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NYT Crossword Answers for January 5, 1997

Sunday, January 5, 1997 · 134 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Sunday, January 5, 1997: 134 clues, each with its answer behind a reveal button. For the newest puzzle, go to today's NYT Crossword answers.

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Across clues

  1. 1

    Blah

    5 letters Hints for Blah Clue page for Blah

  2. 6

    Airplane engines

    7 letters Hints for Airplane engines Clue page for Airplane engines

  3. 13

    Remind again and again of an error

    7 letters Hints for Remind again and again of an error Clue page for Remind again and again of an error

  4. 20

    Stopped lying

    5 letters Hints for Stopped lying Clue page for Stopped lying

  5. 21

    Get hot under the collar

    7 letters Hints for Get hot under the collar Clue page for Get hot under the collar

  6. 22

    Very hot under the collar

    7 letters Hints for Very hot under the collar Clue page for Very hot under the collar

  7. 23

    Buck Rogers's female companion

    5 letters Hints for Buck Rogers's female companion Clue page for Buck Rogers's female companion

  8. 24

    It opens with a 75-bar bassoon solo

    15 letters Hints for It opens with a 75-bar bassoon solo Clue page for It opens with a 75-bar bassoon solo

  9. 26

    Poor surfer

    5 letters Hints for Poor surfer Clue page for Poor surfer

  10. 27

    Ref. set

    3 letters Hints for Ref. set Clue page for Ref. set

  11. 28

    Zodiac symbol

    6 letters Hints for Zodiac symbol Clue page for Zodiac symbol

  12. 29

    Like Abner

    3 letters Hints for Like Abner Clue page for Like Abner

  13. 30

    "1,001 Arabian Nights" hero

    3 letters Hints for "1,001 Arabian Nights" hero Clue page for "1,001 Arabian Nights" hero

  14. 31

    Quills

    6 letters Hints for Quills Clue page for Quills

  15. 34

    Roman way

    4 letters Hints for Roman way Clue page for Roman way

  16. 35

    Fr. religieuse

    3 letters Hints for Fr. religieuse Clue page for Fr. religieuse

  17. 36

    Charged

    6 letters Hints for Charged Clue page for Charged

  18. 39

    Parade decorations

    9 letters Hints for Parade decorations Clue page for Parade decorations

  19. 41

    Monumental

    4 letters Hints for Monumental Clue page for Monumental

  20. 42

    Esophagus

    6 letters Hints for Esophagus Clue page for Esophagus

  21. 44

    Completes a graveside ceremony

    6 letters Hints for Completes a graveside ceremony Clue page for Completes a graveside ceremony

  22. 45

    Country singer Black

    5 letters Hints for Country singer Black Clue page for Country singer Black

  23. 46

    Droopy-eared one

    7 letters Hints for Droopy-eared one Clue page for Droopy-eared one

  24. 48

    Follow, as advice

    5 letters Hints for Follow, as advice Clue page for Follow, as advice

  25. 49

    Social activities

    6 letters Hints for Social activities Clue page for Social activities

  26. 50

    Noted Dixieland clarinetist

    12 letters Hints for Noted Dixieland clarinetist Clue page for Noted Dixieland clarinetist

  27. 52

    Unequaled

    5 letters Hints for Unequaled Clue page for Unequaled

  28. 54

    The sun, the moon and the stars

    4 letters Hints for The sun, the moon and the stars Clue page for The sun, the moon and the stars

  29. 55

    Implant

    3 letters Hints for Implant Clue page for Implant

  30. 56

    Notorious London prison

    7 letters Hints for Notorious London prison Clue page for Notorious London prison

  31. 58

    Like some stocks, for short

    3 letters Hints for Like some stocks, for short Clue page for Like some stocks, for short

  32. 61

    Initials on a rocket

    3 letters Hints for Initials on a rocket Clue page for Initials on a rocket

  33. 62

    Rum cocktail

    6 letters Hints for Rum cocktail Clue page for Rum cocktail

  34. 65

    Circles and such

    6 letters Hints for Circles and such Clue page for Circles and such

  35. 66

    Fiesta, e.g.

    3 letters Hints for Fiesta, e.g. Clue page for Fiesta, e.g.

  36. 67

    Mystery writer Josephine

    3 letters Hints for Mystery writer Josephine Clue page for Mystery writer Josephine

  37. 68

    Italian province or its capital

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  38. 70

    Disney deer

    3 letters Hints for Disney deer Clue page for Disney deer

  39. 71

    Caesar's well

    4 letters Hints for Caesar's well Clue page for Caesar's well

  40. 72

    Sitcom originally titled "These Friends of Mine"

    5 letters Hints for Sitcom originally titled "These Friends of Mine" Clue page for Sitcom originally titled "These Friends of Mine"

  41. 73

    Bouquets

    12 letters Hints for Bouquets Clue page for Bouquets

  42. 77

    Scotland yards?

