NYT CROSSWORD • TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Jan 27, 2026

Complete answer list for the January 27, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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Across 37

  1. 1Potpourri piece ↗PETAL
  2. 6Bit of pandemic attire ↗MASK
  3. 10Cry from a crib, perhaps ↗MAMA
  4. 14Came up ↗AROSE
  5. 15Et ___ (and others) ↗ALII
  6. 16Some stadium shouts ↗OLES
  7. 17Give friendly bites, as a puppy might ↗NIPAT
  8. 18Heaps ↗LOTS
  9. 19Wrangler on the road ↗JEEP
  10. 20Hosp. hookups ↗IVS
  11. 21Far from any urban center, colloquially ↗INTHESTICKS
  12. 24Trickster figure in Native American folklore ↗COYOTE
  13. 26Cousin of a cravat ↗ASCOT
  14. 27Add as an afterthought ↗TAGON
  15. 29Lacking a conscience ↗AMORAL
  16. 33Potentially at risk, metaphorically ↗OUTONALIMB
  17. 36Spanish gold ↗ORO
  18. 37Nashville has a "grand ole" one ↗OPRY
  19. 38___ Speed Wagon (old vehicle) ↗REO
  20. 39Air passage ↗DUCT
  21. 40Title for M.L.K. Jr. ↗REV
  22. 41In a soaring mood, so to speak ↗FLYINGHIGH
  23. 45"Moving right along ..." ↗ANYHOO
  24. 47Kind of fund ↗SLUSH
  25. 48Jump and shout for joy ↗EXULT
  26. 51Ragamuffin ↗URCHIN
  27. 54Metaphor for a parent whose youngest has "launched" ... like the little bird whose progress is suggested by 21-, 33- and 41-Across ↗EMPTYNESTER
  28. 58Poem of praise ↗ODE
  29. 59"Captain" on Mount Ararat ↗NOAH
  30. 60Chew as a beaver might ↗GNAW
  31. 61"Yay me!" ↗IRULE
  32. 63Doofus ↗DOPE
  33. 64To be, in Toulouse ↗ETRE
  34. 65Assuaged ↗EASED
  35. 66Corset component ↗STAY
  36. 67Medical measure ↗DOSE
  37. 68In poor condition ↗SEEDY

Down 39

  1. 1Freak out ↗PANIC
  2. 2"Wicked" co-star Cynthia ___ ↗ERIVO
  3. 3Downside-up ↗TOPSYTURVY
  4. 4Happy ___ lark ↗ASA
  5. 5"Forgive and forget" ↗LETITGO
  6. 6Barley product ↗MALT
  7. 7Hi in HI ↗ALOHA
  8. 8Loci ↗SITES
  9. 9Source of some Jumbotron entertainment ↗KISSCAM
  10. 10Cuban rum cocktail ↗MOJITO
  11. 11Actor Guinness ↗ALEC
  12. 12Like the ones who shall inherit the earth, in Matthew 5:5 ↗MEEK
  13. 13Horned vipers ↗ASPS
  14. 22Like some highlighter colors ↗NEON
  15. 23___ of the Unknown Soldier ↗TOMB
  16. 25Like some cookies and milk ↗OATY
  17. 28Not, colloquially ↗NARY
  18. 30Engage in boisterous activity ↗ROUGHHOUSE
  19. 31St. Louis landmark ↗ARCH
  20. 32Area to build on ↗LOT
  21. 33Request from a dentist ↗OPEN
  22. 34Floral ring ↗LEI
  23. 35Charged particles ↗IONS
  24. 37Singer Rita ↗ORA
  25. 39Chip shape ↗DISC
  26. 41Cunning, like Mr. Tod or Swiper ↗FOXY
  27. 42Chillaxed, say ↗LOUNGED
  28. 43It's binding ↗GLUE
  29. 44Gets a move on ↗HURRIES
  30. 46Possible pronoun pairing ↗HETHEY
  31. 49Slowly, in scores ↗LENTO
  32. 50Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great ↗TSARS
  33. 52Did diddly-squat ↗IDLED
  34. 53Tending to cling ↗NEEDY
  35. 54Winds up ↗ENDS
  36. 55Debatable ↗MOOT
  37. 56Cry from a crib, perhaps ↗PAPA
  38. 57Britishly precious ↗TWEE
  39. 62Issa of "The Lovebirds" ↗RAE