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NYT Crossword — January 31, 2025

Friday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 68 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

33 clues

1Many job fair attendees: Abbr.

4"We're done, folks!"

16One with sound judgment?

17God for whom Wednesday is named

18Capsules that can track health info

19Number of countries whose names both start and end with "A"

20"Truth is …"

21Alpine crooner

23"Ich bin ___ Berliner"

24Went out for a bit

25Animal resting place

30Like a basketball court's three-point line

31Short-distance driver

32Scolding word

33Tells on, with "out"

34Useful acquaintances

35Big acronym in purifying filters

37Hinduism's "king of fruits"

39Permit to pass

40Pool and darts, often

42Cruz known as the "Queen of Salsa"

43Emmy-winning actress Edebiri of "The Bear"

441940s Chinese revolutionaries

52"Seems fishy to me"

55A buck or two

56Listless look

57Wanders around a terminal, for short?

Down

35 clues

1Insensitive to human feeling

3Public relations pro, informally

4Tried a bit of

5"The most engaging cowardice," per Robert Frost

6Not much hair cream

7It goes bald over time

8"Deal with it!"

11Rankle, with "up"

12Tell-___ (exposing accounts)

13Persistent interrupter, say

15Some causes for blessings

22Was second to none

25Hairstyle for Violet in "Peanuts"

26It's followed by an extra point

27"You lost! Pay up!"

28Wars of words?

29Time for action

30Palestinian, e.g.

31Bougainvillea, for one

35Feature of many hospital roofs

37Request following some failed attempts

38Tiny shape-shifters

39Passionate, domineering sort, it's said

42"What's stopping us?"

44Hermann ___, champion skier known as "The Herminator"

45Princess twin of He-Man

47Actor DeVine of "Pitch Perfect"

49One might be full of tears

50Woman's name that becomes another woman's name if you interchange its second and fourth letters

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Stats & info

Friday, Jan 31, 2025

15×15

Grid size

68

Total entries

32/193

Black / letter cells

5.7

Avg entry length

10 ltrs

Longest entry

Hard

Friday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJan 31, 2025

DayFriday

ThemeThemeless

ConstructorAdrian Johnson

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split33 across · 35 down

Longest entries

4A"We're done, folks!"10 ltrs 16AOne with sound judgment?10 ltrs 18ACapsules that can track health info10 ltrs 20A"Truth is …"10 ltrs 46AHe's taken!10 ltrs

Friday puzzles run themeless, so the fill leans on long open entries and wordplay clues rather than a central gimmick. This grid has 32 black squares and averages 5.7 letters per entry.