NYT Crossword Answers - Jan 19
Word Problems
By Emily Sharp and Kunal Nabar
Across
- 5TaterSPUD
- 18"None for me"IMOK
- 19Big name in syrupKARO
- 21PracticalUTILE
- 22Hard / workDIVISIONOFLABOR
- 25Place for a bob and weaveSALON
- 26MeasuredGRADUAL
- 27Sky safety org.FAA
- 28Starting point, of sortsPREMISE
- 30Key above a tildeESC
- 31New York × paperPRODUCTOFTHETIMES
- 38Language suffixESE
- 41"That's just ... wrong"UMNO
- 45Come to rest, as sedimentSETTLE
- 49Encyclopedia fillerFACTS
- 51generateROOTCAUSE
- 56Brush wolves, by another nameCOYOTES
- 58Fixes a hole, sayDARNS
- 59Post-spring cleaning eventTAGSALE
- 63Essential ___OIL
- 64HeapPILE
- 66It's what - you thinkDIFFERENCEOFOPINION
- 71Theatrical release, typicallyFINALCUT
- 72Many humanitarian grps.NGOS
- 73___ KhanAGA
- 74Turkish travel stopsIMARETS
- 75"Gimme an A ...!," e.g.CHEER
- 81Back, informallyREP
- 82(Pixar movie)^2SQUAREDUP
- 85Puts on the lineRISKS
- 86Egg ___SAC
- 88Pickleball venuesCOURTS
- 89Certain sibSIS
- 91Dove callsCOOS
- 94"___ got it!"IVE
- 97Pressure, so to speakHEAT
- 99workout routineINTEGRATEDCIRCUIT
- 104Name that drops "-jah"ELI
- 107Burrowing rodentMOLERAT
- 108That, in SpanishESO
- 109Like some parking and poetryMETERED
- 111Come upARISE
- 112Rocket science + brain surgeryADDEDCOMPLEXITY
- 119StroveVIED
- 120Subj. for a bio majorECOL
- 122Word with peace or beautyINNER
- 123Gridiron positionsENDS
- 124Throws outCANS
Down
- 1Small flyMIDGE
- 2Leaders in QatarEMIRS
- 3Bad sign for a weary travelerNOVACANCY
- 4Fishtail, saySKID
- 5Aspen, for oneSKIAREA
- 7Coffee containerURN
- 8Ding-dongDOOFUS
- 10Spanish title: Abbr.SRA
- 11Break downSOB
- 13TransmogrifyMORPH
- 14Staying powerSTAMINA
- 15It's been called "the roof of Africa"KILIMANJARO
- 16Words of defeatILOSE
- 17Spanish babiesNENES
- 21Be of ___ (assist)USETO
- 24ConfrontFACE
- 29Philosopher DescartesRENE
- 32Females 35-44, e.g.DEMO
- 34Post-embryo stageFETUS
- 35Onesie wearersTOTS
- 37Cross the lineGOTOOFAR
- 45Advance film copies sent to criticsSCREENERS
- 46RelentLETUP
- 50Tamp downSTIFLE
- 53Soft rockTALC
- 57Put in powerELECT
- 62Real pain in the butt?SCIATICA
- 64Sitter's chargePET
- 67"When I was much younger ..."INAPASTLIFE
- 68___-Japanese WarRUSSO
- 70Cross, as a streamFORD
- 71Evergreen varietyFIR
- 75BendCURVE
- 76Gave zero stars, sayHATED
- 77Nail polish brandOPI
- 78What few people knowESOTERICA
- 79Old-time film studioRKO
- 80Things eds. editMSS
- 83BailQUIT
- 84"Semper Fi" grp.USMC
- 87Ticked (off)CHEESED
- 88Michael of "Barbie"CERA
- 93Mean-spirited sortsOGRES
- 95This and that: Abbr.MISC
- 96Record featureGROOVE
- 98Suffix with kitchenETTE
- 99Big Apple purchasesIMACS
- 102Evergreen varietyCEDAR
- 103Cried foul, perhaps?UMPED
- 105Subtly indicateLETON
- 106Pastoral poemsIDYLS
- 110SuitEXEC
- 114Loud noiseDIN
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Department store department — Answer: MENS
- 5. Tater — Answer: SPUD. Hint: A playful nickname for a humble potato at dinner 🍽️
- 9. Indian state along the Himalayas — Answer: ASSAM
- 14. Largest organ in the human body — Answer: SKIN
- 18. "None for me" — Answer: IMOK
- 19. Big name in syrup — Answer: KARO
- 20. Dessert you might top with gummy bears and chocolate chips, informally — Answer: FROYO
- 21. Practical — Answer: UTILE
- 22. Hard / work — Answer: DIVISIONOFLABOR
