The Crossword Answers NYT - January 19, 2026

across

• Package under a Christmas tree Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  GIFT

• Old-fashioned butter maker Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  CHURN

• Branded cotton swab Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  QTIP

• Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  OMAR

• In on, as a trend Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  HIPTO

• Big coffee containers Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  URNS

• 1972 song by Elton John Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  TINYDANCER

• Luxury auto whose logo is four overlapping rings Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  AUDI

• In progress Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  ONGOING

• :), ;), :D and others Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  SMILEYS

• Formal "you," in Spanish Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  USTED

• Comedian Wong Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  ALI

• Projects, as a shadow Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  CASTS

• 1985 song by John Cougar Mellencamp Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  SMALLTOWN

• Comes to light Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  ARISES

• X minus III, in old Rome Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  VII

• Cosmonaut Gagarin Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  YURI

• Held the reins Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  LED

• Spot for a massage Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  SPA

• R&B singer whose album "SOS" spent 100+ weeks in the Billboard top 10 Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  SZA

• Element used in bronze Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  TIN

• Sporting blade Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  EPEE

• Draft pick? Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  ALE

• Firstborn Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  ELDEST

• 1987 song by Billy Joel and Ray Charles Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  BABYGRAND

• Midsection measurement Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  GIRTH

• Apt rhyme for "shriek" Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  EEK

• Martial arts studios Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  DOJOS

• Disheveled Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  UNKEMPT

• Caribbean island with a liqueur named for it Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  CURACAO

• Gently persuade Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  COAX

• Capital of Arkansas … or a description of 17-, 29- and 50-Across? Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  LITTLEROCK

• In ___ land (daydreaming) Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  LALA

• "I wish I could ___ that!" Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  UNSEE

• A second helping, say Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  MORE

• "Excuse me …" Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  AHEM

• Things shifted on a bicycle or in a car Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  GEARS

• Winter coaster Crossword Clue

  Reveal Answer

  SLED