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New York Times, Tuesday, January 13, 2026

January 14, 2026

By Nate Hall • 74 Clues

Across Clues

1. Fall behind → LAG

4. Angle symbol, in geometry → THETA

9. Indonesian getaway spot → BALI

13. Ginger ___ → ALE

14. Some fountain drinks → COLAS

15. Boardroom V.I.P. → EXEC

16. Checkmate in chess or gin in gin rummy → WIN

17. "Heyo!" → HOLLA

18. Congressional staffer → AIDE

19. Hospital worker tending to newborns → NEONATALNURSE

22. Creature that moves at an average speed of 0.03 miles per hour → SNAIL

23. Pendulum's path → ARC

24. Awards for ad agencies → CLIOS

28. Mystique → AURA

31. Bar attraction with a saddle and horns → MECHANICALBULL

36. 1985 mystery film with three different endings → CLUE

37. Buffoons → CLODS

38. Director DaCosta of "The Marvels" → NIA

39. Key not found on a Mac → ALT

40. ___ asada → CARNE

41. Kiss or Heart → BAND

42. Segments of Earth's lithosphere → TECTONICPLATES

45. Gritty film genre → NOIR

46. Suggest → GETAT

47. Classic British cars → MGS

49. Concern for a singer or a salesman → PITCH

53. Iconic 1977 Queen hit ... or a hint to 19-, 31- and 42-Across → WEWILLROCKYOU

58. Coffee, informally → JAVA

59. Birthplace of Marlon Brando and Warren Buffett → OMAHA

60. Many a groan-inducing joke → PUN

61. Egg-shaped → OVAL

62. "Caution: Wet ___" → PAINT

63. Antlered animal → ELK

64. Cohort also known as "Zoomers" → GENZ

65. Climbs without a partner, e.g. → SOLOS

66. Sponsored posts, e.g. → ADS

Down Clues

1. Settings for some bocce games → LAWNS

2. Extraterrestrial → ALIEN

3. Birthplace of Columbus → GENOA

4. Birth name of Marvel Comics' Black Panther → TCHALLA

5. Owl's sound → HOOT

6. Jazzy Fitzgerald → ELLA

7. Like most N.B.A. players → TALL

8. Yogi's pose → ASANA

9. Yogi, once → BEARCUB

10. x or y → AXIS

11. Beginning of a story, for a journalist → LEDE

12. Bartender's supply → ICE

20. Specialized subject → NICHE

21. Eurasian mountain range → URALS

25. Like Peruvian pyramids → INCAN

26. Offshore drilling site → OILRIG

27. Wall-mounted light fixture → SCONCE

29. Attack → RUNAT

30. Skirt style introduced by Christian Dior → ALINE

31. Exam for a future doc → MCAT

32. Actress Pompeo of "Grey's Anatomy" → ELLEN

33. Big name in carving knives → CUTCO

34. Skilled → ADEPT

35. Young fellows → LADS

40. One of more than 30 dogs owned by Queen Elizabeth II throughout her life → CORGI

41. Hand-dyed fabric → BATIK

43. Vice-presidential candidate of 2024 → TIMWALZ

44. Pet sitters? → LAPCATS

48. Spills (over) → SLOPS

50. Ambitious and high-energy, say → TYPEA

51. "The Little Engine That ___" → COULD

52. Many men on dating shows → HUNKS

53. What a surfer might ride → WAVE

54. Broadway's "Dear ___ Hansen" → EVAN

55. Reaction to a hilarious text → LMAO

56. Commute option → RAIL

57. "I'm in trouble!" → OHNO

58. Light run → JOG