NYT Crossword January 6, 2025 Answers

Welcome to the complete solution for the New York Times Crossword published Monday, January 6, 2025. Widely regarded as the pinnacle of American crosswords, today's puzzle continues the NYT tradition of clever wordplay and cultural references.

NYT Crossword January 6, 2025 Answers

This NYT puzzle from January 6, 2025 contains 76 total clues—35 across and 41 down. Below you'll find every clue with its answer and helpful hints. If you're working on a different date, check our NYT crossword archive.

Across Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1A	Supersonic speed number	MACH
5A	Cookies that are sometimes dunked in milk	OREOS
10A	Whole lot	HEAP
14A	Cousin of a clarinet	OBOE
15A	What "duty-free" means	NOTAX
16A	Westover with the best-selling memoir "Educated"	TARA
17A	Theatrical description	CHARACTERSKETCH
20A	Position of greatest stress	HOTSEAT
21A	"Campbell's Soup Cans" painter	WARHOL
22A	"___ longa, vita brevis"	ARS
23A	Iditarod entries	SLEDS
26A	Follower of double-you, ex, wye	ZEE
27A	Dog crossbreed known for its teddy bear appearance	GOLDENDOODLE
31A	Recovered from a fall	GOTUP
34A	Modern anxiety source, in brief	FOMO
35A	Small cove	INLET
36A	Applications	USES
37A	Sandwiches that often contain tuna	MELTS
39A	Overnight ___ (breakfast option)	OATS
40A	Brewery offering	ALE
41A	Crimson Tide univ.	BAMA
42A	Large cove	INLET
43A	Track exposures to a disease, as an epidemiologist might	CONTACTTRACE
47A	Hosp. V.I.P.s	DRS
48A	Note on a failed test, maybe	SEEME
49A	Ball club V.I.P.s	GMS
52A	Valiant	BRAVE
55A	Amy who voiced Joy in "Inside Out"	POEHLER
57A	Use deductive reasoning ... or a hint to what 17-, 27- and 43-Across all have	DRAWCONCLUSIONS
60A	Proctor's cry at the end of a test	TIME
61A	South Korea's second-largest city	BUSAN
62A	Actor Esparza	RAUL
63A	Calf's meat	VEAL
64A	Stretch of work	STINT
65A	Custom gift site	ETSY

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Chocolaty coffee drink	MOCHA
2D	Despise	HATE
3D	Nail polish layers	COATS
4D	His and ___	HERS
5D	Available if needed	ONCALL
6D	Went bad	ROTTED
7D	Saison of the 2024 Paris Olympics	ETE
8D	Rower's blade	OAR
9D	Annual festival in Austin, Tex.	SXSW
10D	Sound system	STEREO
11D	Paris's Notre-Dame, for one	CATHEDRAL
12D	West Coast gas brand	ARCO
13D	Roald who wrote "Matilda" and "The BFG"	DAHL
18D	"The Tortoise and the Hare" author	AESOP
19D	Instrument that may be included in a birthday goodie bag	KAZOO
24D	Take down, as a bouncy house	DEFLATE
25D	Arrogant sort	SNOT
27D	"Gloomy" fellow	GUS
28D	Chats with on Insta	DMS
29D	Lo-cal	LITE
30D	Toward the sunrise	EAST
31D	One layer in a seven-layer dip, informally	GUAC
32D	Norway's capital	OSLO
33D	"Riverdale" or "XO, Kitty"	TEENDRAMA
37D	___ and cheese	MAC
38D	Ambulance personnel, in brief	EMTS
39D	Start of a count	ONE
41D	>7 on the pH scale	BASIC
42D	Colorful summer drinks	ICEES
44D	Gardener's tool	HOE
45D	Come up with a new schedule	REPLAN
46D	Quantity	AMOUNT
49D	Show bad sportsmanship, in a way	GLOAT
50D	Kids might be given these with crayons	MENUS
51D	"r u kidding?!"	RLY
52D	Flat-screen, say	HDTV
53D	Scary-sounding Great Lake	ERIE
54D	Corn waste	COBS
56D	Bring on, as workers	HIRE
58D	Pecan or pistachio	NUT
59D	CBS procedural that ran for 15 seasons	CSI

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