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NYT Crossword January 8 2026 Answers

All 75 clues from the Thursday 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 CLUES75 CLUES
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1A___ canto3 lettersSee answer ›4ALessons that might be spelled out for you?4 lettersSee answer ›8APhotographer Diane5 lettersSee answer ›13AWide-open Q&A3 lettersSee answer ›14ACoffee option4 lettersSee answer ›15ASnatching sound, in the comics5 lettersSee answer ›16ANonverbal "well done"8 lettersSee answer ›18AWell-known scheme designer5 lettersSee answer ›19AOne of the two Boolean values, in programming4 lettersSee answer ›20ADisney princess whose name is one letter off from a common princess accessory5 lettersSee answer ›22AGimlet base3 lettersSee answer ›23ADundee dissent3 lettersSee answer ›25ACars with retractable roofs8 lettersSee answer ›27AWhat Neapolitan ice cream is divided into6 lettersSee answer ›30ACompete (for)3 lettersSee answer ›31ABit in a breakfast bowl3 lettersSee answer ›32ABenefactor with a limited number of grants?5 lettersSee answer ›35ASymbol of the "Black is beautiful" movement4 lettersSee answer ›39ACollege concern seen in 16-, 25-, 49- and 63-Across?14 lettersSee answer ›42ACathedral recess4 lettersSee answer ›43AFull of zing5 lettersSee answer ›44ATallahassee sch.3 lettersSee answer ›45AGet rid of3 lettersSee answer ›47ATea traders?6 lettersSee answer ›49AAccidentally burn, perhaps8 lettersSee answer ›54AInfluential power3 lettersSee answer ›55AFeel under the weather3 lettersSee answer ›56AIt's a start!5 lettersSee answer ›58A___-free4 lettersSee answer ›61ABrand in the feminine care aisle5 lettersSee answer ›63AResults of wearing some uncomfortable shoes8 lettersSee answer ›65AMexican street food typically served with cheese, chili and lime5 lettersSee answer ›66AHit TV series set at the fictional William McKinley High School4 lettersSee answer ›67ACpl. or sgt.3 lettersSee answer ›68AGrannies5 lettersSee answer ›69AFictional lover of Rochester4 lettersSee answer ›70AMany Ph.D.s-to-be, for short3 lettersSee answer ›
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1DBangkok currency4 lettersSee answer ›2DDoha dignitary4 lettersSee answer ›3DHeineken subsidiary whose name means "small bodies of water"9 lettersSee answer ›4DGo on, in dialogue3 lettersSee answer ›5DOne who eats crisps and uses a loo4 lettersSee answer ›6DKind of duty5 lettersSee answer ›7DStab, in a way5 lettersSee answer ›8DSpanish exclamation akin to "Oh, baby!"6 lettersSee answer ›9DSmall hopper in the Hundred Acre Wood3 lettersSee answer ›10D"Spot on!"5 lettersSee answer ›11DOpen, as a fanny pack5 lettersSee answer ›12DScrapes5 lettersSee answer ›17DGet wind of4 lettersSee answer ›21DKnickknack7 lettersSee answer ›24D"We stand today on the ___ of a new frontier": John F. Kennedy, 7/15/19604 lettersSee answer ›26DNursing spot4 lettersSee answer ›27DAttire for a fraternity party, maybe4 lettersSee answer ›28DInstrument originating in ancient Sumer4 lettersSee answer ›29DJump at, as an opportunity7 lettersSee answer ›33DOpposite of SSW3 lettersSee answer ›34DMaybes3 lettersSee answer ›36D"In da Club" rapper9 lettersSee answer ›37DParks in history4 lettersSee answer ›38DAlbatross, so to speak4 lettersSee answer ›40DBeloved4 lettersSee answer ›41DThumbs-up votes4 lettersSee answer ›46DPlayStation alternatives6 lettersSee answer ›48DSo-called "father of the American cartoon"4 lettersSee answer ›49DLike the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey5 lettersSee answer ›50DIt takes a bow in a concert hall5 lettersSee answer ›51DSir ___ Hercules John5 lettersSee answer ›52DIndigenous people at the center of 2023's "Killers of the Flower Moon"5 lettersSee answer ›53D___ green5 lettersSee answer ›57DLayer4 lettersSee answer ›59DSea creature that can weigh 400 pounds at birth4 lettersSee answer ›60DPossessive of a Chinese menu?4 lettersSee answer ›62DZeta follower3 lettersSee answer ›64DGo on dates with3 lettersSee answer ›
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