NYT Crossword hints and answer for January 4, 2025
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Clues68
Across33
Down35
ConstructorSam Ezersky
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
Home in the country? (9)
Starts with U, ends with YUSEMBASSY→
10A
Red container, maybe (4)
Starts with C, ends with KCASK→
14A
Second woman, after Kathryn Bigelow, to win a best director Oscar (2020) (9)
Starts with C, ends with OCHLOEZHAO→
15A
___ Huang, whose "Fresh Off the Boat" memoir was turned into an ABC sitcom (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEDDIE→
16A
Alternative to a chop or shank (9)
Starts with L, ends with KLAMBSTEAK→
18A
Shopping meccas of old (6)
Starts with A, ends with EAGORAE→
19A
Sauce named after a steward to Louis XIV (8)
Starts with B, ends with LBECHAMEL→
21A
Hit entertainment org. in Vegas? (3)
Starts with U, ends with CUFC→
22A
Informal suggestions (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRECS→
23A
Historic founder of the Shakers (6)
Starts with A, ends with EANNLEE→
26A
"Totally didn't see that one coming," sarcastically (8)
Starts with S, ends with GSHOCKING→
30A
Head shop purchase, nowadays (4)
Starts with V, ends with EVAPE→
31A
Language spoken in northern New York (6)
Starts with M, ends with KMOHAWK→
33A
What goes around in the Pacific? (3)
Starts with L, ends with ILEI→
34A
[Back off!] (3)
Starts with G, ends with RGRR→
35A
Supports (7)
Starts with U, ends with SUPHOLDS→
36A
Recording inits. (3)
Starts with V, ends with SVHS→
37A
___ on one's 38-Across (3)
Starts with A, ends with TACT→
38A
See 37-Across (6)
Starts with B, ends with FBEHALF→
39A
Name combining with El-, Eg- or Engel- (4)
Starts with B, ends with TBERT→
40A
Just *done* with something (8)
Starts with S, ends with TSOOVERIT→
42A
Development area (6)
Starts with U, ends with SUTERUS→
44A
Un animal del zodíaco (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTORO→
45A
Hip-hop group with the 1990 hit "100 Miles and Runnin'" (3)
Starts with N, ends with ANWA→
46A
Truly awful (8)
Starts with T, ends with TTHEWORST→
50A
Fudge substitute (6)
Starts with D, ends with TDARNIT→
54A
"Holy oleo!" speaker (5)
Starts with R, ends with NROBIN→
55A
Designation for some apartments (9)
Starts with L, ends with ELOWINCOME→
57A
Vacuous (5)
Starts with I, ends with EINANE→
58A
Creature whose name means "forest person" (9)
Starts with O, ends with NORANGUTAN→
59A
Simon of "Shaun of the Dead" (4)
Starts with P, ends with GPEGG→
60A
Get carried along, in a way (9)
Starts with P, ends with KPIGGYBACK→
Down
1D
Holder of the longest winning streak in N.C.A.A. men's basketball history (88 games) (4)
Starts with U, ends with AUCLA→
2D
High-piled style (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSHAG→
3D
Popular red Halloween costume (4)
Starts with E, ends with OELMO→
4D
Ochlocracy, by another name (7)
Starts with M, ends with EMOBRULE→
5D
"Take care" (6)
Starts with B, ends with EBESAFE→
6D
Ancient figure called the "huey tlatoani" by his subjects (12)
Starts with A, ends with RAZTECEMPEROR→
7D
"___ Came to Me" (2023 rom-com) (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESHE→
8D
Maker of the 900 in '94 and the 9-3 in '99 (4)
Starts with S, ends with BSAAB→
9D
Join the team? (4)
Starts with Y, ends with EYOKE→
10D
Music stand (6)
Starts with C, ends with KCDRACK→
11D
David Stern's successor as N.B.A. commissioner (10)
Starts with A, ends with RADAMSILVER→
12D
L or M, but not N or O (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESIZE→
13D
Collapse, with "over" (4)
Starts with K, ends with LKEEL→
15D
Things sent from some online accounts (7)
Starts with E, ends with SECHECKS→
20D
Kickstarter activity (12)
Starts with C, ends with GCROWDFUNDING→
23D
Portmanteau term for airplane fuel (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAVGAS→
24D
Traffic figure, in brief (5)
Starts with N, ends with ONARCO→
25D
Iconic bit of media merch (10)
Starts with N, ends with GNPRTOTEBAG→
26D
Tiny swine (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSHOAT→
27D
Room for a meal, perhaps (4)
Starts with H, ends with LHALL→
28D
Writer of 1929's "Letters From a Father to His Daughter" while imprisoned (5)
Starts with N, ends with UNEHRU→
29D
Essences (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGISTS→
32D
Hesitant response to "Is that you?" (4)
Starts with O, ends with IOHHI→
35D
Premium service with discounts on rides (7)
Starts with U, ends with EUBERONE→
39D
Babe in the woods? (7)
Starts with B, ends with BBEARCUB→
41D
Oath activity (6)
Starts with V, ends with GVOWING→
43D
Like some country singers' voices (6)
Starts with T, ends with YTWANGY→
46D
Word with round or power (4)
Starts with T, ends with PTRIP→
47D
Perfect over time (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHONE→
48D
Refuse to eat? (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSLOP→
49D
Spelling seen in credits (4)
Starts with T, ends with ITORI→
51D
"___ chance" (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANOTA→
52D
Cook's offering with chips? (4)
Starts with I, ends with CIMAC→
53D
Many a charity run (4)
Starts with T, ends with KTENK→
56D
Jokester (3)
Starts with W, ends with GWAG→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for January 4, 2025?+
68 clues: 33 Across and 35 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Sam Ezersky and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Home in the country? (USEMBASSY); Red container, maybe (CASK); Second woman, after Kathryn Bigelow, to win a best director Oscar (2020) (CHLOEZHAO).
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