NYT CROSSWORD • MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 2025

NYT Crossword Answers Jan 20, 2025

Complete answer list for the January 20, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Katie Byl and Jeff ChenEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1576 clues

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Across 33

  1. 1Unwanted piece of mail ↗BILL
  2. 5Took to court ↗SUED
  3. 9Blog addition ↗POST
  4. 13Written legal argument ↗BRIEF
  5. 15Red carpet hairstyle, often ↗UPDO
  6. 16Sephora rival ↗ULTA
  7. 17Only U.N. member whose name starts with Q ↗QATAR
  8. 18Places that are off-limits ↗NOGOAREAS
  9. 20Path of advancement for a lawyer ↗PARTNERTRACK
  10. 22High-pitched bark ↗ARF
  11. 25Since, informally ↗CUZ
  12. 26Sending a chill up one's spine ↗EERIE
  13. 27Position for Steph Curry or Caitlin Clark ↗POINTGUARD
  14. 32Like Easter eggs or purple hair ↗DYED
  15. 33Speaking platforms ↗PODIA
  16. 34Antidrug cop, informally ↗NARC
  17. 36Go along with prevailing wisdom ↗FOLLOWTHEHERD
  18. 42Athletic gear that comes in pairs ↗SKIS
  19. 43"Too rich for my blood" ↗IMOUT
  20. 45Pride parade inits. ↗LGBT
  21. 49Manual for consistency in writing ↗STYLEGUIDE
  22. 52Helpful ↗OFUSE
  23. 54Composer ___-Manuel Miranda ↗LIN
  24. 55Was first to play a card ↗LED
  25. 56Do one's job to the point of exhaustion ... or a hint to the ends of 20-, 27-, 36- and 49-Across ↗WORKLIKEADOG
  26. 61"Biscuit" for cookie or "chips" for fries ↗BRITICISM
  27. 62Novices, informally ↗NEWBS
  28. 66Frozen treats ↗ICES
  29. 67Utah winter resort ↗ALTA
  30. 68"Laters!" ↗SEEYA
  31. 69Host's place, usually, on a late-night talk show ↗DESK
  32. 70Expresses silent agreement ↗NODS
  33. 71Not discard ↗KEEP

Down 43

  1. 1Roasting event, for short ↗BBQ
  2. 2Reflective Glass on the radio ↗IRA
  3. 3Hoppin', in slang ↗LIT
  4. 4Hop ↗LEAP
  5. 5Chinese general who wrote "The Art of War" ↗SUNTZU
  6. 6"Once ___ a time …" ↗UPON
  7. 7Rim ↗EDGE
  8. 8"Let's Make a Deal" option ↗DOOR
  9. 9Made contented sounds like a cat ↗PURRED
  10. 10Kevin of "Shark Tank," also known as "Mr. Wonderful" ↗OLEARY
  11. 11Tween sister of Barbie ↗STACIE
  12. 12Assigned a job ↗TASKED
  13. 14Geometric figures whose subparts mimic the full shape ↗FRACTALS
  14. 19Had a meal ↗ATE
  15. 21Toupee, in slang ↗RUG
  16. 22Roblox or TikTok ↗APP
  17. 23T-top, for one ↗ROOF
  18. 24Stereotypical canine name ↗FIDO
  19. 28Zero ↗NIL
  20. 29Impatient ↗ANTSY
  21. 30When doubled, gung-ho ↗RAH
  22. 31Hip-hop's Dr. ___ ↗DRE
  23. 35Hair knots with a French name ↗CHIGNONS
  24. 37Gives a thumbs up ↗OKS
  25. 38Clever humor ↗WIT
  26. 39Large bird that lays green eggs, which are incubated by the male ↗EMU
  27. 40Stir up ↗ROIL
  28. 41"Bruh" ↗DUDE
  29. 44___ Talks ↗TED
  30. 45Likely winner of a construction contract ↗LOWBID
  31. 46Sensation of acceleration ↗GFORCE
  32. 47Represses, as a bad memory ↗BURIES
  33. 48"Bad you!" ↗TSKTSK
  34. 50Pack animals that can spit up to 10 feet when irritated ↗LLAMAS
  35. 51Festival at the end of Ramadan ↗EID
  36. 53Retired QB Manning ↗ELI
  37. 57Volunteer's words ↗ICAN
  38. 58Unit of smuggled drugs ↗KILO
  39. 59Abbr. before a year on a cornerstone ↗ESTD
  40. 60Eccentric expert ↗GEEK
  41. 63Itsy-bitsy ↗WEE
  42. 64"Ta-ta" ↗BYE
  43. 65Drain the energy from ↗SAP