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New York Times Crossword January 2 2025 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 74 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword January 2 2025 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 74 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#
First in a seriesALPHFA6Across1 Pixel rivalIPHFONE7Across5 SnapPHFOTO6Across10 Average Joe's name (that's not Joe)NORM4Across14 Bases loaded, e.g.MENON5Across15 Iris's locationUVEA4Across16 Temporary cover of a sortSCAB4Across17 Epic with the line "Come, friend, you too must die"ILIAD5Across18 Festival coveringTENT4Across19 Start of a quip by comic Steven WrightWHYISNTTHEWORD14Across20 Summer abroadETE3Across23 Sounds of refreshmentAHS3Across24 King's ___RANSOM6Across25 Adjust on the timelineREDATE6Across27 Pressure cooker soundHISS4Across29 Producer of an explosionTNT3Across31 ___ Robinson, mother of Michelle ObamaMARIAN6Across32 Deep notesBASS4Across34 Middle of the quip ... and a hint to eight squares in this puzzlePHFONETICALLY13Across35 French budsAMIS4Across38 PlottedGRAPHFED8Across40 Up to, informallyTIL3Across41 Low pairTWOS4Across42 Beyond crossRAGING6Across44 Drink featured in the Elvis film "Blue Hawaii"MAITAI6Across48 Govt. prosecutorsDAS3Across50 BesidesTOO3Across51 End of the quipSPELLEDWITHANF14Across52 Actor JanningsEMIL4Across56 Youngest golfer to score below his age in a P.G.A. Tour eventSNEAD5Across57 White Sox or Red Sox player, informallyALER4Across58 Runner's assignmentLANE4Across59 Cricket segmentsOVERS5Across60 Miller optionLITE4Across61 Flower whose name means "flame" in ancient GreekPHFLOX6Across62 Lead-in to maniacNYMPHFO7Across63 Troublesome threes, e.g.PHFASE6Across64

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
"Jeopardy!" offeringANSWER6Down1 12-time Olympic swimming medalist Ryan ___LOCHTE6Down2 Worn at the edgesPHFRAYED8Down3 Prefix with sexualAMBI4Down4 Possible response to "Where are you?"IMINHERE8Down5 Craft kit fabricsPHFELTS7Down6 "Right away, boss!"ONIT4Down7 Comedian TrevorNOAH4Down8 "___ Game" (1986 Hugo Award winner)ENDERS6Down9 Cot alternativePHFUTON7Down10 Wear out one's welcome, sayOVERSTAY8Down11 Achilles, for twoTENDONS7Down12 Muesli bitOAT3Down13 Underworld figureSATAN5Down21 Is in the pastWAS3Down22 Chain parts: Abbr.MTS3Down26 Singer ToriAMOS4Down28 Head liners?HAIRS5Down29 Choquequirao inhabitantINCA4Down30 "Let ___!"ITGO4Down33 Urban addr. specificationBLDG4Down34 Like cuisine with lumpia and longganisaPHFILIPINO10Down35 "Looks that way, unfortunately"APHFRAIDSO10Down36 MinimalLEAST5Down37 Bread box?ATM3Down38 NoxiousMIASMAL7Down39 "Qué ___?" ("How's it going?," in Spanish)TAL3Down42 Only U.S. president buried in Washington, D.C.WILSON6Down43 Home of FirenzeITALIA6Down45 They have nine playersNONETS6Down46 Get releasedGOFREE6Down47 Early text messagerTELEX5Down49 One of a Disney septetDWARPHF7Down50 Root of resentment, at timesENVY4Down53 ReckonDEEM4Down54 Word before and after an ampersand, in the groceryHALPHF6Down55 Maker of toys for girls and boysELPHF5Down56

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Thursday, January 2, 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.