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New York Times Crossword January 16 2025 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 69 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword January 16 2025 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 69 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Gaming ___ (console alternatives, for short)PCS3Across1 Command to a skydiverJUMP4Across4 Make a quick appearancePOPIN5Across8 Bad sound to hear while bending overRIP3Across13 Taylor-Joy of "The Queen's Gambit"ANYA4Across14 Have a loan fromOWETO5Across15 Unfriendly, as a relationshipICY3Across16 Brouhahas / Most appallingMOBSCENEST10Across17 Letters put in boxesMAIL4Across19 First half of a two-volume encyclopedia on physics, aptly?ATOM4Across21 Org. for important adults in a child's lifePTA3Across22 "The Incredibles" costumer / Science class displayEDNAMODEL9Across23 Smallest bitWHIT4Across26 RoastsRAGSON6Across27 InATHOME6Across28 Singer/songwriter ___ ReznorTRENT5Across30 Worked (up)RILED5Across33 Lock up for the night / DespairsCLOSESHOPE10Across34 Woodwinds that are usually blackOBOES5Across36 It's all wound upSPOOL5Across38 Sent a reminder text, in lingoPINGED6Across39 Weird flexes?SPASMS6Across41 Cornhole actionTOSS4Across45 Like some activities at a mountain lodge / Marketing fodderAPRESSKIT9Across46 Affirmation not usually spoken at a Jewish weddingIDO3Across49 "My man!"BRUH4Across50 Grow a team, sayHIRE4Across51 Set of educational standards … or a hint to 17-, 23-, 34- and 46-AcrossCOMMONCORE10Across52 What follows T.S.A., weirdlyPRE3Across56 Capital east of the Jordan RiverAMMAN5Across57 Like some fabricsKNIT4Across58 Early tech giantAOL3Across59 Not too sureLEERY5Across60 Genesis creatorSEGA4Across61 Like cabernet sauvignon wine, typicallyDRY3Across62

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Part of a makeup routinePRIMER6Down1 Part of a summer swarmCICADA6Down2 Getting a sneak peek?SPYING6Down3 Sticky stuffJAM3Down4 Point value of any vowel in Spanish ScrabbleUNO3Down5 "That's on me"MYBAD5Down6 Wasabi or misoPASTE5Down7 Something a meter reader reads?POEM4Down8 Take responsibility for, as a mistakeOWN3Down9 Lookout pointPEEPHOLE8Down10 "Let's do this thing"ITSTIME7Down11 Covered in marginalia, maybeNOTATED7Down12 Soft drink named for a nutCOLA4Down18 Final race stretches … or what racers may be on by thenLASTLEGS8Down20 Down in the dumpsMOROSE6Down24 Infrequently counterfeited billsONES4Down25 "What just happened?" reactionWHIPLASH8Down26 North Korea has the fourth-highest number of these, after China, India and the U.S.TROOPS6Down29 Original Super Mario console, in briefNES3Down31 Equivalent of 16 pinches: Abbr.TSP3Down32 Something to put stock inCONSOMME8Down34 Sprinkler attachmentHOSE4Down35 Vision-relatedOPTICAL7Down36 Housing bubble?BIODOME7Down37 "Phooey!"DARN4Down40 Button clicked to advance to a YouTube videoSKIPAD6Down42 Aid in self-reflectionMIRROR6Down43 UnflinchingSTEELY6Down44 Goal seekers?PUCKS5Down47 River through LyonRHONE5Down48 What a good fillet of fish isn'tBONY4Down50 Word that becomes its own synonym if you add a "k" to the endMAR3Down53 Fix the wrong way?RIG3Down54 HETA3Down55

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Thursday, January 16, 2025. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.