NYT Crossword hints and answer for January 22, 2025
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Clues74
Across36
Down38
ConstructorLandon Horton
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Org. of the main characters in "The Americans" (3)
Starts with K, ends with BKGB→
4A
What might rain down on opposing players (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBOOS→
8A
Words before "Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope" (6)
Starts with H, ends with EHELPME→
14A
Drum location (3)
Starts with E, ends with REAR→
15A
___-Seltzer (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALKA→
16A
Gamer's likeness (6)
Starts with A, ends with RAVATAR→
17A
It follows ka in the Spanish alphabet (3)
Starts with E, ends with EELE→
18A
500 sheets of paper (4)
Starts with R, ends with MREAM→
19A
Barbershop stock (6)
Starts with R, ends with SRAZORS→
20A
Jay Gatsby, to Nick Carraway? (12)
Starts with P, ends with YPLAYBOYBUDDY→
24A
Move slightly (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBUDGE→
25A
Many '90s music purchases (3)
Starts with C, ends with SCDS→
28A
Chooses (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOPTS→
29A
Company that once sold the Magic 8 Ball (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTYCO→
30A
Kipling or Keats (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPOET→
31A
Mare/hare pair? (13)
Starts with H, ends with YHORSEANDBUNNY→
35A
Spain and Portugal (6)
Starts with I, ends with AIBERIA→
37A
Steakhouse order (6)
Starts with R, ends with ERIBEYE→
38A
Horse-drawn party vehicle? (13)
Starts with D, ends with YDRINKINGBUGGY→
42A
Cuckoo (4)
Starts with L, ends with OLOCO→
43A
The "A" of U.A.E. (4)
Starts with A, ends with BARAB→
44A
Morning TV host Kelly (4)
Starts with R, ends with ARIPA→
47A
Animal that sounds like you? (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEWE→
48A
"___ intended!" (5)
Starts with N, ends with NNOPUN→
50A
Sneaky schemes (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRUSES→
51A
Tennis format … or a description of some of the letters in 20-, 31- and 38-Across (12)
Starts with M, ends with SMIXEDDOUBLES→
53A
Noted name in suits (6)
Starts with A, ends with IARMANI→
57A
Feeling induced by a total eclipse, perhaps (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAWE→
58A
Grinned broadly (6)
Starts with B, ends with DBEAMED→
59A
The "grand slam" of showbiz (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEGOT→
60A
Souvenir for a Final Four team (3)
Starts with N, ends with TNET→
61A
Box up (6)
Starts with E, ends with EENCASE→
62A
Takes in (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSEES→
63A
___ Moines (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDES→
Down
1D
Stick with (6)
Starts with K, ends with OKEEPTO→
2D
Racehorse's gait (6)
Starts with G, ends with PGALLOP→
3D
Get a party going (11)
Starts with B, ends with EBREAKTHEICE→
4D
Zingers (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBARBS→
5D
Butter alternative (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOLEO→
6D
"Well, see ya!" (7)
Starts with O, ends with EOKAYBYE→
7D
Italian anise-flavored liqueur (7)
Starts with S, ends with ASAMBUCA→
8D
Feature of golf and rugby, but not gymnastics or luge? (5)
Starts with H, ends with GHARDG→
10D
Having little hustle (4)
Starts with L, ends with YLAZY→
11D
Bankable vacation, for short (3)
Starts with P, ends with OPTO→
12D
Tarnish (3)
Starts with M, ends with RMAR→
13D
Hosp. areas (3)
Starts with E, ends with SERS→
21D
"Just tell me which it is!" (7)
Starts with Y, ends with OYESORNO→
22D
Japanese noodle (4)
Starts with U, ends with NUDON→
25D
Locale of the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest (11)
Starts with C, ends with DCONEYISLAND→
26D
Refute (4)
Starts with D, ends with YDENY→
27D
Eye irritation (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESTYE→
29D
Former Taiwanese president ___ Ing-wen (4)
Starts with T, ends with ITSAI→
30D
Eats that pair well with beer (7)
Starts with P, ends with BPUBGRUB→
32D
Former N.B.A. star Smits, the "Dunking Dutchman" (3)
Starts with R, ends with KRIK→
33D
Wallop (4)
Starts with D, ends with BDRUB→
34D
1988 film for which Tom Hanks received his first Oscar nomination (3)
Starts with B, ends with GBIG→
35D
Not doing anything (4)
Starts with I, ends with EIDLE→
36D
Part of your body that might be furrowed or raised (4)
Starts with B, ends with WBROW→
39D
Back of the neck (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENAPE→
40D
They are sometimes held too long (7)
Starts with G, ends with SGRUDGES→
41D
Item in a first-aid kit (7)
Starts with B, ends with EBANDAGE→
45D
Humorous nickname for the largest player on your baseball team (6)
Starts with P, ends with EPEEWEE→
46D
Strengths (6)
Starts with A, ends with SASSETS→
48D
Dressed to the ___ (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNINES→
49D
See 50-Down (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOXIDE→
50D
Develops iron 49-Down (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRUSTS→
51D
Fairy tale bear who apparently liked cold porridge and soft chairs (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMAMA→
52D
Thin woodwind (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOBOE→
53D
19th-century presidential nickname (3)
Starts with A, ends with EABE→
54D
Stimpy's cartoon friend (3)
Starts with R, ends with NREN→
55D
___ and cheese (3)
Starts with M, ends with CMAC→
How to solve the NYT Crossword
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for January 22, 2025?+
74 clues: 36 Across and 38 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Landon Horton and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Org. of the main characters in "The Americans" (KGB); What might rain down on opposing players (BOOS); Words before "Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope" (HELPME).
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