NYT Crossword January 5 2026 Answers

All 76 clues from the Monday 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 Lynn LempelEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1W2O3R4T5H6A7S8H9H10A11L12O13ENNUI14TIE15PARER16BOARD17ROOM18AIRED19KEANU20ATTIRE21M22R23T24TAX25IDRIVER26COU27N28SEL29GOO30EDS31ASSET32NOBL33E34TAKEO35F36FFROMW37O38R39K40DWELL41AARON42E43B44B45ATA46P47ENNAME48FLY49SWAT50TER51LEE52FILIAL53BRI54C55E56EMILY57TOUCHD58O59W60N61TENTS62INS63IGLOO64EYES65SEE66CEDED

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

ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1AValue5 lettersWORTH
9AAngel's headgear4 lettersHALO
13AListlessness5 lettersENNUI
14AScore like 5-5 or 10-103 lettersTIE
15AFruit-peeling gadget5 lettersPARER
18AVentilated5 lettersAIRED
20AClothing6 lettersATTIRE
26ALawyer, or a lawyer's advice7 lettersCOUNSEL
29AGloppy gunk3 lettersGOO
31AAdvantageous quality5 lettersASSET
32AAristocrat5 lettersNOBLE
34AEnjoy a vacation day, say15 lettersTAKEOFFFROMWORK
40AReside5 lettersDWELL
42AWane3 lettersEBB
45AOne ___ time3 lettersATA
48ABug killer that goes "smack!"10 lettersFLYSWATTER
56APoet Dickinson5 lettersEMILY
61ABackpackers' shelters5 lettersTENTS
63AHome with a dome5 lettersIGLOO
65AUnderstand3 lettersSEE
66ARelinquished5 lettersCEDED
DOWN
1DSpider's creation3 lettersWEB
2DPeace promoter Yoko3 lettersONO
3DCell's messenger material3 lettersRNA
4DIstanbul native4 lettersTURK
5DConceal4 lettersHIDE
6DLacking a key, in music6 lettersATONAL
7DCrazy Horse's people5 lettersSIOUX
8DAdjustable skirt feature3 lettersHEM
9DPort-au-Prince's country5 lettersHAITI
10DGet there6 lettersARRIVE
11DLooked lasciviously6 lettersLEERED
12DCommands6 lettersORDERS
17DLabel as G or R, say4 lettersRATE
21DExam for a doctor-to-be4 lettersMCAT
23DWalrus's long tooth4 lettersTUSK
25DComposer Stravinsky4 lettersIGOR
27DHave to have4 lettersNEED
32DOrg. with Patriot games3 lettersNFL
36DOpposite of hilly4 lettersFLAT
39DOn bended ___4 lettersKNEE
42DOverly refined6 lettersEFFETE
43D"Yikes!," to a Brit6 lettersBLIMEY
46DRead6 lettersPERUSE
47DRock's Carmen or Clapton4 lettersERIC
49DEarthy deposits by a river5 lettersSILTS
54DStylish4 lettersCHIC
55DMargin4 lettersEDGE
58DPassé3 lettersOLD
59DMisfortune3 lettersWOE
60DSilent approval3 lettersNOD
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