NYT Crossword Answers - Jan 17

By Willa Angel Chen Miller

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Across

  1. 1Introductory courseSALAD
  2. 6Exchange lettersIPO
  3. 9Venue for the sale of the town of Buford, Wyo., in 2012 (price: $900,000)EBAY
  4. 13What you might get after being taken for a rideUBERRATING
  5. 16HintNOTE
  6. 17Jörmungandr, in Norse mythologySEAMONSTER
  7. 18___ optionCALL
  8. 19Narrow passage: Abbr.STR
  9. 20Affixes, in a wayPINS
  10. 21UnprincipledAMORAL
  11. 23Midrange performerALTO
  12. 24Shattering resultsSHARDS
  13. 25So-so at bestNOGREATSHAKES
  14. 29Buff marsh residentEGRET
  15. 30Budget alternativeALAMO
  16. 31Saucer contents, in briefETS
  17. 34Industrial Revolution and othersERAS
  18. 35First Pixar film with a female protagonistBRAVE
  19. 36FulminateRAIL
  20. 37Cubby hole?DEN
  21. 38Playwright/screenwriter Douglas Carter ___BEANE
  22. 39First capital of AlaskaSITKA
  23. 40One method of paymentDIRECTDEPOSIT
  24. 43PickleSCRAPE
  25. 44Actress Melissa Joan ___HART
  26. 45Sauce made of seedsTAHINI
  27. 46Company behind Sonic the HedgehogSEGA
  28. 47BlubberSOB
  29. 502011 hit by Jay-Z and Kanye West that samples a 1966 soul performanceOTIS
  30. 51VeryNOTALITTLE
  31. 54Bit of a subway station wallTILE
  32. 55"That'll do"GOODENOUGH
  33. 56Split things, sometimesENDS
  34. 57Some printer purchases, for shortHPS
  35. 58Ping makerSONAR

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  1. 1Work (out)SUSS
  2. 2Provide crooked support forABET
  3. 3Shakespearean counterpart to Logan on "Succession"LEAR
  4. 4Ready to fightARM
  5. 5BeadDROPLET
  6. 6"Take your time!"ITSNOTARACE
  7. 7Worst possible circumstances, with "the"PITS
  8. 8Horizontal line, in Chinese writingONE
  9. 9"More!"ENCORE
  10. 10Positions of governanceBOARDSEATS
  11. 11It shows the lay of the landATLAS
  12. 12Big whoopYELL
  13. 14Borg who co-founded the Institute for Women in TechnologyANITA
  14. 15Kenneth who wrote "The Wind in the Willows"GRAHAME
  15. 22Speedy sharkMAKO
  16. 23Father of Phobos and DeimosARES
  17. 24Features of some monks and punksSHAVEDHEADS
  18. 25It's a mustNEED
  19. 26Fantasy creatureOGRE
  20. 27Relative minor?GRANDCHILD
  21. 28Way of looking at thingsSLANT
  22. 32___ barTIKI
  23. 33LouverSLAT
  24. 35Alarm sound option on a smartphoneBEEPING
  25. 36HootRIOT
  26. 38Milling byproductBRAN
  27. 39Unfortunate twistsSPRAINS
  28. 41Blooms for van GoghIRISES
  29. 42Quarter back?EAGLE
  30. 43Smooth kind of finishSATIN
  31. 45SchlepTOTE
  32. 46Point on a bus routeSTOP
  33. 47FloorSTUN
  34. 48___ Tokarczuk, winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in LiteratureOLGA
  35. 49Big name in paintBEHR
  36. 52"How gorgeous!"OOH
  37. 53Adverb much used by GoldilocksTOO

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Introductory course — Answer: SALAD
  2. 6. Exchange letters — Answer: IPO
  3. 9. Venue for the sale of the town of Buford, Wyo., in 2012 (price: $900,000) — Answer: EBAY
  4. 13. What you might get after being taken for a ride — Answer: UBERRATING
  5. 16. Hint — Answer: NOTE
  6. 17. Jörmungandr, in Norse mythology — Answer: SEAMONSTER
  7. 18. ___ option — Answer: CALL
  8. 19. Narrow passage: Abbr. — Answer: STR
  9. 20. Affixes, in a way — Answer: PINS
  10. 21. Unprincipled — Answer: AMORAL
  11. 23. Midrange performer — Answer: ALTO
  12. 24. Shattering results — Answer: SHARDS
  13. 25. So-so at best — Answer: NOGREATSHAKES
  14. 29. Buff marsh resident — Answer: EGRET
  15. 30. Budget alternative — Answer: ALAMO
  16. 31. Saucer contents, in brief — Answer: ETS
  17. 34. Industrial Revolution and others — Answer: ERAS
  18. 35. First Pixar film with a female protagonist — Answer: BRAVE
  19. 36. Fulminate — Answer: RAIL
  20. 37. Cubby hole? — Answer: DEN
  21. 38. Playwright/screenwriter Douglas Carter ___ — Answer: BEANE
  22. 39. First capital of Alaska — Answer: SITKA
  23. 40. One method of payment — Answer: DIRECTDEPOSIT
  24. 43. Pickle — Answer: SCRAPE
  25. 44. Actress Melissa Joan ___ — Answer: HART
  26. 45. Sauce made of seeds — Answer: TAHINI
  27. 46. Company behind Sonic the Hedgehog — Answer: SEGA
  28. 47. Blubber — Answer: SOB
  29. 50. 2011 hit by Jay-Z and Kanye West that samples a 1966 soul performance — Answer: OTIS
  30. 51. Very — Answer: NOTALITTLE
  31. 54. Bit of a subway station wall — Answer: TILE
  32. 55. "That'll do" — Answer: GOODENOUGH
  33. 56. Split things, sometimes — Answer: ENDS
  34. 57. Some printer purchases, for short — Answer: HPS
  35. 58. Ping maker — Answer: SONAR

