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NYT Crossword January 4 2025 Answers

All 68 clues from the Saturday 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 CLUES68 CLUES
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1AHome in the country?9 lettersSee answer ›10ARed container, maybe4 lettersSee answer ›14ASecond woman, after Kathryn Bigelow, to win a best director Oscar (2020)9 lettersSee answer ›15A___ Huang, whose "Fresh Off the Boat" memoir was turned into an ABC sitcom5 lettersSee answer ›16AAlternative to a chop or shank9 lettersSee answer ›17ARage5 lettersSee answer ›18AShopping meccas of old6 lettersSee answer ›19ASauce named after a steward to Louis XIV8 lettersSee answer ›21AHit entertainment org. in Vegas?3 lettersSee answer ›22AInformal suggestions4 lettersSee answer ›23AHistoric founder of the Shakers6 lettersSee answer ›26A"Totally didn't see that one coming," sarcastically8 lettersSee answer ›30AHead shop purchase, nowadays4 lettersSee answer ›31ALanguage spoken in northern New York6 lettersSee answer ›33AWhat goes around in the Pacific?3 lettersSee answer ›34A[Back off!]3 lettersSee answer ›35ASupports7 lettersSee answer ›36ARecording inits.3 lettersSee answer ›37A___ on one's 38-Across3 lettersSee answer ›38ASee 37-Across6 lettersSee answer ›39AName combining with El-, Eg- or Engel-4 lettersSee answer ›40AJust *done* with something8 lettersSee answer ›42ADevelopment area6 lettersSee answer ›44AUn animal del zodíaco4 lettersSee answer ›45AHip-hop group with the 1990 hit "100 Miles and Runnin'"3 lettersSee answer ›46ATruly awful8 lettersSee answer ›50AFudge substitute6 lettersSee answer ›54A"Holy oleo!" speaker5 lettersSee answer ›55ADesignation for some apartments9 lettersSee answer ›57AVacuous5 lettersSee answer ›58ACreature whose name means "forest person"9 lettersSee answer ›59ASimon of "Shaun of the Dead"4 lettersSee answer ›60AGet carried along, in a way9 lettersSee answer ›
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1DHolder of the longest winning streak in N.C.A.A. men's basketball history (88 games)4 lettersSee answer ›2DHigh-piled style4 lettersSee answer ›3DPopular red Halloween costume4 lettersSee answer ›4DOchlocracy, by another name7 lettersSee answer ›5D"Take care"6 lettersSee answer ›6DAncient figure called the "huey tlatoani" by his subjects12 lettersSee answer ›7D"___ Came to Me" (2023 rom-com)3 lettersSee answer ›8DMaker of the 900 in '94 and the 9-3 in '994 lettersSee answer ›9DJoin the team?4 lettersSee answer ›10DMusic stand6 lettersSee answer ›11DDavid Stern's successor as N.B.A. commissioner10 lettersSee answer ›12DL or M, but not N or O4 lettersSee answer ›13DCollapse, with "over"4 lettersSee answer ›15DThings sent from some online accounts7 lettersSee answer ›20DKickstarter activity12 lettersSee answer ›23DPortmanteau term for airplane fuel5 lettersSee answer ›24DTraffic figure, in brief5 lettersSee answer ›25DIconic bit of media merch10 lettersSee answer ›26DTiny swine5 lettersSee answer ›27DRoom for a meal, perhaps4 lettersSee answer ›28DWriter of 1929's "Letters From a Father to His Daughter" while imprisoned5 lettersSee answer ›29DEssences5 lettersSee answer ›32DHesitant response to "Is that you?"4 lettersSee answer ›35DPremium service with discounts on rides7 lettersSee answer ›39DBabe in the woods?7 lettersSee answer ›41DOath activity6 lettersSee answer ›43DLike some country singers' voices6 lettersSee answer ›46DWord with round or power4 lettersSee answer ›47DPerfect over time4 lettersSee answer ›48DRefuse to eat?4 lettersSee answer ›49DSpelling seen in credits4 lettersSee answer ›51D"___ chance"4 lettersSee answer ›52DCook's offering with chips?4 lettersSee answer ›53DMany a charity run4 lettersSee answer ›56DJokester3 lettersSee answer ›
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