The Crossword Answers NYT - January 23, 2026

across

• Barely enough Crossword Clue

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  SCANT

• What some may be dyeing to conceal? Crossword Clue

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  GRAY

• Environmental concern Crossword Clue

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  SMOG

• "Don't be absurd!" Crossword Clue

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  OHPUHLEASE

• ___ Mountain (ski area in Killington, Vt.) Crossword Clue

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  PICO

• She's out there! Crossword Clue

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  LESBIANBAR

• Many a choirgirl Crossword Clue

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  ALTO

• "Black-ish" patriarch Crossword Clue

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  DRE

• Dulcet Crossword Clue

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  SWEET

• Fiddle with feathers, say Crossword Clue

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  PREEN

• Backstreet ___ Crossword Clue

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  BOYS

• Like kyawthuite, among gems Crossword Clue

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  RAREST

• Designer Geoffrey Crossword Clue

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  BEENE

• A-list Crossword Clue

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  SELECT

• Like quartzite vis-à-vis quartz Crossword Clue

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  HARDER

• They really click as a pair Crossword Clue

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  TAPSHOES

• Masters of manipulation Crossword Clue

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  USERS

• Commercial preceder of Geo Crossword Clue

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  NAT

• Capital near the Red Sea Crossword Clue

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  SANAA

• Micromobility option Crossword Clue

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  ESCOOTER

• On the level Crossword Clue

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  HONEST

• Mouth organ Crossword Clue

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  TONGUE

• Internal turmoil Crossword Clue

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  ANGST

• Say "I do," say Crossword Clue

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  COMMIT

• One may be carried in a concert hall Crossword Clue

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  TUNE

• Recent recruit Crossword Clue

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  HIREE

• First name on the Supreme Court Crossword Clue

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  ELENA

• Zilch Crossword Clue

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  ZIP

• Cushy Crossword Clue

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  EASY

• It is "making the complicated simple, awesomely simple," per Charles Mingus Crossword Clue

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  CREATIVITY

• Out of joint? Crossword Clue

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  FREE

• Text insert for a flash-forward film scene Crossword Clue

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  YEARSLATER

• Ink Crossword Clue

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  TATS

• Apt rhyme for "pads" Crossword Clue

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  ADDS

• Guck Crossword Clue

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  SLIME