Our NYT Crossword Hints for January 19, 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 19, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 1/19/25. 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.
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1A. Department store department
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5A. Tater
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9A. Indian state along the Himalayas
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14A. Largest organ in the human body
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18A. None for me
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19A. Big name in syrup
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20A. Dessert you might top with gummy bears and chocolate chips, informally
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21A. Practical
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22A. Hard work
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25A. Place for a bob and weave
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26A. Measured
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27A. Sky safety org.
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28A. Starting point, of sorts
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30A. Key above a tilde
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31A. New York × paper
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36A. James who wrote the screenplay for "The Night of the Hunter" (1955)
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38A. Language suffix
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39A. One answering to a board, for short
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40A. "Strega ___" (classic children's folk tale)
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41A. "That's just … wrong"
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43A. Arjuna's skill, in the "Mahabharata"
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45A. Come to rest, as sediment
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47A. Creature whose narrow waist is called a petiole
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49A. Encyclopedia filler
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51A. √generate
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54A. Food that becomes its own container if you change the last letter
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56A. Brush wolves, by another name
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58A. Fixes a hole, say
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59A. Post-spring cleaning event
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63A. Essential ___
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64A. Heap
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65A. Nashville neighborhood known for its many recording studios
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66A. It's what ﹣ you think
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71A. Theatrical release, typically
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72A. Many humanitarian grps.
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73A. ___ Khan
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74A. Turkish travel stops
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75A. "Gimme an A …!," e.g.
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77A. Like the presidency of Martin Van Buren
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81A. Back, informally
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82A. (Pixar movie)^2
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85A. Puts on the line
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86A. Egg ___
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88A. Pickleball venues
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89A. Certain sib
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91A. Dove calls
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92A. Something tied with a tongue?
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94A. "__ got it!"
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95A. Studio with an iconic lion
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97A. Pressure, so to speak
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99A. ∫ workout routine
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104A. Name that drops "-jah"
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107A. Burrowing rodent
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108A. That, in Spanish
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109A. Like some parking and poetry
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111A. Come up
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112A. Rocket science + brain surgery
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117A. Social workspaces for some remote workers
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118A. Boondi ___ (yogurt dish with fried chickpea flour)
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119A. Strove
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120A. Subj. for a bio major
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121A. Winter haven for some small mammals
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122A. Word with peace or beauty
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123A. Gridiron positions
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124A. Throws out
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1D. Small fly
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2D. Leaders in Qatar
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3D. Bad sign for a weary traveler
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4D. Fishtail, say
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5D. Aspen, for one
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6D. Hugo-winning sci-fi author Bacigalupi
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7D. Coffee container
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8D. Ding-dong
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9D. Note in the F minor scale
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10D. Spanish title: Abbr.
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11D. Break down
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12D. Actress Edebiri of The Bear
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13D. Transmogrify
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14D. Staying power
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15D. It's been called "the roof of Africa"
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16D. Words of defeat
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17D. Spanish babies
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21D. Be of ___ (assist)
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23D. Building manager, familiarly
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24D. Confront
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29D. Philosopher Descartes
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32D. Females 35-44, e.g.
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33D. English translation of the Irish "aigéan"
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34D. Post-embryo stage
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35D. Onesie wearers
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37D. *Cross the line
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41D. Mixed martial arts org.
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42D. Iconic Warhol subject
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44D. Letters before ".gov"
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45D. Advance film copies sent to critics
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46D. Relent
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48D. Nature's fishhook, you might say
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50D. Tamp down
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52D. Sleipnir's rider, in myth
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53D. Soft rock
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55D. Pokémon with a catlike appearance
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57D. Put in power
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60D. Like about 60% of the world's population
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61D. One of the "holy trinity" ingredients in Indian cuisine
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62D. Real pain in the butt?
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64D. Sitter’s charge
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65D. Personal approaches, in brief
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66D. Coins made primarily of copper
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67D. "When I was much younger …"
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68D. ___-Japanese War
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69D. S-shaped molding in architecture
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70D. Cross, as a stream
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71D. Evergreen variety
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75D. Bend
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76D. Gave zero stars, say
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77D. Nail polish brand
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78D. What few people know
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79D. Old-time film studio
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80D. Things eds. edit
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83D. Bail
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84D. Semper Fi grp.
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87D. Ticked off
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88D. Michael of “Barbie”
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90D. Some equipment in hand-to-hand combat
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93D. Mean-spirited sorts
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95D. This and that: Abbr.
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96D. Record feature
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98D. Suffix with kitchen
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99D. Big Apple purchases
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100D. "Visions" singer/songwriter Jones
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101D. Company whose logo is said to resemble Mount Fuji
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102D. Evergreen variety
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103D. Cried Foul perhaps
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105D. Subtly indicate
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106D. Pastoral poems
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110D. Suit
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113D. Fashion designer Dapper ___
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114D. Loud noise
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115D. Season of 2024's Jeux Olympiques
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116D. "Pachinko" author ___ Jin Lee
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.
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