NYT Crossword January 8 2025 Answers

All 74 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.

Constructed by Laura DershewitzEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES74 CLUES
ACROSS
1ASuddenly stopped moving5 lettersSee answer ›6AJapanese noodle4 lettersSee answer ›10APronoun that's falling into disuse4 lettersSee answer ›14AJapanese noodle soup5 lettersSee answer ›15AChicago paper, familiarly, with "the"4 lettersSee answer ›16AVirtue signal?4 lettersSee answer ›17AIn plain sight5 lettersSee answer ›18AThe devil's workshop, it's said9 lettersSee answer ›20AHiccup12 lettersSee answer ›22ALike tres and cuatro relative to uno and dos3 lettersSee answer ›23AShade of black4 lettersSee answer ›24APasture sound3 lettersSee answer ›27ACasserole topped with guacamole or sour cream7 lettersSee answer ›31AThey elevate a choir's performance6 lettersSee answer ›33Awww addresses4 lettersSee answer ›34AComedian's stage performance10 lettersSee answer ›37ATalk excessively5 lettersSee answer ›39AState leader?3 lettersSee answer ›40ARelating to form5 lettersSee answer ›41ABurst of energy10 lettersSee answer ›44AActress Skye of "Say Anything …"4 lettersSee answer ›45AHole near a sole6 lettersSee answer ›46ACorridor7 lettersSee answer ›48ASurveyor's measure3 lettersSee answer ›49AHome plate is the "fourth" one4 lettersSee answer ›52AMichelle Obama, to Craig Robinson, for short3 lettersSee answer ›53ACommon volleyball combo … or 20-, 34- and 41-Across together12 lettersSee answer ›58AMost tacky9 lettersSee answer ›61AWrinkle remover5 lettersSee answer ›62ADad humor, perhaps4 lettersSee answer ›63ABread in a tandoor4 lettersSee answer ›64APapal vestment5 lettersSee answer ›65ASacrifice a fly?4 lettersSee answer ›66AYounger Stark daughter on "Game of Thrones"4 lettersSee answer ›67ABook often shelved on its side5 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DWord on a gift tag4 lettersSee answer ›2DShankar who performed at Woodstock4 lettersSee answer ›3DBlack cat, maybe4 lettersSee answer ›4D"Fiddler on the Roof" star10 lettersSee answer ›5DCatch in a sting6 lettersSee answer ›6DSoup recipe instruction4 lettersSee answer ›7DSurgeon, informally5 lettersSee answer ›8DShire resident5 lettersSee answer ›9DHéloise's lover7 lettersSee answer ›10D"Kapow!"4 lettersSee answer ›11DAncient Chinese dynasty3 lettersSee answer ›12DWord with style or fashioned3 lettersSee answer ›13DSept. and Oct.3 lettersSee answer ›19DElement named after the Greek word for "sun"6 lettersSee answer ›21DPitchfork-shaped letters4 lettersSee answer ›24DPlace to pick daisies6 lettersSee answer ›25DMysterious knowledge6 lettersSee answer ›26DRick of Rickrolling fame6 lettersSee answer ›27DEarl of food storage fame6 lettersSee answer ›28DSouthwestern gully6 lettersSee answer ›29DAttacked, as by a tiger6 lettersSee answer ›30DShakespearean dying words4 lettersSee answer ›32DParty pooper10 lettersSee answer ›35DFlight board posting: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›36DNear4 lettersSee answer ›38DPersonification of darkness, in Greek myth6 lettersSee answer ›42DCross-country runner's asset7 lettersSee answer ›43DBig ___ (Seton Hall's conference)4 lettersSee answer ›47DPortugal's capital, in Portugal6 lettersSee answer ›50DWarrior's weapon5 lettersSee answer ›51DAssignment often graded with a red pen5 lettersSee answer ›53DNot quite broken, say4 lettersSee answer ›54DMountain above Vulcan's forge4 lettersSee answer ›55DRight-leaning type?: Abbr.4 lettersSee answer ›56DNut that's a source of caffeine4 lettersSee answer ›57DNoneternal flames?4 lettersSee answer ›58DLoops in, in a way3 lettersSee answer ›59DIt's not one of the five W's3 lettersSee answer ›60DThe "E" of B.C.E.3 lettersSee answer ›
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