NYT Crossword January 4 2025 Answers

All 68 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 Sam EzerskyEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1U2S3E4M5B6A7S8S9Y10C11A12S13K14CHLOEZHAO15EDDIE16LAMBSTEAK17CRAZE18AGORAE19BE20CHAMEL21UFC22RECS23A24N25NLEE26S27HOCKI28N29G30VAPE31M32OHAWK33LEI34GRR35UPHOLDS36VHS37ACT38BEHALF39BERT40SOO41VERIT42U43TERUS44TORO45NWA46T47HEWOR48S49T50DAR51N52I53T54ROBIN55LO56WINCOME57INANE58ORANGUTAN59PEGG60PIGGYBACK

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

ALL CLUES68 CLUES
ACROSS
1AHome in the country?9 lettersUSEMBASSY
10ARed container, maybe4 lettersCASK
16AAlternative to a chop or shank9 lettersLAMBSTEAK
17ARage5 lettersCRAZE
18AShopping meccas of old6 lettersAGORAE
22AInformal suggestions4 lettersRECS
34A[Back off!]3 lettersGRR
35ASupports7 lettersUPHOLDS
36ARecording inits.3 lettersVHS
37A___ on one's 38-Across3 lettersACT
38ASee 37-Across6 lettersBEHALF
40AJust *done* with something8 lettersSOOVERIT
42ADevelopment area6 lettersUTERUS
44AUn animal del zodíaco4 lettersTORO
46ATruly awful8 lettersTHEWORST
50AFudge substitute6 lettersDARNIT
54A"Holy oleo!" speaker5 lettersROBIN
55ADesignation for some apartments9 lettersLOWINCOME
57AVacuous5 lettersINANE
60AGet carried along, in a way9 lettersPIGGYBACK
DOWN
2DHigh-piled style4 lettersSHAG
4DOchlocracy, by another name7 lettersMOBRULE
5D"Take care"6 lettersBESAFE
9DJoin the team?4 lettersYOKE
10DMusic stand6 lettersCDRACK
12DL or M, but not N or O4 lettersSIZE
13DCollapse, with "over"4 lettersKEEL
20DKickstarter activity12 lettersCROWDFUNDING
24DTraffic figure, in brief5 lettersNARCO
25DIconic bit of media merch10 lettersNPRTOTEBAG
26DTiny swine5 lettersSHOAT
27DRoom for a meal, perhaps4 lettersHALL
29DEssences5 lettersGISTS
39DBabe in the woods?7 lettersBEARCUB
41DOath activity6 lettersVOWING
46DWord with round or power4 lettersTRIP
47DPerfect over time4 lettersHONE
48DRefuse to eat?4 lettersSLOP
49DSpelling seen in credits4 lettersTORI
51D"___ chance"4 lettersNOTA
53DMany a charity run4 lettersTENK
56DJokester3 lettersWAG
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