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NYT Crossword January 14 2026 Answers

All 78 clues from the Wednesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ALL CLUES78 CLUES
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1AWasn't even close, as in comparison5 lettersSee answer ›6AFashion name that's become slang for "excellent"5 lettersSee answer ›11ABinary 10, in decimal value3 lettersSee answer ›14AGarlicky sauce5 lettersSee answer ›15ABeef up the arsenal, say5 lettersSee answer ›16ATuna variety3 lettersSee answer ›17A"Sunday in the Park With George," for one15 lettersSee answer ›20ABig ___ (audacious thing to make)3 lettersSee answer ›21ARef. work with over 600,000 words3 lettersSee answer ›22AMoves (over)6 lettersSee answer ›23ASigns4 lettersSee answer ›25A"Nonsense!"5 lettersSee answer ›27A"Oh, that does make sense"4 lettersSee answer ›29AMilker's handful4 lettersSee answer ›31AThey may be fixed or variable5 lettersSee answer ›35ARiver at Memphis4 lettersSee answer ›36A"We want more!"6 lettersSee answer ›38AUmp's call3 lettersSee answer ›39AJerry's uncle on "Seinfeld"3 lettersSee answer ›40ASent away for7 lettersSee answer ›41AHistoric stretch3 lettersSee answer ›42AThat's a me problem3 lettersSee answer ›43AMadison Square Garden team6 lettersSee answer ›44ASporty Pontiacs of the 1960s4 lettersSee answer ›45AActress Thompson of "Westworld"5 lettersSee answer ›47AOceanic4 lettersSee answer ›48AIll-considered4 lettersSee answer ›49AWired5 lettersSee answer ›51AUnappetizing gruel4 lettersSee answer ›53ALike a dress that falls short?6 lettersSee answer ›56ABurlesque accessory3 lettersSee answer ›57AVietnamese noodle dish3 lettersSee answer ›60APulitzer-winning composer and lyricist of "Sunday in the Park With George"15 lettersSee answer ›64AGreenwich Village's Stonewall ___3 lettersSee answer ›65APoet who wrote "Only through time time is conquered"5 lettersSee answer ›66AGrub, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›67APathetic3 lettersSee answer ›68ALinking point5 lettersSee answer ›69AGerman industrial city5 lettersSee answer ›
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1DOld sunscreen initialism4 lettersSee answer ›2DGets off one's chest4 lettersSee answer ›3DOnes who probably aren't buying it?10 lettersSee answer ›4DShe, in São Paulo3 lettersSee answer ›5DPerformed well enough5 lettersSee answer ›6DAlum4 lettersSee answer ›7D1803 lettersSee answer ›8DBit of spy gear, informally3 lettersSee answer ›9DDefeat decisively5 lettersSee answer ›10DMock "Ooh, you frighten me!"8 lettersSee answer ›11DKind of shell4 lettersSee answer ›12D"Wait, ___?"4 lettersSee answer ›13DMakes less noisy, in a way4 lettersSee answer ›18D"The Magnificent Seven" or "The Hateful Eight"7 lettersSee answer ›19DWhere Caitlin Clark played Division I basketball4 lettersSee answer ›24DOnce called3 lettersSee answer ›25DWarm-up lap leader7 lettersSee answer ›26DThey communicate through bill-clattering6 lettersSee answer ›27DCove5 lettersSee answer ›28DBattle of Vicksburg in the Civil War, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›30DSalad green6 lettersSee answer ›32DTunes with an irresistible rhythm10 lettersSee answer ›33DChange across the Atlantic5 lettersSee answer ›34DSquirrel away5 lettersSee answer ›37DLies atop7 lettersSee answer ›40D"Very well …"8 lettersSee answer ›44DMiracle-___3 lettersSee answer ›46DModern suffix with situation4 lettersSee answer ›50DKey's longtime partner in sketch comedy5 lettersSee answer ›52D51-Across server5 lettersSee answer ›53DTrident-shaped letters4 lettersSee answer ›54DSicilian landmark4 lettersSee answer ›55DLook after4 lettersSee answer ›56DMost online customer service agents nowadays4 lettersSee answer ›58DQueen's domain4 lettersSee answer ›59DSultanate near Yemen4 lettersSee answer ›61DCancel3 lettersSee answer ›62DTrifling amount3 lettersSee answer ›63DIs blessed with3 lettersSee answer ›
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