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New York Times Crossword January 3 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 72 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword January 3 2025 answers. The Friday puzzle has 72 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#
Out of whackASKEW5Across1 Rock group behind 2024's Power Up TourACDC4Across6 What a bodybuilder builds during a bulk cycleMASS4Across10 Sudden weather phenomenonFLASHFLOOD10Across14 Closing on Sundays?AMEN4Across16 Cocktail that's called a French 75 if you use Champagne instead of soda waterTOMCOLLINS10Across17 MulliganREDO4Across18 Eponymous tourist destination in BelgiumSPA3Across19 Basis of some admissionsGUILT5Across20 Strength, poeticallySINEW5Across21 Area between the ribs and the roundLOIN4Across22 Heaps of dressing?LAUNDRY7Across23 Responded identically toECHOED6Across25 On the ___FENCE5Across28 Early synthesizersMOOGS5Across29 Ringing nuisancePRANKCALL9Across30 Like a face telling a spooky campfire story, maybeUPLIT5Across34 Give juice toREV3Across35 "Ditto"SODOI5Across36 Words before someone finally snaps?SAYCHEESE9Across37 Bridge supportTRUSS5Across39 Stool at a counter, e.g.PERCH5Across40 Woody's crush in "Toy Story"BOPEEP6Across41 Member of a warrior classSAMURAI7Across42 Small stretches, perhapsFIBS4Across45 CherishPRIZE5Across46 Much-sought-after commodity in "Dune"SPICE5Across47 Singer RitaORA3Across49 Ice skating moveLUTZ4Across52 Postgame photo op between two opposing playersJERSEYSWAP10Across53 First person to die, according to the BibleABEL4Across55 They're part of the storyPLOTPOINTS10Across56 Set back to zero, in a wayTARE4Across57 Press rooms?GYMS4Across58 Wipe from one's visual memory, so to speakUNSEE5Across59

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Common nap times, in briefAFTS4Down1 Subpar dining hall foodSLOP4Down2 Hindu god of loveKAMA4Down3 F1 neighborESC3Down4 Challenge to an intruderWHOGOESTHERE12Down5 Like a fearless bettor at a casinoALLIN5Down6 SpringCOIL4Down7 Command to stayDONTLEAVE9Down8 Items harmed when they're scratched, but not when they're burnedCDS3Down9 Group whose band is the oldest professional music ensemble in the U.S.MARINECORPS11Down10 ChangeAMEND5Down11 Meal before the 15th of NisanSEDER5Down12 White out, saySNOWY5Down13 Not set in stoneFLUID5Down15 "That's rather unfortunate," dismissivelySUCKSTOBEYOU12Down21 Exercise in deductionLOGICPUZZLE11Down22 ___ Taylor (fashion chain)ANN3Down24 Australia declared "war" on them in 1932, in an attempt to stop them from destroying cropsEMUS4Down25 Where Lola was a showgirl, in songCOPA4Down26 Deified, sayHOLY4Down27 Farm-to-table, sayFRESH5Down28 "Couldn't have said it better myself"PRECISELY9Down30 For two musiciansADUE4Down31 DitchLOSE4Down32 Aristotle purportedly spoke with oneLISP4Down33 Word often after a president's nameERA3Down38 Curling targetBICEP5Down41 Bad sound to hear by a kitchen counterSPLAT5Down42 Dutch constituent in the CaribbeanARUBA5Down43 Bishop's headwearMITER5Down44 Hitmakers?FISTS5Down45 Simple question on a high schooler's hand-drawn posterPROM4Down48 DominatesOWNS4Down49 Power or frequency, essentiallyRATE4Down50 Church partAPSE4Down51 PNG alternativeJPG3Down53 Motif in 1995's "Se7en"SIN3Down54

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Friday, January 3, 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.