NYT Crossword hints and answer for January 15, 2025
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Clues78
Across40
Down38
ConstructorParker Higgins
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Went by quickly (4)
Starts with F, ends with WFLEW→
5A
"___ knew?" (3)
Starts with W, ends with OWHO→
8A
What to do "if you've heard this before" (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESTOPME→
14A
Energy, of a sort (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAURA→
15A
Possessed (3)
Starts with H, ends with DHAD→
16A
Illinois city whose name serves as shorthand for mainstream taste (6)
Starts with P, ends with APEORIA→
17A
Look for trouble? (8)
Starts with S, ends with ESTINKEYE→
19A
Parthenon's place (6)
Starts with A, ends with SATHENS→
20A
Offers, as a resignation (7)
Starts with T, ends with STENDERS→
21A
Good for nothing? (7)
Starts with F, ends with EFREEBIE→
23A
Mass transit vehicle (3)
Starts with B, ends with SBUS→
24A
Stock market index, in brief (3)
Starts with D, ends with WDOW→
25A
"Nova" airer (3)
Starts with P, ends with SPBS→
28A
Put a name to (7)
Starts with L, ends with DLABELED→
31A
"Oh, I see it now!" (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAHA→
33A
West Coast gas brand (4)
Starts with A, ends with OARCO→
35A
Gig makeup? (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMEGS→
36A
Went wrong (5)
Starts with E, ends with DERRED→
38A
With 40-Across, open for business? (7)
Starts with D, ends with RDEARSIR→
40A
See 38-Across (7)
Starts with O, ends with MORMADAM→
42A
One who parties hearty (5)
Starts with R, ends with RRAVER→
43A
Performer who thinks inside the box? (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMIME→
45A
Brand of cooler (4)
Starts with Y, ends with IYETI→
46A
Scrape (by) (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEKE→
47A
Scholar (7)
Starts with S, ends with TSTUDENT→
50A
"Spring forward" result: Abbr. (3)
Starts with D, ends with TDST→
51A
Show where the term "Debbie Downer" originated, in brief (3)
Starts with S, ends with LSNL→
53A
Media clutter (3)
Starts with A, ends with SADS→
54A
Winter coat (3)
Starts with F, ends with RFUR→
56A
Fit for a king? (7)
Starts with R, ends with AREGALIA→
58A
Triangular pastries (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSAMOSAS→
62A
Fashion photographer Richard (6)
Starts with A, ends with NAVEDON→
63A
Run for the hills? (8)
Starts with S, ends with ESKISLOPE→
64A
Popular wine from Bordeaux (6)
Starts with M, ends with TMERLOT→
65A
See 63-Down (3)
Starts with H, ends with RHER→
66A
Leave behind (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELOSE→
67A
Spots for Hawaii and Alaska, often (6)
Starts with I, ends with SINSETS→
68A
Source of Roquefort cheese (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEWE→
69A
Stanch (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSTEM→
Down
1D
Partner of loose (4)
Starts with F, ends with TFAST→
2D
Instrument depicted in Caravaggio's "The Musicians" (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELUTE→
3D
Sportscaster Andrews (4)
Starts with E, ends with NERIN→
4D
Suit in a tarot deck (5)
Starts with W, ends with SWANDS→
5D
Question from someone who's lost (8)
Starts with W, ends with IWHEREAMI→
6D
Does some baling (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHAYS→
7D
Shelley's "___ to the West Wind" (3)
Starts with O, ends with EODE→
8D
Not densely packed (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESPARSE→
9D
___-à-___ (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETETE→
10D
Expressed some abject admiration (5)
Starts with O, ends with DOOHED→
11D
Got on first? (10)
Starts with P, ends with DPREBOARDED→
12D
Kellogg's cereal with a "Frosted" variety (10)
Starts with M, ends with SMINIWHEATS→
13D
Move gently (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEASE→
18D
Boat bottom (4)
Starts with K, ends with LKEEL→
21D
Overly abundant (7)
Starts with F, ends with EFULSOME→
25D
San Diego pro (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPADRE→
26D
Digs out of a hole, maybe (10)
Starts with B, ends with NBREAKSEVEN→
27D
Hyenas and raccoons, for two (10)
Starts with S, ends with SSCAVENGERS→
29D
Vertex of an infamous triangle (7)
Starts with B, ends with ABERMUDA→
30D
Alternative to Rep. or Ind. (3)
Starts with D, ends with MDEM→
34D
Mine find (3)
Starts with O, ends with EORE→
37D
Beam from a sci-fi shooter (3)
Starts with R, ends with YRAY→
39D
Many SAT takers: Abbr. (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSRS→
41D
Where you might dress up for a court appearance, informally? (8)
Starts with R, ends with ERENFAIRE→
44D
Checks the age of (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIDS→
48D
Spoils (6)
Starts with T, ends with STAINTS→
49D
Antacid brand (4)
Starts with T, ends with STUMS→
52D
Mess kitchen implement (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELADLE→
55D
Parker House products (5)
Starts with R, ends with SROLLS→
56D
"Mr. Robot" actor Malek (4)
Starts with R, ends with IRAMI→
57D
Spoils (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLOOT→
58D
Twist, as data (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSKEW→
59D
Flue symptom? (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSOOT→
60D
Church recess (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAPSE→
61D
Appear (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSEEM→
63D
With 65-Across, common pronoun pair (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESHE→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for January 15, 2025?+
78 clues: 40 Across and 38 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Parker Higgins and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Went by quickly (FLEW); "___ knew?" (WHO); What to do "if you've heard this before" (STOPME).
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