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New York Times Crossword January 22 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 74 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword January 22 2025 answers. The Wednesday 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#
Org. of the main characters in "The Americans"KGB3Across1 What might rain down on opposing playersBOOS4Across4 Words before "Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope"HELPME6Across8 Drum locationEAR3Across14 ___-SeltzerALKA4Across15 Gamer's likenessAVATAR6Across16 It follows ka in the Spanish alphabetELE3Across17 500 sheets of paperREAM4Across18 Barbershop stockRAZORS6Across19 Jay Gatsby, to Nick Carraway?PLAYBOYBUDDY12Across20 PuffsTOKES5Across23 Move slightlyBUDGE5Across24 Many '90s music purchasesCDS3Across25 ChoosesOPTS4Across28 Company that once sold the Magic 8 BallTYCO4Across29 Kipling or KeatsPOET4Across30 Mare/hare pair?HORSEANDBUNNY13Across31 Spain and PortugalIBERIA6Across35 Steakhouse orderRIBEYE6Across37 Horse-drawn party vehicle?DRINKINGBUGGY13Across38 CuckooLOCO4Across42 The "A" of U.A.E.ARAB4Across43 Morning TV host KellyRIPA4Across44 Animal that sounds like you?EWE3Across47 "___ intended!"NOPUN5Across48 Sneaky schemesRUSES5Across50 Tennis format … or a description of some of the letters in 20-, 31- and 38-AcrossMIXEDDOUBLES12Across51 Noted name in suitsARMANI6Across53 YaksGABS4Across56 Feeling induced by a total eclipse, perhapsAWE3Across57 Grinned broadlyBEAMED6Across58 The "grand slam" of showbizEGOT4Across59 Souvenir for a Final Four teamNET3Across60 Box upENCASE6Across61 Takes inSEES4Across62 ___ MoinesDES3Across63

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Stick withKEEPTO6Down1 Racehorse's gaitGALLOP6Down2 Get a party goingBREAKTHEICE11Down3 ZingersBARBS5Down4 Butter alternativeOLEO4Down5 "Well, see ya!"OKAYBYE7Down6 Italian anise-flavored liqueurSAMBUCA7Down7 Feature of golf and rugby, but not gymnastics or luge?HARDG5Down8 DodgeEVADE5Down9 Having little hustleLAZY4Down10 Bankable vacation, for shortPTO3Down11 TarnishMAR3Down12 Hosp. areasERS3Down13 "Just tell me which it is!"YESORNO7Down21 Japanese noodleUDON4Down22 Locale of the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating ContestCONEYISLAND11Down25 RefuteDENY4Down26 Eye irritationSTYE4Down27 Former Taiwanese president ___ Ing-wenTSAI4Down29 Eats that pair well with beerPUBGRUB7Down30 Former N.B.A. star Smits, the "Dunking Dutchman"RIK3Down32 WallopDRUB4Down33 1988 film for which Tom Hanks received his first Oscar nominationBIG3Down34 Not doing anythingIDLE4Down35 Part of your body that might be furrowed or raisedBROW4Down36 Back of the neckNAPE4Down39 They are sometimes held too longGRUDGES7Down40 Item in a first-aid kitBANDAGE7Down41 Humorous nickname for the largest player on your baseball teamPEEWEE6Down45 StrengthsASSETS6Down46 Dressed to the ___NINES5Down48 See 50-DownOXIDE5Down49 Develops iron 49-DownRUSTS5Down50 Fairy tale bear who apparently liked cold porridge and soft chairsMAMA4Down51 Thin woodwindOBOE4Down52 19th-century presidential nicknameABE3Down53 Stimpy's cartoon friendREN3Down54 ___ and cheeseMAC3Down55

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Wednesday, January 22, 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.