Down

  1. 1. Work (out) — Answer: SUSS
  2. 2. Provide crooked support for — Answer: ABET
  3. 3. Shakespearean counterpart to Logan on "Succession" — Answer: LEAR
  4. 4. Ready to fight — Answer: ARM
  5. 5. Bead — Answer: DROPLET
  6. 6. "Take your time!" — Answer: ITSNOTARACE
  7. 7. Worst possible circumstances, with "the" — Answer: PITS
  8. 8. Horizontal line, in Chinese writing — Answer: ONE
  9. 9. "More!" — Answer: ENCORE
  10. 10. Positions of governance — Answer: BOARDSEATS
  11. 11. It shows the lay of the land — Answer: ATLAS
  12. 12. Big whoop — Answer: YELL
  13. 14. Borg who co-founded the Institute for Women in Technology — Answer: ANITA
  14. 15. Kenneth who wrote "The Wind in the Willows" — Answer: GRAHAME
  15. 22. Speedy shark — Answer: MAKO
  16. 23. Father of Phobos and Deimos — Answer: ARES
  17. 24. Features of some monks and punks — Answer: SHAVEDHEADS
  18. 25. It's a must — Answer: NEED
  19. 26. Fantasy creature — Answer: OGRE
  20. 27. Relative minor? — Answer: GRANDCHILD
  21. 28. Way of looking at things — Answer: SLANT
  22. 32. ___ bar — Answer: TIKI
  23. 33. Louver — Answer: SLAT
  24. 35. Alarm sound option on a smartphone — Answer: BEEPING
  25. 36. Hoot — Answer: RIOT
  26. 38. Milling byproduct — Answer: BRAN
  27. 39. Unfortunate twists — Answer: SPRAINS
  28. 41. Blooms for van Gogh — Answer: IRISES
  29. 42. Quarter back? — Answer: EAGLE
  30. 43. Smooth kind of finish — Answer: SATIN
  31. 45. Schlep — Answer: TOTE
  32. 46. Point on a bus route — Answer: STOP
  33. 47. Floor — Answer: STUN
  34. 48. ___ Tokarczuk, winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature — Answer: OLGA
  35. 49. Big name in paint — Answer: BEHR
  36. 52. "How gorgeous!" — Answer: OOH
  37. 53. Adverb much used by Goldilocks — Answer: TOO

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Full NYT Crossword answer list for January 17, 2025

Every clue from the January 17 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.

Across

#ClueAnswer
1Introductory courseSALAD
6Exchange lettersIPO
9Venue for the sale of the town of Buford, Wyo., in 2012 (price: $900,000)EBAY
13What you might get after being taken for a rideUBERRATING
16HintNOTE
17Jörmungandr, in Norse mythologySEAMONSTER
18___ optionCALL
19Narrow passage: Abbr.STR
20Affixes, in a wayPINS
21UnprincipledAMORAL
23Midrange performerALTO
24Shattering resultsSHARDS
25So-so at bestNOGREATSHAKES
29Buff marsh residentEGRET
30Budget alternativeALAMO
31Saucer contents, in briefETS
34Industrial Revolution and othersERAS
35First Pixar film with a female protagonistBRAVE
36FulminateRAIL
37Cubby hole?DEN
38Playwright/screenwriter Douglas Carter ___BEANE
39First capital of AlaskaSITKA
40One method of paymentDIRECTDEPOSIT
43PickleSCRAPE
44Actress Melissa Joan ___HART
45Sauce made of seedsTAHINI
46Company behind Sonic the HedgehogSEGA
47BlubberSOB
502011 hit by Jay-Z and Kanye West that samples a 1966 soul performanceOTIS
51VeryNOTALITTLE
54Bit of a subway station wallTILE
55"That'll do"GOODENOUGH
56Split things, sometimesENDS
57Some printer purchases, for shortHPS
58Ping makerSONAR

Down

#ClueAnswer
1Work (out)SUSS
2Provide crooked support forABET
3Shakespearean counterpart to Logan on "Succession"LEAR
4Ready to fightARM
5BeadDROPLET
6"Take your time!"ITSNOTARACE
7Worst possible circumstances, with "the"PITS
8Horizontal line, in Chinese writingONE
9"More!"ENCORE
10Positions of governanceBOARDSEATS
11It shows the lay of the landATLAS
12Big whoopYELL
14Borg who co-founded the Institute for Women in TechnologyANITA
15Kenneth who wrote "The Wind in the Willows"GRAHAME
22Speedy sharkMAKO
23Father of Phobos and DeimosARES
24Features of some monks and punksSHAVEDHEADS
25It's a mustNEED
26Fantasy creatureOGRE
27Relative minor?GRANDCHILD
28Way of looking at thingsSLANT
32___ barTIKI
33LouverSLAT
35Alarm sound option on a smartphoneBEEPING
36HootRIOT
38Milling byproductBRAN
39Unfortunate twistsSPRAINS
41Blooms for van GoghIRISES
42Quarter back?EAGLE
43Smooth kind of finishSATIN
45SchlepTOTE
46Point on a bus routeSTOP
47FloorSTUN
48___ Tokarczuk, winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in LiteratureOLGA
49Big name in paintBEHR
52"How gorgeous!"OOH
53Adverb much used by GoldilocksTOO

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