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NYT Crossword — January 22, 2025

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

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36 clues

1Org. of the main characters in "The Americans"

4What might rain down on opposing players

8Words before "Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope"

14Drum location

16Gamer's likeness

17It follows ka in the Spanish alphabet

18500 sheets of paper

19Barbershop stock

20Jay Gatsby, to Nick Carraway?

24Move slightly

25Many '90s music purchases

29Company that once sold the Magic 8 Ball

30Kipling or Keats

31Mare/hare pair?

35Spain and Portugal

37Steakhouse order

38Horse-drawn party vehicle?

43The "A" of U.A.E.

44Morning TV host Kelly

47Animal that sounds like you?

48"___ intended!"

50Sneaky schemes

51Tennis format … or a description of some of the letters in 20-, 31- and 38-Across

53Noted name in suits

57Feeling induced by a total eclipse, perhaps

58Grinned broadly

59The "grand slam" of showbiz

60Souvenir for a Final Four team

Down

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2Racehorse's gait

3Get a party going

5Butter alternative

6"Well, see ya!"

7Italian anise-flavored liqueur

8Feature of golf and rugby, but not gymnastics or luge?

10Having little hustle

11Bankable vacation, for short

21"Just tell me which it is!"

22Japanese noodle

25Locale of the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest

27Eye irritation

29Former Taiwanese president ___ Ing-wen

30Eats that pair well with beer

32Former N.B.A. star Smits, the "Dunking Dutchman"

341988 film for which Tom Hanks received his first Oscar nomination

35Not doing anything

36Part of your body that might be furrowed or raised

39Back of the neck

40They are sometimes held too long

41Item in a first-aid kit

45Humorous nickname for the largest player on your baseball team

48Dressed to the ___

50Develops iron 49-Down

51Fairy tale bear who apparently liked cold porridge and soft chairs

52Thin woodwind

5319th-century presidential nickname

54Stimpy's cartoon friend

55___ and cheese

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Stats & info

Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025

15×15

Grid size

74

Total entries

35/190

Black / letter cells

5.1

Avg entry length

13 ltrs

Longest entry

Medium

Wednesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJan 22, 2025

DayWednesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorLandon Horton

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split36 across · 38 down

Longest entries

31AMare/hare pair?13 ltrs 38AHorse-drawn party vehicle?13 ltrs 20AJay Gatsby, to Nick Carraway?12 ltrs 51ATennis format … or a description of some of the letters in 20-, 31- and 38-Across12 ltrs 3DGet a party going11 ltrs

Wednesday is the midweek pivot, where themes get denser and clues start bending the surface reading. This grid has 35 black squares and averages 5.1 letters per entry.