Saturday, January 24, 2026
By Adrian Johnson and Ryan McCarty
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Used as a rendezvous point
- 6Put to rest
- 12Hangouts for golden agers
- 14Feeling that a new haircut or a new set of clothes might bring
- 15Child support?
- 16"The Addams Family" member voiced by Snoop Dogg in 2019
- 17___ Ivanovic, former #1-ranked female tennis player
- 18Copa Mundial chant
- 19Afghans, e.g.
- 21Empty vehicle weight
- 23Horn-heavy genre
- 26Practice
- 27Very flimsy, as an argument
- 29What a stein might hold
- 30How change comes in the Baltics
- 31Bevy
- 32"Enough already!"
- 34Knocks the top off of
- 35Not remain loose
- 361960s protest singer Phil
- 37It may wind up at the top of one's head
- 39"Again?!!"
- 40Home for the winter, say
- 41Approx. 25% of it consists of national forests
- 42Penultimate film in a series of 23
- 48Scene for a skeleton crew?
- 49Where one might hope to find good deals on the internet?
- 50Chucked, informally
- 51Roll over, in a way
Down
- 1Course catalog?
- 2Means of closing up a vent
- 3Some joint promotions
- 4Conduit from a ventricle
- 5Four minus one
- 6Really, really regrets
- 7Remedy for some intake problems
- 8Skip it!
- 9Suddenly pay attention, with "up"
- 10Native American people known as the "Nation du Chat"
- 11Exam on which 44-Down got a near-perfect score
- 12Furniture that's designed to break down?
- 13One breaking a 108-year drought in 2016
- 14Catches on
- 15Australian singer with the 2014 #1 album "1000 Forms of Fear"
- 20Prefix with piracy
- 21Staple vegetables in Hawaiian cooking
- 22Each
- 23Puts on a big display
- 24Fan group that often wears black-and-white face paint
- 25"The Dove and the ___" (Aesop fable)
- 27Charlie with the 2016 hit "We Don't Talk Anymore"
- 28God who rides in a chariot pulled by two giant magical goats
- 29It'll never fly!
- 30Forwent
- 33Dad-blasted
- 34Pedestrian
- 37Split component, at times
- 38Called on one's birthday?
- 39Dark
- 40Like tungsten
- 42Main greeting
- 43Pointer that changes with the weather
- 44Filmdom's Woods who took the 11-Down
- 45___ league
- 46Scorch
- 47Swell
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Used as a rendezvous point — Answer: METAT
- 6. Put to rest — Answer: DISPEL
- 12. Hangouts for golden agers — Answer: SENIORCENTERS
- 14. Feeling that a new haircut or a new set of clothes might bring — Answer: GENDEREUPHORIA
- 15. Child support? — Answer: SECURITYBLANKET
- 16. "The Addams Family" member voiced by Snoop Dogg in 2019 — Answer: ITT
- 17. ___ Ivanovic, former #1-ranked female tennis player — Answer: ANA
- 18. Copa Mundial chant — Answer: OLE
- 19. Afghans, e.g. — Answer: ASIANS
- 21. Empty vehicle weight — Answer: TARE
- 23. Horn-heavy genre — Answer: SKA
- 26. Practice — Answer: WONT
- 27. Very flimsy, as an argument — Answer: PAPERTHIN
- 29. What a stein might hold — Answer: PINT
- 30. How change comes in the Baltics — Answer: EUROS
- 31. Bevy — Answer: HOST
- 32. "Enough already!" — Answer: ISAIDSTOP
- 34. Knocks the top off of — Answer: MOWS
- 35. Not remain loose — Answer: GEL
- 36. 1960s protest singer Phil — Answer: OCHS
- 37. It may wind up at the top of one's head — Answer: TURBAN
- 39. "Again?!!" — Answer: UGH
- 40. Home for the winter, say — Answer: DEN
- 41. Approx. 25% of it consists of national forests — Answer: ORE
- 42. Penultimate film in a series of 23 — Answer: AVENGERSENDGAME
- 48. Scene for a skeleton crew? — Answer: HALLOWEENPARTY
- 49. Where one might hope to find good deals on the internet? — Answer: ONLINECASINOS
- 50. Chucked, informally — Answer: YEETED
- 51. Roll over, in a way — Answer: RENEW
Down
- 1. Course catalog? — Answer: MENU
- 2. Means of closing up a vent — Answer: ENDRANT
- 3. Some joint promotions — Answer: TIEINS
- 4. Conduit from a ventricle — Answer: AORTA
- 5. Four minus one — Answer: TREY
- 6. Really, really regrets — Answer: DEPLORES
- 7. Remedy for some intake problems — Answer: INHALER
- 8. Skip it! — Answer: STONE
- 9. Suddenly pay attention, with "up" — Answer: PERK
- 10. Native American people known as the "Nation du Chat" — Answer: ERIE
- 11. Exam on which 44-Down got a near-perfect score — Answer: LSAT
- 12. Furniture that's designed to break down? — Answer: SECTIONAL
- 13. One breaking a 108-year drought in 2016 — Answer: CUB
- 14. Catches on — Answer: GETSWISE
- 15. Australian singer with the 2014 #1 album "1000 Forms of Fear" — Answer: SIA
- 20. Prefix with piracy — Answer: ANTI
- 21. Staple vegetables in Hawaiian cooking — Answer: TAROS
- 22. Each — Answer: APOP
- 23. Puts on a big display — Answer: SHOWBOATS
- 24. Fan group that often wears black-and-white face paint — Answer: KISSARMY
- 25. "The Dove and the ___" (Aesop fable) — Answer: ANT
- 27. Charlie with the 2016 hit "We Don't Talk Anymore" — Answer: PUTH
- 28. God who rides in a chariot pulled by two giant magical goats — Answer: THOR
- 29. It'll never fly! — Answer: PIG
- 30. Forwent — Answer: ESCHEWED
- 33. Dad-blasted — Answer: DOGGONE
- 34. Pedestrian — Answer: MUNDANE
- 37. Split component, at times — Answer: TENPIN
- 38. Called on one's birthday? — Answer: NEE
- 39. Dark — Answer: UNLIT
- 40. Like tungsten — Answer: DENSE
- 42. Main greeting — Answer: AHOY
- 43. Pointer that changes with the weather — Answer: VANE
- 44. Filmdom's Woods who took the 11-Down — Answer: ELLE
- 45. ___ league — Answer: REC
- 46. Scorch — Answer: SEAR
- 47. Swell — Answer: GROW
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