Switch positions

Crossword Answer — January 30, 2025

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NYT Crossword

Thursday, January 30, 2025

By Joe Marquez

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NYT Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1First U.S. prez to be born outside the original 13 Colonies
  2. 4Airport transports
  3. 8The film "Airplane!," e.g.
  4. 13Cry in a horror film
  5. 14Challenge for an interpreter, perhaps
  6. 16Result of a leadoff walk
  7. 17"Sic vita ___" ("Such is life")
  8. 18Mercenary
  9. 20DEF, on a phone
  10. 22Bemoan
  11. 23Groundbreaking medical procedure first accomplished in 1967
  12. 27Region bordering India and China in Risk
  13. 29Nestlé Purina PetCare brand
  14. 30Level
  15. 31Only about 10% of Americans have one
  16. 32Tiny bit
  17. 34Shakers in the woods
  18. 35Suffix with social
  19. 38Focus of a product development test
  20. 40Govt. agency for retirees
  21. 41They might sound the alarm
  22. 43In-the-works software versions
  23. 45Score endings
  24. 46El ___
  25. 47Caresses
  26. 51"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" police captain
  27. 52Has a clouded mind
  28. 54Append
  29. 56Turn left or right, say
  30. 57Uncertainties of life ... or a feature of four answers in this puzzle?
  31. 61Supermodel Carangi
  32. 62Personal style
  33. 63Throat lozenge additive
  34. 64This is "plagiarism or revolution," per Gauguin
  35. 65Emerged
  36. 66Walks, for one
  37. 67Anti-vaping ad, e.g.

Down

  1. 1Singer with the 1972 album "Young, Gifted and Black," informally
  2. 2Quantity on a farm
  3. 3Catch
  4. 4Clamps in a shop
  5. 5Big fuss
  6. 6Zip
  7. 7Cover some ground?
  8. 81040, e.g.
  9. 9Pays for a hand
  10. 10Connects with an ex, e.g.
  11. 11Holds within
  12. 12Suffix with methyl
  13. 15Children's author who wrote "And the only reason for being a bee that I know of is making honey"
  14. 19Work on a sub?
  15. 21Grandson of Eve
  16. 24Newspapers, collectively
  17. 25Delicate fabric
  18. 26Fictional prison guarded by Dementors
  19. 28Canyonlands National Park feature
  20. 31Division of the Dept. of Labor
  21. 33Plunks (down)
  22. 34Pidgeon, Hawke or Crowe
  23. 35Rash reaction?
  24. 36Play a bogey-free round, maybe
  25. 37TV character who said "Doing the right thing is never the wrong thing"
  26. 39Chillax
  27. 42Deep-pocketed types
  28. 44Stick at a roast
  29. 46Zoo Atlanta's Lun Lun or Yang Yang
  30. 48Separation in some relationships?
  31. 49Possible answer to "Whose?"
  32. 50Rock layers
  33. 52Cousin of a haddock
  34. 53One can be fixed or liquid
  35. 55Base for a proposal?
  36. 57Hagen in the American Theater Hall of Fame
  37. 58Switch positions
  38. 59Cleverness
  39. 60U.S. org. that operates a cryptology museum in Maryland

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. First U.S. prez to be born outside the original 13 Colonies — Answer: ABE
  2. 4. Airport transports — Answer: VANS
  3. 8. The film "Airplane!," e.g. — Answer: FARCE
  4. 13. Cry in a horror film — Answer: RUN
  5. 14. Challenge for an interpreter, perhaps — Answer: IDIOM
  6. 16. Result of a leadoff walk — Answer: ONEON
  7. 17. "Sic vita ___" ("Such is life") — Answer: EST
  8. 18. Mercenary — Answer: SOLDIERTUNE
  9. 20. DEF, on a phone — Answer: THREE
  10. 22. Bemoan — Answer: LAMENT
  11. 23. Groundbreaking medical procedure first accomplished in 1967 — Answer: HEANSPLANT
  12. 27. Region bordering India and China in Risk — Answer: SIAM
  13. 29. Nestlé Purina PetCare brand — Answer: ALPO
  14. 30. Level — Answer: RAZE
  15. 31. Only about 10% of Americans have one — Answer: OUTIE
  16. 32. Tiny bit — Answer: SPECK
  17. 34. Shakers in the woods — Answer: ASPENS
  18. 35. Suffix with social — Answer: IST
  19. 38. Focus of a product development test — Answer: USEARCH
  20. 40. Govt. agency for retirees — Answer: SSA
  21. 41. They might sound the alarm — Answer: THEFTS
  22. 43. In-the-works software versions — Answer: BETAS
  23. 45. Score endings — Answer: CODAS
  24. 46. El ___ — Answer: PASO
  25. 47. Caresses — Answer: PATS
  26. 51. "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" police captain — Answer: HOLT
  27. 52. Has a clouded mind — Answer: CANTRAIGHT
  28. 54. Append — Answer: TACKON
  29. 56. Turn left or right, say — Answer: STEER
  30. 57. Uncertainties of life ... or a feature of four answers in this puzzle? — Answer: UPSANDDOWNS
  31. 61. Supermodel Carangi — Answer: GIA
  32. 62. Personal style — Answer: TASTE
  33. 63. Throat lozenge additive — Answer: ANISE
  34. 64. This is "plagiarism or revolution," per Gauguin — Answer: ART
  35. 65. Emerged — Answer: AROSE
  36. 66. Walks, for one — Answer: STAT
  37. 67. Anti-vaping ad, e.g. — Answer: PSA

