NYT Crossword hints and answer for January 29, 2026
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Clues76
Across37
Down39
ConstructorKit Sheffield
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Vehicle in which it's often legal to drink alcohol (4)
Starts with L, ends with OLIMO→
5A
Jokesters (4)
Starts with W, ends with SWAGS→
9A
Moistens, as a fern (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMISTS→
14A
First lady's partner (4)
Starts with A, ends with MADAM→
15A
Object of veneration (4)
Starts with I, ends with LIDOL→
16A
Oft-disparaged family member (5)
Starts with I, ends with WINLAW→
17A
Busiest French airport not serving Paris (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENICE→
18A
Prefix with technology (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONANO→
19A
Roman goddess often depicted with a bow and arrow (5)
Starts with D, ends with ADIANA→
20A
Expand (15)
Starts with G, ends with GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG→
23A
Sonia Sotomayor or Clarence Thomas, once (5)
Starts with Y, ends with EYALIE→
24A
Abbreviation in a help-wanted ad (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEEO→
25A
Part of U.S.N.A.: Abbr. (3)
Starts with N, ends with VNAV→
30A
Trippy stuff (3)
Starts with L, ends with DLSD→
33A
Folie ___ (5)
Starts with A, ends with XADEUX→
35A
Villain portrayer in "Rocky III" (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMRT→
36A
Lavish celebration (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFETE→
37A
Sadness (15)
Starts with S, ends with RSORSORSORSORSOR→
41A
Base x height, for a parallelogram (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAREA→
42A
Sound made with a wince (3)
Starts with O, ends with FOOF→
43A
Extending brim (5)
Starts with V, ends with RVISOR→
44A
Guided (3)
Starts with L, ends with DLED→
45A
Michigan's historic 1991 basketball team, familiarly (7)
Starts with F, ends with EFABFIVE→
48A
Texter's declaration of affection (3)
Starts with I, ends with YILY→
49A
Shags or bobs (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDOS→
50A
7-Elevens, e.g. (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMARTS→
52A
Day after today (15)
Starts with T, ends with RTOMORTOMORTOMOR→
59A
Make a delivery, say (5)
Starts with O, ends with EORATE→
60A
___-golf (4)
Starts with M, ends with IMINI→
61A
"Think again!" (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENOPE→
62A
Lowlands (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDALES→
63A
City in NW Pennsylvania (4)
Starts with E, ends with EERIE→
64A
God of war (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARES→
65A
Like some minor celebrities (5)
Starts with D, ends with TDLIST→
66A
Five train in Brooklyn (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNETS→
67A
Time when one might give up alcohol (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLENT→
Down
1D
Clubber ___, "Rocky III" villain (4)
Starts with L, ends with GLANG→
2D
"Capisce" (4)
Starts with I, ends with GIDIG→
3D
Like a listening device made out of a paper clip, a plastic straw and seven Lego blocks (10)
Starts with M, ends with DMACGYVERED→
4D
Symbol for ohms (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOMEGA→
5D
Improvise (6)
Starts with W, ends with TWINGIT→
6D
Pithy truths (6)
Starts with A, ends with SADAGES→
7D
Signal to get off the stage, say (4)
Starts with G, ends with GGONG→
8D
Arduous journey (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSLOG→
9D
Tiny flies (6)
Starts with M, ends with SMIDGES→
10D
___ Montoya, "The Princess Bride" character (5)
Starts with I, ends with OINIGO→
11D
Mining waste (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSLAG→
12D
Powdered drink used by NASA (4)
Starts with T, ends with GTANG→
13D
Thief's haul (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSWAG→
21D
___SmithKline (2000 pharmaceutical merger) (5)
Starts with G, ends with OGLAXO→
25D
Like some passages (5)
Starts with N, ends with LNASAL→
26D
Love, love, love (5)
Starts with A, ends with EADORE→
28D
"Toodles!" (5)
Starts with I, ends with FIMOFF→
29D
[That makes me so mad!] (3)
Starts with G, ends with RGRR→
30D
"Too many cooks spoil the broth" principle (10)
Starts with L, ends with ELESSISMORE→
31D
Bum's place in a bar (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSTOOL→
32D
Second-largest city in Northern Ireland (5)
Starts with D, ends with YDERRY→
34D
Country that has hosted the most Olympics (3)
Starts with U, ends with AUSA→
36D
Common day to enjoy Thanksgiving leftovers: Abbr. (3)
Starts with F, ends with IFRI→
38D
___ beast (dish in Whoville) (5)
Starts with R, ends with TROAST→
39D
Break down in tears (3)
Starts with S, ends with BSOB→
40D
Blindingly obvious (5)
Starts with O, ends with TOVERT→
45D
Ranger's domain (6)
Starts with F, ends with TFOREST→
46D
"Leave this to me" (6)
Starts with I, ends with TIMONIT→
47D
Is all over the map (6)
Starts with V, ends with SVARIES→
49D
Showers affection (on) (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDOTES→
51D
Like the Vietnamese language (5)
Starts with T, ends with LTONAL→
52D
Rod Flanders's brother on "The Simpsons" (4)
Starts with T, ends with DTODD→
53D
Like some traditions (4)
Starts with O, ends with LORAL→
54D
Bamako's land (4)
Starts with M, ends with IMALI→
55D
Sign sought by one reading tea leaves (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOMEN→
57D
Major tennis tournament (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOPEN→
58D
Pause indicator in sheet music (4)
Starts with R, ends with TREST→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for January 29, 2026?+
76 clues: 37 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Kit Sheffield and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Vehicle in which it's often legal to drink alcohol (LIMO); Jokesters (WAGS); Moistens, as a fern (MISTS).
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