NYT Crossword January 2 2026 Answers

All 68 clues from the Friday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Adam Wagner and Rafael MusaEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1A2R3F4W5H6A7T8I9S10A11R12T13DEI14G15N16HABANEROS17APBIO18ICANTLOOK19MOONW20ALK21DEFATS22SSN23WWE24BORER25A26FEW27BOONS28R29ECUR30TAXRET31U32R33N34EMCEE35OSU36TEPEE37GUILT38TRIP39FEAST40TAHOE41DAMN42PALES43PAM44D45A46X47C48LUNKY49MONO50GAMY51AIRKIS52SES53UNTIL54VEGENAISE55SCENE56ENERGYBAR57MOM

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES68 CLUES
ACROSS
1AHavanese greeting3 lettersARF
13AReluctantly stoop5 lettersDEIGN
18A"Just tell me when it's over"9 lettersICANTLOOK
21ASkims, as soup stock6 lettersDEFATS
24ATunnel-making machine5 lettersBORER
25ANot many4 lettersAFEW
27AWindfalls5 lettersBOONS
28AKeep coming up5 lettersRECUR
30AOne might lead to pay back9 lettersTAXRETURN
37AEmotional manipulation tactic9 lettersGUILTTRIP
39AMeaty meal5 lettersFEAST
41A"Oof!"4 lettersDAMN
43ASpray in the kitchen3 lettersPAM
47ACumbrous6 lettersCLUNKY
49AOne-to-one relationship8 lettersMONOGAMY
51AExchanges blows?9 lettersAIRKISSES
53AUp to5 lettersUNTIL
54AEggless bread spread9 lettersVEGENAISE
56AHigh-carb snack9 lettersENERGYBAR
57AMay day celebrant3 lettersMOM
DOWN
2DDefault outcomes, perhaps5 lettersREPOS
4DDuration5 lettersWHILE
5DModern security threat4 lettersHACK
7DCylindrical oven7 lettersTANDOOR
8DExtremely well-liked?14 lettersINTERNETFAMOUS
9DPersonal opinion?10 lettersSELFESTEEM
10DHooting and hollering5 lettersAROAR
12DPithy put-downs4 lettersTSKS
15D"I like the sound of that!"14 lettersNOWWERETALKING
20D"So adorable!"3 lettersAWW
24DPrepare to ship, say5 lettersBOXUP
26DDelivery means to a gas station10 lettersFUELTANKER
30DCapotes are flapped at them5 lettersTOROS
31D"Let's go, sleepyhead!"9 lettersUPANDATEM
32DBooking, for short3 lettersRES
33DServer's obstacle3 lettersNET
38D"Word on the street is ..."7 lettersTHEYSAY
43DTry-hard5 lettersPOSER
45DKind of acid5 lettersAMINO
46DStem component5 lettersXYLEM
47DCapitulate4 lettersCAVE
48DLender's security4 lettersLIEN
49DTable outside4 lettersMESA
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