NYT Crossword hints and answer for January 19, 2026
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Clues78
Across38
Down40
ConstructorPeter Gorman
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Package under a Christmas tree (4)
Starts with G, ends with TGIFT→
5A
Old-fashioned butter maker (5)
Starts with C, ends with NCHURN→
10A
Branded cotton swab (4)
Starts with Q, ends with PQTIP→
14A
Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan (4)
Starts with O, ends with ROMAR→
15A
In on, as a trend (5)
Starts with H, ends with OHIPTO→
16A
Big coffee containers (4)
Starts with U, ends with SURNS→
17A
1972 song by Elton John (10)
Starts with T, ends with RTINYDANCER→
19A
Luxury auto whose logo is four overlapping rings (4)
Starts with A, ends with IAUDI→
20A
In progress (7)
Starts with O, ends with GONGOING→
21A
:), ;), :D and others (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSMILEYS→
23A
Formal "you," in Spanish (5)
Starts with U, ends with DUSTED→
25A
Comedian Wong (3)
Starts with A, ends with IALI→
26A
Projects, as a shadow (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCASTS→
29A
1985 song by John Cougar Mellencamp (9)
Starts with S, ends with NSMALLTOWN→
34A
Comes to light (6)
Starts with A, ends with SARISES→
36A
X minus III, in old Rome (3)
Starts with V, ends with IVII→
37A
Cosmonaut Gagarin (4)
Starts with Y, ends with IYURI→
38A
Held the reins (3)
Starts with L, ends with DLED→
39A
Spot for a massage (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASPA→
41A
R&B singer whose album "SOS" spent 100+ weeks in the Billboard top 10 (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASZA→
43A
Element used in bronze (3)
Starts with T, ends with NTIN→
44A
Sporting blade (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEPEE→
46A
Draft pick? (3)
Starts with A, ends with EALE→
48A
Firstborn (6)
Starts with E, ends with TELDEST→
50A
1987 song by Billy Joel and Ray Charles (9)
Starts with B, ends with DBABYGRAND→
53A
Midsection measurement (5)
Starts with G, ends with HGIRTH→
54A
Apt rhyme for "shriek" (3)
Starts with E, ends with KEEK→
55A
Martial arts studios (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDOJOS→
57A
Disheveled (7)
Starts with U, ends with TUNKEMPT→
61A
Caribbean island with a liqueur named for it (7)
Starts with C, ends with OCURACAO→
65A
Gently persuade (4)
Starts with C, ends with XCOAX→
66A
Capital of Arkansas … or a description of 17-, 29- and 50-Across? (10)
Starts with L, ends with KLITTLEROCK→
68A
In ___ land (daydreaming) (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALALA→
69A
"I wish I could ___ that!" (5)
Starts with U, ends with EUNSEE→
70A
A second helping, say (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMORE→
71A
"Excuse me …" (4)
Starts with A, ends with MAHEM→
72A
Things shifted on a bicycle or in a car (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGEARS→
73A
Winter coaster (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSLED→
Down
1D
___ Jail (space on a Monopoly board) (4)
Starts with G, ends with OGOTO→
2D
"Sign me up!" (4)
Starts with I, ends with NIMIN→
3D
Vampire's tooth (4)
Starts with F, ends with GFANG→
4D
Auditions (7)
Starts with T, ends with STRYOUTS→
5D
"U-S-A! U-S-A! …," e.g. (5)
Starts with C, ends with TCHANT→
6D
Movable joints on a door (6)
Starts with H, ends with SHINGES→
7D
___ code (what most product packages have) (3)
Starts with U, ends with CUPC→
8D
Google Maps options: Abbr. (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRTES→
9D
Bring into the mainstream (9)
Starts with N, ends with ENORMALIZE→
10D
Counterpart of quantity (7)
Starts with Q, ends with YQUALITY→
11D
Factual (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETRUE→
12D
Where the N.F.L.'s Colts play, informally (4)
Starts with I, ends with YINDY→
13D
Letters before omegas (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPSIS→
18D
Insults (6)
Starts with D, ends with SDISSES→
22D
Springfield is its capital: Abbr. (3)
Starts with I, ends with LILL→
24D
Org. with notoriously long lines (3)
Starts with D, ends with VDMV→
26D
Biblical spy for Moses (5)
Starts with C, ends with BCALEB→
27D
South American flatbread (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAREPA→
28D
Lesser-played part of a 45 (5)
Starts with S, ends with BSIDEB→
30D
ChatGPT and Google Gemini, for two (3)
Starts with A, ends with SAIS→
31D
Word before space or Mongolia (5)
Starts with O, ends with ROUTER→
32D
Spot to find a pulse (5)
Starts with W, ends with TWRIST→
33D
Final inning, typically (5)
Starts with N, ends with HNINTH→
35D
Device for starting an engine (9)
Starts with S, ends with GSPARKPLUG→
40D
In the style of (3)
Starts with A, ends with AALA→
42D
Former vice president who won a Nobel Peace Prize (6)
Starts with A, ends with EALGORE→
45D
Test taken at the 24-Down (7)
Starts with E, ends with MEYEEXAM→
47D
Finale (3)
Starts with E, ends with DEND→
49D
Wins over with charm (7)
Starts with D, ends with SDISARMS→
52D
Pete who directed "Up," "Inside Out" and "Soul" (6)
Starts with D, ends with RDOCTER→
56D
Novelist Verne (5)
Starts with J, ends with SJULES→
57D
The N.C.A.A.'s Bruins (4)
Starts with U, ends with AUCLA→
58D
Biblical ark builder (4)
Starts with N, ends with HNOAH→
59D
Dark leafy green (4)
Starts with K, ends with EKALE→
60D
Fork prong (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETINE→
62D
Chilly (4)
Starts with C, ends with LCOOL→
63D
Surveyor's measure (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACRE→
64D
Gave a thumbs-up (4)
Starts with O, ends with DOKED→
67D
Airport screening grp. (3)
Starts with T, ends with ATSA→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for January 19, 2026?+
78 clues: 38 Across and 40 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Peter Gorman and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Package under a Christmas tree (GIFT); Old-fashioned butter maker (CHURN); Branded cotton swab (QTIP).
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