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NYT Crossword — January 15, 2025

Wednesday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 78 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

40 clues

1Went by quickly

8What to do "if you've heard this before"

14Energy, of a sort

16Illinois city whose name serves as shorthand for mainstream taste

17Look for trouble?

19Parthenon's place

20Offers, as a resignation

21Good for nothing?

23Mass transit vehicle

24Stock market index, in brief

28Put a name to

31"Oh, I see it now!"

33West Coast gas brand

38With 40-Across, open for business?

40See 38-Across

42One who parties hearty

43Performer who thinks inside the box?

45Brand of cooler

50"Spring forward" result: Abbr.

51Show where the term "Debbie Downer" originated, in brief

53Media clutter

56Fit for a king?

58Triangular pastries

62Fashion photographer Richard

63Run for the hills?

64Popular wine from Bordeaux

67Spots for Hawaii and Alaska, often

68Source of Roquefort cheese

Down

38 clues

1Partner of loose

2Instrument depicted in Caravaggio's "The Musicians"

3Sportscaster Andrews

4Suit in a tarot deck

5Question from someone who's lost

6Does some baling

7Shelley's "___ to the West Wind"

8Not densely packed

10Expressed some abject admiration

11Got on first?

12Kellogg's cereal with a "Frosted" variety

21Overly abundant

25San Diego pro

26Digs out of a hole, maybe

27Hyenas and raccoons, for two

29Vertex of an infamous triangle

30Alternative to Rep. or Ind.

37Beam from a sci-fi shooter

39Many SAT takers: Abbr.

41Where you might dress up for a court appearance, informally?

44Checks the age of

49Antacid brand

52Mess kitchen implement

55Parker House products

56"Mr. Robot" actor Malek

58Twist, as data

59Flue symptom?

60Church recess

63With 65-Across, common pronoun pair

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Stats & info

Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025

15×15

Grid size

78

Total entries

33/192

Black / letter cells

4.9

Avg entry length

10 ltrs

Longest entry

Medium

Wednesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJan 15, 2025

DayWednesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorParker Higgins

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split40 across · 38 down

Longest entries

11DGot on first?10 ltrs 12DKellogg's cereal with a "Frosted" variety10 ltrs 26DDigs out of a hole, maybe10 ltrs 27DHyenas and raccoons, for two10 ltrs 17ALook for trouble?8 ltrs

Wednesday is the midweek pivot, where themes get denser and clues start bending the surface reading. This grid has 33 black squares and averages 4.9 letters per entry.