NYT Crossword January 23, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Barely enough 5 6A What some may be dyeing to conceal? 4 10A Environmental concern 4 14A "Don't be absurd!" 10 16A ___ Mountain (ski area in Killington, Vt.) 4 17A She's out there! 10 18A Many a choirgirl 4 19A "Black-ish" patriarch 3 20A Dulcet 5 21A Fiddle with feathers, say 5 22A Backstreet ___ 4 23A Like kyawthuite, among gems 6 25A Designer Geoffrey 5 27A A-list 6 28A Like quartzite vis-à-vis quartz 6 29A They really click as a pair 8 32A Masters of manipulation 5 33A Commercial preceder of Geo 3 34A Capital near the Red Sea 5 35A Micromobility option 8 37A On the level 6 38A Mouth organ 6 39A Internal turmoil 5 40A Say "I do," say 6 41A One may be carried in a concert hall 4 42A Recent recruit 5 43A First name on the Supreme Court 5 45A Zilch 3 48A Cushy 4 49A It is "making the complicated simple, awesomely simple," per Charles Mingus 10 51A Out of joint? 4 52A Text insert for a flash-forward film scene 10 53A Ink 4 54A Apt rhyme for "pads" 4 55A Guck 5

Down

1D Completely convinced 4 2D French letter opener 4 3D Niche for a shrine 4 4D Essence of the matter 3 5D "I'll take the blame" 12 6D Some body builders? 5 7D Broccoli ___ 4 8D How to look at your hot fudge sundae 8 9D A little possessive, perhaps? 3 10D Pocket money 11 11D Momentous moments 10 12D Bits in a byte, e.g. 5 13D "I'm listening" 4 15D One who's on the defense, perhaps 6 21D Digital applications? 12 22D Longing look 11 24D Rigi of Switzerland, e.g. 3 25D One setting on speakers 4 26D Classic toy for budding engineers 10 27D Long look 5 28D Peach or plum 3 30D Interest of Marco Polo, with "the" 4 31D Settled on the bottom? 3 33D Gelded 8 36D ___ Fridays 3 37D Hangouts 6 40D Grammy-winning R&B singer named for a Revlon fragrance 5 41D They make streaks on cheeks 5 42D Mass 4 44D Tip 4 45D Trattoria tubes 4 46D Couple 4 47D Funeral ___ 4 49D Texter's "ciao" 3 50D Late actor Kilmer 3