NYT Crossword January 11, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Tennis superstar Nadal, familiarly 4 5A "Wicked" director Jon M. ___ 3 8A Unspecified degree 3 11A Pack (down) 4 15A "Sign me up!" 4 16A Bygone carrier that had a fleet of "Clippers" 5 19A Really like 5 21A Woodwind related to the cor anglais 4 22A Article of sports equipment that typically has two rubber sheets of different colors 10 24A Delivery option 5 25A Sound from a ragdoll 4 26A Division signs, more formally 5 27A Word sung three times in a row in "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" 4 28A Et ___ (and others) 4 29A Games on some kids' menus 5 30A Boss at a blaze 9 32A Game on some kids' menus 11 34A "King Kong" actress Wray 3 35A What might pop up from time to time? 7 37A Item in a numismatist's collection 4 38A "S.N.L." alum Nora 4 39A Champagne giant 4 42A Patient watchers 6 46A Birthstone before opal 6 49A Longtime NASCAR sponsor 3 51A Ladybug's prey 3 53A Debaters who use deceptive arguments 6 55A Stag 5 56A Oscar-winning actress Loren 4 57A Lower-right button on YouTube ads 4 59A ___ nous (between us) 5 60A Kristen of "Bridesmaids" 4 61A Seduce 5 62A "In my estimation …" 5 64A Rubber end of a golf club 4 65A Ninth inning, usually 3 66A Flooded 5 67A Iridescent jewelry material 5 68A Rug cleaner, for short 3 69A Lead-in to aging or anxiety 4 70A Two-time capital of the Mughal Empire 5 71A Biting pests 5 72A Follower of catch or latch 4 74A Former times 5 76A Cameron who voiced Princess Fiona in the "Shrek" movies 4 77A Flo Rida title sung before the words "just a little" 4 78A Big cat hybrid 5 79A No Shave November growth, informally 6 81A Mimic 3 82A Connecticut governor Lamont 3 83A N.B.A. team that plays at Gainbridge Fieldhouse 6 84A Compound that ripens bananas 6 86A Computer menu heading 4 88A Owlish, in a way 4 89A Brontë heroine 4 91A Bit of entertainment for a morning commute, maybe 7 94A A-one … or an "A" worth one 3 97A Beachy footwear 11 103A "I'm fine, but thanks anyway!" 9 105A Literally, "the god" 5 106A Provocative 4 107A Parcel of land 4 108A Classic origami design 5 109A Medallions might be seen in them 4 110A ___ Games, event first held in 70-Across 5 111A Tupac and Eminem, for two 10 113A Give off 4 114A Like an authoritarian 5 115A ___ Montoya, "The Princess Bride" swordsman 5 116A Telly channel, with "the" 4 117A Well-grounded 4 118A Hit title for Abba or Rihanna 3 119A Email category 3 120A Website with a "Craft Supplies & Tools" page 4

Down

1D Take to the cleaners 6 2D Class with frogs 6 3D Dressy clothes 6 4D Point of view 5 5D Filing pro 3 6D Roman emperor with a namesake wall 7 7D Hits Ctrl+Z to fix 6 8D Error message on a Blu-Ray display 6 9D Benedict Arnold's offense 7 10D Practice witchcraft on 3 11D Birthstone after opal 5 12D Filled with activity 5 13D Mushroom often added to cream sauces 5 14D Inherently 5 17D In the air 5 18D ___ Gala 3 19D Way off in the distance 4 20D Classical Greek precinct with a noted oracle 4 23D Imagine 7 29D Randall who created the webcomic "xkcd" 6 31D Sharpen 4 32D ___-Magnon 3 33D Apt name of 12 popes 4 36D Felt someone's pain 10 38D Prank of doorbell ringing and running 9 40D Gradually entering, as a hot tub 10 41D Modern social media craze 8 43D Melodic way of speaking 9 44D Turn off 8 45D Less laissez-faire 8 46D Cutter with teeth 3 47D Make an enemy of 8 48D Identifies digitally? 8 49D Part of the Horn of Africa 7 50D Perfect condition 8 52D Throw out 7 54D Leaf-turning mo. 3 56D Put in stitches 5 58D Subject of an R.S.V.P. 5 61D Tiny amount 3 63D "Absolutely!" 3 69D Tough H.S. classes 3 73D Hosp. surgical sites 3 75D "You've gotta be kidding!" 6 78D Swan song 7 80D Mononymous singer who popularized "New Celtic" music 4 83D "Baloney!" 4 85D Birth name of Che Guevara 7 87D Computer addresses, for short 3 88D Light bulb measure 7 90D Swirling currents 6 92D Intelligent sea mammal 5 93D Composer of the "Raindrop" prelude 6 94D How china is often sold 6 95D Short adventure tales 6 96D Barely manages to get through 6 97D Goes up against 5 98D Beast domesticated by the Incas 5 99D Longtime TV personality Regis 5 100D Tomato product 5 101D Culture medium 4 102D Country singer Loretta 4 104D "Survivor" group 5 107D Greek letter that resembles an "I" atop an "O," as seen eight times in this puzzle 3 110D Jerk 3 112D Period in the periodic table 3