NYT Crossword January 8 2026 Answers

All 75 clues from the Thursday 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 Mallory Montgomery and Zhou ZhangEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID14×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1B2E3L4A5B6C7S8A9R10B11U12S13AMA14DRIP15YOINK16HIG17HDIVE18PONZI19TRUE20TIA21NA22GIN23NA24E25CROP26TOPS27T28HIRD29S30VIE31OAT32GE33N34IE35A36F37R38O39GRA40DEINFL41ATION42APSE43ZESTY44FSU45A46XE47YE48NTAS49O50V51ERBO52O53K54SAY55AIL56ONSE57T58SC59O60T61KOT62EX63ALI64STERS65ELOTE66GLEE67NCO68NANAS69EYRE70TAS

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

ALL CLUES75 CLUES
ACROSS
1A___ canto3 lettersBEL
8APhotographer Diane5 lettersARBUS
13AWide-open Q&A3 lettersAMA
14ACoffee option4 lettersDRIP
16ANonverbal "well done"8 lettersHIGHDIVE
18AWell-known scheme designer5 lettersPONZI
22AGimlet base3 lettersGIN
23ADundee dissent3 lettersNAE
25ACars with retractable roofs8 lettersCROPTOPS
30ACompete (for)3 lettersVIE
31ABit in a breakfast bowl3 lettersOAT
42ACathedral recess4 lettersAPSE
43AFull of zing5 lettersZESTY
44ATallahassee sch.3 lettersFSU
45AGet rid of3 lettersAXE
47ATea traders?6 lettersYENTAS
49AAccidentally burn, perhaps8 lettersOVERBOOK
54AInfluential power3 lettersSAY
55AFeel under the weather3 lettersAIL
56AIt's a start!5 lettersONSET
58A___-free4 lettersSCOT
67ACpl. or sgt.3 lettersNCO
68AGrannies5 lettersNANAS
DOWN
1DBangkok currency4 lettersBAHT
2DDoha dignitary4 lettersEMIR
4DGo on, in dialogue3 lettersADD
6DKind of duty5 lettersCIVIC
7DStab, in a way5 lettersSPEAR
10D"Spot on!"5 lettersBINGO
11DOpen, as a fanny pack5 lettersUNZIP
12DScrapes5 lettersSKINS
17DGet wind of4 lettersHEAR
21DKnickknack7 lettersNOVELTY
26DNursing spot4 lettersTEAT
29DJump at, as an opportunity7 lettersSEIZEON
33DOpposite of SSW3 lettersNNE
34DMaybes3 lettersIFS
36D"In da Club" rapper9 lettersFIFTYCENT
37DParks in history4 lettersROSA
38DAlbatross, so to speak4 lettersONUS
40DBeloved4 lettersDEAR
41DThumbs-up votes4 lettersAYES
46DPlayStation alternatives6 lettersXBOXES
51DSir ___ Hercules John5 lettersELTON
53D___ green5 lettersKELLY
57DLayer4 lettersTIER
62DZeta follower3 lettersETA
64DGo on dates with3 lettersSEE
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