NYT Crossword January 4, 2025 Answers

Across

1A Home in the country? 9 10A Red container, maybe 4 14A Second woman, after Kathryn Bigelow, to win a best director Oscar (2020) 9 15A ___ Huang, whose "Fresh Off the Boat" memoir was turned into an ABC sitcom 5 16A Alternative to a chop or shank 9 17A Rage 5 18A Shopping meccas of old 6 19A Sauce named after a steward to Louis XIV 8 21A Hit entertainment org. in Vegas? 3 22A Informal suggestions 4 23A Historic founder of the Shakers 6 26A "Totally didn't see that one coming," sarcastically 8 30A Head shop purchase, nowadays 4 31A Language spoken in northern New York 6 33A What goes around in the Pacific? 3 34A [Back off!] 3 35A Supports 7 36A Recording inits. 3 37A ___ on one's 38-Across 3 38A See 37-Across 6 39A Name combining with El-, Eg- or Engel- 4 40A Just *done* with something 8 42A Development area 6 44A Un animal del zodíaco 4 45A Hip-hop group with the 1990 hit "100 Miles and Runnin'" 3 46A Truly awful 8 50A Fudge substitute 6 54A "Holy oleo!" speaker 5 55A Designation for some apartments 9 57A Vacuous 5 58A Creature whose name means "forest person" 9 59A Simon of "Shaun of the Dead" 4 60A Get carried along, in a way 9

Down

1D Holder of the longest winning streak in N.C.A.A. men's basketball history (88 games) 4 2D High-piled style 4 3D Popular red Halloween costume 4 4D Ochlocracy, by another name 7 5D "Take care" 6 6D Ancient figure called the "huey tlatoani" by his subjects 12 7D "___ Came to Me" (2023 rom-com) 3 8D Maker of the 900 in '94 and the 9-3 in '99 4 9D Join the team? 4 10D Music stand 6 11D David Stern's successor as N.B.A. commissioner 10 12D L or M, but not N or O 4 13D Collapse, with "over" 4 15D Things sent from some online accounts 7 20D Kickstarter activity 12 23D Portmanteau term for airplane fuel 5 24D Traffic figure, in brief 5 25D Iconic bit of media merch 10 26D Tiny swine 5 27D Room for a meal, perhaps 4 28D Writer of 1929's "Letters From a Father to His Daughter" while imprisoned 5 29D Essences 5 32D Hesitant response to "Is that you?" 4 35D Premium service with discounts on rides 7 39D Babe in the woods? 7 41D Oath activity 6 43D Like some country singers' voices 6 46D Word with round or power 4 47D Perfect over time 4 48D Refuse to eat? 4 49D Spelling seen in credits 4 51D "___ chance" 4 52D Cook's offering with chips? 4 53D Many a charity run 4 56D Jokester 3