NYT Crossword January 30, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Puppetry and animation 4 5A Piedmont province with a namesake wine 4 9A Stopped lying 5 14A Title for Jane Goodall 4 15A "Those guys?" 4 16A ___ Summer (program for Annapolis freshmen) 5 17A Switch to a shorter line, say 4 18A Product that might feature a dandelion on the label 10 20A Spare part? 3 21A Melts down 11 22A Mention in passing 7 24A It's -90° at the South Pole: Abbr. 3 25A Like racehorses' hooves 4 26A Ship-stabilizing materials 8 31A Some repurposed cornfields 5 33A Small branch of Marvel Comics? 9 34A Pick 5 35A Common adult ed. class 3 36A Brand whose logo has an A-shaped caliper 5 37A Doesn't take the regular train home, maybe 9 39A Mylar alternative 5 40A Capture a moment, in fiction 8 41A Even outcome 4 42A Chaney of classic horror 3 43A Enter here! 7 46A "Don't kid yourself" 11 51A Elicit the facepalm emoji, say 3 52A "Don't panic!" 10 53A "Later, luv" 4 54A Materialized 5 55A Leader of China? 4 56A Feeling the flu, say 4 57A Steps on a scale 5 58A "Whoa ... that's too much for my brain to handle!" 4 59A Characters from Crete and Sparta? 4

Down

1D Skilled 5 2D Call ahead, in a way 5 3D End of a NASA countdown 10 4D Completist's goal 3 5D "The Handmaid's Tale" author 6 6D Eggshell, for one 5 7D Much merch 4 8D Cinephile's online resource 4 9D Milky Way, e.g. 12 10D Feature of a big-budget feature, perhaps 11 11D HDTV component? 4 12D Transportation company in more than 60 countries 4 13D Bonus 4 19D ___ green 5 21D Tales told by flashlight 12 23D Request from someone who has completed all the courses? 11 26D Turkey Day instruction 5 27D Fit 4 28D Florida setting for "The Birdcage" 10 29D Whizzed 4 30D "Elvis at ___" (classic album of Memphis recordings) 4 31D British rowhouses 4 32D Every day, say 4 33D More than just smile 4 38D Fabric made from flax 5 41D It might get put through the wringer 6 43D Jalapeño topper 5 44D Popular brand of 18-Across 5 45D Looks below the surface? 5 46D Group of Alpha males? 4 47D Nestlé's bubbly chocolate brand 4 48D "This way, guys!" 4 49D Certain psychedelic 4 50D Pool assignment 4 53D Bitumen lookalike 3