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Across

  1. 49Mix upSTIR
  2. 77Tel ___AVIV
  3. 106Part of M.O.OPERANDI
  4. 120___ beefCORNED
  5. 126PassesENACTS
  6. 130Doesn't care forNEGLECTS

Down

  1. 4Deck outADORN
  2. 5WalkGOFREE
  3. 16ConveyGETACROSS
  4. 24ThingamabobDOODAD
  5. 37Easily detachedTEARAWAY
  6. 44NeatTIDY
  7. 56ForteLOUD
  8. 70FrayedWORN
  9. 73Exam marksTICKS
  10. 80Canning package?SEVERANCE
  11. 88StunnedAWED
  12. 118Cuts offENDS

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Baggage accessory — Answer: IDTAG
  2. 6. Apple TV comedy that received 20 Emmy nominations for its first season — Answer: TEDLASSO
  3. 14. In which baby spiders develop — Answer: EGGSAC
  4. 20. Home of Diego Velázquez's "Las Meninas" — Answer: PRADO
  5. 21. "I want to hear about that!" — Answer: CLUEMEIN
  6. 22. Makeshift replacement for a Kleenex — Answer: SLEEVE
  7. 23. "That cabinet with plates looks awfully full" — Answer: OUTOFDISKSPACE
  8. 25. Triangular sail — Answer: LATEEN
  9. 26. Food court pizzeria — Answer: SBARRO
  10. 27. Some M.I.T. grads, for short — Answer: EES
  11. 28. Resort amenity — Answer: SPA
  12. 30. Bob who hosted "America's Funniest Home Videos" — Answer: SAGET
  13. 31. A noble gas — Answer: NEON
  14. 33. It's good for the long haul — Answer: SEMI
  15. 36. Sphere of creativity — Answer: ARTSCENE
  16. 38. Private investigator, informally — Answer: TEC
  17. 41. Cheese in a wax coating — Answer: EDAM
  18. 43. "It's saying you completed the marathon in under two hours, which can't be right" — Answer: RUNTIMEERROR
  19. 45. Persian Gulf nation — Answer: IRAQ
  20. 47. Sneaker brand that popularized cantilever heels — Answer: AVIA
  21. 49. Mix up — Answer: STIR
  22. 50. Actress Edebiri of "The Bear" — Answer: AYO
  23. 51. "Is that a cough I hear?" — Answer: VIRUSDETECTED
  24. 54. Event for V.I.P. customers — Answer: PRESALE
  25. 58. The planets in our solar system, e.g. — Answer: OCTET
  26. 59. Sci-fi princess — Answer: LEIA
  27. 60. Stretchy material — Answer: LYCRA
  28. 62. Freight barge — Answer: SCOW
  29. 63. Not fantastical — Answer: REAL
  30. 65. La Città Eterna — Answer: ROMA
  31. 67. Haunted house sound — Answer: HOWL
  32. 69. Something to use on your break? — Answer: CUE
  33. 70. "Sorry, we'll have to put the old panes back in" — Answer: WINDOWSUPDATEFAILED
  34. 75. Group of humpbacks — Answer: POD
  35. 76. ___ Bora (embattled Afghan region) — Answer: TORA
  36. 77. Tel ___ — Answer: AVIV
  37. 78. Designer Saint Laurent — Answer: YVES
  38. 79. Little bits of energy — Answer: ERGS
  39. 81. New Zealanders, familiarly — Answer: KIWIS
  40. 84. Color of undyed linen — Answer: ECRU
  41. 86. Course that doesn't require much studying — Answer: EASYA
  42. 89. "Gimme, gimme!" — Answer: INEEDIT
  43. 91. "Those pancakes are piled way too high!" — Answer: STACKOVERFLOW
  44. 94. Boxy transport — Answer: VAN
  45. 95. Part of a bouquet, in Bogotá — Answer: FLOR
  46. 96. Like close-fitting clothes — Answer: SNUG
  47. 97. It's just under a foot — Answer: SOLE
  48. 98. "Your emery board will never fit in this tiny toiletry bag" — Answer: FILETOOLARGE
  49. 103. Undesirable roommate — Answer: SLOB
  50. 105. Word found in all but four state constitutions, but not the U.S. Constitution — Answer: GOD
  51. 106. Part of M.O. — Answer: OPERANDI
  52. 107. Symbol of transformation in "The Silence of the Lambs" — Answer: MOTH
  53. 109. Isn't feeling great — Answer: AILS
  54. 111. Large flightless birds — Answer: RHEAS
  55. 112. National Poetry Mo. — Answer: APR
  56. 114. "That ship ___ sailed" — Answer: HAS
  57. 116. Beverage brewed outside using natural heat — Answer: SUNTEA
  58. 120. ___ beef — Answer: CORNED
  59. 122. "Your waiter's nowhere to be seen!" — Answer: SERVERNOTFOUND
  60. 126. Passes — Answer: ENACTS
  61. 127. Chips may go into it — Answer: ONIONDIP
  62. 128. Jane who received a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award — Answer: FONDA
  63. 129. Have no stomach for — Answer: DETEST
  64. 130. Doesn't care for — Answer: NEGLECTS
  65. 131. Unexpected jerk — Answer: SPASM

