NYT Crossword January 22, 2025 Answers

Across

1A Org. of the main characters in "The Americans" 3 4A What might rain down on opposing players 4 8A Words before "Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope" 6 14A Drum location 3 15A ___-Seltzer 4 16A Gamer's likeness 6 17A It follows ka in the Spanish alphabet 3 18A 500 sheets of paper 4 19A Barbershop stock 6 20A Jay Gatsby, to Nick Carraway? 12 23A Puffs 5 24A Move slightly 5 25A Many '90s music purchases 3 28A Chooses 4 29A Company that once sold the Magic 8 Ball 4 30A Kipling or Keats 4 31A Mare/hare pair? 13 35A Spain and Portugal 6 37A Steakhouse order 6 38A Horse-drawn party vehicle? 13 42A Cuckoo 4 43A The "A" of U.A.E. 4 44A Morning TV host Kelly 4 47A Animal that sounds like you? 3 48A "___ intended!" 5 50A Sneaky schemes 5 51A Tennis format … or a description of some of the letters in 20-, 31- and 38-Across 12 53A Noted name in suits 6 56A Yaks 4 57A Feeling induced by a total eclipse, perhaps 3 58A Grinned broadly 6 59A The "grand slam" of showbiz 4 60A Souvenir for a Final Four team 3 61A Box up 6 62A Takes in 4 63A ___ Moines 3

Down

1D Stick with 6 2D Racehorse's gait 6 3D Get a party going 11 4D Zingers 5 5D Butter alternative 4 6D "Well, see ya!" 7 7D Italian anise-flavored liqueur 7 8D Feature of golf and rugby, but not gymnastics or luge? 5 9D Dodge 5 10D Having little hustle 4 11D Bankable vacation, for short 3 12D Tarnish 3 13D Hosp. areas 3 21D "Just tell me which it is!" 7 22D Japanese noodle 4 25D Locale of the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest 11 26D Refute 4 27D Eye irritation 4 29D Former Taiwanese president ___ Ing-wen 4 30D Eats that pair well with beer 7 32D Former N.B.A. star Smits, the "Dunking Dutchman" 3 33D Wallop 4 34D 1988 film for which Tom Hanks received his first Oscar nomination 3 35D Not doing anything 4 36D Part of your body that might be furrowed or raised 4 39D Back of the neck 4 40D They are sometimes held too long 7 41D Item in a first-aid kit 7 45D Humorous nickname for the largest player on your baseball team 6 46D Strengths 6 48D Dressed to the ___ 5 49D See 50-Down 5 50D Develops iron 49-Down 5 51D Fairy tale bear who apparently liked cold porridge and soft chairs 4 52D Thin woodwind 4 53D 19th-century presidential nickname 3 54D Stimpy's cartoon friend 3 55D ___ and cheese 3