NYT CROSSWORD • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Jan 28, 2026

Complete answer list for the January 28, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Kevin CurryEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1578 clues

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Across 38

  1. 1Brazilian berry ↗ACAI
  2. 5Monster whose gaze remained lethal after her death ↗MEDUSA
  3. 11Genre for many a mixtape ↗RAP
  4. 14It's not hard! ↗SOFT
  5. 15Came down, in a way ↗RAINED
  6. 16Like some angsty teens ↗EMO
  7. 17Article of furniture on which a plate of oats might be set? ↗HORSESTABLE
  8. 19Justice's domain ↗LAW
  9. 20Deserving a D, say ↗POOR
  10. 211,000 G's ↗MIL
  11. 22Difficult weather condition for driving ↗HAZE
  12. 23Thick, spiked outer covering? ↗DRAGONSLAYER
  13. 27Pay attention to, as warnings ↗HEED
  14. 30Casting rod? ↗WAND
  15. 31___ Lady (translation of "Notre Dame") ↗OUR
  16. 32Number indicating position: Abbr. ↗ORD
  17. 33Uttered ↗SAID
  18. 34Teenager's response to a dad joke, perhaps ↗SOLAME
  19. 37Relatives in a sty? ↗PIGSKIN
  20. 39"Throne" for a lion king? ↗CATSCAN
  21. 40Arctic fishing shelter ↗ICEHUT
  22. 41Dirk Nowitzki's longtime team, to fans ↗MAVS
  23. 42Sustainability prefix ↗ECO
  24. 43Chum ↗PAL
  25. 44Royal term of address ↗SIRE
  26. 45Functions ↗USES
  27. 46Walk from one coop to another? ↗CHICKENSTRIP
  28. 50Vegetable resembling a spring onion ↗LEEK
  29. 51Vegas's airport code ↗LAS
  30. 52Letters in an envelope? ↗RSVP
  31. 55Co. name ending ↗INC
  32. 56Being flipped on its back, e.g.? ↗TURTLESHELL
  33. 60Lead-in to Check on a boarding pass ↗PRE
  34. 61Commercial charges ↗ADFEES
  35. 62Cookie containing about 50 calories ↗OREO
  36. 63Tegan vis-à-vis Sara, in pop's Tegan and Sara ↗SIS
  37. 64Tyrannical ruler ↗DESPOT
  38. 65Keep ___ on ↗TABS

Down 40

  1. 1It goes down in flames ↗ASH
  2. 2Member-owned business ↗COOP
  3. 3Hairstyle popular among the Black Panther Party ↗AFRO
  4. 4"How strange …" ↗ITSODD
  5. 5"___ Robinson" (Simon & Garfunkel hit) ↗MRS
  6. 6Score points in Pac-Man, say ↗EAT
  7. 7Baseball venue ↗DIAMOND
  8. 8Remove the ropes from, perhaps ↗UNBIND
  9. 9"Sex ___" (adage) ↗SELLS
  10. 10Ending with lemon or lime ↗ADE
  11. 11Competitions with anchors ↗RELAYRACES
  12. 12Wow ↗AMAZE
  13. 13Outlet store? ↗POWER
  14. 18Muff ↗ERR
  15. 22Massive amounts of winnings, so to speak ↗HAULS
  16. 24Anticipate ↗AWAIT
  17. 25Laundry detergent brand ↗GAIN
  18. 26Plunders ↗LOOTS
  19. 27Southwest people whose name means "peaceful" ↗HOPI
  20. 28Children's author Carle ↗ERIC
  21. 29Toeholds in solving jigsaw puzzles ↗EDGEPIECES
  22. 33Sneak around ↗SKULK
  23. 34Word after space or screen ↗SAVER
  24. 35Repellent spray ↗MACE
  25. 36Son of Seth ↗ENOS
  26. 38Humble home ↗SHACK
  27. 39Mobile food vendor's station ↗CART
  28. 41Stumble ↗MISSTEP
  29. 44Wolfs (down) ↗SNARFS
  30. 45What it all comes down to ↗UPSHOT
  31. 46Assortment to view on YouTube ↗CLIPS
  32. 47Painter Matisse ↗HENRI
  33. 48Avoid, as capture ↗ELUDE
  34. 49Org. authorized by the 16th Amendment ↗IRS
  35. 53Designer Wang ↗VERA
  36. 54Commoner, informally ↗PLEB
  37. 56Skosh ↗TAD
  38. 57Many an August birth ↗LEO
  39. 58Winter setting in N.Y.C. ↗EST
  40. 59Día de ___ Muertos ↗LOS