Legal setting

Crossword Answer — January 22, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Thursday, January 22, 2026

By Joe DiPietro

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Across

  1. 1Purchase of ice cream or cream ale
  2. 5Cognac label letters
  3. 9Escapade
  4. 14Goddess depicted with cow's horns
  5. 15"Hey, look who's here!"
  6. 16Film without much wardrobe, informally
  7. 17Watch sound
  8. 18Happens
  9. 20Left in
  10. 22Ingredient in a zombie
  11. 23Late ___
  12. 24Anxious
  13. 25Francis Ford Coppola's alma mater, for short
  14. 26Org. that watches television
  15. 27Tackling the task at hand
  16. 31Dump
  17. 32Unceasingly
  18. 33Hotel room coolers, for short
  19. 34Band with the 2008 platinum single "Electric Feel"
  20. 35Cut (in)
  21. 38Flabbergasted feeling
  22. 40Prefix meaning "heavens," as the name of a planet suggests
  23. 42Low
  24. 45Result of missing the boat
  25. 49Activist who was Time's 1963 Man of the Year, familiarly
  26. 50Sweeping
  27. 51Seth of Apple TV's "Platonic"
  28. 52Furious feeling
  29. 53Rescue squad pro
  30. 54Country whose seven-letter name can be spelled using only one-point Scrabble tiles
  31. 56Striking through
  32. 59"___ what I'm talkin' 'bout!"
  33. 60Standard
  34. 61Lead-in to -drome
  35. 62Oversupply
  36. 63Full of energy
  37. 64___ Mix
  38. 65Catch a glimpse of

Down

  1. 1Tools requiring two people
  2. 2"Am I wrong about that?"
  3. 3"Please, I know better than that"
  4. 4"You know better than that"
  5. 5Sotto ___
  6. 6Sporting flats, say
  7. 7Omega, in physics
  8. 8Approximately 84% of American women have at least one
  9. 9Early ancestor
  10. 10(The) OK
  11. 11With 42-Down, they tell you when to stop and go ... as seen in this puzzle's theme
  12. 12Bees, but not birds
  13. 13Trig ratio
  14. 19Kick butt, so to speak
  15. 21Like a run that sends the game into extra innings, say
  16. 25Buffet table item
  17. 28___ de plume
  18. 29Increase one's intensity
  19. 30"Hard pass"
  20. 34Mal de ___
  21. 36Channel with the longtime slogan "We Know Drama"
  22. 37Legal setting
  23. 3837-Down order
  24. 39Roused
  25. 41Turn to mush, maybe
  26. 42See 11-Down
  27. 43Loved every second
  28. 44The New York Islanders in the early 1980s, e.g.
  29. 46Early pop music's ___ Brothers
  30. 47Honorific title
  31. 48Pestering type
  32. 49Minor snafu
  33. 54Mark's successor
  34. 55Put away
  35. 57Space between here and there
  36. 58French word between two surnames

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Purchase of ice cream or cream ale — Answer: PINT
  2. 5. Cognac label letters — Answer: VSOP
  3. 9. Escapade — Answer: ANTIC
  4. 14. Goddess depicted with cow's horns — Answer: ISIS
  5. 15. "Hey, look who's here!" — Answer: OHHI
  6. 16. Film without much wardrobe, informally — Answer: PORNO
  7. 17. Watch sound — Answer: TICK
  8. 18. Happens — Answer: COMEREDASS
  9. 20. Left in — Answer: STETTED
  10. 22. Ingredient in a zombie — Answer: RUM
  11. 23. Late ___ — Answer: FEE
  12. 24. Anxious — Answer: ANTSY
  13. 25. Francis Ford Coppola's alma mater, for short — Answer: UCLA
  14. 26. Org. that watches television — Answer: FCC
  15. 27. Tackling the task at hand — Answer: WORKINGREENNIT
  16. 31. Dump — Answer: STY
  17. 32. Unceasingly — Answer: NOEND
  18. 33. Hotel room coolers, for short — Answer: ACS
  19. 34. Band with the 2008 platinum single "Electric Feel" — Answer: MGMT
  20. 35. Cut (in) — Answer: ETCH
  21. 38. Flabbergasted feeling — Answer: AWE
  22. 40. Prefix meaning "heavens," as the name of a planet suggests — Answer: URANO
  23. 42. Low — Answer: SAD
  24. 45. Result of missing the boat — Answer: LOREDPORTUNITY
  25. 49. Activist who was Time's 1963 Man of the Year, familiarly — Answer: MLK
  26. 50. Sweeping — Answer: VAST
  27. 51. Seth of Apple TV's "Platonic" — Answer: ROGEN
  28. 52. Furious feeling — Answer: IRE
  29. 53. Rescue squad pro — Answer: EMT
  30. 54. Country whose seven-letter name can be spelled using only one-point Scrabble tiles — Answer: ESTONIA
  31. 56. Striking through — Answer: XINGREENUT
  32. 59. "___ what I'm talkin' 'bout!" — Answer: DATS
  33. 60. Standard — Answer: USUAL
  34. 61. Lead-in to -drome — Answer: AERO
  35. 62. Oversupply — Answer: GLUT
  36. 63. Full of energy — Answer: PEPPY
  37. 64. ___ Mix — Answer: MEOW
  38. 65. Catch a glimpse of — Answer: ESPY

