NYT Crossword hints and answer for January 27, 2026
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Clues76
Across37
Down39
ConstructorMiranda Kany and Tracy Bennett
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Potpourri piece (5)
Starts with P, ends with LPETAL→
6A
Bit of pandemic attire (4)
Starts with M, ends with KMASK→
10A
Cry from a crib, perhaps (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMAMA→
14A
Came up (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAROSE→
15A
Et ___ (and others) (4)
Starts with A, ends with IALII→
16A
Some stadium shouts (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOLES→
17A
Give friendly bites, as a puppy might (5)
Starts with N, ends with TNIPAT→
19A
Wrangler on the road (4)
Starts with J, ends with PJEEP→
20A
Hosp. hookups (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIVS→
21A
Far from any urban center, colloquially (11)
Starts with I, ends with SINTHESTICKS→
24A
Trickster figure in Native American folklore (6)
Starts with C, ends with ECOYOTE→
26A
Cousin of a cravat (5)
Starts with A, ends with TASCOT→
27A
Add as an afterthought (5)
Starts with T, ends with NTAGON→
29A
Lacking a conscience (6)
Starts with A, ends with LAMORAL→
33A
Potentially at risk, metaphorically (10)
Starts with O, ends with BOUTONALIMB→
36A
Spanish gold (3)
Starts with O, ends with OORO→
37A
Nashville has a "grand ole" one (4)
Starts with O, ends with YOPRY→
38A
___ Speed Wagon (old vehicle) (3)
Starts with R, ends with OREO→
39A
Air passage (4)
Starts with D, ends with TDUCT→
40A
Title for M.L.K. Jr. (3)
Starts with R, ends with VREV→
41A
In a soaring mood, so to speak (10)
Starts with F, ends with HFLYINGHIGH→
45A
"Moving right along ..." (6)
Starts with A, ends with OANYHOO→
47A
Kind of fund (5)
Starts with S, ends with HSLUSH→
48A
Jump and shout for joy (5)
Starts with E, ends with TEXULT→
51A
Ragamuffin (6)
Starts with U, ends with NURCHIN→
54A
58A
Poem of praise (3)
Starts with O, ends with EODE→
59A
"Captain" on Mount Ararat (4)
Starts with N, ends with HNOAH→
60A
Chew as a beaver might (4)
Starts with G, ends with WGNAW→
61A
"Yay me!" (5)
Starts with I, ends with EIRULE→
63A
Doofus (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDOPE→
64A
To be, in Toulouse (4)
Starts with E, ends with EETRE→
65A
Assuaged (5)
Starts with E, ends with DEASED→
66A
Corset component (4)
Starts with S, ends with YSTAY→
67A
Medical measure (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDOSE→
68A
In poor condition (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSEEDY→
Down
1D
Freak out (5)
Starts with P, ends with CPANIC→
2D
"Wicked" co-star Cynthia ___ (5)
Starts with E, ends with OERIVO→
3D
Downside-up (10)
Starts with T, ends with YTOPSYTURVY→
4D
Happy ___ lark (3)
Starts with A, ends with AASA→
5D
"Forgive and forget" (7)
Starts with L, ends with OLETITGO→
6D
Barley product (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMALT→
7D
Hi in HI (5)
Starts with A, ends with AALOHA→
9D
Source of some Jumbotron entertainment (7)
Starts with K, ends with MKISSCAM→
10D
Cuban rum cocktail (6)
Starts with M, ends with OMOJITO→
11D
Actor Guinness (4)
Starts with A, ends with CALEC→
12D
Like the ones who shall inherit the earth, in Matthew 5:5 (4)
Starts with M, ends with KMEEK→
13D
Horned vipers (4)
Starts with A, ends with SASPS→
22D
Like some highlighter colors (4)
Starts with N, ends with NNEON→
23D
___ of the Unknown Soldier (4)
Starts with T, ends with BTOMB→
25D
Like some cookies and milk (4)
Starts with O, ends with YOATY→
28D
Not, colloquially (4)
Starts with N, ends with YNARY→
30D
Engage in boisterous activity (10)
Starts with R, ends with EROUGHHOUSE→
31D
St. Louis landmark (4)
Starts with A, ends with HARCH→
32D
Area to build on (3)
Starts with L, ends with TLOT→
33D
Request from a dentist (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOPEN→
34D
Floral ring (3)
Starts with L, ends with ILEI→
35D
Charged particles (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIONS→
37D
Singer Rita (3)
Starts with O, ends with AORA→
39D
Chip shape (4)
Starts with D, ends with CDISC→
41D
Cunning, like Mr. Tod or Swiper (4)
Starts with F, ends with YFOXY→
42D
Chillaxed, say (7)
Starts with L, ends with DLOUNGED→
43D
It's binding (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGLUE→
44D
Gets a move on (7)
Starts with H, ends with SHURRIES→
46D
Possible pronoun pairing (6)
Starts with H, ends with YHETHEY→
49D
Slowly, in scores (5)
Starts with L, ends with OLENTO→
50D
Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great (5)
Starts with T, ends with STSARS→
52D
Did diddly-squat (5)
Starts with I, ends with DIDLED→
53D
Tending to cling (5)
Starts with N, ends with YNEEDY→
54D
Winds up (4)
Starts with E, ends with SENDS→
55D
Debatable (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMOOT→
56D
Cry from a crib, perhaps (4)
Starts with P, ends with APAPA→
57D
Britishly precious (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETWEE→
62D
Issa of "The Lovebirds" (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERAE→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for January 27, 2026?+
76 clues: 37 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Miranda Kany and Tracy Bennett and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Potpourri piece (PETAL); Bit of pandemic attire (MASK); Cry from a crib, perhaps (MAMA).
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