Looking for the NYT crossword answers for January 20? The year matters: January 20, 2025 and January 20, 2026 refer to different puzzles. The clues and theme answers below are for the 2026 Daily Crossword.
January 20, 2026 NYT Crossword answers
The 2026 puzzle is listed as a 15×15 grid with 74 clues. Jonathan Raksin constructed it, and Will Shortz edited it. These details and the answers below come from third-party puzzle-answer listings, not a readable complete solution key in the official archive.
| Entry | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1-Across | POSIES |
| 14-Across | GRAMMY |
| 19-Across | NATO ALPHABET |
| 26-Across | GREEK MYTHOLOGY |
| 34-Across | AMAZON WAREHOUSE |
| 44-Across | GRAND CANYON |
| 53-Across | ECHOLOCATION |
| 59-Across | WHALE POD |
| 64-Across | LIT A FIRE |
What is the January 20, 2026 crossword theme?
The central theme answer is ECHOLOCATION, the skill bats and dolphins use to navigate by sound. The four long theme entries—NATO ALPHABET, GREEK MYTHOLOGY, AMAZON WAREHOUSE, and GRAND CANYON—are listed at 19-, 26-, 34-, and 44-Across. Read as two-word phrases, they connect to the theme answer.
How to find the correct January 20 puzzle
The date alone is not enough to identify a NYT crossword: separate answer pages surfaced for January 20, 2025 and January 20, 2026. The New York Times archive is organized by month and year, and distinguishes Daily from Mini puzzles. On the web, open Crossword Archives from the NYT Games homepage, choose Daily or Mini, then select the month and year.
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According to the NYT Help Center, Games and All Access subscribers can access the archive; other users have limited access. If you meant the January 20, 2025 puzzle, use the archive to select that year rather than relying on the 2026 answers above.
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