Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Tuesday, January 13, 2026 features 74 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.0 letters. The longest answer is "MECHANICALBULL".
Total Clues
74
Longest
MECHANICALBULL
Avg Length
5.0
Shortest
LAG
Featured Clue
"Bar attraction with a saddle and horns"
14 Letters
MECHANICALBULL
ALLComplete Solution List
Fall behind
3LAG
Angle symbol in geometry
5THETA
Indonesian getaway spot
4BALI
Ginger ___
3ALE
Some fountain drinks
5COLAS
Boardroom V.I.P.
4EXEC
Checkmate in chess or gin in gin rummy
3WIN
Heyo
5HOLLA
Congressional staffer
4AIDE
Hospital worker tending to newborns
13NEONATALNURSE
Creature that moves at an average speed of 0.03 miles per hour
5SNAIL
Pendulum's path
3ARC
Awards for ad agencies
5CLIOS
Mystique
4AURA
Bar attraction with a saddle and horns
14MECHANICALBULL
1985 mystery film with three different endings
4CLUE
Buffoons
5CLODS
Director DaCosta of "The Marvels"
3NIA
Key not found on a Mac
3ALT
___ asada
5CARNE
Kiss or Heart
4BAND
Segments of Earth's lithosphere
14TECTONICPLATES
Gritty film genre
4NOIR
Suggest
5GETAT
Classic British cars
3MGS
Concern for a singer or a salesman
5PITCH
Iconic 1977 Queen hit ... or a hint to 19-, 31- and 42-Across
13WEWILLROCKYOU
Coffee, informally
4JAVA
Birthplace of Marlon Brando and Warren Buffett
5OMAHA
Many a groan-inducing joke
3PUN
Egg-shaped
4OVAL
"Caution: Wet ___"
5PAINT
Antlered animal
3ELK
Cohort also known as "Zoomers"
4GENZ
Climbs without a partner, e.g.
5SOLOS
Sponsored posts, e.g.
3ADS
Settings for some bocce games
5LAWNS
Extraterrestrial
5ALIEN
Birthplace of Columbus
5GENOA
Birth name of Marvel Comics' Black Panther
7TCHALLA
Owl's sound
4HOOT
Jazzy Fitzgerald
4ELLA
Like most N.B.A. players
4TALL
Yogi's pose
5ASANA
Yogi, once
7BEARCUB
x or y
4AXIS
Beginning of a story, for a journalist
4LEDE
Bartender's supply
3ICE
Specialized subject
5NICHE
Eurasian mountain range.
5URALS
Like Peruvian pyramids
5INCAN
Offshore drilling site
6OILRIG
*Wall-mounted light fixture
6SCONCE
Attack
5RUNAT
Skirt style introduced by Christian Dior
5ALINE
Exam for a future doc
4MCAT
Actress Pompeo of "Grey's Anatomy"
5ELLEN
Big name in carving knives
5CUTCO
Skilled
5ADEPT
Young fellows
4LADS
One of more than 30 dogs owned by Queen Elizabeth II throughout her life
5CORGI
Hand-dyed fabric
5BATIK
Vice-presidential candidate of 2024
7TIMWALZ
Pet sitters?
7LAPCATS
Spills (over)
5SLOPS
Ambitious and high-energy, say
5TYPEA
The Little Engine That __
5COULD
Many men on dating shows
5HUNKS
What a surfer might ride
4WAVE
Broadway's "Dear ___ Hansen"
4EVAN
Reaction to a hilarious text
4LMAO
Commute option
4RAIL
I'm in trouble
4OHNO
Light run?
3JOG