NYT Crossword hints and answer for January 10, 2026
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Clues70
Across35
Down35
ConstructorKameron Austin Collins
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
"What a darling outfit!" (10)
Starts with Y, ends with BYOULOOKFAB→
11A
Inflatable transport (4)
Starts with R, ends with TRAFT→
15A
The kelpie of Celtic mythology, for one (10)
Starts with W, ends with EWATERHORSE→
16A
___ palm (4)
Starts with A, ends with IACAI→
17A
Big name in classifieds (10)
Starts with C, ends with TCRAIGSLIST→
18A
Sound made by a toaster? (4)
Starts with T, ends with GTING→
19A
"Avatar: Fire and ___" (2025 film) (3)
Starts with A, ends with HASH→
20A
Mars comes third in it (5)
Starts with A, ends with EANNEE→
22A
Former employer of Edward Snowden, for short (3)
Starts with N, ends with ANSA→
23A
Utmost extent (8)
Starts with N, ends with RNTHPOWER→
25A
Improvised onstage (6)
Starts with V, ends with DVAMPED→
27A
Really involved (6)
Starts with O, ends with EORNATE→
28A
Barbecue order (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRIBS→
29A
Without revealing one's true intentions, maybe (5)
Starts with C, ends with YCOYLY→
31A
What a mess! (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSTY→
32A
Morse code components (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDITS→
33A
Free of charge (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENOFEE→
34A
Syngman ___, first president of South Korea (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERHEE→
35A
Limón who was the U.S.'s first Latina poet laureate (3)
Starts with A, ends with AADA→
36A
Total stranger, in slang (5)
Starts with R, ends with ORANDO→
37A
"Suds" (4)
Starts with B, ends with RBEER→
38A
Andrew ___, banking tycoon who served as Treasury secretary from 1921 to 1932 (6)
Starts with M, ends with NMELLON→
40A
"Rats!" (6)
Starts with O, ends with DOHCRUD→
42A
Trimmer target (8)
Starts with N, ends with RNOSEHAIR→
45A
Doggedness (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDRIVE→
46A
Volume units (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSONES→
48A
Loser in certain re-enactments, informally (3)
Starts with R, ends with BREB→
51A
Harsh quality (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEDGE→
52A
Aggressive state of mind (10)
Starts with A, ends with EATTACKMODE→
54A
Math function (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESINE→
55A
Art form featuring performers in kishin (demon) and okina (old man) masks (10)
Starts with N, ends with RNOHTHEATER→
56A
Woman of the d'Urbervilles (4)
Starts with T, ends with STESS→
57A
Something pulled while walking the dog (10)
Starts with Y, ends with GYOYOSTRING→
Down
1D
Service org. since the 1850s (4)
Starts with Y, ends with AYWCA→
2D
Sporting blades (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOARS→
3D
Jazz site (4)
Starts with U, ends with HUTAH→
4D
Kauai keepsake (3)
Starts with L, ends with ILEI→
5D
Phenomena once known as "les petites morts" ("little deaths") (7)
Starts with O, ends with SORGASMS→
6D
"That dis was goo-ood!!" (6)
Starts with O, ends with POHSNAP→
7D
German cathedral city, to locals (4)
Starts with K, ends with NKOLN→
8D
Gay man, per historical slang inspired by Judy Garland (15)
Starts with F, ends with YFRIENDOFDOROTHY→
10D
"You ___!" ("Agreed!") (3)
Starts with B, ends with TBET→
12D
Gave a faded look, as jeans (10)
Starts with A, ends with DACIDWASHED→
13D
A star might attract one (9)
Starts with F, ends with RFANLETTER→
14D
Gemstone with gold-yellow bands (8)
Starts with T, ends with ETIGEREYE→
21D
Lively for one's age (4)
Starts with S, ends with YSPRY→
22D
Picks up (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNABS→
24D
Darn it! (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHOLE→
25D
Figures checked by nurses (10)
Starts with V, ends with SVITALSIGNS→
26D
Field for the philosopher David Hume, informally (4)
Starts with E, ends with NECON→
28D
Loyal to a drastic extent (9)
Starts with R, ends with ERIDEORDIE→
30D
Action star Michelle (4)
Starts with Y, ends with HYEOH→
32D
Utmost (8)
Starts with D, ends with TDAMNDEST→
33D
Meemaw (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANANA→
34D
Go for another round (4)
Starts with R, ends with PREUP→
36D
Architect Ludwig Mies van der ___ (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROHE→
37D
Slow-cooked entree (7)
Starts with B, ends with TBRISKET→
39D
Big banks (6)
Starts with L, ends with SLEVEES→
41D
Poles can be found next to them (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCZECHS→
43D
Retort at recess (5)
Starts with I, ends with OISTOO→
47D
Iceland is its only member that doesn't have a standing army (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONATO→
48D
Alternative to naan (4)
Starts with R, ends with IROTI→
49D
Shangri-la (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEDEN→
50D
Result of breaking the ice? (4)
Starts with B, ends with GBERG→
52D
"___ Given Sunday" (1999 football drama) (3)
Starts with A, ends with YANY→
53D
Scuff, say (3)
Starts with M, ends with RMAR→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for January 10, 2026?+
70 clues: 35 Across and 35 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Kameron Austin Collins and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: "What a darling outfit!" (YOULOOKFAB); Inflatable transport (RAFT); The kelpie of Celtic mythology, for one (WATERHORSE).
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