27448 Sat Jan 04, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 04, 2025

Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Sat Jan 04, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Home in the country?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: USEMBASSY




• The clue is 10. Red container, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: CASK

  Possible Answer : barrel, caskful, cask




• The clue is 14. Second woman, after Kathryn Bigelow, to win a best director Oscar (2020). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: CHLOEZHAO




• The clue is 15. ___ Huang, whose "Fresh Off the Boat" memoir was turned into an ABC sitcom. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: EDDIE




• The clue is 16. Alternative to a chop or shank. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: LAMBSTEAK




• The clue is 17. Rage. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: CRAZE

  Possible Answer : delirium, cult, madden, furor, fury, frenzy, fad, furore, craze, rage, hysteria




• The clue is 18. Shopping meccas of old. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: AGORAE

  Possible Answer : public_square, agora




• The clue is 19. Sauce named after a steward to Louis XIV. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: BECHAMEL

  Possible Answer : bechamel_sauce, white_sauce, bechamel




• The clue is 21. Hit entertainment org. in Vegas?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: UFC




• The clue is 22. Informal suggestions. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: RECS




• The clue is 23. Historic founder of the Shakers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ANNLEE




• The clue is 26. "Totally didn't see that one coming," sarcastically. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: SHOCKING

  Possible Answer : take_aback, scandalise, shocking, shameful, floor, disgraceful, ball_over, blow_out_of_the_water, scandalize, traumatise, scandalous, shock, offend, traumatize, lurid, appal, appall, outrage




• The clue is 30. Head shop purchase, nowadays. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: VAPE




• The clue is 31. Language spoken in northern New York. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: MOHAWK

  Possible Answer : Mohawk, mohawk_haircut, mohawk




• The clue is 33. What goes around in the Pacific?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: LEI

  Possible Answer : wreath, garland, lei, coronal, chaplet, leu




• The clue is 34. [Back off!]. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: GRR




• The clue is 35. Supports. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: UPHOLDS

  Possible Answer : carry_on, maintain, continue, preserve, bear_on, uphold

  Possible Opposite Answer : discontinue




• The clue is 36. Recording inits.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: VHS




• The clue is 37. ___ on one's 38-Across. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ACT

  Possible Answer : do, move, represent, roleplay, dissemble, turn, bit, number, deed, human_action, enactment, behave, playact, act_as, human_activity, pretend, routine, act, work, play

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain




• The clue is 38. See 37-Across. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: BEHALF

  Possible Answer : behalf




• The clue is 39. Name combining with El-, Eg- or Engel-. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: BERT




• The clue is 40. Just *done* with something. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: SOOVERIT




• The clue is 42. Development area. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: UTERUS

  Possible Answer : uterus, womb




• The clue is 44. Un animal del zodíaco. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: TORO




• The clue is 45. Hip-hop group with the 1990 hit "100 Miles and Runnin'". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: NWA




• The clue is 46. Truly awful. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: THEWORST




• The clue is 50. Fudge substitute. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: DARNIT




• The clue is 54. "Holy oleo!" speaker. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ROBIN

  Possible Answer : robin, American_robin, Erithacus_rubecola, redbreast, Old_World_robin, robin_redbreast, Turdus_migratorius




• The clue is 55. Designation for some apartments. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: LOWINCOME




• The clue is 57. Vacuous. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: INANE

  Possible Answer : mindless, inane, vacuous, asinine, fatuous




• The clue is 58. Creature whose name means "forest person". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: ORANGUTAN

  Possible Answer : Pongo_pygmaeus, orang, orangutan, orangutang




• The clue is 59. Simon of "Shaun of the Dead". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: PEGG




• The clue is 60. Get carried along, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: PIGGYBACK

  Possible Answer : pig-a-back, pickaback, piggyback

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Holder of the longest winning streak in N.C.A.A. men's basketball history (88 games). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: UCLA

• The clue is 2. High-piled style. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SHAG

