NYT
Crossword Tips
NYT Crossword Tips
Go
Tip: Use ? for unknown answer letters, e.g. AN??ER. Use the space bar to enter ? quickly.
Go
Tip: Use ? for unknown answer letters, e.g. AN??ER. Use the space bar to enter ? quickly.
Search
|
Hints
|
Answers
|
Archive
|
Recent
|
Settings
|
Help
New York Times: Sunday, January 4, 2009
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, January 4, 2009 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Daniel A. Finan
Clues
Search clues
Clear search
Jump to across
Jump to down
Across
1
Emmy-winning actor Powers ___
??????
Show another clue
1
Emmy-winning actor Powers ___
??????
Show another clue
7
Like Polk, among U.S. presidents
????????
Show another clue
7
Like Polk, among U.S. presidents
????????
Show another clue
15
Arizona state birds
?????
Show another clue
15
Arizona state birds
?????
Show another clue
20
Experiment runner?
??????
Show another clue
20
Experiment runner?
??????
Show another clue
21
Oliver Twist's request
????????
Show another clue
21
Oliver Twist's request
????????
Show another clue
22
Having new tenants
?????
Show another clue
22
Having new tenants
?????
Show another clue
23
Many a fish story
???????????????
23
Many a fish story
???????????????
25
Run up
?????
Show another clue
25
Run up
?????
Show another clue
26
Word shouted to start a party
????????
Show another clue
26
Word shouted to start a party
????????
Show another clue
27
Place to sojourn
???
Show another clue
27
Place to sojourn
???
Show another clue
28
Duds
??????
Show another clue
28
Duds
??????
Show another clue
29
Nobelist Walesa
????
Show another clue
29
Nobelist Walesa
????
Show another clue
30
Stubble
?????????????
30
Stubble
?????????????
34
Took steps
?????
Show another clue
34
Took steps
?????
Show another clue
37
Zoo heavyweight
?????
Show another clue
37
Zoo heavyweight
?????
Show another clue
39
Pop maker?
??????
Show another clue
39
Pop maker?
??????
Show another clue
40
Slangy turndown
???
Show another clue
40
Slangy turndown
???
Show another clue
41
Gabs
???????
Show another clue
41
Gabs
???????
Show another clue
43
Rubbed raw, say
???
Show another clue
43
Rubbed raw, say
???
Show another clue
44
Nickelodeon's "Kenan & ___"
???
Show another clue
44
Nickelodeon's "Kenan & ___"
???
Show another clue
47
Last film directed by Cecil B. DeMille
????????????????
47
Last film directed by Cecil B. DeMille
????????????????
52
"Later!"
????
Show another clue
52
"Later!"
????
Show another clue
53
Not going anywhere
??????
Show another clue
53
Not going anywhere
??????
Show another clue
54
Was up
???
Show another clue
54
Was up
???
Show another clue
55
Film speed no.
???
Show another clue
55
Film speed no.
???
Show another clue
56
Newspaper section
??????
Show another clue
56
Newspaper section
??????
Show another clue
58
Like Australia's Outback
????
Show another clue
58
Like Australia's Outback
????
Show another clue
60
A
?????
Show another clue
60
A
?????
Show another clue
62
Carol opener
?????
Show another clue
62
Carol opener
?????
Show another clue
63
1976 #1 hit whose title follows the words "There must be ..."
?????????????????????
63
1976 #1 hit whose title follows the words "There must be ..."
?????????????????????
70
Mandel of "Deal or No Deal"
?????
Show another clue
70
Mandel of "Deal or No Deal"
?????
Show another clue
71
Auto whose name is derived from a Zoroastrian deity
?????
Show another clue
71
Auto whose name is derived from a Zoroastrian deity
?????
Show another clue
72
Rheinland city
????
Show another clue
72
Rheinland city
????
Show another clue
73
___ Blake, player of Miss Kitty on "Gunsmoke"
??????
Show another clue
73
___ Blake, player of Miss Kitty on "Gunsmoke"
??????
Show another clue
75
Many-armed org.?
???
Show another clue
75
Many-armed org.?
???
Show another clue
76
Make a bow
???
Show another clue
76
Make a bow
???
Show another clue
79
"I can't hear you!"
??????
Show another clue
79
"I can't hear you!"
??????
Show another clue
83
Puppeteer Tony
????
Show another clue
83
Puppeteer Tony
????
Show another clue
84
Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez best seller
????????????????
84
Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez best seller
????????????????
88
"Further ..."
???
Show another clue
88
"Further ..."
???
Show another clue
89
Vintage film channel
???
Show another clue
89
Vintage film channel
???
Show another clue
90
Wisconsin city on Lake Michigan
???????
Show another clue
90
Wisconsin city on Lake Michigan
???????
