NYT Crossword January 18 2025 Answers

All 72 clues from the Saturday 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 Scott McMahonEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1A2M3A4N5A6P7L8A9N10A11C12A13N14A15L16CARETOELABORATE17CHRISTMASSPIRIT18ROAN19MIA20ACTS21ANY22G23WEN24T25IL26KOI27MUM28S29N30O31O32S33CARN34O35MINA36TION37SPANISHOMELETTE38SATELLITEDISHES39ORE40LEO41IVS42KAT43S44ANE45L46B47J48W49R50EN51CAN52BARE53HOTE54L55CALI56F57ORNIA58ITALIANAMERICAN59TESTEDTHEWATERS

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

ALL CLUES72 CLUES
ACROSS
1AFamous palindrome starter15 lettersAMANAPLANACANAL
16A"Is there more?"15 lettersCARETOELABORATE
17AIt can be infectious after Thanksgiving15 lettersCHRISTMASSPIRIT
20AMakes a move4 lettersACTS
24AInformal preposition3 lettersTIL
27AIt's the word3 lettersMUM
28A___-Cat3 lettersSNO
31AOne of 12 for Katharine Hepburn15 lettersOSCARNOMINATION
38ACatchers of waves15 lettersSATELLITEDISHES
39AVein output3 lettersORE
41AInformal hookups3 lettersIVS
42AHalf a candy bar?3 lettersKAT
43AReasonable4 lettersSANE
51AThrone3 lettersCAN
52AUncover4 lettersBARE
58AYogi Berra or Joe DiMaggio, e.g.15 lettersITALIANAMERICAN
59ASent out feelers, so to speak15 lettersTESTEDTHEWATERS
DOWN
3DRange5 lettersARRAY
5DThey share keys with 2's3 lettersATS
6DNursery purchase3 lettersPOT
7D"I can handle this!"5 lettersLEMME
11D13-Down, e.g.3 lettersCOP
13DKilo finder4 lettersNARC
14DPlugging away4 lettersATIT
15DSome do-overs4 lettersLETS
22DChest-beating sort7 lettersGORILLA
24DOn the right radio frequency7 lettersTUNEDIN
25DCry after a close shave7 lettersIMALIVE
27DHandy person?4 lettersMIME
29DPay attention to4 lettersNOTE
30DStack of Monopoly bills4 lettersONES
31DScapola o femore4 lettersOSSO
32DGo a couple of rounds4 lettersSPAR
35DWisecrack3 lettersMOT
36DNovelist Gerritsen4 lettersTESS
43DArabic for "prayer"5 lettersSALAH
44DNetflix category5 lettersANIME
45DLong weapon5 lettersLANCE
46DPipe material5 lettersBRIAR
48DSlightest amount4 lettersWHIT
49D___ learning4 lettersROTE
51DLingo4 lettersCANT
52DPerson partial to humour?4 lettersBRIT
54DGolfer's concern3 lettersLIE
55DScoundrel3 lettersCAD
56DHandful3 lettersFEW
57D___ pro nobis3 lettersORA
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