NYT CROSSWORD • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2025

NYT Crossword Answers Jan 22, 2025

Complete answer list for the January 22, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Landon HortonEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1574 clues

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The Grid

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Across 36

  1. 1Org. of the main characters in "The Americans" ↗KGB
  2. 4What might rain down on opposing players ↗BOOS
  3. 8Words before "Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope" ↗HELPME
  4. 14Drum location ↗EAR
  5. 15___-Seltzer ↗ALKA
  6. 16Gamer's likeness ↗AVATAR
  7. 17It follows ka in the Spanish alphabet ↗ELE
  8. 18500 sheets of paper ↗REAM
  9. 19Barbershop stock ↗RAZORS
  10. 20Jay Gatsby, to Nick Carraway? ↗PLAYBOYBUDDY
  11. 23Puffs ↗TOKES
  12. 24Move slightly ↗BUDGE
  13. 25Many '90s music purchases ↗CDS
  14. 28Chooses ↗OPTS
  15. 29Company that once sold the Magic 8 Ball ↗TYCO
  16. 30Kipling or Keats ↗POET
  17. 31Mare/hare pair? ↗HORSEANDBUNNY
  18. 35Spain and Portugal ↗IBERIA
  19. 37Steakhouse order ↗RIBEYE
  20. 38Horse-drawn party vehicle? ↗DRINKINGBUGGY
  21. 42Cuckoo ↗LOCO
  22. 43The "A" of U.A.E. ↗ARAB
  23. 44Morning TV host Kelly ↗RIPA
  24. 47Animal that sounds like you? ↗EWE
  25. 48"___ intended!" ↗NOPUN
  26. 50Sneaky schemes ↗RUSES
  27. 51Tennis format … or a description of some of the letters in 20-, 31- and 38-Across ↗MIXEDDOUBLES
  28. 53Noted name in suits ↗ARMANI
  29. 56Yaks ↗GABS
  30. 57Feeling induced by a total eclipse, perhaps ↗AWE
  31. 58Grinned broadly ↗BEAMED
  32. 59The "grand slam" of showbiz ↗EGOT
  33. 60Souvenir for a Final Four team ↗NET
  34. 61Box up ↗ENCASE
  35. 62Takes in ↗SEES
  36. 63___ Moines ↗DES

Down 38

  1. 1Stick with ↗KEEPTO
  2. 2Racehorse's gait ↗GALLOP
  3. 3Get a party going ↗BREAKTHEICE
  4. 4Zingers ↗BARBS
  5. 5Butter alternative ↗OLEO
  6. 6"Well, see ya!" ↗OKAYBYE
  7. 7Italian anise-flavored liqueur ↗SAMBUCA
  8. 8Feature of golf and rugby, but not gymnastics or luge? ↗HARDG
  9. 9Dodge ↗EVADE
  10. 10Having little hustle ↗LAZY
  11. 11Bankable vacation, for short ↗PTO
  12. 12Tarnish ↗MAR
  13. 13Hosp. areas ↗ERS
  14. 21"Just tell me which it is!" ↗YESORNO
  15. 22Japanese noodle ↗UDON
  16. 25Locale of the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest ↗CONEYISLAND
  17. 26Refute ↗DENY
  18. 27Eye irritation ↗STYE
  19. 29Former Taiwanese president ___ Ing-wen ↗TSAI
  20. 30Eats that pair well with beer ↗PUBGRUB
  21. 32Former N.B.A. star Smits, the "Dunking Dutchman" ↗RIK
  22. 33Wallop ↗DRUB
  23. 341988 film for which Tom Hanks received his first Oscar nomination ↗BIG
  24. 35Not doing anything ↗IDLE
  25. 36Part of your body that might be furrowed or raised ↗BROW
  26. 39Back of the neck ↗NAPE
  27. 40They are sometimes held too long ↗GRUDGES
  28. 41Item in a first-aid kit ↗BANDAGE
  29. 45Humorous nickname for the largest player on your baseball team ↗PEEWEE
  30. 46Strengths ↗ASSETS
  31. 48Dressed to the ___ ↗NINES
  32. 49See 50-Down ↗OXIDE
  33. 50Develops iron 49-Down ↗RUSTS
  34. 51Fairy tale bear who apparently liked cold porridge and soft chairs ↗MAMA
  35. 52Thin woodwind ↗OBOE
  36. 5319th-century presidential nickname ↗ABE
  37. 54Stimpy's cartoon friend ↗REN
  38. 55___ and cheese ↗MAC