NYT Crossword hints and answer for January 15, 2026
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Clues85
Across39
Down46
ConstructorWendy L. Brandes and Barbara Lin
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Cattle calls (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMOOS→
5A
Visible sign of hard work (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSWEAT→
10A
El ___ (precursor of the Expressionists) (5)
Starts with G, ends with OGRECO→
15A
Novelist Quindlen who wrote "One True Thing" (4)
Starts with A, ends with AANNA→
16A
One of five ... or maybe six? (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESENSE→
17A
Like darts (5)
Starts with A, ends with DAIMED→
18A
*Oft-quoted advice in Matthew 7:7 (16)
Starts with S, ends with DSEEKANDYHALLFIND→
21A
Herb related to parsley (5)
Starts with A, ends with EANISE→
22A
Part of L.G.B.T.Q. (3)
Starts with G, ends with YGAY→
23A
Races longer than marathons, informally (6)
Starts with U, ends with SULTRAS→
24A
First name in rap? (3)
Starts with L, ends with LLIL→
25A
Stat for Aaron Judge (3)
Starts with R, ends with IRBI→
27A
Puts the finishing touches on, in a way (4)
Starts with I, ends with SICES→
28A
*24/7/365 (12)
Starts with A, ends with YALLDAVERYDAY→
32A
Some scanners, for short (3)
Starts with T, ends with ATSA→
35A
Jan. 1 through today (3)
Starts with Y, ends with DYTD→
36A
Oodles of time (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEONS→
38A
Nobelist Joliot-Curie who synthesized radioactive isotopes (5)
Starts with I, ends with EIRENE→
41A
Stereotypical dog (4)
Starts with F, ends with OFIDO→
42A
Bases of shipbuilding (5)
Starts with K, ends with SKEELS→
43A
Sol, but not Luna (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENOTE→
44A
Word with sponge or fish (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECAKE→
45A
Quarterback's asset (3)
Starts with A, ends with MARM→
46A
Shiny little platters (3)
Starts with C, ends with SCDS→
47A
*Evening spent playing with the kids, say (12)
Starts with F, ends with TFAMILYGAIGHT→
52A
Stare in astonishment (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGAPE→
53A
Just peachy (3)
Starts with A, ends with KAOK→
54A
Possible response to "Tu veux du chocolat?" (3)
Starts with O, ends with IOUI→
55A
Idiomatic partner of "lose" (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESNOOZE→
58A
Disney still (3)
Starts with C, ends with LCEL→
60A
Directive written in currants in "Alice in Wonderland" (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEATME→
62A
65A
Playwright Chekhov (5)
Starts with A, ends with NANTON→
66A
Following (5)
Starts with A, ends with RAFTER→
67A
"Sorry ... hard pass" (4)
Starts with U, ends with OUMNO→
68A
Corporate musical chairs, for short (5)
Starts with R, ends with GREORG→
70A
Quinceañera celebrant, e.g. (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTEEN→
Down
1D
Indian spice blend (6)
Starts with M, ends with AMASALA→
2D
Low soccer score (6)
Starts with O, ends with LONENIL→
3D
Food writer Molly (6)
Starts with O, ends with LONEILL→
4D
Fifth Avenue store (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSAKS→
5D
W-9 fig. (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSSN→
6D
One method of sibling torture (6)
Starts with W, ends with EWEDGIE→
7D
Oscar-nominated singer/songwriter for "May It Be" (2001) (4)
Starts with E, ends with AENYA→
8D
Like a used firepit (4)
Starts with A, ends with YASHY→
9D
What might give you a brewed awakening? (3)
Starts with T, ends with ATEA→
10D
Narrow kitchen (6)
Starts with G, ends with YGALLEY→
11D
Results of feuds (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRIFTS→
12D
Title for any male in the House of Saud (4)
Starts with E, ends with REMIR→
13D
Actor John who has granted more than 650 wishes for the Make-A-Wish Foundation (4)
Starts with C, ends with ACENA→
14D
Sportsbook calculation (4)
Starts with O, ends with SODDS→
19D
Make bubbly (6)
Starts with A, ends with EAERATE→
20D
Created Yoda, he did (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLUCAS→
26D
Brief letters? (3)
Starts with B, ends with DBVD→
27D
Fig. on a driver's license (4)
Starts with I, ends with OIDNO→
29D
Unit of force (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDYNE→
30D
Energy-healing practice (5)
Starts with R, ends with IREIKI→
31D
Fluctuate between normal singing and falsetto (5)
Starts with Y, ends with LYODEL→
32D
Bit of concert merch (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETEE→
33D
Show that celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2025, in brief (3)
Starts with S, ends with LSNL→
34D
About a third of an N.F.L. broadcast (3)
Starts with A, ends with SADS→
37D
Highway behemoth (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISEMI→
38D
Fortune competitor (3)
Starts with I, ends with CINC→
39D
5.5 yards (3)
Starts with R, ends with DROD→
40D
Subject of astrobiology, in brief (3)
Starts with E, ends with SETS→
41D
Star quality (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFAME→
42D
Seattle N.H.L. team (6)
Starts with K, ends with NKRAKEN→
44D
April fool, e.g. (5)
Starts with C, ends with RCAPER→
45D
Sixth word of the Gettysburg Address (3)
Starts with A, ends with OAGO→
47D
Throwing for a loop (6)
Starts with F, ends with GFAZING→
48D
Bulldog supporters (6)
Starts with Y, ends with SYALIES→
49D
The moment of truth (6)
Starts with G, ends with EGOTIME→
50D
"The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being ___": Mahatma Gandhi (6)
Starts with H, ends with EHUMANE→
51D
Dons, as an apron (6)
Starts with T, ends with NTIESON→
52D
Really try to get (5)
Starts with G, ends with RGOFOR→
55D
C-section reminder (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSCAR→
57D
Not fooled by (4)
Starts with O, ends with OONTO→
58D
Where the coffee and Wi-Fi might both be strong (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECAFE→
59D
"At Last" singer James (4)
Starts with E, ends with AETTA→
61D
Adjoin (4)
Starts with A, ends with TABUT→
63D
Place to strike a pose? (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMAT→
64D
Seam contents (3)
Starts with O, ends with EORE→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for January 15, 2026?+
85 clues: 39 Across and 46 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Wendy L. Brandes and Barbara Lin and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Cattle calls (MOOS); Visible sign of hard work (SWEAT); El ___ (precursor of the Expressionists) (GRECO).
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