NYT Crossword hints and answer for January 27, 2025
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Clues76
Across37
Down39
ConstructorAlexander Liebeskind
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
5A
Section of a circle (3)
Starts with A, ends with CARC→
8A
Accompany, as to a dance (6)
Starts with E, ends with TESCORT→
14A
Manufactured (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMADE→
15A
"Well, ___-di-dah!" (3)
Starts with L, ends with HLAH→
16A
Suitemate, e.g. (6)
Starts with R, ends with EROOMIE→
17A
Commonly visited part of a website (8)
Starts with H, ends with EHOMEPAGE→
19A
Series of professional calls, as by doctors (6)
Starts with R, ends with SROUNDS→
20A
Emphatic yes, in Spanish (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISISI→
21A
Bay Area airport code (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSFO→
23A
Illegally fixes (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRIGS→
24A
Study abroad program on a ship (13)
Starts with S, ends with ASEMESTERATSEA→
28A
Krypton or argon (3)
Starts with G, ends with SGAS→
30A
"I see!" (3)
Starts with A, ends with HAAH→
31A
Kids' game that may be played on a road trip (4)
Starts with I, ends with YISPY→
32A
x or y, on a graph (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAXIS→
34A
They're no pros (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCONS→
36A
One of the Obamas (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASASHA→
40A
43A
Musical based on a comic strip (5)
Starts with A, ends with EANNIE→
44A
Soft French cheese (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBRIE→
45A
Extremely serious (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDIRE→
46A
Actor Malek who played Freddie Mercury in "Bohemian Rhapsody" (4)
Starts with R, ends with IRAMI→
48A
Period of time (3)
Starts with E, ends with AERA→
50A
Way of sending textspeak (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSMS→
51A
Funding sources for many labs (13)
Starts with F, ends with SFEDERALGRANTS→
56A
Currier and ___ (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIVES→
57A
___-mo (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSLO→
58A
Purple-flecked root vegetable (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTARO→
60A
Secure again, as a door (6)
Starts with R, ends with KRELOCK→
62A
Stance for a yoga beginner (8)
Starts with T, ends with ETREEPOSE→
66A
Main dish (6)
Starts with E, ends with EENTREE→
67A
It comes with a charge (3)
Starts with I, ends with NION→
68A
Foe's opposite (4)
Starts with A, ends with YALLY→
69A
Explicitly said (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSTATED→
70A
TV coach Lasso (3)
Starts with T, ends with DTED→
71A
Purple fruit used for flavoring (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESLOE→
Down
1D
"Tsk, tsk," in textspeak (3)
Starts with S, ends with HSMH→
2D
New Mexico art locale (4)
Starts with T, ends with STAOS→
3D
What applicants may be seeking (9)
Starts with A, ends with NADMISSION→
4D
Actress Witherspoon (5)
Starts with R, ends with EREESE→
5D
Pie ___ mode (3)
Starts with A, ends with AALA→
6D
Aid in washing a car (3)
Starts with R, ends with GRAG→
7D
Treasure holder (5)
Starts with C, ends with TCHEST→
8D
They may be forced or unforced (6)
Starts with E, ends with SERRORS→
9D
Phillipa of "Hamilton" (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSOO→
10D
Central area of many a palace (9)
Starts with C, ends with DCOURTYARD→
11D
Some upscale hotels (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOMNIS→
12D
Mountain crest (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERIDGE→
13D
Actress Thompson of the "Creed" movies (5)
Starts with T, ends with ATESSA→
18D
Cotton variety (4)
Starts with P, ends with APIMA→
22D
More spunky (8)
Starts with F, ends with RFEISTIER→
26D
Bird named for its beak's shape (8)
Starts with S, ends with LSHOEBILL→
27D
Quiet place in a church (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAPSE→
28D
Fancy party (4)
Starts with G, ends with AGALA→
29D
Part of a brain connection (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAXON→
33D
Snowy getaway (9)
Starts with S, ends with TSKIRESORT→
35D
Neither's partner (3)
Starts with N, ends with RNOR→
37D
Sweet, swirly dessert item (9)
Starts with S, ends with LSWISSROLL→
38D
Damage (4)
Starts with H, ends with MHARM→
39D
Yes votes that are an anagram of other yes votes (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAYES→
42D
Greek marriage goddess (4)
Starts with H, ends with AHERA→
47D
Dressed like many superheroes (6)
Starts with M, ends with DMASKED→
49D
Poker buy-in (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANTE→
51D
Dumps from the payroll (5)
Starts with F, ends with SFIRES→
52D
Listing in an engagement calendar (5)
Starts with E, ends with TEVENT→
53D
Land at a river's mouth (5)
Starts with D, ends with ADELTA→
54D
"I see!" (5)
Starts with G, ends with TGOTIT→
55D
Small Spanish dishes (5)
Starts with T, ends with STAPAS→
59D
Norway's biggest city (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOSLO→
63D
___ v. Wade (3)
Starts with R, ends with EROE→
64D
Conclusion (3)
Starts with E, ends with DEND→
65D
It's full of cones and rods (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEYE→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for January 27, 2025?+
76 clues: 37 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Alexander Liebeskind and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: * (STAR); Section of a circle (ARC); Accompany, as to a dance (ESCORT).
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