NYT Crossword January 17 2026 Answers
All 72 clues from the Saturday 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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1AExpressions of disbelief or exasperation9 lettersSee answer ›10AWhat "margarita" means in Spanish5 lettersSee answer ›15AReputable, in a way9 lettersSee answer ›16AWhat Anora and Vanya do in 2024's "Anora"5 lettersSee answer ›17AToo late, say9 lettersSee answer ›18AAdvocate for the political mobilization of the proletariat5 lettersSee answer ›19APeople often manage with them, in brief4 lettersSee answer ›20AYou might say "Hmm" when something is this3 lettersSee answer ›21AToppings blended with ice cream6 lettersSee answer ›22AAnti-troll measure3 lettersSee answer ›23ATchotchke10 lettersSee answer ›25AProtection from drops8 lettersSee answer ›26AWith 27-Down, fateful time for a sorority pledge3 lettersSee answer ›28ACity in Illinois's "Little Egypt" region5 lettersSee answer ›30ADemure3 lettersSee answer ›31APlant with psychoactive leaves4 lettersSee answer ›32AOffload (on)5 lettersSee answer ›33AFamous monogram found backward in the alphabet3 lettersSee answer ›34ATall and thin5 lettersSee answer ›35ARevel (in)4 lettersSee answer ›36AOne of five in a typical big band3 lettersSee answer ›37AArchetypes5 lettersSee answer ›38A"All that really matters is if your rhymes was ___" (MF Doom lyric)3 lettersSee answer ›39AArtificially unsophisticated8 lettersSee answer ›41AUnits for a high-resolution camera10 lettersSee answer ›43AInterval3 lettersSee answer ›46ASetups for some elaborate group pictures6 lettersSee answer ›47ASubject to careful appraisal3 lettersSee answer ›48ALawyer's assignment4 lettersSee answer ›49ANot budging5 lettersSee answer ›50AOnes running along a road9 lettersSee answer ›52ABracket contents5 lettersSee answer ›53AWhere someone's height may be stretched?9 lettersSee answer ›54AWith 39-Down, pretentiously creative5 lettersSee answer ›55AWhat antiperspirants can prevent9 lettersSee answer ›DOWN
1DCrude thing to drop, familiarly5 lettersSee answer ›2DWesternmost territory of the Netherlands5 lettersSee answer ›3DBoard game with resources5 lettersSee answer ›4DGrandson of Eve4 lettersSee answer ›5DMany an attachment3 lettersSee answer ›6D___ Carlos Jobim, father of the bossa nova7 lettersSee answer ›7DMade, as an easy basketball shot6 lettersSee answer ›8DLongest number writable in standard Roman numerals15 lettersSee answer ›9DSpy3 lettersSee answer ›10DUse a roller on, as a jacket6 lettersSee answer ›11DDigital assistant5 lettersSee answer ›12DIn which opposites attract9 lettersSee answer ›13DFlashy taekwondo moves9 lettersSee answer ›14DCravings4 lettersSee answer ›21D"All right," folksily4 lettersSee answer ›23DSuper Mario ___4 lettersSee answer ›24DEccentric4 lettersSee answer ›25DCybersecurity assessment4 lettersSee answer ›27DSee 26-Across3 lettersSee answer ›28DWorker who's the subject of the song "Sixteen Tons"9 lettersSee answer ›29DCabin choice9 lettersSee answer ›31DBaby rhino4 lettersSee answer ›32DPart of the D.O.J.3 lettersSee answer ›33DSo-called "Valley Isle"4 lettersSee answer ›34DWriter Lowry4 lettersSee answer ›36DGood marks?4 lettersSee answer ›37DEgg cream alternatives7 lettersSee answer ›39DSee 54-Across6 lettersSee answer ›40DQuaint contraction6 lettersSee answer ›42DGentlemen, jocularly5 lettersSee answer ›43DKorean barbecue rib dish5 lettersSee answer ›44DGreet hospitably at the door5 lettersSee answer ›45DDough at a taquería5 lettersSee answer ›46DServant in "The Handmaid's Tale"4 lettersSee answer ›48DBeloved, in Italian4 lettersSee answer ›50DProduct with the additive zinc dithiophosphate3 lettersSee answer ›51DLike the weather in much of Equatorial Guinea3 lettersSee answer ›RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLES
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