Wide-open QA

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Across

  1. 1___ canto
  2. 4Lessons that might be spelled out for you?
  3. 8Photographer Diane
  4. 13Wide-open QA
  5. 14Coffee option
  6. 15Snatching sound, in the comics
  7. 16Nonverbal "well done"
  8. 18Well-known scheme designer
  9. 19One of the two Boolean values, in programming
  10. 20Disney princess whose name is one letter off from a common princess accessory
  11. 22Gimlet base
  12. 23Dundee dissent
  13. 25Cars with retractable roofs
  14. 27What Neapolitan ice cream is divided into
  15. 30Compete (for)
  16. 31Bit in a breakfast bowl
  17. 32Benefactor with a limited number of grants?
  18. 35Symbol of the "Black is beautiful" movement
  19. 39College concern seen in 16-, 25-, 49- and 63-Across?
  20. 42Cathedral recess
  21. 43Full of zing
  22. 44Tallahassee sch.
  23. 45Get rid of
  24. 47Tea traders?
  25. 49Accidentally burn, perhaps
  26. 54Influential power
  27. 55Feel under the weather
  28. 56It's a start!
  29. 58___-free
  30. 61Brand in the feminine care aisle
  31. 63Results of wearing some uncomfortable shoes
  32. 65Mexican street food typically served with cheese, chili and lime
  33. 66Hit TV series set at the fictional William McKinley High School
  34. 67Cpl. or sgt.
  35. 68Grannies
  36. 69Fictional lover of Rochester
  37. 70Many Ph.D.s-to-be, for short

Down

  1. 1Bangkok currency
  2. 2Doha dignitary
  3. 3Heineken subsidiary whose name means "small bodies of water"
  4. 4Go on, in dialogue
  5. 5One who eats crisps and uses a loo
  6. 6Kind of duty
  7. 7Stab, in a way
  8. 8Spanish exclamation akin to "Oh, baby!"
  9. 9Small hopper in the Hundred Acre Wood
  10. 10"Spot on!"
  11. 11Open, as a fanny pack
  12. 12Scrapes
  13. 17Get wind of
  14. 21Knickknack
  15. 24"We stand today on the ___ of a new frontier": John F. Kennedy, 7/15/1960
  16. 26Nursing spot
  17. 27Attire for a fraternity party, maybe
  18. 28Instrument originating in ancient Sumer
  19. 29Jump at, as an opportunity
  20. 33Opposite of SSW
  21. 34Maybes
  22. 36"In da Club" rapper
  23. 37Parks in history
  24. 38Albatross, so to speak
  25. 40Beloved
  26. 41Thumbs-up votes
  27. 46PlayStation alternatives
  28. 48So-called "father of the American cartoon"
  29. 49Like the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey
  30. 50It takes a bow in a concert hall
  31. 51Sir ___ Hercules John
  32. 52Indigenous people at the center of 2023's "Killers of the Flower Moon"
  33. 53___ green
  34. 57Layer
  35. 59Sea creature that can weigh 400 pounds at birth
  36. 60Possessive of a Chinese menu?
  37. 62Zeta follower
  38. 64Go on dates with

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. ___ canto — Answer: BEL
  2. 4. Lessons that might be spelled out for you? — Answer: ABCS
  3. 8. Photographer Diane — Answer: ARBUS
  4. 13. Wide-open QA — Answer: AMA
  5. 14. Coffee option — Answer: DRIP
  6. 15. Snatching sound, in the comics — Answer: YOINK
  7. 16. Nonverbal "well done" — Answer: HIGHDIVE
  8. 18. Well-known scheme designer — Answer: PONZI
  9. 19. One of the two Boolean values, in programming — Answer: TRUE
  10. 20. Disney princess whose name is one letter off from a common princess accessory — Answer: TIANA
  11. 22. Gimlet base — Answer: GIN
  12. 23. Dundee dissent — Answer: NAE
  13. 25. Cars with retractable roofs — Answer: CROPTOPS
  14. 27. What Neapolitan ice cream is divided into — Answer: THIRDS
  15. 30. Compete (for) — Answer: VIE
  16. 31. Bit in a breakfast bowl — Answer: OAT
  17. 32. Benefactor with a limited number of grants? — Answer: GENIE
  18. 35. Symbol of the "Black is beautiful" movement — Answer: AFRO
  19. 39. College concern seen in 16-, 25-, 49- and 63-Across? — Answer: GRADEINFLATION
  20. 42. Cathedral recess — Answer: APSE. Hint: Think of the rounded niche in a cathedral, often located behind the altar. 🏛️
  21. 43. Full of zing — Answer: ZESTY
  22. 44. Tallahassee sch. — Answer: FSU
  23. 45. Get rid of — Answer: AXE
  24. 47. Tea traders? — Answer: YENTAS
  25. 49. Accidentally burn, perhaps — Answer: OVERBOOK
  26. 54. Influential power — Answer: SAY
  27. 55. Feel under the weather — Answer: AIL
  28. 56. It's a start! — Answer: ONSET
  29. 58. ___-free — Answer: SCOT
  30. 61. Brand in the feminine care aisle — Answer: KOTEX
  31. 63. Results of wearing some uncomfortable shoes — Answer: ALISTERS
  32. 65. Mexican street food typically served with cheese, chili and lime — Answer: ELOTE
  33. 66. Hit TV series set at the fictional William McKinley High School — Answer: GLEE
  34. 67. Cpl. or sgt. — Answer: NCO
  35. 68. Grannies — Answer: NANAS
  36. 69. Fictional lover of Rochester — Answer: EYRE
  37. 70. Many Ph.D.s-to-be, for short — Answer: TAS