Down

  1. 1. Major N.Y.S.E. events — Answer: IPOS
  2. 2. Beat handily — Answer: DRUB
  3. 3. "See ya later!" — Answer: TATA
  4. 4. Deck out — Answer: ADORN
  5. 5. Walk — Answer: GOFREE
  6. 6. Cable co. that was purchased by AT&T; in 1999 — Answer: TCI
  7. 7. "What ___?" — Answer: ELSE. Hint: A handy word for asking about another option or possibility 🤔
  8. 8. William, Edward and Harry, e.g. — Answer: DUKES
  9. 9. To a ___ degree — Answer: LESSER
  10. 10. Stage booster — Answer: AMP
  11. 11. Domain for salty dogs — Answer: SEA
  12. 12. Urges to attack, with "on" — Answer: SICS
  13. 13. What this hand has: AAKQ6 — Answer: ONEPAIR
  14. 14. Fluency-building subj. — Answer: ESL
  15. 15. Prosthetic facial feature of Peter Falk — Answer: GLASSEYE
  16. 16. Convey — Answer: GETACROSS
  17. 17. Pete who co-wrote "If I Had a Hammer" — Answer: SEEGER
  18. 18. Skin care company — Answer: AVEENO
  19. 19. Football snapper — Answer: CENTER
  20. 24. Thingamabob — Answer: DOODAD
  21. 29. Either side of a cheerleader's "A" — Answer: ARM
  22. 32. Kind of orange — Answer: NAVEL
  23. 34. It's not optional — Answer: MUST
  24. 35. Silicon Valley giant — Answer: INTEL
  25. 37. Easily detached — Answer: TEARAWAY
  26. 38. Pioneering DVR brand — Answer: TIVO
  27. 39. George Orwell's first name at birth — Answer: ERIC
  28. 40. Purchase for the Atari 2600 — Answer: CARTRIDGE
  29. 42. One cutting corners — Answer: MITERSAW
  30. 44. Neat — Answer: TIDY
  31. 46. One of Adolf Anderssen's sacrifices in the "Immortal Game" against Lionel Kieseritzky — Answer: QUEEN
  32. 48. "Trade discount" quintet — Answer: AEIOU
  33. 52. German for "city" — Answer: STADT
  34. 53. Something to pitch — Answer: CAMP
  35. 54. Univ. worker — Answer: PROF
  36. 55. Site-seeing list? — Answer: ACCESSLOG
  37. 56. Forte — Answer: LOUD
  38. 57. Animal whose name sounds like a pronoun — Answer: EWE
  39. 61. V-shaped designs — Answer: CHEVRONS
  40. 64. Visit, as for a safety check — Answer: LOOKINON
  41. 66. Mathematician Lovelace — Answer: ADA. Hint: This pioneer of computer programming shares a name with a popular cryptocurrency! 💻
  42. 68. Human organ with the ability to regenerate itself — Answer: LIVER
  43. 70. Frayed — Answer: WORN
  44. 71. Court order — Answer: WRIT
  45. 72. With, in Oise — Answer: AVEC
  46. 73. Exam marks — Answer: TICKS
  47. 74. N.H.L. team with the longest Stanley Cup drought, familiarly — Answer: LEAFS
  48. 75. Smallest Canadian prov. — Answer: PEI
  49. 80. Canning package? — Answer: SEVERANCE
  50. 82. Mallorca, por ejemplo — Answer: ISLA
  51. 83. Reason for turbulence — Answer: STORM
  52. 85. Anatomical appendage that only humans and gorillas have — Answer: UVULA
  53. 87. Modern "seize the day" — Answer: YOLO
  54. 88. Stunned — Answer: AWED
  55. 90. Computer model inputs — Answer: DATASETS
  56. 92. Ship that transported the Golden Fleece — Answer: ARGO
  57. 93. Hardly a team player — Answer: EGOIST
  58. 95. Betrays, in a way — Answer: FLIPSON
  59. 98. Like an unnatural smile — Answer: FORCED
  60. 99. Tech debut of 2007 — Answer: IPHONE
  61. 100. Examine creepily — Answer: LEERAT
  62. 101. ___ Mae Brown (Whoopi's role in "Ghost") — Answer: ODA
  63. 102. World's most-produced organic compound — Answer: ETHENE
  64. 104. Puts up a false front — Answer: BLUFFS
  65. 108. Property of curium, but not cerium — Answer: HARDC
  66. 110. Eavesdrop, e.g. — Answer: SNOOP
  67. 113. Surrealist Magritte — Answer: RENE. Hint: A famous Belgian painter who loved bowler hats and clouds ☁️
  68. 115. Fit of irritation — Answer: SNIT
  69. 117. Fish in niçoise salad — Answer: TUNA
  70. 118. Cuts off — Answer: ENDS. Hint: Brings something to a close ✂️
  71. 119. Actor Brody of "The O.C." — Answer: ADAM
  72. 121. "Spring forward" hrs. — Answer: DST
  73. 123. Illegally interfere with, as an election — Answer: RIG
  74. 124. Remote abbr. — Answer: VOL
  75. 125. Special ___ — Answer: OPS

