Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Sunday, January 11, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Sunday, January 11, 2026 features 140 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.4 letters. The longest answer is "CRISSCROSSPUZZLE".
Total Clues
140
Longest
CRISSCROSSPUZZLE
Avg Length
5.4
Shortest
CHU
Featured Clue
"Game on some kids' menus"
16 Letters
CRISSCROSSPUZZLE
ALLComplete Solution List
Tennis superstar Nadal, familiarly
4RAFA
Wicked director Jon M. __
3CHU
Unspecified degree
3NTH
Pack down
4TAMP
Sign me up!
4IMIN
Bygone carrier that had a fleet of "Clippers"
5PANAM
Really like
5ADORE
Woodwind related to the cor anglais
4OBOE
Article of sports equipment that typically has two rubber sheets of different colors
14PINGPONGPADDLE
Delivery option
5FEDEX
Sound from a ragdoll
4PURR
Division signs, more formally
5OBELI
Word sung three times in a row in "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
4ROOT
Et ___ (and others)
4ALIA
Games on some kids' menus
5MAZES
Boss at a blaze
9FIRECHIEF
Game on some kids' menus
16CRISSCROSSPUZZLE
King Kong actress Wray
3FAY
What might pop up from time to time?
7TOASTER
Item in a numismatist's collection
4COIN
"S.N.L." alum Nora
4DUNN
Champagne giant
4MOET
Patient watchers
6NURSES
Birthstone before opal
8SAPPHIRE
Longtime NASCAR sponsor
3STP
Ladybug's prey
5APHID
Debaters who use deceptive arguments
8SOPHISTS
Stag
5ALONE
Oscar-winning actress Loren
6SOPHIA
Lower-right button on YouTube ads
4SKIP
__ nous (between us)
5ENTRE
Kristen of "Bridesmaids"
4WIIG
Seduce
5TEMPT
In my estimation.
5IDSAY
Rubber end of a golf club
4GRIP
Ninth inning, usually
3END
Flooded
5AWASH
Iridescent jewelry material
5NACRE
Rug cleaner, for short
3VAC
Lead-in to aging or anxiety
4ANTI
Two-time capital of the Mughal Empire
5DELHI
Biting pests
5GNATS
Follower of "catch" or "latch"
4ONTO
Former times
5PASTS
Cameron who voiced Princess Fiona in the "Shrek" movies
4DIAZ
Flo Rida title sung before the words "just a little"
4ICRY
Big cat hybrid
5LIGER
No Shave November growth, informally
6STACHE
Mimic
3APE
Connecticut governor Lamont
3NED
N.B.A. team that plays at Gainbridge Fieldhouse
6PACERS
Compound that ripens bananas
6ETHENE
Computer menu heading
4EDIT
Owlish, in a way
4WISE
Brontë heroine
4EYRE
Bit of entertainment for a morning commute, maybe
7PODCAST
A-one ... or an "A" worth one
3ACE
Beachy footwear
15FLIPFLOPSANDALS
"I'm fine, but thanks anyway!"
9OHTHATSOK
Literally, "the god"
5ALLAH
Provocative
4EDGY
Parcel of land
4PLOT
Classic origami design
5CRANE
Medallions might be seen in them
4CABS
___ Games, event first held in 70-Across
5ASIAN
Tupac and Eminem, for two
13HIPHOPARTISTS
Give off
4EMIT
Like an authoritarian
5STERN
-- Montoya ('The Princess Bride' swordsman)
5INIGO
Telly channel, with "the"
4BEEB
Well-grounded
4SANE
Hit title for Abba or Rihanna
3SOS
Email category
3NEW
Website with a "Craft Supplies & Tools" page
4ETSY
Take to the cleaners
6RIPOFF
Class with frogs
8AMPHIBIA
Dressy clothes
6FINERY
Point of view
5ANGLE
Filing pro
3CPA
Roman emperor with a namesake wall
7HADRIAN
Hits Ctrl+Z to fix
6UNDOES
Error message on a Blu-Ray display
6NODISC
Benedict Arnold's offense
7TREASON
Practice witchcraft on
3HEX
Birthstone after opal
5TOPAZ
Filled with activity
5ABUZZ
Mushroom often added to cream sauces
5MOREL
Inherently
5PERSE
In the air
5ALOFT
Gala
3MET
Way off in the distance
4AFAR
Classical Greek precinct with a noted oracle
6DELPHI
Imagine ___!
7PICTURE
Randall who created the webcomic "xkcd"
6MUNROE
Sharpen
4HONE
__-Magnon
3CRO
Apt name of 12 popes
4PIUS
Felt someone's pain
10EMPATHIZED
Prank of doorbell ringing and running
13DINGDONGDITCH
Gradually entering, as a hot tub
10EASINGINTO
Modern social media craze
11TIKTOKDANCE
Melodic way of speaking
13SINGSONGVOICE
Turn off
8ESTRANGE
Less laissez-faire
8STRICTER
Cutter with teeth
3SAW
Make an enemy of
8ALIENATE
Identifies digitally?
8POINTSAT
Part of the Horn of Africa
7SOMALIA
Perfect condition
11TIPTOPSHAPE
Throw out
7DISCARD
Leaf-turning mo.
3SEP
Put in stitches
5SEWED
Subject of an R.S.V.P.
5PARTY
Tiny amount
3TAD
Absolutely!
3YES
Tough H.S. classes
3APS
Hosp. surgical sites
3ORS
You've gotta be kidding!
6SHEESH
Swan song
7LASTACT
Mononymous singer who popularized "New Celtic" music
4ENYA
Baloney!
4PISH
Birth name of Che Guevara
7ERNESTO
Computer addresses, for short
3IPS
Light bulb measure
7WATTAGE
Swirling currents
6EDDIES
Intelligent sea mammal
7DOLPHIN
Composer of the "Raindrop" prelude
6CHOPIN
How china is often sold
6ASASET
Short adventure tales
6CONTES
Barely manages to get through
6EKESBY
Goes up against
5FACES
Beast domesticated by the Incas
5LLAMA
Longtime TV personality Regis
7PHILBIN
Tomato product
5PASTE
Culture medium
4AGAR
Country singer Loretta
4LYNN
Survivor group
5TRIBE
Greek letter that resembles an "I" atop an "O," as seen eight times in this puzzle
3PHI
Jerk
3ASS
Period in the periodic table
3ROW