NYT CROSSWORD • FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Jan 23, 2026

Complete answer list for the January 23, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Joyce KellerEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1570 clues

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Across 35

  1. 1Barely enough ↗SCANT
  2. 6What some may be dyeing to conceal? ↗GRAY
  3. 10Environmental concern ↗SMOG
  4. 14"Don't be absurd!" ↗OHPUHLEASE
  5. 16___ Mountain (ski area in Killington, Vt.) ↗PICO
  6. 17She's out there! ↗LESBIANBAR
  7. 18Many a choirgirl ↗ALTO
  8. 19"Black-ish" patriarch ↗DRE
  9. 20Dulcet ↗SWEET
  10. 21Fiddle with feathers, say ↗PREEN
  11. 22Backstreet ___ ↗BOYS
  12. 23Like kyawthuite, among gems ↗RAREST
  13. 25Designer Geoffrey ↗BEENE
  14. 27A-list ↗SELECT
  15. 28Like quartzite vis-à-vis quartz ↗HARDER
  16. 29They really click as a pair ↗TAPSHOES
  17. 32Masters of manipulation ↗USERS
  18. 33Commercial preceder of Geo ↗NAT
  19. 34Capital near the Red Sea ↗SANAA
  20. 35Micromobility option ↗ESCOOTER
  21. 37On the level ↗HONEST
  22. 38Mouth organ ↗TONGUE
  23. 39Internal turmoil ↗ANGST
  24. 40Say "I do," say ↗COMMIT
  25. 41One may be carried in a concert hall ↗TUNE
  26. 42Recent recruit ↗HIREE
  27. 43First name on the Supreme Court ↗ELENA
  28. 45Zilch ↗ZIP
  29. 48Cushy ↗EASY
  30. 49It is "making the complicated simple, awesomely simple," per Charles Mingus ↗CREATIVITY
  31. 51Out of joint? ↗FREE
  32. 52Text insert for a flash-forward film scene ↗YEARSLATER
  33. 53Ink ↗TATS
  34. 54Apt rhyme for "pads" ↗ADDS
  35. 55Guck ↗SLIME

Down 35

  1. 1Completely convinced ↗SOLD
  2. 2French letter opener ↗CHER
  3. 3Niche for a shrine ↗APSE
  4. 4Essence of the matter ↗NUB
  5. 5"I'll take the blame" ↗THISONESONME
  6. 6Some body builders? ↗GENES
  7. 7Broccoli ___ ↗RABE
  8. 8How to look at your hot fudge sundae ↗ASATREAT
  9. 9A little possessive, perhaps? ↗YER
  10. 10Pocket money ↗SPARECHANGE
  11. 11Momentous moments ↗MILESTONES
  12. 12Bits in a byte, e.g. ↗OCTET
  13. 13"I'm listening" ↗GOON
  14. 15One who's on the defense, perhaps ↗LAWYER
  15. 21Digital applications? ↗PRESSONNAILS
  16. 22Longing look ↗BEDROOMEYES
  17. 24Rigi of Switzerland, e.g. ↗ALP
  18. 25One setting on speakers ↗BASS
  19. 26Classic toy for budding engineers ↗ERECTORSET
  20. 27Long look ↗STARE
  21. 28Peach or plum ↗HUE
  22. 30Interest of Marco Polo, with "the" ↗EAST
  23. 31Settled on the bottom? ↗SAT
  24. 33Gelded ↗NEUTERED
  25. 36___ Fridays ↗TGI
  26. 37Hangouts ↗HAUNTS
  27. 40Grammy-winning R&B singer named for a Revlon fragrance ↗CIARA
  28. 41They make streaks on cheeks ↗TEARS
  29. 42Mass ↗HEFT
  30. 44Tip ↗LEAD
  31. 45Trattoria tubes ↗ZITI
  32. 46Couple ↗ITEM
  33. 47Funeral ___ ↗PYRE
  34. 49Texter's "ciao" ↗CYA
  35. 50Late actor Kilmer ↗VAL