NYT Crossword January 21, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Practiced pitches 6 7A What arms might do on a final gym rep 7 14A Lee has a hot bowl of ___ to start off his day 6 15A Lee has a hot bowl of ___ to start off his day 7 16A Enemy of the Avengers 6 17A Ones with the munchies, maybe 8 18A In need of a massage, say 4 19A Like those local to Universal Studios Japan 6 21A Hide one's roots, perhaps 3 22A Like the study of the kabbalah 8 24A Drill insert 3 26A Polarizing punctuation choice 11 31A Bracket-busting wins in March Madness 6 35A Friend or ___ 3 36A Complete disrepair 4 37A Says ___ to his neighbor, then heads on his way 5 38A Recycling container 3 39A Says ___ to his neighbor, then heads on his way 5 40A They might be foiled 5 41A Treatment for a sprained ankle 3 42A Like the villain at the end of a "Scooby-Doo" episode 5 43A All ___ 4 44A Slime 3 45A Jay-Z's and Alicia Keys's "___ State of Mind" 6 46A Classic P.O.W. movie starring Steve McQueen, with "The" 11 49A Heavy weight 3 50A Transaction on an online marketplace 8 55A Govt. org. in "Alias" 3 58A Entertainer who says "If you can't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?" 6 60A Inflation measures, for short 4 61A Opportunity to dress up 8 63A Eagles' nests 6 65A With gossip and beer over Friday's ___ game 7 66A With gossip and beer over Friday's ___ game 6 67A Satisfies 7 68A Luxurious cotton fabric 6

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1D Italian apology 5 2D Some pullover shirts 5 3D Any course whose name ends in "101" 5 4D Bird with a plume that, ounce for ounce, was once worth more than gold 5 5D Constellation near the Big Dipper 3 6D Gentlemen, in Granada 7 7D Captured 4 8D Like government bonds and Uber drivers 7 9D ___ minority 6 10D Mrs., en français 3 11D Bit of sweat 4 12D British title 4 13D Ultimatum ender 4 17D Life across the ___ is much the same 12 20D British title 3 23D These: Sp. 5 25D Shredded, as a contract 6 27D Top-of-the-line 4 28D Prefix with vitamin or tool 5 29D Athlete aiming for a four-minute finish, perhaps 5 30D One end of an electrolytic cell 5 31D Let float, as a currency 5 32D Pertaining to hair 5 33D Welcome sight for a sailor 5 34D Patronizes, as a restaurant 6 38D Life stories 4 39D Warm and cozy 5 44D Bona fide 7 45D Govt. sites for testing pollutants 7 47D Ones with chiseled abs? 6 48D ___ Dhabi 3 51D Spar on a sailing boat 5 52D Comment that breaks the fourth wall 5 53D Feudal lord 5 54D German steel city 5 55D Provide for free, as a drink 4 56D Suffix with method or metaphor 4 57D Pine 4 59D Collectible caps in the ’90s 4 62D Steely Dan album whose name is pronounced "Asia" 3 64D The Three Kingdoms in Chinese history, e.g. 3