  Possible Answer: screw, nookie, shag, piece_of_ass, shtup, roll_in_the_hay, screwing, fuck, piece_of_tail, fucking, ass, nooky

• The clue is 3. Popular red Halloween costume. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ELMO

• The clue is 4. Ochlocracy, by another name. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: MOBRULE

• The clue is 5. "Take care". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: BESAFE

• The clue is 6. Ancient figure called the "huey tlatoani" by his subjects. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: AZTECEMPEROR

• The clue is 7. "___ Came to Me" (2023 rom-com). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: SHE

• The clue is 8. Maker of the 900 in '94 and the 9-3 in '99. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SAAB

• The clue is 9. Join the team?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: YOKE

  Possible Answer: brace, twain, pair, dyad, duo, duad, coupling, span, distich, link, couple, twosome, couplet, duet, yoke

  Possible Opposite Answer : unyoke

• The clue is 10. Music stand. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: CDRACK

• The clue is 11. David Stern's successor as N.B.A. commissioner. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: ADAMSILVER

• The clue is 12. L or M, but not N or O. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SIZE

  Possible Answer: sizing, size, size_of_it

• The clue is 13. Collapse, with "over". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: KEEL

  Possible Answer: keel, careen, swag, lurch, stagger, reel

• The clue is 15. Things sent from some online accounts. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: ECHECKS

• The clue is 20. Kickstarter activity. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: CROWDFUNDING

• The clue is 23. Portmanteau term for airplane fuel. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: AVGAS

• The clue is 24. Traffic figure, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: NARCO

• The clue is 25. Iconic bit of media merch. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: NPRTOTEBAG

• The clue is 26. Tiny swine. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SHOAT

  Possible Answer: piggy, piglet, shote, shoat

• The clue is 27. Room for a meal, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: HALL

  Possible Answer: dorm, residence_hall, anteroom, foyer, manor_hall, Granville_Stanley_Hall, manse, student_residence, entrance_hall, G._Stanley_Hall, antechamber, Marguerite_Radclyffe_Hall, Hall, vestibule, mansion_house, Charles_Francis_Hall, Asaph_Hall, mansion, hall, Radclyffe_Hall, dormitory, Charles_Martin_Hall, residence, lobby, hallway

• The clue is 28. Writer of 1929's "Letters From a Father to His Daughter" while imprisoned. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: NEHRU

  Possible Answer: Jawaharlal_Nehru, Nehru

• The clue is 29. Essences. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: GISTS

  Possible Answer: marrow, pith, kernel, burden, core, heart, inwardness, effect, heart_and_soul, nub, nitty-gritty, center, gist, centre, sum, essence, substance, meat

• The clue is 32. Hesitant response to "Is that you?". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: OHHI

• The clue is 35. Premium service with discounts on rides. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: UBERONE

• The clue is 39. Babe in the woods?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: BEARCUB

• The clue is 41. Oath activity. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: VOWING

  Possible Answer: vow, consecrate

• The clue is 43. Like some country singers' voices. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: TWANGY

• The clue is 46. Word with round or power. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: TRIP

  Possible Answer: activate, head_trip, turn_on, jaunt, tripper, stumble, actuate, trip-up, trip, trigger_off, misstep, get_off, trip_out, spark, slip, spark_off, touch_off, set_off, trigger, trip_up, travel

• The clue is 47. Perfect over time. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: HONE

  Possible Answer: perfect, hone

• The clue is 48. Refuse to eat?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SLOP

  Possible Answer: pigswill, squish, spill, mire, swill, treacle, slop, glop, slops, mush, squelch, slosh, splash, splosh, splatter, pigwash

• The clue is 49. Spelling seen in credits. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: TORI

  Possible Answer: torus, toroid, tore

• The clue is 51. "___ chance". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: NOTA

• The clue is 52. Cook's offering with chips?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: IMAC

• The clue is 53. Many a charity run. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: TENK

• The clue is 56. Jokester. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: WAG

  Possible Answer: wit, waggle, shake, wag, card