NYT Crossword hints and answer for January 9, 2025
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Clues76
Across37
Down39
ConstructorDavid P. Williams
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Eat dirt, say (6)
Starts with B, ends with TBITEIT→
7A
Info at JFK or LAX (3)
Starts with E, ends with AETA→
10A
One image on a Monopoly board (4)
Starts with J, ends with LJAIL→
14A
Longtime Ford S.U.V. (6)
Starts with B, ends with OBRONCO→
15A
Bring trouble to (3)
Starts with V, ends with XVEX→
16A
Knight of film (4)
Starts with J, ends with IJEDI→
17A
Charlie horse (10)
Starts with C, ends with ECLYDESDALE→
19A
"To suffer ___ which Hope thinks infinite": Shelley (4)
Starts with W, ends with SWOES→
20A
Fictional thief Lupin (6)
Starts with A, ends with EARSENE→
21A
Papa bear (5)
Starts with P, ends with APANDA→
22A
Body with many pages (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESENATE→
24A
Awesome, in 1990s slang (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPHAT→
26A
Sierra Leone (6)
Starts with S, ends with OSERGIO→
27A
Tango number (8)
Starts with T, ends with NTHIRTEEN→
31A
Twin actress Mary-Kate or Ashley (5)
Starts with O, ends with NOLSEN→
32A
Harbor markers (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBUOYS→
33A
Longtime wire service inits. (3)
Starts with U, ends with IUPI→
34A
Haunted house feeling (4)
Starts with F, ends with RFEAR→
35A
Italian for "baked" (5)
Starts with C, ends with ACOTTA→
36A
Mystery writer, in brief? (4)
Starts with A, ends with NANON→
37A
Danger in a Wile E. Coyote cartoon (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTNT→
38A
Point at, in a way (5)
Starts with N, ends with ONODTO→
39A
Pizzeria purchase (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESLICE→
40A
Golf course (8)
Starts with G, ends with OGAZPACHO→
42A
Whiskey soda (6)
Starts with W, ends with SWELCHS→
43A
Yours, in French (4)
Starts with A, ends with IATOI→
44A
Dave or Ray of the Kinks (6)
Starts with D, ends with SDAVIES→
45A
Quebec city (5)
Starts with Q, ends with OQUITO→
48A
Cut some slack? (6)
Starts with T, ends with NTAUTEN→
50A
Strong push (4)
Starts with U, ends with EURGE→
51A
Alpha male (double) (10)
Starts with A, ends with EARTHURASHE→
55A
Stands at first, say (4)
Starts with I, ends with NISON→
56A
Vivacious, theatrical and passionate type, it's said (3)
Starts with L, ends with OLEO→
57A
Info in a job posting (6)
Starts with S, ends with YSALARY→
58A
Casting director's offering (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPART→
59A
Candy in plastic dispensers (3)
Starts with P, ends with ZPEZ→
60A
"Maybe. Give me time to think" (6)
Starts with I, ends with EILLSEE→
Down
1D
"Fleabag" airer (3)
Starts with B, ends with CBBC→
2D
Off-line, to those online (3)
Starts with I, ends with LIRL→
3D
Plaything (3)
Starts with T, ends with YTOY→
4D
Put at risk (8)
Starts with E, ends with RENDANGER→
5D
Cold-weather driving hazard (7)
Starts with I, ends with NICERAIN→
6D
Lob in the direction of (6)
Starts with T, ends with OTOSSTO→
7D
Film writer/director Goldberg (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEVAN→
8D
Kind of lens for long-distance shots (9)
Starts with T, ends with OTELEPHOTO→
9D
Bit of medieval weaponry (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAXE→
10D
Three-time N.F.L. Defensive Player of the Year (2012, 2014 and 2015) (6)
Starts with J, ends with TJJWATT→
11D
Long, long time (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAEON→
12D
Pointed the finger at (4)
Starts with I, ends with DIDED→
13D
TV journalist Ling (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALISA→
18D
Poor mark (3)
Starts with D, ends with EDEE→
21D
Links figures (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPARS→
22D
Singer Gomez (6)
Starts with S, ends with ASELENA→
25D
Casual greeting (4)
Starts with H, ends with AHIYA→
26D
Leader of Germany? (5)
Starts with S, ends with GSOFTG→
27D
Entire, in Italian (5)
Starts with T, ends with OTUTTO→
28D
___ Kennedy Shriver, founder of the Special Olympics (6)
Starts with E, ends with EEUNICE→
29D
Time periods (6)
Starts with E, ends with SEPOCHS→
30D
To the ___ (with style) (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNINES→
32D
Notable site of enlightenment (9)
Starts with B, ends with EBODHITREE→
35D
Pixar film set in the fictional town of Santa Cecilia (4)
Starts with C, ends with OCOCO→
36D
At the end of the day (8)
Starts with A, ends with LALLINALL→
38D
Grp. whose alphabet is used eight times in this puzzle (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONATO→
39D
More than a few (7)
Starts with S, ends with LSEVERAL→
41D
One of 3,000+ annually for IBM (6)
Starts with P, ends with TPATENT→
42D
1960s dance craze (6)
Starts with W, ends with IWATUSI→
44D
"Obviously!" (3)
Starts with D, ends with HDUH→
45D
Groucho Marx specialty (4)
Starts with Q, ends with PQUIP→
46D
___ Major (4)
Starts with U, ends with AURSA→
47D
Composer Stravinsky (4)
Starts with I, ends with RIGOR→
49D
The whole shebang (4)
Starts with A, ends with ZATOZ→
51D
Challenge for a skier (3)
Starts with A, ends with PALP→
52D
One of the founding airlines of Star Alliance (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSAS→
53D
Realm of Charlemagne, for short (3)
Starts with H, ends with EHRE→
54D
Fashion designer's asset (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEYE→
How to solve the NYT Crossword
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for January 9, 2025?+
76 clues: 37 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by David P. Williams and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Eat dirt, say (BITEIT); Info at JFK or LAX (ETA); One image on a Monopoly board (JAIL).
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