Biblical ark builder

Latest answer — January 19, 2026

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Across

  1. 1Package under a Christmas tree
  2. 5Old-fashioned butter maker
  3. 10Branded cotton swab
  4. 14Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan
  5. 15In on, as a trend
  6. 16Big coffee containers
  7. 171972 song by Elton John
  8. 19Luxury auto whose logo is four overlapping rings
  9. 20In progress
  10. 21:), ;), :D and others
  11. 23Formal "you," in Spanish
  12. 25Comedian Wong
  13. 26Projects, as a shadow
  14. 291985 song by John Cougar Mellencamp
  15. 34Comes to light
  16. 36X minus III, in old Rome
  17. 37Cosmonaut Gagarin
  18. 38Held the reins
  19. 39Spot for a massage
  20. 41R&B; singer whose album "SOS" spent 100+ weeks in the Billboard top 10
  21. 43Element used in bronze
  22. 44Sporting blade
  23. 46Draft pick?
  24. 48Firstborn
  25. 501987 song by Billy Joel and Ray Charles
  26. 53Midsection measurement
  27. 54Apt rhyme for "shriek"
  28. 55Martial arts studios
  29. 57Disheveled
  30. 61Caribbean island with a liqueur named for it
  31. 65Gently persuade
  32. 66Capital of Arkansas ... or a description of 17-, 29- and 50-Across?
  33. 68In ___ land (daydreaming)
  34. 69"I wish I could ___ that!"
  35. 70A second helping, say
  36. 71"Excuse me ..."
  37. 72Things shifted on a bicycle or in a car
  38. 73Winter coaster

Down

  1. 1___ Jail (space on a Monopoly board)
  2. 2"Sign me up!"
  3. 3Vampire's tooth
  4. 4Auditions
  5. 5"U-S-A! U-S-A! ...," e.g.
  6. 6Movable joints on a door
  7. 7___ code (what most product packages have)
  8. 8Google Maps options: Abbr.
  9. 9Bring into the mainstream
  10. 10Counterpart of quantity
  11. 11Factual
  12. 12Where the N.F.L.'s Colts play, informally
  13. 13Letters before omegas
  14. 18Insults
  15. 22Springfield is its capital: Abbr.
  16. 24Org. with notoriously long lines
  17. 26Biblical spy for Moses
  18. 27South American flatbread
  19. 28Lesser-played part of a 45
  20. 30ChatGPT and Google Gemini, for two
  21. 31Word before space or Mongolia
  22. 32Spot to find a pulse
  23. 33Final inning, typically
  24. 35Device for starting an engine
  25. 40In the style of
  26. 42Former vice president who won a Nobel Peace Prize
  27. 45Test taken at the 24-Down
  28. 47Finale
  29. 49Wins over with charm
  30. 51Jewel
  31. 52Pete who directed "Up," "Inside Out" and "Soul"
  32. 56Novelist Verne
  33. 57The N.C.A.A.'s Bruins
  34. 58Biblical ark builder
  35. 59Dark leafy green
  36. 60Fork prong
  37. 62Chilly
  38. 63Surveyor's measure
  39. 64Gave a thumbs-up
  40. 67Airport screening grp.

The answer to “Biblical ark builder” in the New York Times crossword is NOAH — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 19, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 58-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Biblical ark builder” answer

NOAH (4 letters)

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Why the answer is NOAH

NOAH is the 4-letter solution that fits "Biblical ark builder" in the NYT Crossword crossword on January 19, 2026 (58-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does NOAH mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of NOAH is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a shark

When else has “Biblical ark builder” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

January 19, 2026 (most recent) → NOAH. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Biblical ark builder”?

The answer is NOAH, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 19, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Biblical ark builder”?

4 letters: NOAH.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on January 19, 2026 (a Monday puzzle), at 58-Down.

Can “Biblical ark builder” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for January 19, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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