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NYT Crossword — January 2, 2025

Thursday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 74 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

0 of 74 revealed

1A

2L

3PH/F

4A

5I

6PH/F

7O

8N

9E

10PH/F

11O

12T

13O

14N

O

R

M

15M

E

N

O

N

16U

V

E

A

17S

C

A

B

18I

L

I

A

D

19T

E

N

T

20W

H

Y

I

21S

N

T

T

H

E

22W

O

R

D

23E

T

E

24A

H

S

25R

A

N

S

O

26M

27R

E

D

28A

T

E

29H

30I

S

S

31T

N

T

32M

A

R

33I

A

N

34B

A

S

S

35PH/F

O

N

E

T

I

C

36A

37L

L

Y

38A

39M

I

S

40G

R

A

PH/F

E

D

41T

I

L

42T

43W

O

S

44R

A

G

45I

46N

47G

48M

A

I

49T

A

I

50D

A

S

51T

O

O

52S

P

E

L

L

53E

54D

W

I

T

55H

A

N

F

56E

M

I

L

57S

N

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A

D

58A

L

E

R

59L

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N

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60O

V

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61L

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62PH/F

L

O

X

63N

Y

M

PH/F

O

64PH/F

A

S

E

Across

37 clues

1First in a series

14Average Joe's name (that's not Joe)

15Bases loaded, e.g.

16Iris's location

17Temporary cover of a sort

18Epic with the line "Come, friend, you too must die"

19Festival covering

20Start of a quip by comic Steven Wright

23Summer abroad

24Sounds of refreshment

27Adjust on the timeline

29Pressure cooker sound

31Producer of an explosion

32___ Robinson, mother of Michelle Obama

35Middle of the quip ... and a hint to eight squares in this puzzle

41Up to, informally

48Drink featured in the Elvis film "Blue Hawaii"

50Govt. prosecutors

52End of the quip

56Actor Jannings

57Youngest golfer to score below his age in a P.G.A. Tour event

58White Sox or Red Sox player, informally

59Runner's assignment

60Cricket segments

61Miller option

62Flower whose name means "flame" in ancient Greek

63Lead-in to maniac

64Troublesome threes, e.g.

Down

37 clues

1"Jeopardy!" offering

212-time Olympic swimming medalist Ryan ___

3Worn at the edges

4Prefix with sexual

5Possible response to "Where are you?"

6Craft kit fabrics

7"Right away, boss!"

8Comedian Trevor

9"___ Game" (1986 Hugo Award winner)

10Cot alternative

11Wear out one's welcome, say

12Achilles, for two

21Underworld figure

22Is in the past

26Chain parts: Abbr.

30Choquequirao inhabitant

34Urban addr. specification

35Like cuisine with lumpia and longganisa

36"Looks that way, unfortunately"

42"Qué ___?" ("How's it going?," in Spanish)

43Only U.S. president buried in Washington, D.C.

45Home of Firenze

46They have nine players

49Early text messager

50One of a Disney septet

53Root of resentment, at times

55Word before and after an ampersand, in the grocery

56Maker of toys for girls and boys

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Stats & info

Thursday, Jan 2, 2025

15×15

Grid size

74

Total entries

38/187

Black / letter cells

5.7

Avg entry length

14 ltrs

Longest entry

Tricky

Thursday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJan 2, 2025

DayThursday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorRobert Charlton

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split37 across · 37 down

Longest entries

20AStart of a quip by comic Steven Wright14 ltrs 35AMiddle of the quip ... and a hint to eight squares in this puzzle14 ltrs 52AEnd of the quip14 ltrs 35DLike cuisine with lumpia and longganisa11 ltrs 36D"Looks that way, unfortunately"11 ltrs

Thursday is the gimmick day: rebus squares, reversed entries and other tricks are fair game. This grid has 38 black squares and averages 5.7 letters per entry.