NYT Crossword January 27, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Potpourri piece 5 6A Bit of pandemic attire 4 10A Cry from a crib, perhaps 4 14A Came up 5 15A Et ___ (and others) 4 16A Some stadium shouts 4 17A Give friendly bites, as a puppy might 5 18A Heaps 4 19A Wrangler on the road 4 20A Hosp. hookups 3 21A Far from any urban center, colloquially 11 24A Trickster figure in Native American folklore 6 26A Cousin of a cravat 5 27A Add as an afterthought 5 29A Lacking a conscience 6 33A Potentially at risk, metaphorically 10 36A Spanish gold 3 37A Nashville has a "grand ole" one 4 38A ___ Speed Wagon (old vehicle) 3 39A Air passage 4 40A Title for M.L.K. Jr. 3 41A In a soaring mood, so to speak 10 45A "Moving right along ..." 6 47A Kind of fund 5 48A Jump and shout for joy 5 51A Ragamuffin 6 54A Metaphor for a parent whose youngest has "launched" ... like the little bird whose progress is suggested by 21-, 33- and 41-Across 11 58A Poem of praise 3 59A "Captain" on Mount Ararat 4 60A Chew as a beaver might 4 61A "Yay me!" 5 63A Doofus 4 64A To be, in Toulouse 4 65A Assuaged 5 66A Corset component 4 67A Medical measure 4 68A In poor condition 5

Down

1D Freak out 5 2D "Wicked" co-star Cynthia ___ 5 3D Downside-up 10 4D Happy ___ lark 3 5D "Forgive and forget" 7 6D Barley product 4 7D Hi in HI 5 8D Loci 5 9D Source of some Jumbotron entertainment 7 10D Cuban rum cocktail 6 11D Actor Guinness 4 12D Like the ones who shall inherit the earth, in Matthew 5:5 4 13D Horned vipers 4 22D Like some highlighter colors 4 23D ___ of the Unknown Soldier 4 25D Like some cookies and milk 4 28D Not, colloquially 4 30D Engage in boisterous activity 10 31D St. Louis landmark 4 32D Area to build on 3 33D Request from a dentist 4 34D Floral ring 3 35D Charged particles 4 37D Singer Rita 3 39D Chip shape 4 41D Cunning, like Mr. Tod or Swiper 4 42D Chillaxed, say 7 43D It's binding 4 44D Gets a move on 7 46D Possible pronoun pairing 6 49D Slowly, in scores 5 50D Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great 5 52D Did diddly-squat 5 53D Tending to cling 5 54D Winds up 4 55D Debatable 4 56D Cry from a crib, perhaps 4 57D Britishly precious 4 62D Issa of "The Lovebirds" 3