NYT Crossword Crossword Answers – Wednesday, 21 January 2026
Today’s NYT Crossword crossword answers for Wednesday, 21 January 2026. Below you’ll find all clues and solutions, updated daily.
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- 14Lee has a hot bowl of ___ to start off his dayAcross · 6 lettersLooking for a 6-letter word? Quick answers →
- 15Lee has a hot bowl of ___ to start off his dayAcross · 7 lettersLooking for a 7-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 19Like those local to Universal Studios JapanAcross · 6 lettersLooking for a 6-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 37Says ___ to his neighbor, then heads on his wayAcross · 5 lettersLooking for a 5-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 39Says ___ to his neighbor, then heads on his wayAcross · 5 lettersLooking for a 5-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 42Like the villain at the end of a "Scooby-Doo" episodeAcross · 5 lettersLooking for a 5-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 45Jay-Z's and Alicia Keys's "___ State of Mind"Across · 6 lettersLooking for a 6-letter word? Quick answers →
- 46Classic P.O.W. movie starring Steve McQueen, with "The"Across · 11 lettersLooking for a 11-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 58Entertainer who says "If you can't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?"Across · 6 lettersLooking for a 6-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 65With gossip and beer over Friday's ___ gameAcross · 7 lettersLooking for a 7-letter word? Quick answers →
- 66With gossip and beer over Friday's ___ gameAcross · 6 lettersLooking for a 6-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 4Bird with a plume that, ounce for ounce, was once worth more than goldDown · 5 lettersLooking for a 5-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 29Athlete aiming for a four-minute finish, perhapsDown · 5 lettersLooking for a 5-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 62Steely Dan album whose name is pronounced "Asia"Down · 3 lettersLooking for a 3-letter word? Quick answers →
- 64The Three Kingdoms in Chinese history, e.g.Down · 3 lettersLooking for a 3-letter word? Quick answers →
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