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Crossword Answer — January 17, 2025

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NYT Crossword

Friday, January 17, 2025

By Willa Angel Chen Miller

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NYT Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Introductory course
  2. 6Exchange letters
  3. 9Venue for the sale of the town of Buford, Wyo., in 2012 (price: $900,000)
  4. 13What you might get after being taken for a ride
  5. 16Hint
  6. 17Jörmungandr, in Norse mythology
  7. 18___ option
  8. 19Narrow passage: Abbr.
  9. 20Affixes, in a way
  10. 21Unprincipled
  11. 23Midrange performer
  12. 24Shattering results
  13. 25So-so at best
  14. 29Buff marsh resident
  15. 30Budget alternative
  16. 31Saucer contents, in brief
  17. 34Industrial Revolution and others
  18. 35First Pixar film with a female protagonist
  19. 36Fulminate
  20. 37Cubby hole?
  21. 38Playwright/screenwriter Douglas Carter ___
  22. 39First capital of Alaska
  23. 40One method of payment
  24. 43Pickle
  25. 44Actress Melissa Joan ___
  26. 45Sauce made of seeds
  27. 46Company behind Sonic the Hedgehog
  28. 47Blubber
  29. 502011 hit by Jay-Z and Kanye West that samples a 1966 soul performance
  30. 51Very
  31. 54Bit of a subway station wall
  32. 55"That'll do"
  33. 56Split things, sometimes
  34. 57Some printer purchases, for short
  35. 58Ping maker

Down

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

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

The answer to “Exchange letters” in the New York Times crossword is IPO — a 3-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on January 17, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 6-Across. 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.

“Exchange letters” answer

IPO (3 letters)

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Why the answer is IPO

IPO is the 3-letter solution that fits "Exchange letters" in the NYT Crossword crossword on January 17, 2025 (6-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

When else has “Exchange letters” appeared?

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January 17, 2025 (this puzzle) → IPO. We haven't indexed an earlier appearance of this exact clue yet.

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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 Friday 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 “Exchange letters”?

The answer is IPO, a 3-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 17, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Exchange letters”?

3 letters: IPO.

Where did this clue appear?

In the New York Times crossword on January 17, 2025 (a Friday puzzle), at 6-Across.

Can “Exchange letters” 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 17, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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