{"id":2048,"date":"2026-01-14T07:02:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T07:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dazepuzzle.com\/mag\/?p=2048"},"modified":"2026-01-14T07:02:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T07:02:59","slug":"nyt-crossword-analysis-jan-14-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dazepuzzle.com\/mag\/nyt-crossword-analysis-jan-14-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"NYT Crossword Analysis (Jan 14, 2026): Say Hello to Harder Puzzles!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It is Wednesday and the NYT Crossword is getting more difficult; themes are more creative and you should put more effort in solving the puzzle. But don\u2019t worry. I\u2019m here to help you by analyzing today\u2019s crossword. Let\u2019s get to this puzzle which is a bridge to harder ones!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The First obvious theme of NYT Crossword of Jan. 14 2026 is related to a musician who is considered as one of the influential figures of Musical Theater. One Pulitzer Prize, one Academy Award and eight Grammy Awards is just part of his successful career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The question of 60-Across is Pulitzer-winning composer and lyricist of \u201cSunday in the Park with George\u201d. The answer is STEPHENSONDHEIM<\/strong>. It is really great to see that NYT pays tribute to towering names in the world of art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While we are still in the mood of musical theater, let me review question 17-Across: \u201cSunday in the Park with George,\u201d for one. Just think about theater: what comes to your mind? Bravo, Broadway. What was the profession of Mr. Sondheim? Exactly: musical composer. Now mix Broadway with music. We have BROADWAYMUSICAL<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. Sondheim also composed memorable scores for movies like Into the Woods<\/a> and Sweeney Todd<\/a>. His great works will have an everlasting presence in our musical memory. Stephen Sondheim is truly the most important theme of NYT Crossword Jan 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I mentioned earlier, Wednesday\u2019s puzzle is a gate to a harder mode of NYT Crossword. In this regard, join me to review two tricky clues of today\u2019s puzzle. Are you ready? Let\u2019s do it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Section 6-Across (Fashion name that\u2019s become slang for \u201cexcellent\u201d) reminds us of a slang term that is obsolete nowadays. However, it won\u2019t hurt to expand our knowledge of slang. GUCCI<\/strong> is a known name in the world of fashion, but do you know that it is a slang for word excellent? For example, 14 years ago, people used to say it is Gucci!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question 1-Down is another example of obsolete term. The riddle is Old sunscreen initialism. It is just a 4-letter answer, but I understand it may be a little hard. Therefore, let me give you the answer: PABA<\/strong> or para-aminobenzoic acid, a substance used for making sunscreens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loved the Sondheim tribute, but Gucci as slang for excellent feels like a lifetime ago! What was your favorite (or least favorite) clue today? Drop a comment below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you need the answers for daily crossword puzzles like the NYT Crossword<\/a> or the NYT Mini<\/a>, make sure to check Daze Puzzle<\/a> every day to find the solutions you need in record time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is Wednesday and the NYT Crossword is getting more difficult; themes are more creative and you should put more effort in solving the puzzle. But don\u2019t worry. I\u2019m here to help you by analyzing today\u2019s crossword. Let\u2019s get to this puzzle which is a bridge to harder ones! The First obvious theme of NYT …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2050,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crossword-analysis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dazepuzzle.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dazepuzzle.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dazepuzzle.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dazepuzzle.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dazepuzzle.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dazepuzzle.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2048\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dazepuzzle.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dazepuzzle.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dazepuzzle.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dazepuzzle.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}