Thursday, January 08, 2026
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1___ canto
- 4Lessons that might be spelled out for you?
- 8Photographer Diane
- 13Wide-open QA
- 14Coffee option
- 15Snatching sound, in the comics
- 16Nonverbal "well done"
- 18Well-known scheme designer
- 19One of the two Boolean values, in programming
- 20Disney princess whose name is one letter off from a common princess accessory
- 22Gimlet base
- 23Dundee dissent
- 25Cars with retractable roofs
- 27What Neapolitan ice cream is divided into
- 30Compete (for)
- 31Bit in a breakfast bowl
- 32Benefactor with a limited number of grants?
- 35Symbol of the "Black is beautiful" movement
- 39College concern seen in 16-, 25-, 49- and 63-Across?
- 42Cathedral recess
- 43Full of zing
- 44Tallahassee sch.
- 45Get rid of
- 47Tea traders?
- 49Accidentally burn, perhaps
- 54Influential power
- 55Feel under the weather
- 56It's a start!
- 58___-free
- 61Brand in the feminine care aisle
- 63Results of wearing some uncomfortable shoes
- 65Mexican street food typically served with cheese, chili and lime
- 66Hit TV series set at the fictional William McKinley High School
- 67Cpl. or sgt.
- 68Grannies
- 69Fictional lover of Rochester
- 70Many Ph.D.s-to-be, for short
Down
- 1Bangkok currency
- 2Doha dignitary
- 3Heineken subsidiary whose name means "small bodies of water"
- 4Go on, in dialogue
- 5One who eats crisps and uses a loo
- 6Kind of duty
- 7Stab, in a way
- 8Spanish exclamation akin to "Oh, baby!"
- 9Small hopper in the Hundred Acre Wood
- 10"Spot on!"
- 11Open, as a fanny pack
- 12Scrapes
- 17Get wind of
- 21Knickknack
- 24"We stand today on the ___ of a new frontier": John F. Kennedy, 7/15/1960
- 26Nursing spot
- 27Attire for a fraternity party, maybe
- 28Instrument originating in ancient Sumer
- 29Jump at, as an opportunity
- 33Opposite of SSW
- 34Maybes
- 36"In da Club" rapper
- 37Parks in history
- 38Albatross, so to speak
- 40Beloved
- 41Thumbs-up votes
- 46PlayStation alternatives
- 48So-called "father of the American cartoon"
- 49Like the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey
- 50It takes a bow in a concert hall
- 51Sir ___ Hercules John
- 52Indigenous people at the center of 2023's "Killers of the Flower Moon"
- 53___ green
- 57Layer
- 59Sea creature that can weigh 400 pounds at birth
- 60Possessive of a Chinese menu?
- 62Zeta follower
- 64Go on dates with
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. ___ canto — Answer: BEL
- 4. Lessons that might be spelled out for you? — Answer: ABCS
- 8. Photographer Diane — Answer: ARBUS
- 13. Wide-open QA — Answer: AMA
- 14. Coffee option — Answer: DRIP
- 15. Snatching sound, in the comics — Answer: YOINK
- 16. Nonverbal "well done" — Answer: HIGHDIVE
- 18. Well-known scheme designer — Answer: PONZI
- 19. One of the two Boolean values, in programming — Answer: TRUE
- 20. Disney princess whose name is one letter off from a common princess accessory — Answer: TIANA
- 22. Gimlet base — Answer: GIN
- 23. Dundee dissent — Answer: NAE
- 25. Cars with retractable roofs — Answer: CROPTOPS
- 27. What Neapolitan ice cream is divided into — Answer: THIRDS
- 30. Compete (for) — Answer: VIE
- 31. Bit in a breakfast bowl — Answer: OAT
- 32. Benefactor with a limited number of grants? — Answer: GENIE
- 35. Symbol of the "Black is beautiful" movement — Answer: AFRO
- 39. College concern seen in 16-, 25-, 49- and 63-Across? — Answer: GRADEINFLATION
- 42. Cathedral recess — Answer: APSE
- 43. Full of zing — Answer: ZESTY
- 44. Tallahassee sch. — Answer: FSU
- 45. Get rid of — Answer: AXE
- 47. Tea traders? — Answer: YENTAS
- 49. Accidentally burn, perhaps — Answer: OVERBOOK
- 54. Influential power — Answer: SAY
- 55. Feel under the weather — Answer: AIL
- 56. It's a start! — Answer: ONSET
- 58. ___-free — Answer: SCOT
- 61. Brand in the feminine care aisle — Answer: KOTEX
- 63. Results of wearing some uncomfortable shoes — Answer: ALISTERS
- 65. Mexican street food typically served with cheese, chili and lime — Answer: ELOTE
- 66. Hit TV series set at the fictional William McKinley High School — Answer: GLEE
- 67. Cpl. or sgt. — Answer: NCO
- 68. Grannies — Answer: NANAS
- 69. Fictional lover of Rochester — Answer: EYRE
- 70. Many Ph.D.s-to-be, for short — Answer: TAS
Down
- 1. Bangkok currency — Answer: BAHT
- 2. Doha dignitary — Answer: EMIR
- 3. Heineken subsidiary whose name means "small bodies of water" — Answer: LAGUNITAS
- 4. Go on, in dialogue — Answer: ADD
- 5. One who eats crisps and uses a loo — Answer: BRIT
- 6. Kind of duty — Answer: CIVIC
- 7. Stab, in a way — Answer: SPEAR
- 8. Spanish exclamation akin to "Oh, baby!" — Answer: AYPAPI
- 9. Small hopper in the Hundred Acre Wood — Answer: ROO
- 10. "Spot on!" — Answer: BINGO
- 11. Open, as a fanny pack — Answer: UNZIP
- 12. Scrapes — Answer: SKINS
- 17. Get wind of — Answer: HEAR
- 21. Knickknack — Answer: NOVELTY
- 24. "We stand today on the ___ of a new frontier": John F. Kennedy, 7/15/1960 — Answer: EDGE
- 26. Nursing spot — Answer: TEAT
- 27. Attire for a fraternity party, maybe — Answer: TOGA
- 28. Instrument originating in ancient Sumer — Answer: HARP
- 29. Jump at, as an opportunity — Answer: SEIZEON
- 33. Opposite of SSW — Answer: NNE
- 34. Maybes — Answer: IFS
- 36. "In da Club" rapper — Answer: FIFTYCENT
- 37. Parks in history — Answer: ROSA
- 38. Albatross, so to speak — Answer: ONUS
- 40. Beloved — Answer: DEAR
- 41. Thumbs-up votes — Answer: AYES
- 46. PlayStation alternatives — Answer: XBOXES
- 48. So-called "father of the American cartoon" — Answer: NAST
- 49. Like the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey — Answer: OAKEN
- 50. It takes a bow in a concert hall — Answer: VIOLA
- 51. Sir ___ Hercules John — Answer: ELTON
- 52. Indigenous people at the center of 2023's "Killers of the Flower Moon" — Answer: OSAGE
- 53. ___ green — Answer: KELLY
- 57. Layer — Answer: TIER
- 59. Sea creature that can weigh 400 pounds at birth — Answer: ORCA
- 60. Possessive of a Chinese menu? — Answer: TSOS
- 62. Zeta follower — Answer: ETA
- 64. Go on dates with — Answer: SEE
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