Thursday, January 16, 2025
By Rebecca Goldstein and Adam Wagner
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Gaming ___ (console alternatives, for short)
- 4Command to a skydiver
- 8Make a quick appearance
- 13Bad sound to hear while bending over
- 14Taylor-Joy of "The Queen's Gambit"
- 15Have a loan from
- 16Unfriendly, as a relationship
- 17Brouhahas / Most appalling
- 19Letters put in boxes
- 21First half of a two-volume encyclopedia on physics, aptly?
- 22Org. for important adults in a child's life
- 23"The Incredibles" costumer / Science class display
- 26Smallest bit
- 27Roasts
- 28In
- 30Singer/songwriter ___ Reznor
- 33Worked (up)
- 34Lock up for the night / Despairs
- 36Woodwinds that are usually black
- 38It's all wound up
- 39Sent a reminder text, in lingo
- 41Weird flexes?
- 45Cornhole action
- 46Like some activities at a mountain lodge / Marketing fodder
- 49Affirmation not usually spoken at a Jewish wedding
- 50"My man!"
- 51Grow a team, say
- 52Set of educational standards ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 34- and 46-Across
- 56What follows T.S.A., weirdly
- 57Capital east of the Jordan River
- 58Like some fabrics
- 59Early tech giant
- 60Not too sure
- 61Genesis creator
- 62Like cabernet sauvignon wine, typically
Down
- 1Part of a makeup routine
- 2Part of a summer swarm
- 3Getting a sneak peek?
- 4Sticky stuff
- 5Point value of any vowel in Spanish Scrabble
- 6"That's on me"
- 7Wasabi or miso
- 8Something a meter reader reads?
- 9Take responsibility for, as a mistake
- 10Lookout point
- 11"Let's do this thing"
- 12Covered in marginalia, maybe
- 18Soft drink named for a nut
- 20Final race stretches ... or what racers may be on by then
- 24Down in the dumps
- 25Infrequently counterfeited bills
- 26"What just happened?" reaction
- 29North Korea has the fourth-highest number of these, after China, India and the U.S.
- 31Original Super Mario console, in brief
- 32Equivalent of 16 pinches: Abbr.
- 34Something to put stock in
- 35Sprinkler attachment
- 36Vision-related
- 37Housing bubble?
- 40"Phooey!"
- 42Button clicked to advance to a YouTube video
- 43Aid in self-reflection
- 44Unflinching
- 47Goal seekers?
- 48River through Lyon
- 50What a good fillet of fish isn't
- 53Word that becomes its own synonym if you add a "k" to the end
- 54Fix the wrong way?
- 55H
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Gaming ___ (console alternatives, for short) — Answer: PCS
- 4. Command to a skydiver — Answer: JUMP
- 8. Make a quick appearance — Answer: POPIN
- 13. Bad sound to hear while bending over — Answer: RIP
- 14. Taylor-Joy of "The Queen's Gambit" — Answer: ANYA
- 15. Have a loan from — Answer: OWETO
- 16. Unfriendly, as a relationship — Answer: ICY
- 17. Brouhahas / Most appalling — Answer: MOBSCENEST
- 19. Letters put in boxes — Answer: MAIL
- 21. First half of a two-volume encyclopedia on physics, aptly? — Answer: ATOM
- 22. Org. for important adults in a child's life — Answer: PTA
- 23. "The Incredibles" costumer / Science class display — Answer: EDNAMODEL
- 26. Smallest bit — Answer: WHIT
- 27. Roasts — Answer: RAGSON
- 28. In — Answer: ATHOME
- 30. Singer/songwriter ___ Reznor — Answer: TRENT
- 33. Worked (up) — Answer: RILED
- 34. Lock up for the night / Despairs — Answer: CLOSESHOPE
- 36. Woodwinds that are usually black — Answer: OBOES
- 38. It's all wound up — Answer: SPOOL
- 39. Sent a reminder text, in lingo — Answer: PINGED
- 41. Weird flexes? — Answer: SPASMS
- 45. Cornhole action — Answer: TOSS
- 46. Like some activities at a mountain lodge / Marketing fodder — Answer: APRESSKIT
- 49. Affirmation not usually spoken at a Jewish wedding — Answer: IDO
- 50. "My man!" — Answer: BRUH
- 51. Grow a team, say — Answer: HIRE
- 52. Set of educational standards ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 34- and 46-Across — Answer: COMMONCORE
- 56. What follows T.S.A., weirdly — Answer: PRE
- 57. Capital east of the Jordan River — Answer: AMMAN
- 58. Like some fabrics — Answer: KNIT
- 59. Early tech giant — Answer: AOL
- 60. Not too sure — Answer: LEERY
- 61. Genesis creator — Answer: SEGA
- 62. Like cabernet sauvignon wine, typically — Answer: DRY
Down
- 1. Part of a makeup routine — Answer: PRIMER
- 2. Part of a summer swarm — Answer: CICADA
- 3. Getting a sneak peek? — Answer: SPYING
- 4. Sticky stuff — Answer: JAM
- 5. Point value of any vowel in Spanish Scrabble — Answer: UNO
- 6. "That's on me" — Answer: MYBAD
- 7. Wasabi or miso — Answer: PASTE
- 8. Something a meter reader reads? — Answer: POEM
- 9. Take responsibility for, as a mistake — Answer: OWN
- 10. Lookout point — Answer: PEEPHOLE
- 11. "Let's do this thing" — Answer: ITSTIME
- 12. Covered in marginalia, maybe — Answer: NOTATED
- 18. Soft drink named for a nut — Answer: COLA
- 20. Final race stretches ... or what racers may be on by then — Answer: LASTLEGS
- 24. Down in the dumps — Answer: MOROSE
- 25. Infrequently counterfeited bills — Answer: ONES
- 26. "What just happened?" reaction — Answer: WHIPLASH
- 29. North Korea has the fourth-highest number of these, after China, India and the U.S. — Answer: TROOPS
- 31. Original Super Mario console, in brief — Answer: NES
- 32. Equivalent of 16 pinches: Abbr. — Answer: TSP
- 34. Something to put stock in — Answer: CONSOMME
- 35. Sprinkler attachment — Answer: HOSE
- 36. Vision-related — Answer: OPTICAL
- 37. Housing bubble? — Answer: BIODOME
- 40. "Phooey!" — Answer: DARN
- 42. Button clicked to advance to a YouTube video — Answer: SKIPAD
- 43. Aid in self-reflection — Answer: MIRROR
- 44. Unflinching — Answer: STEELY
- 47. Goal seekers? — Answer: PUCKS
- 48. River through Lyon — Answer: RHONE
- 50. What a good fillet of fish isn't — Answer: BONY
- 53. Word that becomes its own synonym if you add a "k" to the end — Answer: MAR
- 54. Fix the wrong way? — Answer: RIG
- 55. H — Answer: ETA
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