NYT Crossword January 28, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Brazilian berry 4 5A Monster whose gaze remained lethal after her death 6 11A Genre for many a mixtape 3 14A It's not hard! 4 15A Came down, in a way 6 16A Like some angsty teens 3 17A Article of furniture on which a plate of oats might be set? 11 19A Justice's domain 3 20A Deserving a D, say 4 21A 1,000 G's 3 22A Difficult weather condition for driving 4 23A Thick, spiked outer covering? 12 27A Pay attention to, as warnings 4 30A Casting rod? 4 31A ___ Lady (translation of "Notre Dame") 3 32A Number indicating position: Abbr. 3 33A Uttered 4 34A Teenager's response to a dad joke, perhaps 6 37A Relatives in a sty? 7 39A "Throne" for a lion king? 7 40A Arctic fishing shelter 6 41A Dirk Nowitzki's longtime team, to fans 4 42A Sustainability prefix 3 43A Chum 3 44A Royal term of address 4 45A Functions 4 46A Walk from one coop to another? 12 50A Vegetable resembling a spring onion 4 51A Vegas's airport code 3 52A Letters in an envelope? 4 55A Co. name ending 3 56A Being flipped on its back, e.g.? 11 60A Lead-in to Check on a boarding pass 3 61A Commercial charges 6 62A Cookie containing about 50 calories 4 63A Tegan vis-à-vis Sara, in pop's Tegan and Sara 3 64A Tyrannical ruler 6 65A Keep ___ on 4

Down

1D It goes down in flames 3 2D Member-owned business 4 3D Hairstyle popular among the Black Panther Party 4 4D "How strange …" 6 5D "___ Robinson" (Simon & Garfunkel hit) 3 6D Score points in Pac-Man, say 3 7D Baseball venue 7 8D Remove the ropes from, perhaps 6 9D "Sex ___" (adage) 5 10D Ending with lemon or lime 3 11D Competitions with anchors 10 12D Wow 5 13D Outlet store? 5 18D Muff 3 22D Massive amounts of winnings, so to speak 5 24D Anticipate 5 25D Laundry detergent brand 4 26D Plunders 5 27D Southwest people whose name means "peaceful" 4 28D Children's author Carle 4 29D Toeholds in solving jigsaw puzzles 10 33D Sneak around 5 34D Word after space or screen 5 35D Repellent spray 4 36D Son of Seth 4 38D Humble home 5 39D Mobile food vendor's station 4 41D Stumble 7 44D Wolfs (down) 6 45D What it all comes down to 6 46D Assortment to view on YouTube 5 47D Painter Matisse 5 48D Avoid, as capture 5 49D Org. authorized by the 16th Amendment 3 53D Designer Wang 4 54D Commoner, informally 4 56D Skosh 3 57D Many an August birth 3 58D Winter setting in N.Y.C. 3 59D Día de ___ Muertos 3