Our NYT Crossword Hints for January 23, 2025 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily crossword that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of the paper and is also available online.
NYT Crossword Hints, January 23, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 1/23/25. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
- 1A. Tavern regular
- 7A. Bit of haunted house décor
- 13A. Remove some bugs from
- 14A. Beethoven work initially dedicated to Napoleon
- 15A. Classic line from the Dick and Jane series
- 15A. Classic line from the Dick and Jane series
- 16A. Hiring practice at a family business, say
- 16A. Hiring practice at a family business, say
- 17A. Like many shots in soccer
- 18A. Suppose
- 19A. One might be worthy or formidable
- 20A. Years of decline
- 23A. Pilots' chronicles
- 25A. "__ plaisir!"
- 27A. Where people amass for Mass
- 28A. Bee-dazzler?
- 29A. Adequate
- 30A. Hurdle for a future Ph.D.
- 31A. E, in a musical mnemonic
- 32A. Land whose name meant "between two rivers"
- 32A. Land whose name meant "between two rivers"
- 36A. Gets up
- 39A. Grp. with a lot of intelligence
- 40A. Painter Bob who said "We don't make mistakes. We have happy accidents"
- 44A. Advocacy org. that gained prominence in 1980s New York City
- 45A. Eastern currency
- 46A. Word repeated in a children's game
- 47A. Laura of "Jurassic Park"
- 48A. Structure with smoke flaps
- 50A. Prefix with color and county
- 51A. "Snow Falling on ___," 1994 mystery novel set in Washington State
- 53A. Bank assessment
- 55A. Sichuan bean curd dish
- 55A. Sichuan bean curd dish
- 56A. Obstacles for a driver ... or what this puzzle's circled squares represent
- 58A. "When in the course of human ___ …" (start of the Declaration of Independence)
- 59A. "You're kidding yourself!"
- 60A. Hate
- 61A. In the interim
- 1D. Singers who co-starred in the 1978 film "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
- 2D. Too
- 3D. Either of two diverging in a Robert Frost poem
- 3D. Either of two diverging in a Robert Frost poem
- 4D. Horse-racing measurements
- 5D. Football powerhouse in the S.E.C.
- 6D. Eastern currency
- 7D. Perfume ecclesiastically
- 8D. Unrefined metal sources
- 9D. Sunset in the West?
- 9D. Sunset in the West?
- 10D. Motion-sensing gaming device
- 11D. Popeye's creator
- 12D. "Kapow!"
- 13D. All over again
- 15D. Lounges, e.g.
- 18D. Bit of biographical data
- 21D. ___ chips, snack from Hawaii
- 22D. Way
- 22D. Way
- 24D. Vulpine
- 26D. Fall apart mentally
- 28D. Canadian province where "Anne of Green Gables" is set: Abbr.
- 33D. Special reading ability, for short
- 34D. … and make it snappy!
- 35D. Hall & Oates hit with the opening lyric "She'll only come out at night"
- 36D. Beyond cool?
- 37D. Geologic formation from glacial melting
- 38D. Word with clothes or cleaner
- 38D. Word with clothes or cleaner
- 41D. Discharge of water, e.g.
- 42D. Filter
- 43D. Heavens
- 45D. "You rang?"
- 48D. Arrangement for an heir, perhaps
- 49D. Literary husband of Zeena Frome
- 52D. Early p.m. times, in brief
- 54D. Steamed dumpling in Tibetan cuisine
- 55D. __ school
- 56D. Common download
- 57D. Metal para una medalla olímpica
We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.
The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15x15 grids on weekdays to larger 21x21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.
The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.
Solving the New York Times crossword has become a beloved pastime for many, and there are even competitions and clubs devoted to crossword puzzle solving. The New York Times crossword is available in print in the newspaper and online, and it has a dedicated following of loyal solvers who eagerly await each day's puzzle.
If you’re still struggling to solve your NYT crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first. If you’re looking for similarly challenging crosswords, we recommend the WSJ Crossword and LA Times Crossword.
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