- 25. Place for a bob and weave — Answer: SALON
- 26. Measured — Answer: GRADUAL
- 27. Sky safety org. — Answer: FAA
- 28. Starting point, of sorts — Answer: PREMISE
- 30. Key above a tilde — Answer: ESC
- 31. New York × paper — Answer: PRODUCTOFTHETIMES
- 36. James who wrote the screenplay for "The Night of the Hunter" (1955) — Answer: AGEE
- 38. Language suffix — Answer: ESE. Hint: This ending can turn a place name into a word for its language or people. 🌍
- 39. One answering to a board, for short — Answer: CEO
- 40. "Strega ___" (classic children's folk tale) — Answer: NONA
- 41. "That's just ... wrong" — Answer: UMNO
- 43. Arjuna's skill, in the "Mahabharata" — Answer: AIM
- 45. Come to rest, as sediment — Answer: SETTLE
- 47. Creature whose narrow waist is called a petiole — Answer: ANT
- 49. Encyclopedia filler — Answer: FACTS
- 51. generate — Answer: ROOTCAUSE
- 54. Food that becomes its own container if you change the last letter — Answer: JAM
- 56. Brush wolves, by another name — Answer: COYOTES
- 58. Fixes a hole, say — Answer: DARNS
- 59. Post-spring cleaning event — Answer: TAGSALE
- 63. Essential ___ — Answer: OIL
- 64. Heap — Answer: PILE. Hint: Think of stacking things up, like a mountain of laundry! 🏔️
- 65. Nashville neighborhood known for its many recording studios — Answer: MUSICROW
- 66. It's what - you think — Answer: DIFFERENCEOFOPINION
- 71. Theatrical release, typically — Answer: FINALCUT
- 72. Many humanitarian grps. — Answer: NGOS
- 73. ___ Khan — Answer: AGA
- 74. Turkish travel stops — Answer: IMARETS
- 75. "Gimme an A ...!," e.g. — Answer: CHEER
- 77. Like the presidency of Martin Van Buren — Answer: ONETERM
- 81. Back, informally — Answer: REP
- 82. (Pixar movie)^2 — Answer: SQUAREDUP
- 85. Puts on the line — Answer: RISKS
- 86. Egg ___ — Answer: SAC
- 88. Pickleball venues — Answer: COURTS
- 89. Certain sib — Answer: SIS. Hint: Think about the word for a sibling that’s often used affectionately! 😊
- 91. Dove calls — Answer: COOS
- 92. Something tied with a tongue? — Answer: SHOE
- 94. "___ got it!" — Answer: IVE. Hint: This phrase signals sudden understanding or recognition. 💡
- 95. Studio with an iconic lion — Answer: MGM
- 97. Pressure, so to speak — Answer: HEAT
- 99. workout routine — Answer: INTEGRATEDCIRCUIT
- 104. Name that drops "-jah" — Answer: ELI
- 107. Burrowing rodent — Answer: MOLERAT
- 108. That, in Spanish — Answer: ESO. Hint: Think of the Spanish word you’d use when pointing to something over there. 👉
- 109. Like some parking and poetry — Answer: METERED
- 111. Come up — Answer: ARISE. Hint: It's what the sun does each morning! 🌅
- 112. Rocket science + brain surgery — Answer: ADDEDCOMPLEXITY
- 117. Social workspaces for some remote workers — Answer: CAFES
- 118. Boondi ___ (yogurt dish with fried chickpea flour) — Answer: RAITA
- 119. Strove — Answer: VIED
- 120. Subj. for a bio major — Answer: ECOL
- 121. Winter haven for some small mammals — Answer: SHED
- 122. Word with peace or beauty — Answer: INNER
- 123. Gridiron positions — Answer: ENDS
- 124. Throws out — Answer: CANS
Down
- 1. Small fly — Answer: MIDGE
- 2. Leaders in Qatar — Answer: EMIRS
- 3. Bad sign for a weary traveler — Answer: NOVACANCY
- 4. Fishtail, say — Answer: SKID
- 5. Aspen, for one — Answer: SKIAREA
- 6. Hugo-winning sci-fi author Bacigalupi — Answer: PAOLO
