NYT Crossword January 2, 2025 Answers

Across

1A First in a series 7 5A Pixel rival 8 10A Snap 7 14A Average Joe's name (that's not Joe) 4 15A Bases loaded, e.g. 5 16A Iris's location 4 17A Temporary cover of a sort 4 18A Epic with the line "Come, friend, you too must die" 5 19A Festival covering 4 20A Start of a quip by comic Steven Wright 14 23A Summer abroad 3 24A Sounds of refreshment 3 25A King's ___ 6 27A Adjust on the timeline 6 29A Pressure cooker sound 4 31A Producer of an explosion 3 32A ___ Robinson, mother of Michelle Obama 6 34A Deep notes 4 35A Middle of the quip ... and a hint to eight squares in this puzzle 14 38A French buds 4 40A Plotted 9 41A Up to, informally 3 42A Low pair 4 44A Beyond cross 6 48A Drink featured in the Elvis film "Blue Hawaii" 6 50A Govt. prosecutors 3 51A Besides 3 52A End of the quip 14 56A Actor Jannings 4 57A Youngest golfer to score below his age in a P.G.A. Tour event 5 58A White Sox or Red Sox player, informally 4 59A Runner's assignment 4 60A Cricket segments 5 61A Miller option 4 62A Flower whose name means "flame" in ancient Greek 7 63A Lead-in to maniac 8 64A Troublesome threes, e.g. 7

Down

1D "Jeopardy!" offering 6 2D 12-time Olympic swimming medalist Ryan ___ 6 3D Worn at the edges 9 4D Prefix with sexual 4 5D Possible response to "Where are you?" 8 6D Craft kit fabrics 8 7D "Right away, boss!" 4 8D Comedian Trevor 4 9D "___ Game" (1986 Hugo Award winner) 6 10D Cot alternative 8 11D Wear out one's welcome, say 8 12D Achilles, for two 7 13D Muesli bit 3 21D Underworld figure 5 22D Is in the past 3 26D Chain parts: Abbr. 3 28D Singer Tori 4 29D Head liners? 5 30D Choquequirao inhabitant 4 33D "Let ___!" 4 34D Urban addr. specification 4 35D Like cuisine with lumpia and longganisa 11 36D "Looks that way, unfortunately" 11 37D Minimal 5 38D Bread box? 3 39D Noxious 7 42D "Qué ___?" ("How's it going?," in Spanish) 3 43D Only U.S. president buried in Washington, D.C. 6 45D Home of Firenze 6 46D They have nine players 6 47D Get released 6 49D Early text messager 5 50D One of a Disney septet 8 53D Root of resentment, at times 4 54D Reckon 4 55D Word before and after an ampersand, in the grocery 7 56D Maker of toys for girls and boys 6