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NYT Crossword — January 16, 2025

Thursday’s 14 × 15 puzzle, 69 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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4J

5U

6M

7P

8P

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Across

35 clues

1Gaming ___ (console alternatives, for short)

4Command to a skydiver

8Make a quick appearance

13Bad sound to hear while bending over

14Taylor-Joy of "The Queen's Gambit"

15Have a loan from

16Unfriendly, as a relationship

17Brouhahas / Most appalling

19Letters put in boxes

21First half of a two-volume encyclopedia on physics, aptly?

22Org. for important adults in a child's life

23"The Incredibles" costumer / Science class display

28In

30Singer/songwriter ___ Reznor

34Lock up for the night / Despairs

36Woodwinds that are usually black

38It's all wound up

39Sent a reminder text, in lingo

41Weird flexes?

45Cornhole action

46Like some activities at a mountain lodge / Marketing fodder

49Affirmation not usually spoken at a Jewish wedding

51Grow a team, say

52Set of educational standards … or a hint to 17-, 23-, 34- and 46-Across

56What follows T.S.A., weirdly

57Capital east of the Jordan River

58Like some fabrics

59Early tech giant

61Genesis creator

62Like cabernet sauvignon wine, typically

Down

34 clues

1Part of a makeup routine

2Part of a summer swarm

3Getting a sneak peek?

5Point value of any vowel in Spanish Scrabble

6"That's on me"

7Wasabi or miso

8Something a meter reader reads?

9Take responsibility for, as a mistake

10Lookout point

11"Let's do this thing"

12Covered in marginalia, maybe

18Soft drink named for a nut

20Final race stretches … or what racers may be on by then

24Down in the dumps

25Infrequently counterfeited bills

26"What just happened?" reaction

29North Korea has the fourth-highest number of these, after China, India and the U.S.

31Original Super Mario console, in brief

32Equivalent of 16 pinches: Abbr.

34Something to put stock in

35Sprinkler attachment

36Vision-related

37Housing bubble?

42Button clicked to advance to a YouTube video

43Aid in self-reflection

47Goal seekers?

48River through Lyon

50What a good fillet of fish isn't

53Word that becomes its own synonym if you add a "k" to the end

54Fix the wrong way?

55H

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Stats & info

Thursday, Jan 16, 2025

14×15

Grid size

69

Total entries

34/176

Black / letter cells

5.1

Avg entry length

10 ltrs

Longest entry

Tricky

Thursday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJan 16, 2025

DayThursday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorRebecca Goldstein and Adam Wagner

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split35 across · 34 down

Longest entries

17ABrouhahas / Most appalling10 ltrs 34ALock up for the night / Despairs10 ltrs 52ASet of educational standards … or a hint to 17-, 23-, 34- and 46-Across10 ltrs 23A"The Incredibles" costumer / Science class display9 ltrs 46ALike some activities at a mountain lodge / Marketing fodder9 ltrs

Thursday is the gimmick day: rebus squares, reversed entries and other tricks are fair game. This grid has 34 black squares and averages 5.1 letters per entry.