NYT Crossword January 15, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Cattle calls 4 5A Visible sign of hard work 5 10A El ___ (precursor of the Expressionists) 5 15A Novelist Quindlen who wrote "One True Thing" 4 16A One of five ... or maybe six? 5 17A Like darts 5 18A *Oft-quoted advice in Matthew 7:7 16 21A Herb related to parsley 5 22A Part of L.G.B.T.Q. 3 23A Races longer than marathons, informally 6 24A First name in rap? 3 25A Stat for Aaron Judge 3 27A Puts the finishing touches on, in a way 4 28A *24/7/365 12 32A Some scanners, for short 3 35A Jan. 1 through today 3 36A Oodles of time 4 37A Elate 4 38A Nobelist Joliot-Curie who synthesized radioactive isotopes 5 41A Stereotypical dog 4 42A Bases of shipbuilding 5 43A Sol, but not Luna 4 44A Word with sponge or fish 4 45A Quarterback's asset 3 46A Shiny little platters 3 47A *Evening spent playing with the kids, say 12 52A Stare in astonishment 4 53A Just peachy 3 54A Possible response to "Tu veux du chocolat?" 3 55A Idiomatic partner of "lose" 6 58A Disney still 3 60A Directive written in currants in "Alice in Wonderland" 5 62A Tendency to reinforce one's established beliefs … or a hint to answering this puzzle's starred clues 16 65A Playwright Chekhov 5 66A Following 5 67A "Sorry ... hard pass" 4 68A Corporate musical chairs, for short 5 69A Rib 5 70A Quinceañera celebrant, e.g. 4

Down

1D Indian spice blend 6 2D Low soccer score 6 3D Food writer Molly 6 4D Fifth Avenue store 4 5D W-9 fig. 3 6D One method of sibling torture 6 7D Oscar-nominated singer/songwriter for "May It Be" (2001) 4 8D Like a used firepit 4 9D What might give you a brewed awakening? 3 10D Narrow kitchen 6 11D Results of feuds 5 12D Title for any male in the House of Saud 4 13D Actor John who has granted more than 650 wishes for the Make-A-Wish Foundation 4 14D Sportsbook calculation 4 19D Make bubbly 6 20D Created Yoda, he did 5 26D Brief letters? 3 27D Fig. on a driver's license 4 29D Unit of force 4 30D Energy-healing practice 5 31D Fluctuate between normal singing and falsetto 5 32D Bit of concert merch 3 33D Show that celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2025, in brief 3 34D About a third of an N.F.L. broadcast 3 37D Highway behemoth 4 38D Fortune competitor 3 39D 5.5 yards 3 40D Subject of astrobiology, in brief 3 41D Star quality 4 42D Seattle N.H.L. team 6 44D April fool, e.g. 5 45D Sixth word of the Gettysburg Address 3 47D Throwing for a loop 6 48D Bulldog supporters 6 49D The moment of truth 6 50D "The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being ___": Mahatma Gandhi 6 51D Dons, as an apron 6 52D Really try to get 5 55D C-section reminder 4 56D Nada 4 57D Not fooled by 4 58D Where the coffee and Wi-Fi might both be strong 4 59D "At Last" singer James 4 61D Adjoin 4 63D Place to strike a pose? 3 64D Seam contents 3