Show another clue
91
"Tour" grp.
???
Show another clue
91
"Tour" grp.
???
Show another clue
92
Batman's domain
??????
Show another clue
92
Batman's domain
??????
Show another clue
95
Like shower rooms, often
?????
Show another clue
95
Like shower rooms, often
?????
Show another clue
96
Lopsided postseason result
?????
Show another clue
96
Lopsided postseason result
?????
Show another clue
98
Event first won by a Marmon Wasp
?????????????
98
Event first won by a Marmon Wasp
?????????????
102
Prefix with distant
????
Show another clue
102
Prefix with distant
????
Show another clue
104
Playground retort
??????
Show another clue
104
Playground retort
??????
Show another clue
105
Charlottetown's home: Abbr.
???
Show another clue
105
Charlottetown's home: Abbr.
???
Show another clue
106
Clear brandy
????????
Show another clue
106
Clear brandy
????????
Show another clue
110
One who hardly gives a hoot?
?????
Show another clue
110
One who hardly gives a hoot?
?????
Show another clue
111
Salad bar option
???????????????
111
Salad bar option
???????????????
115
Birthplace of Charles De Gaulle
?????
Show another clue
115
Birthplace of Charles De Gaulle
?????
Show another clue
116
Nassau native
????????
Show another clue
116
Nassau native
????????
Show another clue
117
Takes responsibility for
??????
Show another clue
117
Takes responsibility for
??????
Show another clue
118
Bad look
?????
Show another clue
118
Bad look
?????
Show another clue
119
1997 horror film with the tagline "If you can't breathe, you can't scream"
????????
Show another clue
119
1997 horror film with the tagline "If you can't breathe, you can't scream"
????????
Show another clue
120
Price qualifier
??????
Show another clue
120
Price qualifier
??????
Show another clue
Down
1
Nonkosher sandwiches
????
Show another clue
1
Nonkosher sandwiches
????
Show another clue
2
Home of Mount Ka'ala
????
Show another clue
2
Home of Mount Ka'ala
????
Show another clue
3
Upper: Ger.
????
Show another clue
3
Upper: Ger.
????
Show another clue
4
One of Ty Cobb's record 295 in the A.L.
??????
Show another clue
4
One of Ty Cobb's record 295 in the A.L.
??????
Show another clue
5
Odium
??????
Show another clue
5
Odium
??????
Show another clue
6
Work ___
?????
Show another clue
6
Work ___
?????
Show another clue
7
Renaissance family name
????
Show another clue
7
Renaissance family name
????
Show another clue
8
Camp seat, maybe
???
Show another clue
8
Camp seat, maybe
???
Show another clue
9
Music genre derived from punk rock
???
Show another clue
9
Music genre derived from punk rock
???
Show another clue
10
Ex-fighter
???
Show another clue
10
Ex-fighter
???
Show another clue
11
It might have an attachment
?????
Show another clue
11
It might have an attachment
?????
Show another clue
12
"Simmer down!"
??????
Show another clue
12
"Simmer down!"
??????
Show another clue
13
A dangerous thing to fall into
??????
Show another clue
13
A dangerous thing to fall into
??????
Show another clue
14
"Yo!"
???
Show another clue
14
"Yo!"
???
Show another clue
15
Showed pain, in a way
???????
Show another clue
15
Showed pain, in a way
???????
Show another clue
16
Many a lake cabin
??????
Show another clue
16
Many a lake cabin
??????
Show another clue
17
11th-century military hero
?????
Show another clue
17
11th-century military hero
?????
Show another clue
18
It comes before surgery
?????
Show another clue
18
It comes before surgery
?????
Show another clue
19
Scatter
?????
Show another clue
19
Scatter
?????
Show another clue
24
Religious retreat
??????
Show another clue
24
Religious retreat
??????
Show another clue
28
Gauge
??????
Show another clue
28
Gauge
??????
Show another clue
30
Curriculum ___
?????
Show another clue
30
Curriculum ___
?????
Show another clue
31
Nonstop
?????
Show another clue
31
Nonstop
?????
Show another clue
32
Appliance attachment
????
Show another clue
32
Appliance attachment
????
Show another clue
33
Go-___
????
Show another clue
33
Go-___
????
Show another clue
34
Bucking
????
Show another clue
34
Bucking
????
Show another clue
35
"Call Me Irresponsible" lyricist
????
Show another clue
35
"Call Me Irresponsible" lyricist
????
Show another clue
36
Mother of Helios
????
Show another clue
36
Mother of Helios
????
Show another clue
38
Web code
????
Show another clue
38
Web code
????
Show another clue
41
Untagged, say
?????
Show another clue
41
Untagged, say
?????
Show another clue
42
Word said before someone snaps
?????
