEXUS→
69A
German industrial city (5)
Starts with E, ends with NESSEN→
Down
1D
Old sunscreen initialism (4)
Starts with P, ends with APABA→
2D
Gets off one's chest (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAIRS→
3D
Ones who probably aren't buying it? (10)
Starts with L, ends with SLOOKIELOOS→
4D
She, in São Paulo (3)
Starts with E, ends with AELA→
5D
Performed well enough (5)
Starts with D, ends with KDIDOK→
8D
Bit of spy gear, informally (3)
Starts with C, ends with MCAM→
9D
Defeat decisively (5)
Starts with C, ends with HCRUSH→
10D
Mock "Ooh, you frighten me!" (8)
Starts with I, ends with DIMSCARED→
11D
Kind of shell (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTACO→
12D
"Wait, ___?" (4)
Starts with W, ends with TWHAT→
13D
Makes less noisy, in a way (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOILS→
18D
"The Magnificent Seven" or "The Hateful Eight" (7)
Starts with W, ends with NWESTERN→
19D
Where Caitlin Clark played Division I basketball (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIOWA→
24D
Once called (3)
Starts with N, ends with ENEE→
25D
Warm-up lap leader (7)
Starts with P, ends with RPACECAR→
26D
They communicate through bill-clattering (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTORKS→
28D
Battle of Vicksburg in the Civil War, e.g. (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESIEGE→
30D
Salad green (6)
Starts with E, ends with EENDIVE→
32D
Tunes with an irresistible rhythm (10)
Starts with T, ends with STOETAPPERS→
33D
Change across the Atlantic (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEUROS→
34D
Squirrel away (5)
Starts with S, ends with HSTASH→
37D
Lies atop (7)
Starts with R, ends with NRESTSON→
40D
"Very well …" (8)
Starts with O, ends with NOKAYTHEN→
44D
Miracle-___ (3)
Starts with G, ends with OGRO→
46D
Modern suffix with situation (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSHIP→
50D
Key's longtime partner in sketch comedy (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPEELE→
52D
51-Across server (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELADLE→
53D
Trident-shaped letters (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPSIS→
54D
Sicilian landmark (4)
Starts with E, ends with AETNA→
55D
Look after (4)
Starts with T, ends with DTEND→
56D
Most online customer service agents nowadays (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBOTS→
58D
Queen's domain (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHIVE→
59D
Sultanate near Yemen (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOMAN→
61D
Cancel (3)
Starts with N, ends with XNIX→
62D
Trifling amount (3)
Starts with S, ends with USOU→
63D
Is blessed with (3)
Starts with H, ends with SHAS→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for January 14, 2026?+
78 clues: 39 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Joseph Gangi and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Wasn't even close, as in comparison (PALED); Fashion name that's become slang for "excellent" (GUCCI); Binary 10, in decimal value (TWO).
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