Down

  1. 1. Bangkok currency — Answer: BAHT
  2. 2. Doha dignitary — Answer: EMIR
  3. 3. Heineken subsidiary whose name means "small bodies of water" — Answer: LAGUNITAS
  4. 4. Go on, in dialogue — Answer: ADD
  5. 5. One who eats crisps and uses a loo — Answer: BRIT
  6. 6. Kind of duty — Answer: CIVIC
  7. 7. Stab, in a way — Answer: SPEAR
  8. 8. Spanish exclamation akin to "Oh, baby!" — Answer: AYPAPI
  9. 9. Small hopper in the Hundred Acre Wood — Answer: ROO
  10. 10. "Spot on!" — Answer: BINGO
  11. 11. Open, as a fanny pack — Answer: UNZIP
  12. 12. Scrapes — Answer: SKINS
  13. 17. Get wind of — Answer: HEAR
  14. 21. Knickknack — Answer: NOVELTY
  15. 24. "We stand today on the ___ of a new frontier": John F. Kennedy, 7/15/1960 — Answer: EDGE
  16. 26. Nursing spot — Answer: TEAT. Hint: It’s where a baby animal goes to nurse from its mother. 🍼
  17. 27. Attire for a fraternity party, maybe — Answer: TOGA
  18. 28. Instrument originating in ancient Sumer — Answer: HARP
  19. 29. Jump at, as an opportunity — Answer: SEIZEON
  20. 33. Opposite of SSW — Answer: NNE. Hint: A compass point that sits across from the south-southwest direction 🧭
  21. 34. Maybes — Answer: IFS
  22. 36. "In da Club" rapper — Answer: FIFTYCENT
  23. 37. Parks in history — Answer: ROSA
  24. 38. Albatross, so to speak — Answer: ONUS
  25. 40. Beloved — Answer: DEAR. Hint: A warm term for someone cherished. 💛
  26. 41. Thumbs-up votes — Answer: AYES
  27. 46. PlayStation alternatives — Answer: XBOXES
  28. 48. So-called "father of the American cartoon" — Answer: NAST
  29. 49. Like the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey — Answer: OAKEN
  30. 50. It takes a bow in a concert hall — Answer: VIOLA
  31. 51. Sir ___ Hercules John — Answer: ELTON
  32. 52. Indigenous people at the center of 2023's "Killers of the Flower Moon" — Answer: OSAGE
  33. 53. ___ green — Answer: KELLY
  34. 57. Layer — Answer: TIER
  35. 59. Sea creature that can weigh 400 pounds at birth — Answer: ORCA
  36. 60. Possessive of a Chinese menu? — Answer: TSOS
  37. 62. Zeta follower — Answer: ETA
  38. 64. Go on dates with — Answer: SEE

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The answer to “Wide-open QA” in the New York Times crossword is AMA — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 8, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 13-Across. 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.

“Wide-open QA” answer

AMA (3 letters)

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AMA is the 3-letter solution that fits "Wide-open QA" in the NYT Crossword crossword on January 8, 2026 (13-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

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What is the answer to “Wide-open QA”?

The answer is AMA, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 8, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Wide-open QA”?

3 letters: AMA.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on January 8, 2026 (a Thursday puzzle), at 13-Across.

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