Standard Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Standard featured in New York Times puzzle on January 22, 2026. We have found 41 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is USUAL.

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26 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
USUAL Standard (5) New York Times Jan 22, 2026
NORM Standard (4) (4) Mirror Classic Jan 9, 2026
PAR Standard (3) Eugene Sheffer Dec 22, 2025
ENSIGN Standard (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 23, 2025
AVERAGE Standard (7) The Telegraph Quick Jul 10, 2024
BENCHMARK Standard (9) The Telegraph Quick Jul 8, 2024
TYPICAL Standard (7) The Times Sunday Concise Jun 23, 2024
NORMAL Standard (6) New York Times Mini Mar 2, 2024
FLAG Standard (4) The Telegraph Quick May 1, 2021
CRITERION Standard (9) The Times Concise Apr 14, 2019

15 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
33% NORMS Standards (5) Universal Dec 14, 2025
30% FLAGS Standards (5) LA Times Daily Jul 27, 2024
30% GRADES Standards (6) The Times Concise Feb 4, 2024
30% ABNORMAL Not standard (8) USA Today Apr 20, 2023
30% POORS Standard & __ (5) LA Times Daily Dec 24, 2018
30% PARS Standards (4) New York Times Oct 6, 2018
30% ADDON Not standard (5)
30% YARDSTICKS Standards (10)
30% OPTIONAL Not standard (8)
30% BENCHMARKS Standards (10)

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In golf lingo, "par" refers to the standard number of strokes a skilled golfer is expected to take to complete a hole. It's a key term in the game, indicating the benchmark for performance on each hole.