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NYT Crossword answers for January 25, 2026

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Full NYT Crossword answer list for January 25, 2026

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Across

#ClueAnswer
1Baggage accessoryIDTAG
6Apple TV comedy that received 20 Emmy nominations for its first seasonTEDLASSO
14In which baby spiders developEGGSAC
20Home of Diego Velázquez's "Las Meninas"PRADO
21"I want to hear about that!"CLUEMEIN
22Makeshift replacement for a KleenexSLEEVE
23"That cabinet with plates looks awfully full"OUTOFDISKSPACE
25Triangular sailLATEEN
26Food court pizzeriaSBARRO
27Some M.I.T. grads, for shortEES
28Resort amenitySPA
30Bob who hosted "America's Funniest Home Videos"SAGET
31A noble gasNEON
33It's good for the long haulSEMI
36Sphere of creativityARTSCENE
38Private investigator, informallyTEC
41Cheese in a wax coatingEDAM
43"It's saying you completed the marathon in under two hours, which can't be right"RUNTIMEERROR
45Persian Gulf nationIRAQ
47Sneaker brand that popularized cantilever heelsAVIA
49Mix upSTIR
50Actress Edebiri of "The Bear"AYO
51"Is that a cough I hear?"VIRUSDETECTED
54Event for V.I.P. customersPRESALE
58The planets in our solar system, e.g.OCTET
59Sci-fi princessLEIA
60Stretchy materialLYCRA
62Freight bargeSCOW
63Not fantasticalREAL
65La Città EternaROMA
67Haunted house soundHOWL
69Something to use on your break?CUE
70"Sorry, we'll have to put the old panes back in"WINDOWSUPDATEFAILED
75Group of humpbacksPOD
76___ Bora (embattled Afghan region)TORA
77Tel ___AVIV
78Designer Saint LaurentYVES
79Little bits of energyERGS
81New Zealanders, familiarlyKIWIS
84Color of undyed linenECRU
86Course that doesn't require much studyingEASYA
89"Gimme, gimme!"INEEDIT
91"Those pancakes are piled way too high!"STACKOVERFLOW
94Boxy transportVAN
95Part of a bouquet, in BogotáFLOR
96Like close-fitting clothesSNUG
97It's just under a footSOLE
98"Your emery board will never fit in this tiny toiletry bag"FILETOOLARGE
103Undesirable roommateSLOB
105Word found in all but four state constitutions, but not the U.S. ConstitutionGOD
106Part of M.O.OPERANDI
107Symbol of transformation in "The Silence of the Lambs"MOTH
109Isn't feeling greatAILS
111Large flightless birdsRHEAS
112National Poetry Mo.APR
114"That ship ___ sailed"HAS
116Beverage brewed outside using natural heatSUNTEA
120___ beefCORNED
122"Your waiter's nowhere to be seen!"SERVERNOTFOUND
126PassesENACTS
127Chips may go into itONIONDIP
128Jane who received a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement AwardFONDA
129Have no stomach forDETEST
130Doesn't care forNEGLECTS
131Unexpected jerkSPASM

