NYT Crossword hints and answer for January 26, 2025
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Clues140
Across65
Down75
TitleLetter Openers
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
"The weekend is almost here!" (4)
Starts with T, ends with FTGIF→
5A
Pioneers of freeze-drying food (5)
Starts with I, ends with SINCAS→
10A
Share from an illicit endeavor (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETAKE→
14A
Polite term of address (4)
Starts with M, ends with MMAAM→
18A
Lifted one's spirits? (10)
Starts with M, ends with TMADEATOAST→
20A
Riveting persona of W.W. II (5)
Starts with R, ends with EROSIE→
21A
Frozen treat with a domed lid (4)
Starts with I, ends with EICEE→
22A
See 19-Down (10)
Starts with C, ends with DCLEARASMUD→
23A
Place for a white picket fence and a mom-and-pop shop (10)
Starts with A, ends with AANYTOWNUSA→
25A
Aid for using Bluetooth (7)
Starts with E, ends with PEARCLIP→
26A
Startle (4)
Starts with J, ends with TJOLT→
27A
Flirt with (5)
Starts with H, ends with NHITON→
28A
Feel bad (3)
Starts with A, ends with LAIL→
29A
See 29-Down (7)
Starts with E, ends with YEATAWAY→
32A
Highly capable (5)
Starts with A, ends with TADEPT→
33A
Passion (7)
Starts with A, ends with YARDENCY→
37A
Water feature created by rising sea levels (3)
Starts with R, ends with ARIA→
38A
STEM part: Abbr. (3)
Starts with S, ends with ISCI→
39A
Sierra ___ (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELEONE→
40A
"What are the ___?" (4)
Starts with O, ends with SODDS→
42A
See 46-Down (8)
Starts with B, ends with BBACKSTAB→
47A
Awkward people to butt-dial, perhaps (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEXES→
48A
Circuit board device (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDIODE→
51A
Vast, as an operation (10)
Starts with L, ends with ELARGESCALE→
53A
___ Collins, author of "The Hunger Games" (7)
Starts with S, ends with ESUZANNE→
55A
Helen of "The Queen" (6)
Starts with M, ends with NMIRREN→
56A
Futon component (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSLAT→
57A
Was transfixed by, in a way (8)
Starts with S, ends with TSTAREDAT→
59A
Glass ___, spaghettilike fish (3)
Starts with E, ends with LEEL→
60A
Give a darn? (3)
Starts with S, ends with WSEW→
62A
French aperitif (3)
Starts with K, ends with RKIR→
63A
Weapon with wires (5)
Starts with T, ends with RTASER→
64A
See 67-Down (9)
Starts with W, ends with PWORKGROUP→
68A
Justice Kagan (5)
Starts with E, ends with AELENA→
70A
Natural feature between México y Texas (3)
Starts with R, ends with ORIO→
71A
___Kosh B'gosh (3)
Starts with O, ends with HOSH→
73A
TV journalist Navarro (3)
Starts with A, ends with AANA→
74A
Annual observance for breast cancer awareness (8)
Starts with N, ends with YNOBRADAY→
76A
Knee parts, in brief (4)
Starts with A, ends with SACLS→
78A
Auto mechanic's tool (6)
Starts with O, ends with NOILGUN→
80A
War room briefings, in military shorthand (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSITREPS→
81A
Gold Medal offering (10)
Starts with W, ends with RWHITEFLOUR→
83A
"Au contraire!" (5)
Starts with N, ends with ONOTSO→
84A
Cause of puddles in early spring, say (4)
Starts with T, ends with WTHAW→
87A
See 82-Down (8)
Starts with S, ends with PSIDESTEP→
88A
Go a little one way or the other (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLEAN→
90A
91A
Record label for the Backstreet Boys (3)
Starts with R, ends with ARCA→
92A
Tech company exec, for short (3)
Starts with C, ends with OCIO→
93A
In a corner (7)
Starts with T, ends with DTRAPPED→
95A
Cause of some sleep issues (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAPNEA→
98A
See 101-Down (7)
Starts with G, ends with FGIVEOFF→
102A
"Ten-___!" (3)
Starts with H, ends with THUT→
103A
Show listlessness (5)
Starts with D, ends with PDROOP→
104A
"See above," in footnotes (4)
Starts with I, ends with MIDEM→
105A
Got online, say (7)
Starts with O, ends with DORDERED→
109A
"Conclave" actress Isabella (10)
Starts with R, ends with IROSSELLINI→
111A
See 107-Down (10)
Starts with H, ends with NHAVEEYESON→
114A
Saber alternative (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEPEE→
115A
Worst time for a double fault (5)
Starts with A, ends with TADOUT→
116A
Approaches furtively (10)
Starts with S, ends with NSTEALSUPON→
117A
"Over here!" (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPSST→
118A
Hydroelectric projects (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDAMS→
119A
"White & ___" (2006 Weird Al Yankovic parody) (5)
Starts with N, ends with YNERDY→
120A
Structure that's set on fire (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPYRE→
Down
1D
Network owned by Showtime (3)
Starts with T, ends with CTMC→
2D
Mighty wind (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGALE→
3D
One might start as a seed (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIDEA→
4D
"Have no ___ of perfection — you'll never reach it": Salvador Dalí (4)
