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NYT Crossword — January 10, 2025

Friday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 64 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

32 clues
1Ducked (out)
6High chairs?
12Polo participants
14Sarcastic response to an obvious statement
15GarageBand and iMovie, e.g.
17"Don't wait up" occasion, perhaps
18"This is ___"
19Makes fit
22"No doubt in my mind"
24Do some light work?
25Brainstorm out loud
27Walk in the park, maybe
28___ swear
30Group
31Some court statements
33Weight
35Capital where the won is spent
36"Be right there!"
38Org. for seniors
39Insert in a tall glass, perhaps
41Basic cable channel
42Component of many a trial
43Bear necessity?
44Private watering hole?
46Speculate
48Rivet
49They're set in rings
50Rathskeller supply
51Growing pain?

Down

32 clues
1Salacious
2Unclaimed
3Opens, as a onesie
5Didn't soft-pedal something, say
6Surf site
7Squirts
8Approved
9For fun
10Hypothetical starting point?
112024 NATO inductee
13Sources of many unwelcome messages online
14It stands out in a print
16Natural rug fibers
20Quiet
23"Feel free to reach out"
24Nile superlative
26Not quite, informally
28Rolling source of entertainment
30They'll show you the way
31___ poet (description of Robert Burns)
32Grand Marnier ingredient avec un cognac
33Court seat
34Making weaker, in gamer jargon
35Sriracha and sambal
36Ceases nursing
37Prompts
39"God ___"
40Pull with force
42Serf
45Prefix with athlete
47Start to work?: Abbr.

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Stats & info

Friday, Jan 10, 2025
15×15
Grid size
64
Total entries
39/186
Black / letter cells
5.8
Avg entry length
10 ltrs
Longest entry
Hard
Friday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedJan 10, 2025
DayFriday
ThemeThemeless
ConstructorRobert Logan
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split32 across · 32 down
Longest entries

Friday puzzles run themeless, so the fill leans on long open entries and wordplay clues rather than a central gimmick. This grid has 39 black squares and averages 5.8 letters per entry.