Thursday, January 22, 2026
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Purchase of ice cream or cream ale
- 5Cognac label letters
- 9Escapade
- 14Goddess depicted with cow's horns
- 15"Hey, look who's here!"
- 16Film without much wardrobe, informally
- 17Watch sound
- 18Happens
- 20Left in
- 22Ingredient in a zombie
- 23Late ___
- 24Anxious
- 25Francis Ford Coppola's alma mater, for short
- 26Org. that watches television
- 27Tackling the task at hand
- 31Dump
- 32Unceasingly
- 33Hotel room coolers, for short
- 34Band with the 2008 platinum single "Electric Feel"
- 35Cut (in)
- 38Flabbergasted feeling
- 40Prefix meaning "heavens," as the name of a planet suggests
- 42Low
- 45Result of missing the boat
- 49Activist who was Time's 1963 Man of the Year, familiarly
- 50Sweeping
- 51Seth of Apple TV's "Platonic"
- 52Furious feeling
- 53Rescue squad pro
- 54Country whose seven-letter name can be spelled using only one-point Scrabble tiles
- 56Striking through
- 59"___ what I'm talkin' 'bout!"
- 60Standard
- 61Lead-in to -drome
- 62Oversupply
- 63Full of energy
- 64___ Mix
- 65Catch a glimpse of
Down
- 1Tools requiring two people
- 2"Am I wrong about that?"
- 3"Please, I know better than that"
- 4"You know better than that"
- 5Sotto ___
- 6Sporting flats, say
- 7Omega, in physics
- 8Approximately 84% of American women have at least one
- 9Early ancestor
- 10(The) OK
- 11With 42-Down, they tell you when to stop and go ... as seen in this puzzle's theme
- 12Bees, but not birds
- 13Trig ratio
- 19Kick butt, so to speak
- 21Like a run that sends the game into extra innings, say
- 25Buffet table item
- 28___ de plume
- 29Increase one's intensity
- 30"Hard pass"
- 34Mal de ___
- 36Channel with the longtime slogan "We Know Drama"
- 37Legal setting
- 3837-Down order
- 39Roused
- 41Turn to mush, maybe
- 42See 11-Down
- 43Loved every second
- 44The New York Islanders in the early 1980s, e.g.
- 46Early pop music's ___ Brothers
- 47Honorific title
- 48Pestering type
- 49Minor snafu
- 54Mark's successor
- 55Put away
- 57Space between here and there
- 58French word between two surnames
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Purchase of ice cream or cream ale — Answer: PINT
- 5. Cognac label letters — Answer: VSOP
- 9. Escapade — Answer: ANTIC
- 14. Goddess depicted with cow's horns — Answer: ISIS
- 15. "Hey, look who's here!" — Answer: OHHI
- 16. Film without much wardrobe, informally — Answer: PORNO
- 17. Watch sound — Answer: TICK
- 18. Happens — Answer: COMEREDASS
- 20. Left in — Answer: STETTED
- 22. Ingredient in a zombie — Answer: RUM
- 23. Late ___ — Answer: FEE
- 24. Anxious — Answer: ANTSY
- 25. Francis Ford Coppola's alma mater, for short — Answer: UCLA
- 26. Org. that watches television — Answer: FCC
- 27. Tackling the task at hand — Answer: WORKINGREENNIT
- 31. Dump — Answer: STY
- 32. Unceasingly — Answer: NOEND
- 33. Hotel room coolers, for short — Answer: ACS
- 34. Band with the 2008 platinum single "Electric Feel" — Answer: MGMT
- 35. Cut (in) — Answer: ETCH
- 38. Flabbergasted feeling — Answer: AWE
- 40. Prefix meaning "heavens," as the name of a planet suggests — Answer: URANO
- 42. Low — Answer: SAD
- 45. Result of missing the boat — Answer: LOREDPORTUNITY
- 49. Activist who was Time's 1963 Man of the Year, familiarly — Answer: MLK
- 50. Sweeping — Answer: VAST
- 51. Seth of Apple TV's "Platonic" — Answer: ROGEN
- 52. Furious feeling — Answer: IRE
- 53. Rescue squad pro — Answer: EMT
- 54. Country whose seven-letter name can be spelled using only one-point Scrabble tiles — Answer: ESTONIA
- 56. Striking through — Answer: XINGREENUT
- 59. "___ what I'm talkin' 'bout!" — Answer: DATS
- 60. Standard — Answer: USUAL
- 61. Lead-in to -drome — Answer: AERO
- 62. Oversupply — Answer: GLUT
- 63. Full of energy — Answer: PEPPY
- 64. ___ Mix — Answer: MEOW
- 65. Catch a glimpse of — Answer: ESPY
Down
- 1. Tools requiring two people — Answer: PITSAWS
- 2. "Am I wrong about that?" — Answer: ISITNOT
- 3. "Please, I know better than that" — Answer: NICETRY
- 4. "You know better than that" — Answer: TSKTSK
- 5. Sotto ___ — Answer: VOCE
- 6. Sporting flats, say — Answer: SHOD
- 7. Omega, in physics — Answer: OHM
- 8. Approximately 84% of American women have at least one — Answer: PIERCEDEAR
- 9. Early ancestor — Answer: APEMAN
- 10. (The) OK — Answer: NOD
- 11. With 42-Down, they tell you when to stop and go ... as seen in this puzzle's theme — Answer: TRAFFIC
- 12. Bees, but not birds — Answer: INSECTS
- 13. Trig ratio — Answer: COSEC
- 19. Kick butt, so to speak — Answer: RULE
- 21. Like a run that sends the game into extra innings, say — Answer: TYING
- 25. Buffet table item — Answer: URN
- 28. ___ de plume — Answer: NOM
- 29. Increase one's intensity — Answer: GETUPSTEAM
- 30. "Hard pass" — Answer: NAH
- 34. Mal de ___ — Answer: MER
- 36. Channel with the longtime slogan "We Know Drama" — Answer: TNT
- 37. Legal setting — Answer: COURT
- 38. 37-Down order — Answer: ALLRISE
- 39. Roused — Answer: WOKENUP
- 41. Turn to mush, maybe — Answer: ROT
- 42. See 11-Down — Answer: SIGNALS
- 43. Loved every second — Answer: ATEITUP
- 44. The New York Islanders in the early 1980s, e.g. — Answer: DYNASTY
- 46. Early pop music's ___ Brothers — Answer: EVERLY
- 47. Honorific title — Answer: DAME
- 48. Pestering type — Answer: NOODGE
- 49. Minor snafu — Answer: MIXUP
- 54. Mark's successor — Answer: EURO
- 55. Put away — Answer: STOW
- 57. Space between here and there — Answer: GAP
- 58. French word between two surnames — Answer: NEE
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