Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Saturday, January 10, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Saturday, January 10, 2026 features 70 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.5 letters. The longest answer is "FRIENDOFDOROTHY".
Total Clues
70
Longest
FRIENDOFDOROTHY
Avg Length
5.5
Shortest
ASH
Featured Clue
"Gay man, per historical slang inspired by Judy Garland"
15 Letters
FRIENDOFDOROTHY
ALLComplete Solution List
"What a darling outfit!"
10YOULOOKFAB
Inflatable transport
4RAFT
The kelpie of Celtic mythology, for one
10WATERHORSE
Palm
4ACAI
Big name in classifieds
10CRAIGSLIST
Sound made by a toaster?
4TING
"Avatar: Fire and ___" (2025 film)
3ASH
Mars comes third in it
5ANNEE
Creep
5SIDLE
Former employer of Edward Snowden, for short
3NSA
Utmost extent
8NTHPOWER
Improvised onstage
6VAMPED
Really involved
6ORNATE
Barbecue order
4RIBS
Without revealing one's true intentions, maybe
5COYLY
What a mess!
3STY
Morse Code components
4DITS
Free of charge
5NOFEE
Syngman ___ (first president of South Korea)
4RHEE
Limón who was the U.S.'s first Latina poet laureate
3ADA
Total stranger, in slang
5RANDO
Suds
4BEER
Andrew ___, banking tycoon who served as Treasury secretary from 1921 to 1932
6MELLON
Rats!
6OHCRUD
*Trimmer target
8NOSEHAIR
Vigor
3ZIP
Doggedness
5DRIVE
Volume units
5SONES
Loser in certain re-enactments, informally
3REB
Harsh quality
4EDGE
Aggressive state of mind
10ATTACKMODE
Math function
4SINE
Art form featuring performers in kishin (demon) and okina (old man) masks
10NOHTHEATER
Woman of the d'Urbervilles
4TESS
Something pulled while walking the dog
10YOYOSTRING
Service org. since the 1850's
4YWCA
Sporting blades
4OARS
Jazz site
4UTAH
Kauai keepsake
3LEI
Phenomena once known as "les petites morts" ("little deaths")
7ORGASMS
"That dis was goo-ood!!"
6OHSNAP
German cathedral city, to locals
4KOLN
Gay man, per historical slang inspired by Judy Garland
15FRIENDOFDOROTHY
Plus
5ASSET
"You ___!" ("Agreed!")
3BET
Share
6RATION
Gave a faded look, as jeans
10ACIDWASHED
A star might attract one
9FANLETTER
Gemstone with gold-yellow bands
8TIGEREYE
Lively for one's age
4SPRY
Picks up
4NABS
Darn it!
4HOLE
Figures checked by nurses
10VITALSIGNS
Field for the philosopher David Hume, informally
4ECON
Loyal to a drastic extent
9RIDEORDIE
Action star Michelle
4YEOH
Utmost
8DAMNDEST
Meemaw
4NANA
Go for another round
4REUP
Architect Ludwig Mies van der ___
4ROHE
Slow-cooked entree
7BRISKET
Big banks
6LEVEES
Poles can be found next to them
6CZECHS
Retort at recess
5ISTOO
Iceland is its only member that doesn't have a standing army
4NATO
Alternative to naan
4ROTI
Shangri-la
4EDEN
Result of breaking the ice?
4BERG
"___ Given Sunday" (1999 football drama)
3ANY
Scuff, say
3MAR