Down

  1. 1. Singer with the 1972 album "Young, Gifted and Black," informally — Answer: ARETHA
  2. 2. Quantity on a farm — Answer: BUSHEL
  3. 3. Catch — Answer: ENTRAP
  4. 4. Clamps in a shop — Answer: VISES
  5. 5. Big fuss — Answer: ADO
  6. 6. Zip — Answer: NIL
  7. 7. Cover some ground? — Answer: SOD
  8. 8. 1040, e.g. — Answer: FORM
  9. 9. Pays for a hand — Answer: ANTESUP
  10. 10. Connects with an ex, e.g. — Answer: REUNITES
  11. 11. Holds within — Answer: CONTAINS
  12. 12. Suffix with methyl — Answer: ENE
  13. 15. Children's author who wrote "And the only reason for being a bee that I know of is making honey" — Answer: MILNE
  14. 19. Work on a sub? — Answer: EAT
  15. 21. Grandson of Eve — Answer: ENOS
  16. 24. Newspapers, collectively — Answer: PRESS
  17. 25. Delicate fabric — Answer: LACE
  18. 26. Fictional prison guarded by Dementors — Answer: AZKABAN
  19. 28. Canyonlands National Park feature — Answer: MESA
  20. 31. Division of the Dept. of Labor — Answer: OSHA
  21. 33. Plunks (down) — Answer: PUTS
  22. 34. Pidgeon, Hawke or Crowe — Answer: ACTOR
  23. 35. Rash reaction? — Answer: ITCH
  24. 36. Play a bogey-free round, maybe — Answer: SHOOTPAR
  25. 37. TV character who said "Doing the right thing is never the wrong thing" — Answer: TEDLASSO
  26. 39. Chillax — Answer: REST
  27. 42. Deep-pocketed types — Answer: FATCATS
  28. 44. Stick at a roast — Answer: SPIT
  29. 46. Zoo Atlanta's Lun Lun or Yang Yang — Answer: PANDA
  30. 48. Separation in some relationships? — Answer: AGEGAP
  31. 49. Possible answer to "Whose?" — Answer: THEIRS
  32. 50. Rock layers — Answer: STRATA
  33. 52. Cousin of a haddock — Answer: COD
  34. 53. One can be fixed or liquid — Answer: ASSET
  35. 55. Base for a proposal? — Answer: KNEE
  36. 57. Hagen in the American Theater Hall of Fame — Answer: UTA
  37. 58. Switch positions — Answer: ONS
  38. 59. Cleverness — Answer: WIT
  39. 60. U.S. org. that operates a cryptology museum in Maryland — Answer: NSA

The answer to “Switch positions” in the New York Times crossword is ONS — a 3-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on January 30, 2025, a Thursday puzzle, at 58-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.

“Switch positions” answer

ONS (3 letters)

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Why the answer is ONS

ONS is the 3-letter solution that fits "Switch positions" in the NYT Crossword crossword on January 30, 2025 (58-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

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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 Thursday 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 “Switch positions”?

The answer is ONS, a 3-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 30, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Switch positions”?

3 letters: ONS.

Where did this clue appear?

In the New York Times crossword on January 30, 2025 (a Thursday puzzle), at 58-Down.

Can “Switch positions” have a different answer?

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