NYT Crossword hints and answer for January 16, 2025
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Clues69
Across35
Down34
ConstructorRebecca Goldstein and Adam Wagner
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Gaming ___ (console alternatives, for short) (3)
Starts with P, ends with SPCS→
4A
Command to a skydiver (4)
Starts with J, ends with PJUMP→
8A
Make a quick appearance (5)
Starts with P, ends with NPOPIN→
13A
Bad sound to hear while bending over (3)
Starts with R, ends with PRIP→
14A
Taylor-Joy of "The Queen's Gambit" (4)
Starts with A, ends with AANYA→
15A
Have a loan from (5)
Starts with O, ends with OOWETO→
16A
Unfriendly, as a relationship (3)
Starts with I, ends with YICY→
17A
Brouhahas / Most appalling (10)
Starts with M, ends with TMOBSCENEST→
19A
Letters put in boxes (4)
Starts with M, ends with LMAIL→
21A
First half of a two-volume encyclopedia on physics, aptly? (4)
Starts with A, ends with MATOM→
22A
Org. for important adults in a child's life (3)
Starts with P, ends with APTA→
23A
"The Incredibles" costumer / Science class display (9)
Starts with E, ends with LEDNAMODEL→
26A
Smallest bit (4)
Starts with W, ends with TWHIT→
27A
Roasts (6)
Starts with R, ends with NRAGSON→
30A
Singer/songwriter ___ Reznor (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTRENT→
33A
Worked (up) (5)
Starts with R, ends with DRILED→
34A
Lock up for the night / Despairs (10)
Starts with C, ends with ECLOSESHOPE→
36A
Woodwinds that are usually black (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOBOES→
38A
It's all wound up (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSPOOL→
39A
Sent a reminder text, in lingo (6)
Starts with P, ends with DPINGED→
41A
Weird flexes? (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSPASMS→
45A
Cornhole action (4)
Starts with T, ends with STOSS→
46A
Like some activities at a mountain lodge / Marketing fodder (9)
Starts with A, ends with TAPRESSKIT→
49A
Affirmation not usually spoken at a Jewish wedding (3)
Starts with I, ends with OIDO→
50A
"My man!" (4)
Starts with B, ends with HBRUH→
51A
Grow a team, say (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHIRE→
52A
Set of educational standards … or a hint to 17-, 23-, 34- and 46-Across (10)
Starts with C, ends with ECOMMONCORE→
56A
What follows T.S.A., weirdly (3)
Starts with P, ends with EPRE→
57A
Capital east of the Jordan River (5)
Starts with A, ends with NAMMAN→
58A
Like some fabrics (4)
Starts with K, ends with TKNIT→
59A
Early tech giant (3)
Starts with A, ends with LAOL→
60A
Not too sure (5)
Starts with L, ends with YLEERY→
61A
Genesis creator (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASEGA→
62A
Like cabernet sauvignon wine, typically (3)
Starts with D, ends with YDRY→
Down
1D
Part of a makeup routine (6)
Starts with P, ends with RPRIMER→
2D
Part of a summer swarm (6)
Starts with C, ends with ACICADA→
3D
Getting a sneak peek? (6)
Starts with S, ends with GSPYING→
4D
Sticky stuff (3)
Starts with J, ends with MJAM→
5D
Point value of any vowel in Spanish Scrabble (3)
Starts with U, ends with OUNO→
6D
"That's on me" (5)
Starts with M, ends with DMYBAD→
7D
Wasabi or miso (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPASTE→
8D
Something a meter reader reads? (4)
Starts with P, ends with MPOEM→
9D
Take responsibility for, as a mistake (3)
Starts with O, ends with NOWN→
10D
Lookout point (8)
Starts with P, ends with EPEEPHOLE→
11D
"Let's do this thing" (7)
Starts with I, ends with EITSTIME→
12D
Covered in marginalia, maybe (7)
Starts with N, ends with DNOTATED→
18D
Soft drink named for a nut (4)
Starts with C, ends with ACOLA→
20D
Final race stretches … or what racers may be on by then (8)
Starts with L, ends with SLASTLEGS→
24D
Down in the dumps (6)
Starts with M, ends with EMOROSE→
25D
Infrequently counterfeited bills (4)
Starts with O, ends with SONES→
26D
"What just happened?" reaction (8)
Starts with W, ends with HWHIPLASH→
29D
North Korea has the fourth-highest number of these, after China, India and the U.S. (6)
Starts with T, ends with STROOPS→
31D
Original Super Mario console, in brief (3)
Starts with N, ends with SNES→
32D
Equivalent of 16 pinches: Abbr. (3)
Starts with T, ends with PTSP→
34D
Something to put stock in (8)
Starts with C, ends with ECONSOMME→
35D
Sprinkler attachment (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHOSE→
36D
Vision-related (7)
Starts with O, ends with LOPTICAL→
37D
Housing bubble? (7)
Starts with B, ends with EBIODOME→
40D
"Phooey!" (4)
Starts with D, ends with NDARN→
42D
Button clicked to advance to a YouTube video (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSKIPAD→
43D
Aid in self-reflection (6)
Starts with M, ends with RMIRROR→
44D
Unflinching (6)
Starts with S, ends with YSTEELY→
47D
Goal seekers? (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPUCKS→
48D
River through Lyon (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERHONE→
50D
What a good fillet of fish isn't (4)
Starts with B, ends with YBONY→
53D
Word that becomes its own synonym if you add a "k" to the end (3)
Starts with M, ends with RMAR→
54D
Fix the wrong way? (3)
Starts with R, ends with GRIG→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for January 16, 2025?+
69 clues: 35 Across and 34 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Rebecca Goldstein and Adam Wagner and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Gaming ___ (console alternatives, for short) (PCS); Command to a skydiver (JUMP); Make a quick appearance (POPIN).
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