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NYT Crossword January 1 2025 Answers

All 77 clues from the Wednesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ALL CLUES77 CLUES
ACROSS
1ARapscallion5 lettersSee answer ›6ACertain tankful3 lettersSee answer ›9AKind of game that's a pitcher's dream5 lettersSee answer ›14AMicronesian island that was the setting for a season of "Survivor"5 lettersSee answer ›15ATuna type3 lettersSee answer ›16AAirport near the intersection of I-90 and I-2945 lettersSee answer ›17ACove5 lettersSee answer ›18AOn the ___3 lettersSee answer ›19AChristopher who directed "Oppenheimer"5 lettersSee answer ›20ASlangy suffix with "most"3 lettersSee answer ›21A"OK ... tell me"7 lettersSee answer ›24AN.B.A. 1-pointers: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›25AExclamation from Homer3 lettersSee answer ›26AHero of "The Matrix"3 lettersSee answer ›27A"A work of ___ that isn't based on feeling isn't ___ at all": Cézanne3 lettersSee answer ›28A"Look at Me, I'm Sandra ___" ("Grease" song)3 lettersSee answer ›29ADickens's "The Mystery of ___ Drood"5 lettersSee answer ›31AChinese greeting5 lettersSee answer ›33ATool for a pineapple5 lettersSee answer ›35A1990s sitcom featuring a bookstore5 lettersSee answer ›38AYou can count on them5 lettersSee answer ›39ARating for junk bonds3 lettersSee answer ›42ACandymaker Wonka5 lettersSee answer ›43AChauvinist or racist5 lettersSee answer ›44AIn the style of3 lettersSee answer ›45AStart of Caesar's boast5 lettersSee answer ›46AActress Hatcher4 lettersSee answer ›47ADeposit, as an egg3 lettersSee answer ›48APatrick Stewart and Elton John, for two4 lettersSee answer ›49ASinger on "Give Peace a Chance"3 lettersSee answer ›51A"Golden Girls" actress Arthur3 lettersSee answer ›52ASheds, with "off"7 lettersSee answer ›56AStylish tote for an executive7 lettersSee answer ›60AWorshiping rows4 lettersSee answer ›61ACousin of a croc5 lettersSee answer ›63AThe Emerald Isle4 lettersSee answer ›64A"___ have to do"4 lettersSee answer ›65ALike the breeds Shetland and merino5 lettersSee answer ›66ATALK LIKE THIS!4 lettersSee answer ›67ALike a yenta4 lettersSee answer ›68AProps for close-up magicians5 lettersSee answer ›69AArrogant sort4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DWorked for the C.I.A., perhaps5 lettersSee answer ›2DPlayground retort5 lettersSee answer ›3DSuper-trendy10 lettersSee answer ›4DWest who said "Men are my life, diamonds are my career"3 lettersSee answer ›5DSet down on paper12 lettersSee answer ›6DCider unit6 lettersSee answer ›7DStarbuck's higher-up?4 lettersSee answer ›8DApe or monkey6 lettersSee answer ›9DIn the dark about something nefarious12 lettersSee answer ›10D"Well, lookee there!"3 lettersSee answer ›11DPlace to see J.F.K.10 lettersSee answer ›12DHopping mad5 lettersSee answer ›13DPast, present or future5 lettersSee answer ›22DFlowery necklace3 lettersSee answer ›23DMultisport race, in short3 lettersSee answer ›30DIn a prim and proper way10 lettersSee answer ›32DSinger with the #1 albums "As I Am" and "Girl on Fire"10 lettersSee answer ›33DWhat you might call a tipsy friend3 lettersSee answer ›34DLast words?4 lettersSee answer ›36DSymbols of wisdom4 lettersSee answer ›37D12/313 lettersSee answer ›39DPart of U.C.L.A.: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›40DMaterial used to make the object "illustrated" here, in a seasonal song4 lettersSee answer ›41DCoral island3 lettersSee answer ›50D"Yikes!"5 lettersSee answer ›51DPuts to sleep, say5 lettersSee answer ›52DTake a turn with the object illustrated by the central black squares in this puzzle (leading to one of the four circled results)4 lettersSee answer ›53DOscar-winning Jared4 lettersSee answer ›54DSymbols of wisdom4 lettersSee answer ›55DWord processing command4 lettersSee answer ›56DPolicy nerd4 lettersSee answer ›57D"Très ___"4 lettersSee answer ›58DSinger Guthrie4 lettersSee answer ›59DChocolate money won or lost in this puzzle's game4 lettersSee answer ›62D___-tac-toe3 lettersSee answer ›
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