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NYT Crossword January 7 2026 Answers

All 76 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 CLUES76 CLUES
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1AActress Pinkett Smith of "Girls Trip"4 lettersSee answer ›5AGets better5 lettersSee answer ›10A"Great" animals4 lettersSee answer ›14ASuper-cool4 lettersSee answer ›15ASubject of 2001 bankruptcy headlines5 lettersSee answer ›16A"That's crazy!," on the internet4 lettersSee answer ›17AWing woman?10 lettersSee answer ›19ANot right4 lettersSee answer ›20ASecond-most-common surname in Korea, after Kim3 lettersSee answer ›21ARight away4 lettersSee answer ›22ASports center5 lettersSee answer ›23AThey have pH's below 75 lettersSee answer ›25ACover girl?9 lettersSee answer ›28AKind of makeup you're born with?7 lettersSee answer ›30AXXX counterpart3 lettersSee answer ›31AOrg. with a 3-1-1 rule3 lettersSee answer ›32AGave a meal3 lettersSee answer ›33AW-9 fig.3 lettersSee answer ›34ASan Francisco or San Antonio4 lettersSee answer ›35AHomecoming queen?11 lettersSee answer ›38AUnhealthy haze4 lettersSee answer ›40AMathematician Terence3 lettersSee answer ›41AMusical genre that's the subject of the 2007 book "Everybody Hurts"3 lettersSee answer ›42AGame of pursuit3 lettersSee answer ›43AOn behalf of3 lettersSee answer ›44APlaces for pampering pups7 lettersSee answer ›48ASister-in-law?9 lettersSee answer ›51AWitherspoon who played 48-Across5 lettersSee answer ›52A"We need to talk"5 lettersSee answer ›53ASmurf elder4 lettersSee answer ›55AMiss, e.g.3 lettersSee answer ›56AHot stuff4 lettersSee answer ›57ACat lady?10 lettersSee answer ›60AUno más dos4 lettersSee answer ›61AGrads, now5 lettersSee answer ›62APotatoes, in Indian cooking4 lettersSee answer ›63AText sent upon arrival4 lettersSee answer ›64ARapper ___ Elliott5 lettersSee answer ›65ACourse list?4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DCircadian dysrhythmia, less fancily6 lettersSee answer ›2DBy the item6 lettersSee answer ›3DEnjoy a home-cooked meal, say6 lettersSee answer ›4D"Oh no!," in comics3 lettersSee answer ›5DCertain possessive pronoun4 lettersSee answer ›6DWith all judges present6 lettersSee answer ›7DGrilled cornmeal cake5 lettersSee answer ›8D"haha"3 lettersSee answer ›9D"Black Jeopardy!" show, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›10DNobel, for one5 lettersSee answer ›11DBold accessory for a suit8 lettersSee answer ›12DSincere7 lettersSee answer ›13DBack off (from)7 lettersSee answer ›18DDay for hunting6 lettersSee answer ›22D"The Bear" actress Edebiri3 lettersSee answer ›24DClear up, as a windshield5 lettersSee answer ›26DSnoopy4 lettersSee answer ›27DSavory rice porridge6 lettersSee answer ›29DWords of concurrence6 lettersSee answer ›33D"___ 'nuff!"3 lettersSee answer ›34DAlmost there5 lettersSee answer ›35DCynophilist8 lettersSee answer ›36DPurple boba choice4 lettersSee answer ›37DTravel option that serves 46 states6 lettersSee answer ›38DSecrecy7 lettersSee answer ›39DVirus of sorts7 lettersSee answer ›43DChain email abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›44DBiblical collection of 150 poems6 lettersSee answer ›45DKitchen grinder6 lettersSee answer ›46DKutcher of "That '70s Show"6 lettersSee answer ›47D"Later"6 lettersSee answer ›49DClear, as a whiteboard5 lettersSee answer ›50DEquivalent of a 1.3 G.P.A., say5 lettersSee answer ›54DSmall bouquet4 lettersSee answer ›57DHawaiian pizza topping3 lettersSee answer ›58DLilly of pharmaceuticals3 lettersSee answer ›59DDr. Seuss's Sam-___3 lettersSee answer ›
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