NYT Crossword hints and answer for January 14, 2025
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Clues76
Across37
Down39
ConstructorLance Enfinger
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Ruling from a tennis line judge (5)
Starts with I, ends with NITSIN→
6A
Spelled-out chant at the World Cup (3)
Starts with U, ends with AUSA→
9A
Home for Shrek (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSWAMP→
14A
For the first time (5)
Starts with N, ends with YNEWLY→
15A
___ Beta Kappa (3)
Starts with P, ends with IPHI→
16A
Signature Caitlin Clark shot, informally (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETHREE→
17A
One in charge of a sting operation? (9)
Starts with B, ends with RBEEKEEPER→
19A
Vessel in a slip (5)
Starts with Y, ends with TYACHT→
20A
Individuals (4)
Starts with O, ends with SONES→
21A
It locks locks into place (3)
Starts with G, ends with LGEL→
22A
Lead-in to rock or weekly (3)
Starts with A, ends with TALT→
23A
Like a birthday candle prior to your making a wish (3)
Starts with L, ends with TLIT→
24A
Absolute champion (11)
Starts with W, ends with RWORLDBEATER→
29A
Head off (6)
Starts with D, ends with TDEPART→
31A
Make good as new (7)
Starts with R, ends with ERESTORE→
32A
Cheer after a gooooooal! (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOLE→
33A
Poorly behaved child (4)
Starts with B, ends with TBRAT→
35A
Parks who sparked a bus boycott (4)
Starts with R, ends with AROSA→
36A
Publicity hound (15)
Starts with A, ends with RATTENTIONSEEKER→
40A
News of an alien landing, probably (4)
Starts with H, ends with XHOAX→
41A
"Milk's favorite cookie" brand (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOREO→
42A
Barnyard sound (3)
Starts with M, ends with AMAA→
43A
Challenge for a person drawing lots? (7)
Starts with A, ends with TARTTEST→
45A
Piece of equipment seen at the Paralympics (6)
Starts with S, ends with ISITSKI→
48A
Person often flirting with disaster (11)
Starts with S, ends with RSTORMCHASER→
51A
Response in the game of Battleship (3)
Starts with H, ends with THIT→
52A
Org. that helped phase out CFCs (3)
Starts with E, ends with AEPA→
53A
Jost's "S.N.L." Weekend Update co-host (3)
Starts with C, ends with ECHE→
54A
Hardy and Petty (4)
Starts with T, ends with STOMS→
55A
Friend of Flower and Thumper (5)
Starts with B, ends with IBAMBI→
58A
60A
Handbill (5)
Starts with F, ends with RFLIER→
61A
Chilly remark? (3)
Starts with B, ends with RBRR→
62A
Home of the Craters of the Moon National Monument (5)
Starts with I, ends with OIDAHO→
63A
Bit of snow (5)
Starts with F, ends with EFLAKE→
65A
Question after a joke bombs (5)
Starts with G, ends with TGETIT→
Down
1D
Emphasized, textwise (6)
Starts with I, ends with DINBOLD→
2D
Like the yellow polka dot bikini, in a 1960 #1 novelty song (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETEENIE→
3D
Popular Thanksgiving item (11)
Starts with S, ends with OSWEETPOTATO→
5D
Scientific Bill (3)
Starts with N, ends with ENYE→
6D
Word before deck or hand (5)
Starts with U, ends with RUPPER→
7D
Prominent part of a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle costume (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSHELL→
8D
The "A" of A/C (3)
Starts with A, ends with RAIR→
9D
Choices at salons (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTYLES→
10D
"I like this so much!" (10)
Starts with W, ends with TWHATATREAT→
11D
___ de Triomphe (3)
Starts with A, ends with CARC→
12D
"I wasn't impressed" (3)
Starts with M, ends with HMEH→
13D
Rescue animal, maybe (3)
Starts with P, ends with TPET→
18D
Quadruple award achievement, informally (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEGOT→
22D
Supports illegally, in a way (5)
Starts with A, ends with SABETS→
24D
Small brown songbird (4)
Starts with W, ends with NWREN→
25D
Liquid-Plumr alternative (5)
Starts with D, ends with ODRANO→
26D
Attempted (11)
Starts with T, ends with TTOOKASHOTAT→
27D
Gaelic language (4)
Starts with E, ends with EERSE→
28D
Back end (4)
Starts with R, ends with RREAR→
30D
TV host who got asked a lot of questions (10)
Starts with A, ends with KALEXTREBEK→
33D
Labor day event (5)
Starts with B, ends with HBIRTH→
34D
Pseudonym in a landmark legal case (3)
Starts with R, ends with EROE→
36D
Cries of understanding (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAHAS→
37D
Cause for a lawsuit (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTORT→
38D
"Vissi d'arte" opera (5)
Starts with T, ends with ATOSCA→
39D
Qatari leader (4)
Starts with E, ends with REMIR→
44D
Enemy of the Rebel Alliance (6)
Starts with E, ends with EEMPIRE→
45D
Tournament ranking (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSEED→
46D
Korean fermented cabbage (6)
Starts with K, ends with IKIMCHI→
47D
Remark while fanning oneself, maybe (6)
Starts with I, ends with TITSHOT→
49D
Integra maker (5)
Starts with A, ends with AACURA→
50D
Polo, e.g. (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSHIRT→
54D
It washes a shore (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETIDE→
55D
Closest pal, informally (3)
Starts with B, ends with FBFF→
56D
Not just some (3)
Starts with A, ends with LALL→
57D
Hamm of soccer fame (3)
Starts with M, ends with AMIA→
58D
Ones trying not to be sacked, in brief (3)
Starts with Q, ends with SQBS→
59D
Fossil hunters' project (3)
Starts with D, ends with GDIG→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for January 14, 2025?+
76 clues: 37 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Lance Enfinger and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Ruling from a tennis line judge (ITSIN); Spelled-out chant at the World Cup (USA); Home for Shrek (SWAMP).
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