Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Novel feature of the 1974 Olds Toronado / TUE 1-20-26 / Skill shared by bats and dolphins / Hellenistic storytelling / Sports grp. for Coco Gauff / Fight night souvenir, perhaps / Historic destination for Pueblo pilgrimages / Modern pickup sport for delivery drivers / East coast convenience chain with a reduplicative name / Tour overseer, for short / Mayberry boy of '60s TV

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Constructor: Jonathan Raksin Relative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (just a bit harder than the typical Tuesday) THEME: ECHOLOCATION (5...
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Monday, January 19, 2026

Biblical spy for Moses / MON 1-19-26 / South American flatbread / Pete who directed "Up," "Inside Out" and "Soul" / 1987 song by Billy Joel and Ray Charles / Caribbean island with a liqueur named for it / Lesser-played part of a 45 / 1972 song by Elton John / Midsection measurement

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Constructor: Peter Gorman Relative difficulty: Medium (solved Downs-only) THEME: LITTLE ROCK (66A: Capital ofArkansas ... or a descripti...
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Sunday, January 18, 2026

Chinese competitor of Amazon / SUN 1-18-26 / Bit of regal headwear / Breathable fabric used in mosquito nets / "Big" comic protagonist / Japanese craft that literally translates to "tray planting" / Images that can rip off human creators, perhaps / Affectionate term for una madre / Padmé Amidala's home planet in "Star Wars" / Like the Gospel of Mark, sequentially

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Constructor: Rena Cohen Relative difficulty: Easy [80D: Padmé Amidala's home planet in "Star Wars" (NABOO)] THEME: "U...
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Saturday, January 17, 2026

Gentlemen, jocularly / SAT 1-17-26 / Longest number writable in standard Roman numerals / Korean barbecue rib dish / Setups for some elaborate group pictures / Servant in "The Handmaid's Tale" / Carlos Jobim, father of the bossa nova / Artificially unsophisticated / "All that really matters is if your rhymes was ___" (MF Doom lyric)

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Constructor: Adam Aaronson Relative difficulty: Easy-Medium THEME: none   Word of the Day: GALBI  ( 43D: Korean barbecue rib dish ) — ...
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