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NYT Crossword — January 30, 2026

Friday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 70 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

35 clues

1Puppetry and animation

5Piedmont province with a namesake wine

14Title for Jane Goodall

15"Those guys?"

16___ Summer (program for Annapolis freshmen)

17Switch to a shorter line, say

18Product that might feature a dandelion on the label

22Mention in passing

24It's -90° at the South Pole: Abbr.

25Like racehorses' hooves

26Ship-stabilizing materials

31Some repurposed cornfields

33Small branch of Marvel Comics?

35Common adult ed. class

36Brand whose logo has an A-shaped caliper

37Doesn't take the regular train home, maybe

39Mylar alternative

40Capture a moment, in fiction

42Chaney of classic horror

46"Don't kid yourself"

51Elicit the facepalm emoji, say

52"Don't panic!"

55Leader of China?

56Feeling the flu, say

57Steps on a scale

58"Whoa ... that's too much for my brain to handle!"

59Characters from Crete and Sparta?

Down

35 clues

2Call ahead, in a way

3End of a NASA countdown

4Completist's goal

5"The Handmaid's Tale" author

6Eggshell, for one

8Cinephile's online resource

9Milky Way, e.g.

10Feature of a big-budget feature, perhaps

11HDTV component?

12Transportation company in more than 60 countries

21Tales told by flashlight

23Request from someone who has completed all the courses?

26Turkey Day instruction

28Florida setting for "The Birdcage"

30"Elvis at ___" (classic album of Memphis recordings)

31British rowhouses

32Every day, say

33More than just smile

38Fabric made from flax

41It might get put through the wringer

43Jalapeño topper

44Popular brand of 18-Across

45Looks below the surface?

46Group of Alpha males?

47Nestlé's bubbly chocolate brand

48"This way, guys!"

49Certain psychedelic

50Pool assignment

53Bitumen lookalike

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Stats & info

Friday, Jan 30, 2026

15×15

Grid size

70

Total entries

32/193

Black / letter cells

5.5

Avg entry length

12 ltrs

Longest entry

Hard

Friday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJan 30, 2026

DayFriday

ThemeThemeless

ConstructorRobyn Weintraub

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split35 across · 35 down

Longest entries

9DMilky Way, e.g.12 ltrs 21DTales told by flashlight12 ltrs 21AMelts down11 ltrs 46A"Don't kid yourself"11 ltrs 10DFeature of a big-budget feature, perhaps11 ltrs

Friday puzzles run themeless, so the fill leans on long open entries and wordplay clues rather than a central gimmick. This grid has 32 black squares and averages 5.5 letters per entry.