NYT CROSSWORD • THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2025

NYT Crossword Answers Jan 16, 2025

Complete answer list for the January 16, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Rebecca Goldstein and Adam WagnerEdited by Will ShortzGrid 14×1569 clues

Jump to a puzzle

Full archive →
TUEJAN
14
2025
By Lance Enfinger
WEDJAN
15
2025
By Parker Higgins
THUJAN
16
2025
By Rebecca Goldstein and Adam…
FRIJAN
17
2025
By Willa Angel Chen Miller
SATJAN
18
2025
By Scott McMahon

The Grid

1P
2C
3S
4J
5U
6M
7P
8P
9O
10P
11I
12N
13R
I
P
14A
N
Y
A
15O
W
E
T
O
16I
C
Y
17M
O
B
S
18C
E
N
E
S
T
19M
A
I
20L
21A
T
O
M
22P
T
A
23E
D
N
A
24M
25O
D
E
L
26W
H
I
T
27R
A
G
S
O
N
28A
29T
H
O
M
E
30T
R
E
31N
32T
33R
I
L
E
D
34C
L
O
S
E
S
35H
O
P
E
36O
37B
O
E
S
38S
P
O
O
L
39P
I
N
G
E
40D
41S
P
A
42S
43M
44S
45T
O
S
S
46A
47P
48R
E
S
S
K
I
T
49I
D
O
50B
R
U
H
51H
I
R
E
52C
O
M
53M
O
N
C
O
54R
55E
56P
R
E
57A
M
M
A
N
58K
N
I
T
59A
O
L
60L
E
E
R
Y
61S
E
G
A
62D
R
Y

Click a clue to reveal it in the grid.

Across 35

  1. 1Gaming ___ (console alternatives, for short) ↗PCS
  2. 4Command to a skydiver ↗JUMP
  3. 8Make a quick appearance ↗POPIN
  4. 13Bad sound to hear while bending over ↗RIP
  5. 14Taylor-Joy of "The Queen's Gambit" ↗ANYA
  6. 15Have a loan from ↗OWETO
  7. 16Unfriendly, as a relationship ↗ICY
  8. 17Brouhahas / Most appalling ↗MOBSCENEST
  9. 19Letters put in boxes ↗MAIL
  10. 21First half of a two-volume encyclopedia on physics, aptly? ↗ATOM
  11. 22Org. for important adults in a child's life ↗PTA
  12. 23"The Incredibles" costumer / Science class display ↗EDNAMODEL
  13. 26Smallest bit ↗WHIT
  14. 27Roasts ↗RAGSON
  15. 28In ↗ATHOME
  16. 30Singer/songwriter ___ Reznor ↗TRENT
  17. 33Worked (up) ↗RILED
  18. 34Lock up for the night / Despairs ↗CLOSESHOPE
  19. 36Woodwinds that are usually black ↗OBOES
  20. 38It's all wound up ↗SPOOL
  21. 39Sent a reminder text, in lingo ↗PINGED
  22. 41Weird flexes? ↗SPASMS
  23. 45Cornhole action ↗TOSS
  24. 46Like some activities at a mountain lodge / Marketing fodder ↗APRESSKIT
  25. 49Affirmation not usually spoken at a Jewish wedding ↗IDO
  26. 50"My man!" ↗BRUH
  27. 51Grow a team, say ↗HIRE
  28. 52Set of educational standards … or a hint to 17-, 23-, 34- and 46-Across ↗COMMONCORE
  29. 56What follows T.S.A., weirdly ↗PRE
  30. 57Capital east of the Jordan River ↗AMMAN
  31. 58Like some fabrics ↗KNIT
  32. 59Early tech giant ↗AOL
  33. 60Not too sure ↗LEERY
  34. 61Genesis creator ↗SEGA
  35. 62Like cabernet sauvignon wine, typically ↗DRY

Down 34

  1. 1Part of a makeup routine ↗PRIMER
  2. 2Part of a summer swarm ↗CICADA
  3. 3Getting a sneak peek? ↗SPYING
  4. 4Sticky stuff ↗JAM
  5. 5Point value of any vowel in Spanish Scrabble ↗UNO
  6. 6"That's on me" ↗MYBAD
  7. 7Wasabi or miso ↗PASTE
  8. 8Something a meter reader reads? ↗POEM
  9. 9Take responsibility for, as a mistake ↗OWN
  10. 10Lookout point ↗PEEPHOLE
  11. 11"Let's do this thing" ↗ITSTIME
  12. 12Covered in marginalia, maybe ↗NOTATED
  13. 18Soft drink named for a nut ↗COLA
  14. 20Final race stretches … or what racers may be on by then ↗LASTLEGS
  15. 24Down in the dumps ↗MOROSE
  16. 25Infrequently counterfeited bills ↗ONES
  17. 26"What just happened?" reaction ↗WHIPLASH
  18. 29North Korea has the fourth-highest number of these, after China, India and the U.S. ↗TROOPS
  19. 31Original Super Mario console, in brief ↗NES
  20. 32Equivalent of 16 pinches: Abbr. ↗TSP
  21. 34Something to put stock in ↗CONSOMME
  22. 35Sprinkler attachment ↗HOSE
  23. 36Vision-related ↗OPTICAL
  24. 37Housing bubble? ↗BIODOME
  25. 40"Phooey!" ↗DARN
  26. 42Button clicked to advance to a YouTube video ↗SKIPAD
  27. 43Aid in self-reflection ↗MIRROR
  28. 44Unflinching ↗STEELY
  29. 47Goal seekers? ↗PUCKS
  30. 48River through Lyon ↗RHONE
  31. 50What a good fillet of fish isn't ↗BONY
  32. 53Word that becomes its own synonym if you add a "k" to the end ↗MAR
  33. 54Fix the wrong way? ↗RIG
  34. 55H ↗ETA