- 7. Coffee container — Answer: URN
- 8. Ding-dong — Answer: DOOFUS
- 9. Note in the F minor scale — Answer: AFLAT
- 10. Spanish title: Abbr. — Answer: SRA
- 11. Break down — Answer: SOB
- 12. Actress Edebiri of "The Bear" — Answer: AYO
- 13. Transmogrify — Answer: MORPH
- 14. Staying power — Answer: STAMINA
- 15. It's been called "the roof of Africa" — Answer: KILIMANJARO
- 16. Words of defeat — Answer: ILOSE
- 17. Spanish babies — Answer: NENES
- 21. Be of ___ (assist) — Answer: USETO
- 23. Building manager, familiarly — Answer: SUPE
- 24. Confront — Answer: FACE
- 29. Philosopher Descartes — Answer: RENE. Hint: Think of the philosopher behind “I think, therefore I am.” 🤔
- 32. Females 35-44, e.g. — Answer: DEMO
- 33. English translation of the Irish "aigéan" — Answer: OCEAN
- 34. Post-embryo stage — Answer: FETUS
- 35. Onesie wearers — Answer: TOTS
- 37. Cross the line — Answer: GOTOOFAR
- 41. Mixed martial arts org. — Answer: UFC
- 42. Iconic Warhol subject — Answer: MAO
- 44. Letters before ".gov" — Answer: IRS. Hint: Think about tax-related agencies and their abbreviations! 💼
- 45. Advance film copies sent to critics — Answer: SCREENERS
- 46. Relent — Answer: LETUP
- 48. Nature's fishhook, you might say — Answer: TALON
- 50. Tamp down — Answer: STIFLE
- 52. Sleipnir's rider, in myth — Answer: ODIN
- 53. Soft rock — Answer: TALC
- 55. Pokémon with a catlike appearance — Answer: MEW
- 57. Put in power — Answer: ELECT
- 60. Like about 60% of the world's population — Answer: ASIAN
- 61. One of the "holy trinity" ingredients in Indian cuisine — Answer: GINGER
- 62. Real pain in the butt? — Answer: SCIATICA
- 64. Sitter's charge — Answer: PET
- 65. Personal approaches, in brief — Answer: MOS
- 66. Coins made primarily of copper — Answer: DIMES
- 67. "When I was much younger ..." — Answer: INAPASTLIFE
- 68. ___-Japanese War — Answer: RUSSO
- 69. S-shaped molding in architecture — Answer: OGEE
- 70. Cross, as a stream — Answer: FORD
- 71. Evergreen variety — Answer: FIR
- 75. Bend — Answer: CURVE
- 76. Gave zero stars, say — Answer: HATED
- 77. Nail polish brand — Answer: OPI. Hint: Salon favorite that sounds like a tiny trio of initials 💅
- 78. What few people know — Answer: ESOTERICA
- 79. Old-time film studio — Answer: RKO
- 80. Things eds. edit — Answer: MSS
- 83. Bail — Answer: QUIT
- 84. "Semper Fi" grp. — Answer: USMC
- 87. Ticked (off) — Answer: CHEESED
- 88. Michael of "Barbie" — Answer: CERA. Hint: Think of the actor who brought the quirky Allan to life in Barbie 🎬
- 90. Some equipment in hand-to-hand combat — Answer: SHIELDS
- 93. Mean-spirited sorts — Answer: OGRES
- 95. This and that: Abbr. — Answer: MISC
- 96. Record feature — Answer: GROOVE
- 98. Suffix with kitchen — Answer: ETTE
- 99. Big Apple purchases — Answer: IMACS
- 100. "Visions" singer/songwriter Jones — Answer: NORAH
- 101. Company whose logo is said to resemble Mount Fuji — Answer: ATARI
- 102. Evergreen variety — Answer: CEDAR
- 103. Cried foul, perhaps? — Answer: UMPED
- 105. Subtly indicate — Answer: LETON
- 106. Pastoral poems — Answer: IDYLS
- 110. Suit — Answer: EXEC
- 113. Fashion designer Dapper ___ — Answer: DAN
- 114. Loud noise — Answer: DIN
- 115. Season of 2024's Jeux Olympiques — Answer: ETE
- 116. "Pachinko" author ___ Jin Lee — Answer: MIN
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