NYT CROSSWORD • THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Jan 15, 2026

Complete answer list for the January 15, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Wendy L. Brandes and Barbara LinEdited by Will ShortzGrid 16×1585 clues

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Across 39

  1. 1Cattle calls ↗MOOS
  2. 5Visible sign of hard work ↗SWEAT
  3. 10El ___ (precursor of the Expressionists) ↗GRECO
  4. 15Novelist Quindlen who wrote "One True Thing" ↗ANNA
  5. 16One of five ... or maybe six? ↗SENSE
  6. 17Like darts ↗AIMED
  7. 18*Oft-quoted advice in Matthew 7:7 ↗SEEKANDYHALLFIND
  8. 21Herb related to parsley ↗ANISE
  9. 22Part of L.G.B.T.Q. ↗GAY
  10. 23Races longer than marathons, informally ↗ULTRAS
  11. 24First name in rap? ↗LIL
  12. 25Stat for Aaron Judge ↗RBI
  13. 27Puts the finishing touches on, in a way ↗ICES
  14. 28*24/7/365 ↗ALLDAVERYDAY
  15. 32Some scanners, for short ↗TSA
  16. 35Jan. 1 through today ↗YTD
  17. 36Oodles of time ↗EONS
  18. 37Elate ↗SEND
  19. 38Nobelist Joliot-Curie who synthesized radioactive isotopes ↗IRENE
  20. 41Stereotypical dog ↗FIDO
  21. 42Bases of shipbuilding ↗KEELS
  22. 43Sol, but not Luna ↗NOTE
  23. 44Word with sponge or fish ↗CAKE
  24. 45Quarterback's asset ↗ARM
  25. 46Shiny little platters ↗CDS
  26. 47*Evening spent playing with the kids, say ↗FAMILYGAIGHT
  27. 52Stare in astonishment ↗GAPE
  28. 53Just peachy ↗AOK
  29. 54Possible response to "Tu veux du chocolat?" ↗OUI
  30. 55Idiomatic partner of "lose" ↗SNOOZE
  31. 58Disney still ↗CEL
  32. 60Directive written in currants in "Alice in Wonderland" ↗EATME
  33. 62Tendency to reinforce one's established beliefs … or a hint to answering this puzzle's starred clues ↗CONFIRMATIONBIAS
  34. 65Playwright Chekhov ↗ANTON
  35. 66Following ↗AFTER
  36. 67"Sorry ... hard pass" ↗UMNO
  37. 68Corporate musical chairs, for short ↗REORG
  38. 69Rib ↗TEASE
  39. 70Quinceañera celebrant, e.g. ↗TEEN

Down 46

  1. 1Indian spice blend ↗MASALA
  2. 2Low soccer score ↗ONENIL
  3. 3Food writer Molly ↗ONEILL
  4. 4Fifth Avenue store ↗SAKS
  5. 5W-9 fig. ↗SSN
  6. 6One method of sibling torture ↗WEDGIE
  7. 7Oscar-nominated singer/songwriter for "May It Be" (2001) ↗ENYA
  8. 8Like a used firepit ↗ASHY
  9. 9What might give you a brewed awakening? ↗TEA
  10. 10Narrow kitchen ↗GALLEY
  11. 11Results of feuds ↗RIFTS
  12. 12Title for any male in the House of Saud ↗EMIR
  13. 13Actor John who has granted more than 650 wishes for the Make-A-Wish Foundation ↗CENA
  14. 14Sportsbook calculation ↗ODDS
  15. 19Make bubbly ↗AERATE
  16. 20Created Yoda, he did ↗LUCAS
  17. 26Brief letters? ↗BVD
  18. 27Fig. on a driver's license ↗IDNO
  19. 29Unit of force ↗DYNE
  20. 30Energy-healing practice ↗REIKI
  21. 31Fluctuate between normal singing and falsetto ↗YODEL
  22. 32Bit of concert merch ↗TEE
  23. 33Show that celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2025, in brief ↗SNL
  24. 34About a third of an N.F.L. broadcast ↗ADS
  25. 37Highway behemoth ↗SEMI
  26. 38Fortune competitor ↗INC
  27. 395.5 yards ↗ROD
  28. 40Subject of astrobiology, in brief ↗ETS
  29. 41Star quality ↗FAME
  30. 42Seattle N.H.L. team ↗KRAKEN
  31. 44April fool, e.g. ↗CAPER
  32. 45Sixth word of the Gettysburg Address ↗AGO
  33. 47Throwing for a loop ↗FAZING
  34. 48Bulldog supporters ↗YALIES
  35. 49The moment of truth ↗GOTIME
  36. 50"The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being ___": Mahatma Gandhi ↗HUMANE
  37. 51Dons, as an apron ↗TIESON
  38. 52Really try to get ↗GOFOR
  39. 55C-section reminder ↗SCAR
  40. 56Nada ↗NONE
  41. 57Not fooled by ↗ONTO
  42. 58Where the coffee and Wi-Fi might both be strong ↗CAFE
  43. 59"At Last" singer James ↗ETTA
  44. 61Adjoin ↗ABUT
  45. 63Place to strike a pose? ↗MAT
  46. 64Seam contents ↗ORE