It washes a shore
Crossword Answer — January 14, 2025
NYT Crossword
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
By Lance Enfinger
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Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Ruling from a tennis line judge — Answer: ITSIN
- 6. Spelled-out chant at the World Cup — Answer: USA
- 9. Home for Shrek — Answer: SWAMP
- 14. For the first time — Answer: NEWLY
- 15. ___ Beta Kappa — Answer: PHI
- 16. Signature Caitlin Clark shot, informally — Answer: THREE
- 17. One in charge of a sting operation? — Answer: BEEKEEPER
- 19. Vessel in a slip — Answer: YACHT
- 20. Individuals — Answer: ONES
- 21. It locks locks into place — Answer: GEL
- 22. Lead-in to rock or weekly — Answer: ALT
- 23. Like a birthday candle prior to your making a wish — Answer: LIT
- 24. Absolute champion — Answer: WORLDBEATER
- 29. Head off — Answer: DEPART
- 31. Make good as new — Answer: RESTORE
- 32. Cheer after a gooooooal! — Answer: OLE
- 33. Poorly behaved child — Answer: BRAT
- 35. Parks who sparked a bus boycott — Answer: ROSA
- 36. Publicity hound — Answer: ATTENTIONSEEKER
- 40. News of an alien landing, probably — Answer: HOAX
- 41. "Milk's favorite cookie" brand — Answer: OREO
- 42. Barnyard sound — Answer: MAA
- 43. Challenge for a person drawing lots? — Answer: ARTTEST
- 45. Piece of equipment seen at the Paralympics — Answer: SITSKI
- 48. Person often flirting with disaster — Answer: STORMCHASER
- 51. Response in the game of Battleship — Answer: HIT
- 52. Org. that helped phase out CFCs — Answer: EPA
- 53. Jost's "S.N.L." Weekend Update co-host — Answer: CHE
- 54. Hardy and Petty — Answer: TOMS
- 55. Friend of Flower and Thumper — Answer: BAMBI
- 58. Game that ends when the snitch is caught ... and whose positions end 17-, 24-, 36- and 48-Across — Answer: QUIDDITCH
- 60. Handbill — Answer: FLIER
- 61. Chilly remark? — Answer: BRR
- 62. Home of the Craters of the Moon National Monument — Answer: IDAHO
- 63. Bit of snow — Answer: FLAKE
- 64. Posed — Answer: SAT
- 65. Question after a joke bombs — Answer: GETIT
Down
- 1. Emphasized, textwise — Answer: INBOLD
- 2. Like the yellow polka dot bikini, in a 1960 #1 novelty song — Answer: TEENIE
- 3. Popular Thanksgiving item — Answer: SWEETPOTATO
- 4. Types — Answer: ILKS
- 5. Scientific Bill — Answer: NYE
- 6. Word before deck or hand — Answer: UPPER
- 7. Prominent part of a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle costume — Answer: SHELL
- 8. The "A" of A/C — Answer: AIR
- 9. Choices at salons — Answer: STYLES
- 10. "I like this so much!" — Answer: WHATATREAT
- 11. ___ de Triomphe — Answer: ARC
- 12. "I wasn't impressed" — Answer: MEH
- 13. Rescue animal, maybe — Answer: PET
- 18. Quadruple award achievement, informally — Answer: EGOT
- 22. Supports illegally, in a way — Answer: ABETS
- 24. Small brown songbird — Answer: WREN
- 25. Liquid-Plumr alternative — Answer: DRANO
- 26. Attempted — Answer: TOOKASHOTAT
- 27. Gaelic language — Answer: ERSE
- 28. Back end — Answer: REAR
- 30. TV host who got asked a lot of questions — Answer: ALEXTREBEK
- 33. Labor day event — Answer: BIRTH
- 34. Pseudonym in a landmark legal case — Answer: ROE
- 36. Cries of understanding — Answer: AHAS
- 37. Cause for a lawsuit — Answer: TORT
- 38. "Vissi d'arte" opera — Answer: TOSCA
- 39. Qatari leader — Answer: EMIR
- 44. Enemy of the Rebel Alliance — Answer: EMPIRE
- 45. Tournament ranking — Answer: SEED. Hint: Think of how plants grow and prepare for competition! 🌱
- 46. Korean fermented cabbage — Answer: KIMCHI
- 47. Remark while fanning oneself, maybe — Answer: ITSHOT
- 49. Integra maker — Answer: ACURA
- 50. Polo, e.g. — Answer: SHIRT
- 54. It washes a shore — Answer: TIDE
- 55. Closest pal, informally — Answer: BFF
- 56. Not just some — Answer: ALL
- 57. Hamm of soccer fame — Answer: MIA
- 58. Ones trying not to be sacked, in brief — Answer: QBS
- 59. Fossil hunters' project — Answer: DIG
The answer to “It washes a shore” in the New York Times crossword is TIDE — a 4-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on January 14, 2025, a Tuesday puzzle, at 54-Down. If it's the entry standing between you and a clean grid, that's the word you need — and below you'll find why it fits, plus links to the day's other clues if more than one square is giving you trouble.
“It washes a shore” answer
TIDE (4 letters)
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Why the answer is TIDE
TIDE is the 4-letter solution that fits "It washes a shore" in the NYT Crossword crossword on January 14, 2025 (54-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.
When else has “It washes a shore” appeared?
New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up before, and what the answer was each time — handy if you landed here from a puzzle on another date.
January 14, 2025 (this puzzle) → TIDE. We haven't indexed an earlier appearance of this exact clue yet.
More clues from the NYT Crossword crossword on January 14, 2025
Stuck elsewhere in the grid? Here are some of the crossing and nearby clues from the same puzzle — tap any for its answer and explanation.
- Hardy and Petty → TOMS
- Game that ends when the snitch is caught ... and whose positions end 17-, 24-, 36- and 48-Across → QUIDDITCH
- Home of the Craters of the Moon National Monument → IDAHO
- Question after a joke bombs → GETIT
- Jost's "S.N.L." Weekend Update co-host → CHE
- Friend of Flower and Thumper → BAMBI
- Closest pal, informally → BFF
- Org. that helped phase out CFCs → EPA
Want every clue in one place? The full New York Times answer list for January 14, 2025 is on that day's grid page, and today's live NYT Crossword answers are always one tap from the today page.
About the NYT Crossword
The New York Times crossword, edited by Will Shortz, is the most famous daily puzzle in the United States. It runs a 15×15 grid Monday through Saturday and a larger 21×21 grid on Sunday, and its difficulty deliberately ramps through the week: Monday is the most approachable, Saturday the toughest, with Thursday often reserved for a trick or twist like rebus squares. This page covers a Tuesday puzzle. A straight-definition entry is the kind of solid mid-grid answer that anchors the trickier crossings around it. Because the NYT reuses short, crossing-friendly words regularly, seeing them once makes them easier to spot next time.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “It washes a shore”?
The answer is TIDE, a 4-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 14, 2025.
How many letters is the answer to “It washes a shore”?
4 letters: TIDE.
Where did this clue appear?
In the New York Times crossword on January 14, 2025 (a Tuesday puzzle), at 54-Down.
Can “It washes a shore” have a different answer?
Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.
Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?
The full grid for January 14, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.