NYT CROSSWORD • FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Jan 16, 2026

Complete answer list for the January 16, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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Across 35

  1. 1Coming-out party? ↗BABYSHOWER
  2. 11Finish (up) ↗WRAP
  3. 15"Hello-o-o?" ↗ANYONEHOME
  4. 16Dialect featured in the literature of Alice Walker and Toni Morrison, for short ↗AAVE
  5. 17Scenario calling for self-reliance ↗SINKORSWIM
  6. 18Summer flier ↗GNAT
  7. 19Classic 1926 poem associated with the Harlem Renaissance ↗ITOO
  8. 20Do some cleaning ↗DUST
  9. 21Creatures that can turn into humans on land, in Scottish folklore ↗SEALS
  10. 22Sound around a summer cornfield ↗CAW
  11. 23Wood used for flooring ↗FIR
  12. 24Trunk item ↗GASCAN
  13. 25Shortest-reigning English monarch (9 days) ↗JANEGREY
  14. 28Molecule that can self-splice ↗RNA
  15. 29Enthusiasm-curbing ↗JADING
  16. 32"Here we go!" ↗LETSROCK
  17. 34Uncovered ↗OPEN
  18. 35Some cuts of meat ↗CHOPS
  19. 37Tennis great who had a tennis scholarship from U.C.L.A. ↗ASHE
  20. 38Place for trading stories? ↗BOOKFAIR
  21. 40Diverts ↗AMUSES
  22. 42It takes a long time to get this ↗OLD
  23. 43Leading character on social media? ↗ATSYMBOL
  24. 45White House partner, for short ↗FLOTUS
  25. 47Assume, as costs ↗EAT
  26. 48Do some cleaning ↗MOP
  27. 51Market for currencies, informally ↗FOREX
  28. 52Financial aid basis ↗NEED
  29. 54Hand count? ↗FIVE
  30. 55Ian : Scotland :: ___ : Wales ↗EVAN
  31. 56One might help you hitch a ride ↗CARTRAILER
  32. 58Parmesan cheese feature ↗RIND
  33. 59Novel whence the line "Four legs good, two legs bad" ↗ANIMALFARM
  34. 60Rests ↗SITS
  35. 61They're green year-round ↗FAKEPLANTS

Down 37

  1. 1Bare-bones ↗BASIC
  2. 2Oscar-winning musical role for Rita Moreno ↗ANITA
  3. 3Already ↗BYNOW
  4. 4"The Memory Police" author ___ Ogawa ↗YOKO
  5. 5Brand lead-in to Caps or Balls ↗SNO
  6. 6Unwieldy situation, metaphorically ↗HERDINGCATS
  7. 7"As if!" ↗OHSURE
  8. 8Blows away ↗WOWS
  9. 9Release ↗EMIT
  10. 10Kind of cycle ↗REM
  11. 11Listing on a W-2 form ↗WAGES
  12. 12Stumbled upon ↗RANACROSS
  13. 13Overwhelming amount ↗AVALANCHE
  14. 14Some terrarium denizens ↗PETSNAKES
  15. 21Declares ↗SAYS
  16. 23Tai chi accessory ↗FAN
  17. 24Receives unfair criticism ↗GETSABADRAP
  18. 25Nimble, zigzagging maneuver ↗JINK
  19. 26Best Original Song Oscar winner from 2014's "Selma" ↗GLORY
  20. 27P.E. unit ↗REP
  21. 29Invitations to come on board ↗JOBOFFERS
  22. 30First NASA mission broadcast live from orbit ↗APOLLOVII
  23. 31Secret offering? ↗DEODORANT
  24. 33Julia of "The Addams Family" ↗RAUL
  25. 36___ Excellency ↗HIS
  26. 39Like leatherette ↗FAUX
  27. 41Witticism ↗MOT
  28. 44Start of a secret invitation, perhaps ↗MEETME
  29. 46Leans ↗TENDS
  30. 48Locale of a semiannual fashion week ↗MILAN
  31. 49Opposite of subtle ↗OVERT
  32. 50Makes do for a while? ↗PERMS
  33. 52Gram, by another name ↗NANA
  34. 53Composer Satie ↗ERIK
  35. 54Goal-oriented global org.? ↗FIFA
  36. 56Half-___ ↗CAF
  37. 57Totally ↗ALL