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NYT Crossword January 9 2026 Answers

Deborah Simmons ✓Solving & explaining puzzles since 1998 · Updated January 9 2026

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Every answer from the Friday, January 9 2026 New York Times Crossword, checked and verified against the published NYT solution. Select a clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Greg Snitkin and Glenn Davis · Edited by Will Shortz

Across

1Crush9 lettersSee answer ›10They get picked up at clubs4 lettersSee answer ›14Winning like crazy9 lettersSee answer ›15Surfing destinations, for short4 lettersSee answer ›16Places many Cubans are found10 lettersSee answer ›18Noggin4 lettersSee answer ›19Clumsy oafs4 lettersSee answer ›20"You better believe it!"8 lettersSee answer ›22Bad thing to have in a poker game4 lettersSee answer ›25Dumps5 lettersSee answer ›26Apple core?3 lettersSee answer ›28Confirmation from a maître d'3 lettersSee answer ›30"I didn't do it!"5 lettersSee answer ›34Stealthy flier10 lettersSee answer ›39Bummer at a casino game4 lettersSee answer ›40It often comes with the job15 lettersSee answer ›42___ Slush (frozen fruit drink)4 lettersSee answer ›43"Watch your mouth!"10 lettersSee answer ›44Old-timey oath5 lettersSee answer ›46Firm up3 lettersSee answer ›47Eats3 lettersSee answer ›48Was rude on the road or the dance floor5 lettersSee answer ›52"Weed ’Em and ___," gardening book whose title is a spoonerism4 lettersSee answer ›54Led the charge8 lettersSee answer ›57Prepares for a wild night, maybe4 lettersSee answer ›60Monopoly token retired in 20174 lettersSee answer ›61He's great for the time being10 lettersSee answer ›64Be just chillin'4 lettersSee answer ›65"Beats me!"9 lettersSee answer ›66Jazz coda?4 lettersSee answer ›67Unpack for the night, in a way9 lettersSee answer ›

Down

1Small bit, in Bogotá4 lettersSee answer ›2Windows alternative4 lettersSee answer ›3Something you have trouble putting down10 lettersSee answer ›4Gradually introduce, with "in"5 lettersSee answer ›5The Beatles' "___ Blues"3 lettersSee answer ›6Varieties of this include chocolate and yellow3 lettersSee answer ›7"Then again …," to a texter4 lettersSee answer ›8Puzzles5 lettersSee answer ›9Build5 lettersSee answer ›10Footwear that lacks defined heels9 lettersSee answer ›11An "A" in geometry4 lettersSee answer ›12Dull4 lettersSee answer ›13Often-redacted fig.3 lettersSee answer ›17Item that someone with cold feet might have3 lettersSee answer ›21Verb that fills in the blanks of its own synonym: _ _AR_3 lettersSee answer ›23Be just chillin'4 lettersSee answer ›24Vividly shocking5 lettersSee answer ›26Kind of fever5 lettersSee answer ›27Ballade or étude5 lettersSee answer ›29Analogy words4 lettersSee answer ›31Raccoon, humorously10 lettersSee answer ›32It's bubbling below the surface5 lettersSee answer ›33Pointers for some fighters?5 lettersSee answer ›35Rom-com plot points9 lettersSee answer ›36Channel offering deals3 lettersSee answer ›37There are more than 2.3 million in N.Y.C.: Abbr.4 lettersSee answer ›38Industrial cutter5 lettersSee answer ›41Oscar winner Blanchett4 lettersSee answer ›45Shady, in modern parlance3 lettersSee answer ›49Flat hat3 lettersSee answer ›50Elba who portrayed Nelson Mandela5 lettersSee answer ›51"Some ___!"5 lettersSee answer ›53Shenanigan5 lettersSee answer ›54Java ingredient?4 lettersSee answer ›55Listing on a jobs website4 lettersSee answer ›56Losing effort4 lettersSee answer ›58Wilde thing4 lettersSee answer ›59Cashless transaction4 lettersSee answer ›60Ad or show follower3 lettersSee answer ›62African grazer3 lettersSee answer ›63Challenge from a hard-hit ground ball, perhaps3 lettersSee answer ›