Down

  1. 1. Tools requiring two people — Answer: PITSAWS
  2. 2. "Am I wrong about that?" — Answer: ISITNOT
  3. 3. "Please, I know better than that" — Answer: NICETRY
  4. 4. "You know better than that" — Answer: TSKTSK
  5. 5. Sotto ___ — Answer: VOCE
  6. 6. Sporting flats, say — Answer: SHOD
  7. 7. Omega, in physics — Answer: OHM
  8. 8. Approximately 84% of American women have at least one — Answer: PIERCEDEAR
  9. 9. Early ancestor — Answer: APEMAN
  10. 10. (The) OK — Answer: NOD
  11. 11. With 42-Down, they tell you when to stop and go ... as seen in this puzzle's theme — Answer: TRAFFIC
  12. 12. Bees, but not birds — Answer: INSECTS
  13. 13. Trig ratio — Answer: COSEC
  14. 19. Kick butt, so to speak — Answer: RULE
  15. 21. Like a run that sends the game into extra innings, say — Answer: TYING
  16. 25. Buffet table item — Answer: URN
  17. 28. ___ de plume — Answer: NOM
  18. 29. Increase one's intensity — Answer: GETUPSTEAM
  19. 30. "Hard pass" — Answer: NAH
  20. 34. Mal de ___ — Answer: MER
  21. 36. Channel with the longtime slogan "We Know Drama" — Answer: TNT
  22. 37. Legal setting — Answer: COURT
  23. 38. 37-Down order — Answer: ALLRISE
  24. 39. Roused — Answer: WOKENUP
  25. 41. Turn to mush, maybe — Answer: ROT
  26. 42. See 11-Down — Answer: SIGNALS
  27. 43. Loved every second — Answer: ATEITUP
  28. 44. The New York Islanders in the early 1980s, e.g. — Answer: DYNASTY
  29. 46. Early pop music's ___ Brothers — Answer: EVERLY
  30. 47. Honorific title — Answer: DAME
  31. 48. Pestering type — Answer: NOODGE
  32. 49. Minor snafu — Answer: MIXUP
  33. 54. Mark's successor — Answer: EURO
  34. 55. Put away — Answer: STOW
  35. 57. Space between here and there — Answer: GAP
  36. 58. French word between two surnames — Answer: NEE

The answer to “Legal setting” in the New York Times crossword is COURT — a 5-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on January 22, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 37-Down. If it's the entry standing between you and a clean grid, that's the word you need — and below you'll find why it fits, plus links to the day's other clues if more than one square is giving you trouble.

“Legal setting” answer

COURT (5 letters)

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Why the answer is COURT

COURT is the 5-letter solution that fits "Legal setting" in the NYT Crossword crossword on January 22, 2026 (37-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

When else has “Legal setting” appeared?

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January 22, 2026 (this puzzle) → COURT. We haven't indexed an earlier appearance of this exact clue yet.

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The New York Times crossword, edited by Will Shortz, is the most famous daily puzzle in the United States. It runs a 15×15 grid Monday through Saturday and a larger 21×21 grid on Sunday, and its difficulty deliberately ramps through the week: Monday is the most approachable, Saturday the toughest, with Thursday often reserved for a trick or twist like rebus squares. This page covers a Thursday puzzle. A straight-definition entry is the kind of solid mid-grid answer that anchors the trickier crossings around it. Because the NYT reuses short, crossing-friendly words regularly, seeing them once makes them easier to spot next time.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Legal setting”?

The answer is COURT, a 5-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 22, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Legal setting”?

5 letters: COURT.

Where did this clue appear?

In the New York Times crossword on January 22, 2026 (a Thursday puzzle), at 37-Down.

Can “Legal setting” 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 22, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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