NYT Crossword January 17 2025 Answers

All 72 clues from the Friday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Willa Angel Chen MillerEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1S2A3L4A5D6I7P8O9E10B11A12Y13UBERR14ATIN15G16NOTE17SEAMONSTER18CALL19STR20PINS21A22MORAL23ALTO24SHARDS25N26O27GREAT28SHAKES29EGRET30ALAMO31E32T33S34ERAS35BRAVE36RAIL37DEN38BEANE39SITKA40D41IRECTD42EPOSIT43SCRAPE44HART45TAHINI46SEGA47S48O49B50OTIS51N52OTALI53TTLE54TILE55GOODENOUGH56ENDS57HPS58SONAR

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES72 CLUES
ACROSS
1AIntroductory course5 lettersSALAD
6AExchange letters3 lettersIPO
16AHint4 lettersNOTE
17AJörmungandr, in Norse mythology10 lettersSEAMONSTER
18A___ option4 lettersCALL
19ANarrow passage: Abbr.3 lettersSTR
20AAffixes, in a way4 lettersPINS
21AUnprincipled6 lettersAMORAL
23AMidrange performer4 lettersALTO
24AShattering results6 lettersSHARDS
25ASo-so at best13 lettersNOGREATSHAKES
29ABuff marsh resident5 lettersEGRET
30ABudget alternative5 lettersALAMO
36AFulminate4 lettersRAIL
37ACubby hole?3 lettersDEN
39AFirst capital of Alaska5 lettersSITKA
40AOne method of payment13 lettersDIRECTDEPOSIT
43APickle6 lettersSCRAPE
44AActress Melissa Joan ___4 lettersHART
45ASauce made of seeds6 lettersTAHINI
47ABlubber3 lettersSOB
51AVery10 lettersNOTALITTLE
55A"That'll do"10 lettersGOODENOUGH
56ASplit things, sometimes4 lettersENDS
58APing maker5 lettersSONAR
DOWN
1DWork (out)4 lettersSUSS
4DReady to fight3 lettersARM
5DBead7 lettersDROPLET
6D"Take your time!"11 lettersITSNOTARACE
9D"More!"6 lettersENCORE
10DPositions of governance10 lettersBOARDSEATS
12DBig whoop4 lettersYELL
22DSpeedy shark4 lettersMAKO
24DFeatures of some monks and punks11 lettersSHAVEDHEADS
25DIt's a must4 lettersNEED
26DFantasy creature4 lettersOGRE
27DRelative minor?10 lettersGRANDCHILD
28DWay of looking at things5 lettersSLANT
32D___ bar4 lettersTIKI
33DLouver4 lettersSLAT
36DHoot4 lettersRIOT
38DMilling byproduct4 lettersBRAN
39DUnfortunate twists7 lettersSPRAINS
41DBlooms for van Gogh6 lettersIRISES
42DQuarter back?5 lettersEAGLE
43DSmooth kind of finish5 lettersSATIN
45DSchlep4 lettersTOTE
46DPoint on a bus route4 lettersSTOP
47DFloor4 lettersSTUN
49DBig name in paint4 lettersBEHR
52D"How gorgeous!"3 lettersOOH
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