NYT CROSSWORD • FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Jan 30, 2026

Complete answer list for the January 30, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Robyn WeintraubEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1570 clues

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Across 35

  1. 1Puppetry and animation ↗ARTS
  2. 5Piedmont province with a namesake wine ↗ASTI
  3. 9Stopped lying ↗SATUP
  4. 14Title for Jane Goodall ↗DAME
  5. 15"Those guys?" ↗THEM
  6. 16___ Summer (program for Annapolis freshmen) ↗PLEBE
  7. 17Switch to a shorter line, say ↗EDIT
  8. 18Product that might feature a dandelion on the label ↗WEEDKILLER
  9. 20Spare part? ↗PIN
  10. 21Melts down ↗GOESBERSERK
  11. 22Mention in passing ↗TOUCHON
  12. 24It's -90° at the South Pole: Abbr. ↗LAT
  13. 25Like racehorses' hooves ↗SHOD
  14. 26Ship-stabilizing materials ↗BALLASTS
  15. 31Some repurposed cornfields ↗MAZES
  16. 33Small branch of Marvel Comics? ↗BABYGROOT
  17. 34Pick ↗ELECT
  18. 35Common adult ed. class ↗ESL
  19. 36Brand whose logo has an A-shaped caliper ↗ACURA
  20. 37Doesn't take the regular train home, maybe ↗WORKSLATE
  21. 39Mylar alternative ↗LATEX
  22. 40Capture a moment, in fiction ↗STOPTIME
  23. 41Even outcome ↗WASH
  24. 42Chaney of classic horror ↗LON
  25. 43Enter here! ↗TEXTBOX
  26. 46"Don't kid yourself" ↗FACEREALITY
  27. 51Elicit the facepalm emoji, say ↗ERR
  28. 52"Don't panic!" ↗REMAINCALM
  29. 53"Later, luv" ↗TATA
  30. 54Materialized ↗AROSE
  31. 55Leader of China? ↗INDO
  32. 56Feeling the flu, say ↗ACHY
  33. 57Steps on a scale ↗TONES
  34. 58"Whoa ... that's too much for my brain to handle!" ↗DEEP
  35. 59Characters from Crete and Sparta? ↗RHOS

Down 35

  1. 1Skilled ↗ADEPT
  2. 2Call ahead, in a way ↗RADIO
  3. 3End of a NASA countdown ↗TMINUSZERO
  4. 4Completist's goal ↗SET
  5. 5"The Handmaid's Tale" author ↗ATWOOD
  6. 6Eggshell, for one ↗SHEEN
  7. 7Much merch ↗TEES
  8. 8Cinephile's online resource ↗IMDB
  9. 9Milky Way, e.g. ↗SPIRALGALAXY
  10. 10Feature of a big-budget feature, perhaps ↗ALLSTARCAST
  11. 11HDTV component? ↗TELE
  12. 12Transportation company in more than 60 countries ↗UBER
  13. 13Bonus ↗PERK
  14. 19___ green ↗KELLY
  15. 21Tales told by flashlight ↗GHOSTSTORIES
  16. 23Request from someone who has completed all the courses? ↗CHECKPLEASE
  17. 26Turkey Day instruction ↗BASTE
  18. 27Fit ↗ABLE
  19. 28Florida setting for "The Birdcage" ↗SOUTHBEACH
  20. 29Whizzed ↗TORE
  21. 30"Elvis at ___" (classic album of Memphis recordings) ↗STAX
  22. 31British rowhouses ↗MEWS
  23. 32Every day, say ↗ALOT
  24. 33More than just smile ↗BEAM
  25. 38Fabric made from flax ↗LINEN
  26. 41It might get put through the wringer ↗WETMOP
  27. 43Jalapeño topper ↗TILDE
  28. 44Popular brand of 18-Across ↗ORTHO
  29. 45Looks below the surface? ↗XRAYS
  30. 46Group of Alpha males? ↗FRAT
  31. 47Nestlé's bubbly chocolate brand ↗AERO
  32. 48"This way, guys!" ↗CMON
  33. 49Certain psychedelic ↗ACID
  34. 50Pool assignment ↗LANE
  35. 53Bitumen lookalike ↗TAR