NYT Crossword Hints January 25 2025 – Try Hard Guides

Our NYT Crossword Hints for January 25, 2025 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily crossword that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of the paper and is also available online.

NYT Crossword Hints, January 25, 2025

You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 1/25/25. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.

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  1A. Undesirable airplane seatmate
  
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  11A. Sound from a hedge clipper
  
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  15A. “This is a waste of my time”
  
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  16A. Strike one!
  
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  17A. Body shops?
  
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  18A. “Combats ___ tes défenseurs!” (“La Marseillaise” line)
  
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  19A. Poet Bradstreet
  
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  20A. Abbr. in some job titles
  
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  21A. Coward of the theater world
  
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  22A. Largest U.S. union, with about three million members, in brief
  
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  23A. Funding source for the Great Wall of China
  
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  26A. Org. in 2015’s “Bridge of Spies”
  
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  27A. Brass
  
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  28A. Felt in the Christmas spirit?
  
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  30A. “The Way,” in Islam
  
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  33A. A, B, and C, but not T and V
  
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  34A. Under control
  
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  35A. One working on a column?
  
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  36A. Sight in Monet’s “Boating on the River Epte”
  
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  37A. Current events
  
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  39A. Spreads
  
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  40A. Novel technology?
  
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  41A. Jam
  
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  42A. Old atlas inits.
  
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  43A. In the 80s or 90s, say
  
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  45A. Take another direction
  
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  48A. It’s fit for a king
  
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  50A. Classic novel of the South Seas
  
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  51A. Some photomontage art
  
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  52A. ___ Mountains, Kyrgyz/Tajik border range
  
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  53A. They’ll show you a thing or two
  
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  56A. Weight of an adult elephant, very imprecisely
  
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  57A. Initiative
  
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  58A. Segments of curling matches
  
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  59A. Holders of orbs
  
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  1D. “Ugh, that’s the worst!”
  
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  2D. It passes through many Swiss banks
  
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  3D. Loy of filmdom
  
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  4D. Thing of interest?
  
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  5D. Foe in a 1932 Australian “war”
  
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  6D. “Cheap Thrills” pop star
  
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  7D. Clutches
  
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  8D. Job that might require a fence
  
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  9D. Aeschylus trilogy of tragedies
  
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  10D. The forest, in a metaphor
  
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  11D. Extend across
  
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  12D. Number at filling stations?
  
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  13D. “Oh-h-h-h, that makes sense”
  
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  14D. They support many student movements
  
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  23D. Joined a union?
  
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  24D. ___ nage (cooked in a broth)
  
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  25D. Certain something
  
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  27D. “Barbie” director Gerwig
  
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  29D. Asian grocery chain
  
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  30D. Consumed with grief?
  
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  31D. Where locks are picked?
  
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  32D. S&P 500 part
  
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  33D. Some corp. execs
  
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  35D. Confirmation, e.g.
  
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  38D. Ardent supporter
  
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  39D. Place whose name has an appropriate final vowel sound
  
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  41D. Reproductive cells
  
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  44D. Dispatch (toward)
  
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  45D. ___ Smith, “The Autograph Man” novelist
  
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  46D. Namely
  
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  47D. Sublimation products
  
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  49D. Indicator of deflation
  
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  51D. Long-bladed thrusting dagger
  
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  54D. Miracle-__
  
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  55D. Lines at a grocery store
  

We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.

The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15×15 grids on weekdays to larger 21×21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.

The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.

Solving the New York Times crossword has become a beloved pastime for many, and there are even competitions and clubs devoted to crossword puzzle solving. The New York Times crossword is available in print in the newspaper and online, and it has a dedicated following of loyal solvers who eagerly await each day’s puzzle.

If you’re still struggling to solve your NYT crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first. If you’re looking for similarly challenging crosswords, we recommend the WSJ Crossword and LA Times Crossword.