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NYT Crossword — January 19, 2025

Sunday’s 21 × 21 puzzle, 140 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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65 clues

1Department store department

9Indian state along the Himalayas

14Largest organ in the human body

18"None for me"

19Big name in syrup

20Dessert you might top with gummy bears and chocolate chips, informally

25Place for a bob and weave

27Sky safety org.

28Starting point, of sorts

30Key above a tilde

31New York × paper

36James who wrote the screenplay for "The Night of the Hunter" (1955)

38Language suffix

39One answering to a board, for short

40"Strega ___" (classic children's folk tale)

41"That's just … wrong"

43Arjuna's skill, in the "Mahabharata"

45Come to rest, as sediment

47Creature whose narrow waist is called a petiole

49Encyclopedia filler

54Food that becomes its own container if you change the last letter

56Brush wolves, by another name

58Fixes a hole, say

59Post-spring cleaning event

63Essential ___

65Nashville neighborhood known for its many recording studios

66It's what ﹣ you think

71Theatrical release, typically

72Many humanitarian grps.

74Turkish travel stops

75"Gimme an A …!," e.g.

77Like the presidency of Martin Van Buren

81Back, informally

82(Pixar movie)^2

85Puts on the line

88Pickleball venues

92Something tied with a tongue?

94"___ got it!"

95Studio with an iconic lion

97Pressure, so to speak

99∫ workout routine

104Name that drops "-jah"

107Burrowing rodent

108That, in Spanish

109Like some parking and poetry

112Rocket science + brain surgery

117Social workspaces for some remote workers

118Boondi ___ (yogurt dish with fried chickpea flour)

120Subj. for a bio major

121Winter haven for some small mammals

122Word with peace or beauty

123Gridiron positions

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2Leaders in Qatar

3Bad sign for a weary traveler

5Aspen, for one

6Hugo-winning sci-fi author Bacigalupi

7Coffee container

9Note in the F minor scale

10Spanish title: Abbr.

12Actress Edebiri of "The Bear"

14Staying power

15It's been called "the roof of Africa"

16Words of defeat

17Spanish babies

21Be of ___ (assist)

23Building manager, familiarly

29Philosopher Descartes

32Females 35-44, e.g.

33English translation of the Irish "aigéan"

34Post-embryo stage

35Onesie wearers

37Cross the line

41Mixed martial arts org.

42Iconic Warhol subject

44Letters before ".gov"

45Advance film copies sent to critics

48Nature's fishhook, you might say

52Sleipnir's rider, in myth

55Pokémon with a catlike appearance

60Like about 60% of the world's population

61One of the "holy trinity" ingredients in Indian cuisine

62Real pain in the butt?

64Sitter's charge

65Personal approaches, in brief

66Coins made primarily of copper

67"When I was much younger …"

68___-Japanese War

69S-shaped molding in architecture

70Cross, as a stream

71Evergreen variety

76Gave zero stars, say

77Nail polish brand

78What few people know

79Old-time film studio

80Things eds. edit

84"Semper Fi" grp.

88Michael of "Barbie"

90Some equipment in hand-to-hand combat

93Mean-spirited sorts

95This and that: Abbr.

96Record feature

98Suffix with kitchen

99Big Apple purchases

100"Visions" singer/songwriter Jones

101Company whose logo is said to resemble Mount Fuji

102Evergreen variety

103Cried foul, perhaps?

105Subtly indicate

106Pastoral poems

113Fashion designer Dapper ___

115Season of 2024's Jeux Olympiques

116"Pachinko" author ___ Jin Lee

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Stats & info

Sunday, Jan 19, 2025

21×21

Grid size

140

Total entries

76/365

Black / letter cells

5.2

Avg entry length

19 ltrs

Longest entry

Themed

Sunday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJan 19, 2025

DaySunday

ThemeWord Problems

ConstructorEmily Sharp and Kunal Nabar

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split65 across · 75 down

Longest entries

66AIt's what ﹣ you think19 ltrs 31ANew York × paper17 ltrs 99A∫ workout routine17 ltrs 22AHard / work15 ltrs 112ARocket science + brain surgery15 ltrs

Sunday is the big one, a 21 by 21 grid built around a named theme rather than raw difficulty. This grid has 76 black squares and averages 5.2 letters per entry.