Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Thursday, January 15, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Thursday, January 15, 2026 features 85 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.8 letters. The longest answer is "SEEKANDYESHALLFIND".
Total Clues
85
Longest
SEEKANDYESHALLFIND
Avg Length
4.8
Shortest
GAY
Featured Clue
"*Oft-quoted advice in Matthew 7:7"
18 Letters
SEEKANDYESHALLFIND
ALLComplete Solution List
Cattle calls
4MOOS
Visible sign of hard work
5SWEAT
El ___ (precursor of the Expressionists)
5GRECO
Novelist Quindlen who wrote "One True Thing"
4ANNA
One of five ... or maybe six?
5SENSE
Like darts
5AIMED
*Oft-quoted advice in Matthew 7:7
18SEEKANDYESHALLFIND
Herb related to parsley
5ANISE
Part of L.G.B.T.Q.
3GAY
Races longer than marathons, informally
6ULTRAS
First name in rap
3LIL
Stat for Aaron Judge
3RBI
Puts the finishing touches on, in a way
4ICES
24/7/365
14ALLDAYEVERYDAY
Some scanners, for short
3TSA
Jan. 1 through today
3YTD
Oodles of time
4EONS
Elate
4SEND
Nobelist Joliot-Curie who synthesized radioactive isotopes
5IRENE
Stereotypical dog
4FIDO
Bases of shipbuilding
5KEELS
Sol, but not Luna
4NOTE
Word with sponge or fish
4CAKE
Quarterback's asset
3ARM
Shiny little platters
3CDS
*Evening spent playing with the kids, say
15FAMILYGAMENIGHT
Stare in astonishment
4GAPE
Just peachy
3AOK
Possible response to "Tu veux du chocolat?"
3OUI
Idiomatic partner of "lose"
6SNOOZE
Disney still
3CEL
Directive written in currants in "Alice in Wonderland"
5EATME
Tendency to reinforce one's established beliefs ... or a hint to answering this puzzle's starred clues
16CONFIRMATIONBIAS
Playwright Chekhov
5ANTON
Following
5AFTER
"Sorry ... hard pass"
4UMNO
Corporate musical chairs, for short
5REORG
Rib
5TEASE
Quinceañera celebrant, e.g.
4TEEN
Indian spice blend
6MASALA
Low soccer score
6ONENIL
Food writer Molly
6ONEILL
Fifth avenue store
4SAKS
W-9 fig.
3SSN
One method of sibling torture
6WEDGIE
Oscar-nominated singer/songwriter for "May It Be" (2001)
4ENYA
Like a used firepit
4ASHY
What might give you a brewed awakening?
3TEA
Narrow kitchen
6GALLEY
Results of feuds
5RIFTS
Title for any male in the House of Saud
4EMIR
Actor John who has granted more than 650 wishes for the Make-A-Wish Foundation
4CENA
Sportsbook calculation
4ODDS
Make bubbly
6AERATE
Created Yoda, he did
5LUCAS
Brief letters?
3BVD
Fig. on a driver's license
4IDNO
Unit of force
4DYNE
Energy-healing practice
5REIKI
Fluctuate between normal singing and falsetto
5YODEL
Bit of concert merch
3TEE
Show that celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2025, in brief
3SNL
About a third of an N.F.L. broadcast
3ADS
Highway behemoth
4SEMI
Fortune competitor
3INC
5.5 yards
3ROD
Subject of astrobiology, in brief
3ETS
Star quality
4FAME
Seattle N.H.L. team
6KRAKEN
April fool, e.g.
5CAPER
Sixth word of the Gettysburg Address
3AGO
Throwing for a loop
6FAZING
Bulldog supporters
6YALIES
The moment of truth
6GOTIME
"The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being ___": Mahatma Gandhi
6HUMANE
Dons, as an apron
6TIESON
Really try to get
5GOFOR
C-section reminder
4SCAR
Nada
4NONE
Not fooled by
4ONTO
Where the coffee and Wi-Fi might both be strong
4CAFE
At Last singer James
4ETTA
Adjoin
4ABUT
Place to strike a pose?
3MAT
Seam contents
3ORE