Down

#ClueAnswer
1Major N.Y.S.E. eventsIPOS
2Beat handilyDRUB
3"See ya later!"TATA
4Deck outADORN
5WalkGOFREE
6Cable co. that was purchased by AT&T; in 1999TCI
7"What ___?"ELSE
8William, Edward and Harry, e.g.DUKES
9To a ___ degreeLESSER
10Stage boosterAMP
11Domain for salty dogsSEA
12Urges to attack, with "on"SICS
13What this hand has: AAKQ6ONEPAIR
14Fluency-building subj.ESL
15Prosthetic facial feature of Peter FalkGLASSEYE
16ConveyGETACROSS
17Pete who co-wrote "If I Had a Hammer"SEEGER
18Skin care companyAVEENO
19Football snapperCENTER
24ThingamabobDOODAD
29Either side of a cheerleader's "A"ARM
32Kind of orangeNAVEL
34It's not optionalMUST
35Silicon Valley giantINTEL
37Easily detachedTEARAWAY
38Pioneering DVR brandTIVO
39George Orwell's first name at birthERIC
40Purchase for the Atari 2600CARTRIDGE
42One cutting cornersMITERSAW
44NeatTIDY
46One of Adolf Anderssen's sacrifices in the "Immortal Game" against Lionel KieseritzkyQUEEN
48"Trade discount" quintetAEIOU
52German for "city"STADT
53Something to pitchCAMP
54Univ. workerPROF
55Site-seeing list?ACCESSLOG
56ForteLOUD
57Animal whose name sounds like a pronounEWE
61V-shaped designsCHEVRONS
64Visit, as for a safety checkLOOKINON
66Mathematician LovelaceADA
68Human organ with the ability to regenerate itselfLIVER
70FrayedWORN
71Court orderWRIT
72With, in OiseAVEC
73Exam marksTICKS
74N.H.L. team with the longest Stanley Cup drought, familiarlyLEAFS
75Smallest Canadian prov.PEI
80Canning package?SEVERANCE
82Mallorca, por ejemploISLA
83Reason for turbulenceSTORM
85Anatomical appendage that only humans and gorillas haveUVULA
87Modern "seize the day"YOLO
88StunnedAWED
90Computer model inputsDATASETS
92Ship that transported the Golden FleeceARGO
93Hardly a team playerEGOIST
95Betrays, in a wayFLIPSON
98Like an unnatural smileFORCED
99Tech debut of 2007IPHONE
100Examine creepilyLEERAT
101___ Mae Brown (Whoopi's role in "Ghost")ODA
102World's most-produced organic compoundETHENE
104Puts up a false frontBLUFFS
108Property of curium, but not ceriumHARDC
110Eavesdrop, e.g.SNOOP
113Surrealist MagritteRENE
115Fit of irritationSNIT
117Fish in niçoise saladTUNA
118Cuts offENDS
119Actor Brody of "The O.C."ADAM
121"Spring forward" hrs.DST
123Illegally interfere with, as an electionRIG
124Remote abbr.VOL
125Special ___OPS

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