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NYT Crossword January 16 2026 Answers

All 72 clues from the Friday 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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1AComing-out party?10 lettersSee answer ›11AFinish (up)4 lettersSee answer ›15A"Hello-o-o?"10 lettersSee answer ›16ADialect featured in the literature of Alice Walker and Toni Morrison, for short4 lettersSee answer ›17AScenario calling for self-reliance10 lettersSee answer ›18ASummer flier4 lettersSee answer ›19AClassic 1926 poem associated with the Harlem Renaissance4 lettersSee answer ›20ADo some cleaning4 lettersSee answer ›21ACreatures that can turn into humans on land, in Scottish folklore5 lettersSee answer ›22ASound around a summer cornfield3 lettersSee answer ›23AWood used for flooring3 lettersSee answer ›24ATrunk item6 lettersSee answer ›25AShortest-reigning English monarch (9 days)8 lettersSee answer ›28AMolecule that can self-splice3 lettersSee answer ›29AEnthusiasm-curbing6 lettersSee answer ›32A"Here we go!"8 lettersSee answer ›34AUncovered4 lettersSee answer ›35ASome cuts of meat5 lettersSee answer ›37ATennis great who had a tennis scholarship from U.C.L.A.4 lettersSee answer ›38APlace for trading stories?8 lettersSee answer ›40ADiverts6 lettersSee answer ›42AIt takes a long time to get this3 lettersSee answer ›43ALeading character on social media?8 lettersSee answer ›45AWhite House partner, for short6 lettersSee answer ›47AAssume, as costs3 lettersSee answer ›48ADo some cleaning3 lettersSee answer ›51AMarket for currencies, informally5 lettersSee answer ›52AFinancial aid basis4 lettersSee answer ›54AHand count?4 lettersSee answer ›55AIan : Scotland :: ___ : Wales4 lettersSee answer ›56AOne might help you hitch a ride10 lettersSee answer ›58AParmesan cheese feature4 lettersSee answer ›59ANovel whence the line "Four legs good, two legs bad"10 lettersSee answer ›60ARests4 lettersSee answer ›61AThey're green year-round10 lettersSee answer ›
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1DBare-bones5 lettersSee answer ›2DOscar-winning musical role for Rita Moreno5 lettersSee answer ›3DAlready5 lettersSee answer ›4D"The Memory Police" author ___ Ogawa4 lettersSee answer ›5DBrand lead-in to Caps or Balls3 lettersSee answer ›6DUnwieldy situation, metaphorically11 lettersSee answer ›7D"As if!"6 lettersSee answer ›8DBlows away4 lettersSee answer ›9DRelease4 lettersSee answer ›10DKind of cycle3 lettersSee answer ›11DListing on a W-2 form5 lettersSee answer ›12DStumbled upon9 lettersSee answer ›13DOverwhelming amount9 lettersSee answer ›14DSome terrarium denizens9 lettersSee answer ›21DDeclares4 lettersSee answer ›23DTai chi accessory3 lettersSee answer ›24DReceives unfair criticism11 lettersSee answer ›25DNimble, zigzagging maneuver4 lettersSee answer ›26DBest Original Song Oscar winner from 2014's "Selma"5 lettersSee answer ›27DP.E. unit3 lettersSee answer ›29DInvitations to come on board9 lettersSee answer ›30DFirst NASA mission broadcast live from orbit9 lettersSee answer ›31DSecret offering?9 lettersSee answer ›33DJulia of "The Addams Family"4 lettersSee answer ›36D___ Excellency3 lettersSee answer ›39DLike leatherette4 lettersSee answer ›41DWitticism3 lettersSee answer ›44DStart of a secret invitation, perhaps6 lettersSee answer ›46DLeans5 lettersSee answer ›48DLocale of a semiannual fashion week5 lettersSee answer ›49DOpposite of subtle5 lettersSee answer ›50DMakes do for a while?5 lettersSee answer ›52DGram, by another name4 lettersSee answer ›53DComposer Satie4 lettersSee answer ›54DGoal-oriented global org.?4 lettersSee answer ›56DHalf-___3 lettersSee answer ›57DTotally3 lettersSee answer ›
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