NYT Crossword January 3, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Spoilers that ruin a whole lot 9 10A Ditch digger 5 15A Building that shouldn't have running water 9 16A Actor Maguire 5 17A Save me! 9 18A Stretch one's legs, say 5 19A Really went for 9 20A French fathers 5 21A PlayStation 5 maker 4 22A Hairstyle associated with lesbian culture 6 24A Campus mil. group 4 26A "On top of that …" 8 28A European capital that names some animals if you interchange its last two letters 5 29A Part of many a financial portfolio 4 30A Spot 4 31A One in hand? 3 32A Add pizazz to 7 35A Poke option 3 36A Prefix with sphere 4 38A Place to make offers 4 39A Admit 5 41A "Allow me!" 8 43A Number range for some board games 4 44A How someone might be caught 6 45A Blemish 4 47A Unwasted? 5 48A Direction to get to an address 9 53A "Your point being …?" 5 54A Uncovered 9 55A Have a feeling 5 56A Aids in recalling 9 57A What "seder" means, literally 5 58A Exaggerated speaking style that promotes language development 9

Down

1D Unwanted mail 4 2D Berry found in swamps 4 3D Work place 4 4D Some chances to get credit, in brief 7 5D Symbols of love on some bridges 8 6D Opposite of "with the works" 5 7D Lincolnesque, in a way 5 8D Behold, in Latin 4 9D Support from an angel 9 10D Corner piece 6 11D Fruits related to grapefruits 7 12D Save space, in a way 10 13D Words on an incriminating email, perhaps 10 14D Emoji indicating interest 4 23D Language in which "thank you" is "shukriya" 4 24D Appliance that uses a thermostat to know when to stop 10 25D Performer who's juggling a lot? 10 26D Tech that records movement 5 27D Part of a certain steering system 4 28D When repeated, a fish 4 29D Place with a chapel and mess hall 9 33D Soft, sticky treat 4 34D Drifters at sea 8 37D Fervent 7 40D Annual event with baskets 7 42D Not so simple 6 45D Where French fries are "frog sticks" 5 46D Start of a declaration of 47 B.C. 5 47D Nothing special 4 49D Selene's Roman counterpart 4 50D Lake ___, body of water near London 4 51D Informal endorsements 4 52D It's conditional 4