The Crossword Answers NYT - January 17, 2026

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• Expressions of disbelief or exasperation Crossword Clue

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  FACEPALMS

• What "margarita" means in Spanish Crossword Clue

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  DAISY

• Reputable, in a way Crossword Clue

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  BRANDNAME

• What Anora and Vanya do in 2024's "Anora" Crossword Clue

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  ELOPE

• Too late, say Crossword Clue

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  OUTOFTIME

• Advocate for the political mobilization of the proletariat Crossword Clue

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  LENIN

• People often manage with them, in brief Crossword Clue

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  MBAS

• You might say "Hmm" when something is this Crossword Clue

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  ODD

• Toppings blended with ice cream Crossword Clue

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  MIXINS

• Anti-troll measure Crossword Clue

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  BAN

• Tchotchke Crossword Clue

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  KNICKKNACK

• Protection from drops Crossword Clue

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  RAINCOAT

• With 27-Down, fateful time for a sorority pledge Crossword Clue

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  BID

• City in Illinois's "Little Egypt" region Crossword Clue

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  CAIRO

• Demure Crossword Clue

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  COY

• Plant with psychoactive leaves Crossword Clue

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  COCA

• Offload (on) Crossword Clue

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  FOIST

• Famous monogram found backward in the alphabet Crossword Clue

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  MLK

• Tall and thin Crossword Clue

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  LANKY

• Revel (in) Crossword Clue

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  BASK

• One of five in a typical big band Crossword Clue

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  SAX

• Archetypes Crossword Clue

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  MOLDS

• "All that really matters is if your rhymes was ___" (MF Doom lyric) Crossword Clue

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  ILL

• Artificially unsophisticated Crossword Clue

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  FAUXNAIF

• Units for a high-resolution camera Crossword Clue

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  MEGAPIXELS

• Interval Crossword Clue

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  GAP

• Setups for some elaborate group pictures Crossword Clue

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  RISERS

• Subject to careful appraisal Crossword Clue

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  VET

• Lawyer's assignment Crossword Clue

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  CASE

• Not budging Crossword Clue

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  INERT

• Ones running along a road Crossword Clue

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  SIDEWALKS

• Bracket contents Crossword Clue

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  TEAMS

• Where someone's height may be stretched? Crossword Clue

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  TINDERBIO

• With 39-Down, pretentiously creative Crossword Clue

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  ARTSY

• What antiperspirants can prevent Crossword Clue

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  PITSTAINS