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NYT Crossword January 3 2025 Answers

All 72 clues from the Friday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ALL CLUES72 CLUES
ACROSS
1AOut of whack5 lettersSee answer ›6ARock group behind 2024's Power Up Tour4 lettersSee answer ›10AWhat a bodybuilder builds during a bulk cycle4 lettersSee answer ›14ASudden weather phenomenon10 lettersSee answer ›16AClosing on Sundays?4 lettersSee answer ›17ACocktail that's called a French 75 if you use Champagne instead of soda water10 lettersSee answer ›18AMulligan4 lettersSee answer ›19AEponymous tourist destination in Belgium3 lettersSee answer ›20ABasis of some admissions5 lettersSee answer ›21AStrength, poetically5 lettersSee answer ›22AArea between the ribs and the round4 lettersSee answer ›23AHeaps of dressing?7 lettersSee answer ›25AResponded identically to6 lettersSee answer ›28AOn the ___5 lettersSee answer ›29AEarly synthesizers5 lettersSee answer ›30ARinging nuisance9 lettersSee answer ›34ALike a face telling a spooky campfire story, maybe5 lettersSee answer ›35AGive juice to3 lettersSee answer ›36A"Ditto"5 lettersSee answer ›37AWords before someone finally snaps?9 lettersSee answer ›39ABridge support5 lettersSee answer ›40AStool at a counter, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›41AWoody's crush in "Toy Story"6 lettersSee answer ›42AMember of a warrior class7 lettersSee answer ›45ASmall stretches, perhaps4 lettersSee answer ›46ACherish5 lettersSee answer ›47AMuch-sought-after commodity in "Dune"5 lettersSee answer ›49ASinger Rita3 lettersSee answer ›52AIce skating move4 lettersSee answer ›53APostgame photo op between two opposing players10 lettersSee answer ›55AFirst person to die, according to the Bible4 lettersSee answer ›56AThey're part of the story10 lettersSee answer ›57ASet back to zero, in a way4 lettersSee answer ›58APress rooms?4 lettersSee answer ›59AWipe from one's visual memory, so to speak5 lettersSee answer ›
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1DCommon nap times, in brief4 lettersSee answer ›2DSubpar dining hall food4 lettersSee answer ›3DHindu god of love4 lettersSee answer ›4DF1 neighbor3 lettersSee answer ›5DChallenge to an intruder12 lettersSee answer ›6DLike a fearless bettor at a casino5 lettersSee answer ›7DSpring4 lettersSee answer ›8DCommand to stay9 lettersSee answer ›9DItems harmed when they're scratched, but not when they're burned3 lettersSee answer ›10DGroup whose band is the oldest professional music ensemble in the U.S.11 lettersSee answer ›11DChange5 lettersSee answer ›12DMeal before the 15th of Nisan5 lettersSee answer ›13DWhite out, say5 lettersSee answer ›15DNot set in stone5 lettersSee answer ›21D"That's rather unfortunate," dismissively12 lettersSee answer ›22DExercise in deduction11 lettersSee answer ›24D___ Taylor (fashion chain)3 lettersSee answer ›25DAustralia declared "war" on them in 1932, in an attempt to stop them from destroying crops4 lettersSee answer ›26DWhere Lola was a showgirl, in song4 lettersSee answer ›27DDeified, say4 lettersSee answer ›28DFarm-to-table, say5 lettersSee answer ›30D"Couldn't have said it better myself"9 lettersSee answer ›31DFor two musicians4 lettersSee answer ›32DDitch4 lettersSee answer ›33DAristotle purportedly spoke with one4 lettersSee answer ›38DWord often after a president's name3 lettersSee answer ›41DCurling target5 lettersSee answer ›42DBad sound to hear by a kitchen counter5 lettersSee answer ›43DDutch constituent in the Caribbean5 lettersSee answer ›44DBishop's headwear5 lettersSee answer ›45DHitmakers?5 lettersSee answer ›48DSimple question on a high schooler's hand-drawn poster4 lettersSee answer ›49DDominates4 lettersSee answer ›50DPower or frequency, essentially4 lettersSee answer ›51DChurch part4 lettersSee answer ›53DPNG alternative3 lettersSee answer ›54DMotif in 1995's "Se7en"3 lettersSee answer ›
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