NYT Crossword January 20, 2025 Answers

Across

1A Unwanted piece of mail 4 5A Took to court 4 9A Blog addition 4 13A Written legal argument 5 15A Red carpet hairstyle, often 4 16A Sephora rival 4 17A Only U.N. member whose name starts with Q 5 18A Places that are off-limits 9 20A Path of advancement for a lawyer 12 22A High-pitched bark 3 25A Since, informally 3 26A Sending a chill up one's spine 5 27A Position for Steph Curry or Caitlin Clark 10 32A Like Easter eggs or purple hair 4 33A Speaking platforms 5 34A Antidrug cop, informally 4 36A Go along with prevailing wisdom 13 42A Athletic gear that comes in pairs 4 43A "Too rich for my blood" 5 45A Pride parade inits. 4 49A Manual for consistency in writing 10 52A Helpful 5 54A Composer ___-Manuel Miranda 3 55A Was first to play a card 3 56A Do one's job to the point of exhaustion ... or a hint to the ends of 20-, 27-, 36- and 49-Across 12 61A "Biscuit" for cookie or "chips" for fries 9 62A Novices, informally 5 66A Frozen treats 4 67A Utah winter resort 4 68A "Laters!" 5 69A Host's place, usually, on a late-night talk show 4 70A Expresses silent agreement 4 71A Not discard 4

Down

1D Roasting event, for short 3 2D Reflective Glass on the radio 3 3D Hoppin', in slang 3 4D Hop 4 5D Chinese general who wrote "The Art of War" 6 6D "Once ___ a time …" 4 7D Rim 4 8D "Let's Make a Deal" option 4 9D Made contented sounds like a cat 6 10D Kevin of "Shark Tank," also known as "Mr. Wonderful" 6 11D Tween sister of Barbie 6 12D Assigned a job 6 14D Geometric figures whose subparts mimic the full shape 8 19D Had a meal 3 21D Toupee, in slang 3 22D Roblox or TikTok 3 23D T-top, for one 4 24D Stereotypical canine name 4 28D Zero 3 29D Impatient 5 30D When doubled, gung-ho 3 31D Hip-hop's Dr. ___ 3 35D Hair knots with a French name 8 37D Gives a thumbs up 3 38D Clever humor 3 39D Large bird that lays green eggs, which are incubated by the male 3 40D Stir up 4 41D "Bruh" 4 44D ___ Talks 3 45D Likely winner of a construction contract 6 46D Sensation of acceleration 6 47D Represses, as a bad memory 6 48D "Bad you!" 6 50D Pack animals that can spit up to 10 feet when irritated 6 51D Festival at the end of Ramadan 3 53D Retired QB Manning 3 57D Volunteer's words 4 58D Unit of smuggled drugs 4 59D Abbr. before a year on a cornerstone 4 60D Eccentric expert 4 63D Itsy-bitsy 3 64D "Ta-ta" 3 65D Drain the energy from 3