Friday, January 09, 2026
By Greg Snitkin and Glenn Davis
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Crush
- 10They get picked up at clubs
- 14Winning like crazy
- 15Surfing destinations, for short
- 16Places many Cubans are found
- 18Noggin
- 19Clumsy oafs
- 20"You better believe it!"
- 22Bad thing to have in a poker game
- 25Dumps
- 26Apple core?
- 28Confirmation from a maître d'
- 30"I didn't do it!"
- 34Stealthy flier
- 39Bummer at a casino game
- 40It often comes with the job
- 42___ Slush (frozen fruit drink)
- 43"Watch your mouth!"
- 44Old-timey oath
- 46Firm up
- 47Eats
- 48Was rude on the road or the dance floor
- 52"Weed 'Em and ___," gardening book whose title is a spoonerism
- 54Led the charge
- 57Prepares for a wild night, maybe
- 60Monopoly token retired in 2017
- 61He's great for the time being
- 64Be just chillin'
- 65"Beats me!"
- 66Jazz coda?
- 67Unpack for the night, in a way
Down
- 1Small bit, in Bogotá
- 2Windows alternative
- 3Something you have trouble putting down
- 4Gradually introduce, with "in"
- 5The Beatles' "___ Blues"
- 6Varieties of this include chocolate and yellow
- 7"Then again ...," to a texter
- 8Puzzles
- 9Build
- 10Footwear that lacks defined heels
- 11An "A" in geometry
- 12Dull
- 13Often-redacted fig.
- 17Item that someone with cold feet might have
- 21Verb that fills in the blanks of its own synonym: _ _AR_
- 23Be just chillin'
- 24Vividly shocking
- 26Kind of fever
- 27Ballade or étude
- 29Analogy words
- 31Raccoon, humorously
- 32It's bubbling below the surface
- 33Pointers for some fighters?
- 35Rom-com plot points
- 36Channel offering deals
- 37There are more than 2.3 million in N.Y.C.: Abbr.
- 38Industrial cutter
- 41Oscar winner Blanchett
- 45Shady, in modern parlance
- 49Flat hat
- 50Elba who portrayed Nelson Mandela
- 51"Some ___!"
- 53Shenanigan
- 54Java ingredient?
- 55Listing on a jobs website
- 56Losing effort
- 58Wilde thing
- 59Cashless transaction
- 60Ad or show follower
- 62African grazer
- 63Challenge from a hard-hit ground ball, perhaps
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Crush — Answer: PUPPYLOVE
- 10. They get picked up at clubs — Answer: TABS
- 14. Winning like crazy — Answer: ONAHEATER
- 15. Surfing destinations, for short — Answer: URLS
- 16. Places many Cubans are found — Answer: CIGARBOXES
- 18. Noggin — Answer: BEAN
- 19. Clumsy oafs — Answer: OXES
- 20. "You better believe it!" — Answer: HECKYEAH
- 22. Bad thing to have in a poker game — Answer: TELL
- 25. Dumps — Answer: STIES
- 26. Apple core? — Answer: CPU
- 28. Confirmation from a maître d' — Answer: OUI
- 30. "I didn't do it!" — Answer: NOTME
- 34. Stealthy flier — Answer: AIRMARSHAL
- 39. Bummer at a casino game — Answer: CRAP
- 40. It often comes with the job — Answer: BENEFITSPACKAGE
- 42. ___ Slush (frozen fruit drink) — Answer: ICEE
- 43. "Watch your mouth!" — Answer: DONTSASSME
- 44. Old-timey oath — Answer: NERTS
- 46. Firm up — Answer: SET
- 47. Eats — Answer: HAS
- 48. Was rude on the road or the dance floor — Answer: CUTIN
- 52. "Weed 'Em and ___," gardening book whose title is a spoonerism — Answer: REAP
- 54. Led the charge — Answer: CRUSADED
- 57. Prepares for a wild night, maybe — Answer: NAPS
- 60. Monopoly token retired in 2017 — Answer: BOOT
- 61. He's great for the time being — Answer: MRRIGHTNOW
- 64. Be just chillin' — Answer: IDLE
- 65. "Beats me!" — Answer: IVENOIDEA
- 66. Jazz coda? — Answer: ZEES
- 67. Unpack for the night, in a way — Answer: SETUPCAMP
Down
- 1. Small bit, in Bogotá — Answer: POCO
- 2. Windows alternative — Answer: UNIX
- 3. Something you have trouble putting down — Answer: PAGETURNER
- 4. Gradually introduce, with "in" — Answer: PHASE
- 5. The Beatles' "___ Blues" — Answer: YER
- 6. Varieties of this include chocolate and yellow — Answer: LAB
- 7. "Then again ...," to a texter — Answer: OTOH
- 8. Puzzles — Answer: VEXES
- 9. Build — Answer: ERECT
- 10. Footwear that lacks defined heels — Answer: TUBESOCKS
- 11. An "A" in geometry — Answer: AREA
- 12. Dull — Answer: BLAH
- 13. Often-redacted fig. — Answer: SSN
- 17. Item that someone with cold feet might have — Answer: SKI
- 21. Verb that fills in the blanks of its own synonym: _ _AR_ — Answer: YEN
- 23. Be just chillin' — Answer: LOAF
- 24. Vividly shocking — Answer: LURID
- 26. Kind of fever — Answer: CABIN
- 27. Ballade or étude — Answer: PIECE
- 29. Analogy words — Answer: ISTO
- 31. Raccoon, humorously — Answer: TRASHPANDA
- 32. It's bubbling below the surface — Answer: MAGMA
- 33. Pointers for some fighters? — Answer: EPEES
- 35. Rom-com plot points — Answer: MEETCUTES
- 36. Channel offering deals — Answer: HSN
- 37. There are more than 2.3 million in N.Y.C.: Abbr. — Answer: APTS
- 38. Industrial cutter — Answer: LASER
- 41. Oscar winner Blanchett — Answer: CATE
- 45. Shady, in modern parlance — Answer: SUS
- 49. Flat hat — Answer: TAM
- 50. Elba who portrayed Nelson Mandela — Answer: IDRIS
- 51. "Some ___!" — Answer: NERVE
- 53. Shenanigan — Answer: ANTIC
- 54. Java ingredient? — Answer: CODE
- 55. Listing on a jobs website — Answer: ROLE
- 56. Losing effort — Answer: DIET
- 58. Wilde thing — Answer: POEM
- 59. Cashless transaction — Answer: SWAP
- 60. Ad or show follower — Answer: BIZ
- 62. African grazer — Answer: GNU
- 63. Challenge from a hard-hit ground ball, perhaps — Answer: HOP
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