Starts with F, ends with RFEAR→
5D
Slanted (6)
Starts with I, ends with CITALIC→
6D
Without regard to privacy (6)
Starts with N, ends with YNOSILY→
7D
Temporary residence (4)
Starts with C, ends with PCAMP→
8D
Largest public sch. in the U.S., by enrollment (3)
Starts with A, ends with UASU→
9D
P.S.T. part: Abbr. (3)
Starts with S, ends with DSTD→
10D
So far (5)
Starts with T, ends with WTONOW→
11D
Safe harbors (5)
Starts with A, ends with AASYLA→
12D
Poker pot (5)
Starts with K, ends with YKITTY→
13D
Fair-hiring letters (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEEO→
14D
Storage devices made obsolete by MP3 players (9)
Starts with M, ends with SMINIDISCS→
16D
"The Boy Who Cried Wolf" author (5)
Starts with A, ends with PAESOP→
17D
Intended (5)
Starts with M, ends with TMEANT→
19D
[aria-label] Circled letter + walking stick (6)
Starts with A, ends with EARCANE→
20D
Kashmiri king (4)
Starts with R, ends with ARAJA→
29D
[aria-label] Circled letter + map line (5)
Starts with E, ends with EERODE→
30D
Number two (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAIDE→
33D
Public house offering (3)
Starts with A, ends with EALE→
34D
White House dog of the 1980s (3)
Starts with R, ends with XREX→
35D
Helps, informally (10)
Starts with D, ends with DDOESASOLID→
36D
Guarantee (6)
Starts with E, ends with EENSURE→
38D
Part of an act (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESCENE→
41D
More crafty (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSLIER→
42D
[Shivers] (3)
Starts with B, ends with RBRR→
43D
Visible signs of maturity (8)
Starts with A, ends with SAGESPOTS→
44D
Got down to business, in a way (10)
Starts with T, ends with PTALKEDSHOP→
45D
___ Urquhart, co-host of the podcast "Morbid" (6)
Starts with A, ends with AALAINA→
46D
[aria-label] Circled letter + cafeteria item (6)
Starts with B, ends with YBETRAY→
48D
Many a school chaperone (3)
Starts with D, ends with DDAD→
50D
Cognizant of (4)
Starts with O, ends with OONTO→
52D
Folk singer Guthrie (4)
Starts with A, ends with OARLO→
54D
Diddly-squat (4)
Starts with Z, ends with OZERO→
55D
Hip-hop's ___ Thee Stallion (5)
Starts with M, ends with NMEGAN→
57D
They're for suckers (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTRAWS→
58D
Meditative martial art (6)
Starts with T, ends with ITAICHI→
61D
Common word with or without an apostrophe (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWERE→
65D
Meaty pasta sauce (4)
Starts with R, ends with URAGU→
66D
Ridge in metalworking (5)
Starts with K, ends with LKNURL→
67D
[aria-label] Circled letter + fabric choice (4)
Starts with U, ends with TUNIT→
69D
Office folder? (6)
Starts with L, ends with PLAPTOP→
72D
Vowel sound in "father" (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASOFTA→
77D
Audiophile's system (9)
Starts with S, ends with TSTEREOSET→
79D
Cut (off) (3)
Starts with L, ends with PLOP→
80D
What "fitz-" or "-ovic" mean, in names (5)
Starts with S, ends with FSONOF→
82D
[aria-label] Circled letter + Superman feature (6)
Starts with E, ends with EESCAPE→
83D
Innocent sort (4)
Starts with N, ends with FNAIF→
85D
"Chances ___ …" (3)
Starts with A, ends with EARE→
86D
Became one (3)
Starts with W, ends with DWED→
89D
Modern prefix with anxiety (3)
Starts with E, ends with OECO→
90D
Salt's companions (6)
Starts with M, ends with SMATEYS→
93D
Theseus' need in the Labyrinth (6)
Starts with T, ends with DTHREAD→
94D
In an uncouth manner (6)
Starts with R, ends with YRUDELY→
95D
Marketing worker, informally (5)
Starts with A, ends with PADREP→
96D
Credit, informally (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPROPS→
97D
Prominent features of elephant seals (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNOSES→
98D
Comedian Radner (5)
Starts with G, ends with AGILDA→
99D
A perfect storm, e.g. (5)
Starts with I, ends with MIDIOM→
100D
Planet whose day is longer than its year (5)
Starts with V, ends with SVENUS→
101D
[aria-label] Circled letter + Oven aid (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEMIT→
106D
Extend one's military service (4)
Starts with R, ends with PREUP→
107D
[aria-label] Circled letter + Baked dessert (4)
Starts with E, ends with YESPY→
108D
Hard thing to find in a house of mirrors (4)
Starts with D, ends with RDOOR→
110D
"Wee" fellow (3)
Starts with L, ends with DLAD→
111D
Channel with the onetime spinoff America's Store (3)
Starts with H, ends with NHSN→
112D
Suffix with emir (3)
Starts with A, ends with EATE→
113D
S.F.-to-Napa dir. (3)
Starts with N, ends with ENNE→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for January 26, 2025?+
140 clues: 65 Across and 75 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Rich Proulx and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: "The weekend is almost here!" (TGIF); Pioneers of freeze-drying food (INCAS); Share from an illicit endeavor (TAKE).
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