Show another clue
42
Word said before someone snaps
?????
Show another clue
44
Russian ballet company
?????
Show another clue
44
Russian ballet company
?????
Show another clue
45
Wonderland cake message
?????
Show another clue
45
Wonderland cake message
?????
Show another clue
46
Deadbeat
?????
Show another clue
46
Deadbeat
?????
Show another clue
48
Activity at the dentist's
???????
Show another clue
48
Activity at the dentist's
???????
Show another clue
49
Blasted
??????
Show another clue
49
Blasted
??????
Show another clue
50
Glimpse
????
Show another clue
50
Glimpse
????
Show another clue
51
Manhattan neighborhood
????
Show another clue
51
Manhattan neighborhood
????
Show another clue
52
Nondairy milk source
???????
Show another clue
52
Nondairy milk source
???????
Show another clue
57
Hoi ___
??????
Show another clue
57
Hoi ___
??????
Show another clue
59
Suffix with serf
???
Show another clue
59
Suffix with serf
???
Show another clue
60
Gardner of the silver screen
???
Show another clue
60
Gardner of the silver screen
???
Show another clue
61
Arctic diver
???
Show another clue
61
Arctic diver
???
Show another clue
63
Asian capital whose trains offer oxygen masks
?????
Show another clue
63
Asian capital whose trains offer oxygen masks
?????
Show another clue
64
One with two X's
?????
Show another clue
64
One with two X's
?????
Show another clue
65
Tony, e.g.
?????
Show another clue
65
Tony, e.g.
?????
Show another clue
66
Sprinter's assignment
????
Show another clue
66
Sprinter's assignment
????
Show another clue
67
Book before Nehemiah
????
Show another clue
67
Book before Nehemiah
????
Show another clue
68
"It was ___ and stormy night ..."
?????
Show another clue
68
"It was ___ and stormy night ..."
?????
Show another clue
69
University of Missouri campus site
?????
Show another clue
69
University of Missouri campus site
?????
Show another clue
74
Bank info: Abbr.
??????
Show another clue
74
Bank info: Abbr.
??????
Show another clue
76
Author Morrison and others
?????
Show another clue
76
Author Morrison and others
?????
Show another clue
77
"Too rich for me"
?????
Show another clue
77
"Too rich for me"
?????
Show another clue
78
Latin 101 verb
????
Show another clue
78
Latin 101 verb
????
Show another clue
80
Bamboozle
????
Show another clue
80
Bamboozle
????
Show another clue
81
Leg up
????
Show another clue
81
Leg up
????
Show another clue
82
Harvest
????
Show another clue
82
Harvest
????
Show another clue
85
Jewish youth org.
????
Show another clue
85
Jewish youth org.
????
Show another clue
86
"The X-Files" grp.
????
Show another clue
86
"The X-Files" grp.
????
Show another clue
87
"Goodness gracious!"
??????
Show another clue
87
"Goodness gracious!"
??????
Show another clue
89
Countertop item
???????
Show another clue
89
Countertop item
???????
Show another clue
92
Supermodel Bündchen
??????
Show another clue
92
Supermodel Bündchen
??????
Show another clue
93
Rome's ___ Way
??????
Show another clue
93
Rome's ___ Way
??????
Show another clue
94
Brandy's TV name
??????
Show another clue
94
Brandy's TV name
??????
Show another clue
96
Afternoon serial, informally
??????
96
Afternoon serial, informally
??????
97
"Night" writer
??????
Show another clue
97
"Night" writer
??????
Show another clue
98
Golden calves
?????
Show another clue
98
Golden calves
?????
Show another clue
99
Kind of situation
?????
Show another clue
99
Kind of situation
?????
Show another clue
100
Milan's Santa Maria ___ Grazie
?????
Show another clue
100
Milan's Santa Maria ___ Grazie
?????
Show another clue
101
Light purple
?????
Show another clue
101
Light purple
?????
Show another clue
103
Chili con ___
?????
Show another clue
103
Chili con ___
?????
Show another clue
106
Mystery writer Buchanan
????
Show another clue
106
Mystery writer Buchanan
????
Show another clue
107
Shop device
????
Show another clue
107
Shop device
????
Show another clue
108
QB stats
????
Show another clue
108
QB stats
????
Show another clue
109
Inflated heads
????
Show another clue
109
Inflated heads
????
Show another clue
111
Wall St. credential
???
Show another clue
111
Wall St. credential
???
Show another clue
112
Te ___
???
Show another clue
112
Te ___
???
Show another clue
113
Diarist Anaïs
???
Show another clue
113
Diarist Anaïs
???
Show another clue
114
Old man
???
Show another clue
114
Old man
???
Show another clue
Analysis
Show Analysis