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New York Times, Tuesday, January 20, 2026

January 21, 2026

By Jonathan Raksin β€’ 74 Clues

Across Clues

1. Small bouquets β†’ POSIES
7. "In that case ..." β†’ IFSO
11. Cleopatra's killer β†’ ASP
14. One of a record 30+ for BeyoncΓ© β†’ GRAMMY
15. Short piano piece β†’ SONATINA
17. Improvises β†’ ADLIBS
18. One who's hanging around β†’ LOITERER
19. It begins with Alfa and ends with Zulu β†’ NATOALPHABET
21. The Falcons, on scoreboards β†’ ATL
24. Follower of "T." β†’ REX
25. Figure depicted in Michelangelo's "PietΓ " β†’ MARY
26. Hellenistic storytelling β†’ GREEKMYTHOLOGY
32. Parade spoiler β†’ RAIN
33. East Coast convenience store chain with a reduplicative name β†’ WAWA
34. Modern pickup spot for delivery drivers β†’ AMAZONWAREHOUSE
42. Flatbread from India β†’ ROTI
43. Fight night souvenir, perhaps β†’ WELT
44. Historic destination for Pueblo pilgrimages β†’ THEGRANDCANYON
50. DΓΌsseldorf denial β†’ NEIN
51. Video game creature often depicted with green skin β†’ ORC
52. One place to find a Brazilian β†’ SPA
53. Skill shared by bats and dolphins ... or, when read as two words, what 19-, 26-, 34- and 44-Across each is β†’ ECHOLOCATION
59. Group of orcas β†’ WHALEPOD
60. Groups of scouts β†’ TROOPS
64. Suddenly motivated, with "under" β†’ LITAFIRE
65. Stuck β†’ INARUT
66. "Amen!" β†’ YES
67. Romeo or Juliet, notably β†’ TEEN
68. D flat equivalent β†’ CSHARP

Down Clues

1. Tour overseer, for short β†’ PGA
2. Chicago airport code β†’ ORD
3. ___ Minella ("The Muppet Show" Muppet) β†’ SAL
4. Poker declaration β†’ IMIN
5. Set sail β†’ EMBARK
6. The "S" of A.B.S. β†’ SYSTEM
7. Mallorca, por ejemplo β†’ ISLA
8. One pitied by Mr. T, in a catchphrase β†’ FOOL
9. Scissor cut β†’ SNIP
10. Words with one's right hand raised β†’ OATH
11. Novel feature of the 1974 Olds Toronado β†’ AIRBAG
12. Visibly disdainful β†’ SNEERY
13. Shindig β†’ PARTY
16. "I love you," in Spanish β†’ TEAMO
20. Prefix for element #8 β†’ OXY
21. Indian tourist city β†’ AGRA
22. Transport between terminals β†’ TRAM
23. "Star Wars" princess β†’ LEIA
27. Split ___ (New Wave band whose name sounds like a hair problem) β†’ ENZ
28. American author whose life span closely coincided with Halley's comet visits β†’ TWAIN
29. Sarcastic laugh syllable β†’ HAR
30. Be behind β†’ OWE
31. ___-di-dah β†’ LAH
35. See 47-Down β†’ ORG
36. Negative logic gate that works similarly to "and" β†’ NOR
37. Sports grp. for Coco Gauff β†’ WTA
38. Not lease, say β†’ OWN
39. One-eighties β†’ UEYS
40. Unappetizing food β†’ SLOP
41. Europe's highest volcano β†’ ETNA
44. Computer whiz β†’ TECHIE
45. Drum kit components descended from "sock cymbals" β†’ HIHATS
46. ___ Holmes, Netflix character played by Millie Bobby Brown β†’ ENOLA
47. With 35-Down, URL ending for Wikipedia β†’ DOT
48. Any poster on Yelp, essentially β†’ CRITIC
49. Squirrel's hoard β†’ ACORNS
50. Just now β†’ NEWLY
54. West side? β†’ LEFT
55. Mayberry boy of '60s TV β†’ OPIE
56. McIntosh (or Macintosh) component β†’ CORE
57. Port of Yemen β†’ ADEN
58. One famously preparing for a flood β†’ NOAH
61. "...Β ___ lack thereof" β†’ ORA
62. Brita competitor β†’ PUR
63. Pennzoil competitor β†’ STP