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  43. 80

    Corps unit

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  44. 81

    Basins

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  45. 82

    Neural transmitters

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  46. 83

    "Happy Days" role

    6 letters Hints for "Happy Days" role Clue page for "Happy Days" role

  47. 85

    Papal capes

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  48. 86

    Engine stats

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  49. 87

    It gives players a cushion

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  50. 89

    Bird calls

    6 letters Hints for Bird calls Clue page for Bird calls

  51. 92

    Meteorological datum

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  52. 93

    Tennis player Ramirez

    4 letters Hints for Tennis player Ramirez Clue page for Tennis player Ramirez

  53. 94

    ___ del Fuego

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  54. 96

    Bailey's bailiwick

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  55. 97

    "Walking on Thin Ice" singer

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  56. 98

    Those playing the role of Boris Godunov

    6 letters Hints for Those playing the role of Boris Godunov Clue page for Those playing the role of Boris Godunov

  57. 100

    Athos, to Porthos

    3 letters Hints for Athos, to Porthos Clue page for Athos, to Porthos

  58. 101

    Writer Rogers St. Johns

    5 letters Hints for Writer Rogers St. Johns Clue page for Writer Rogers St. Johns

  59. 103

    Like a samaritan's help

    15 letters Hints for Like a samaritan's help Clue page for Like a samaritan's help

  60. 107

    Tangle

    5 letters Hints for Tangle Clue page for Tangle

  61. 108

    Implement

    7 letters Hints for Implement Clue page for Implement

  62. 109

    Staffing

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  63. 110

    Goddess of peace

    5 letters Hints for Goddess of peace Clue page for Goddess of peace

  64. 111

    Crook

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  65. 112

    Understanding

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  66. 113

    Cause for an insurance claim

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Down clues

  1. 1

    Derisive laugh

    6 letters Hints for Derisive laugh Clue page for Derisive laugh

  2. 2

    Jim Palmer, notably

    6 letters Hints for Jim Palmer, notably Clue page for Jim Palmer, notably

  3. 3

    Preventing an attack, in a way

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  4. 4

    Cadets' inits.

    4 letters Hints for Cadets' inits. Clue page for Cadets' inits.

  5. 5

    Drink for Beowulf

    4 letters Hints for Drink for Beowulf Clue page for Drink for Beowulf

  6. 6

    Camera setting

    5 letters Hints for Camera setting Clue page for Camera setting

  7. 7

    Not the prayerful sort

    7 letters Hints for Not the prayerful sort Clue page for Not the prayerful sort

  8. 8

    "You ___ worry..."

    6 letters Hints for "You ___ worry..." Clue page for "You ___ worry..."

  9. 9

    Clash

    3 letters Hints for Clash Clue page for Clash

  10. 10

    Major record co.

    3 letters Hints for Major record co. Clue page for Major record co.

  11. 11

    Sounds of reproof

    4 letters Hints for Sounds of reproof Clue page for Sounds of reproof

  12. 12

    Display item

    8 letters Hints for Display item Clue page for Display item

  13. 13

    Ransackers

    7 letters Hints for Ransackers Clue page for Ransackers

  14. 14

    Indy 500 family

    6 letters Hints for Indy 500 family Clue page for Indy 500 family

  15. 15

    Some Protestants: Abbr.

    4 letters Hints for Some Protestants: Abbr. Clue page for Some Protestants: Abbr.

  16. 16

    Sale item abbr.

    3 letters Hints for Sale item abbr. Clue page for Sale item abbr.

  17. 17

    Pilot's nightmare

    8 letters Hints for Pilot's nightmare Clue page for Pilot's nightmare

  18. 18

    Firing up

    8 letters Hints for Firing up Clue page for Firing up

  19. 19

    Overlooks

    8 letters Hints for Overlooks Clue page for Overlooks

  20. 25

    Gene Autry pic

    5 letters Hints for Gene Autry pic Clue page for Gene Autry pic

  21. 31

    His feast day is April 11

    5 letters Hints for His feast day is April 11 Clue page for His feast day is April 11

  22. 32

    The unmarried woman in "An Unmarried Woman"

    5 letters Hints for The unmarried woman in "An Unmarried Woman" Clue page for The unmarried woman in "An Unmarried Woman"

  23. 33

    Submitted

    6 letters Hints for Submitted Clue page for Submitted

  24. 37

    Ditties

    5 letters Hints for Ditties Clue page for Ditties

  25. 38

    Arabic letter

    4 letters Hints for Arabic letter Clue page for Arabic letter

  26. 40

    Makes amends

    6 letters Hints for Makes amends Clue page for Makes amends

  27. 41

    Writer Wiesel

    4 letters Hints for Writer Wiesel Clue page for Writer Wiesel

  28. 43

    Hard to describe

    7 letters Hints for Hard to describe Clue page for Hard to describe

  29. 45

    Holiday decorations

    5 letters Hints for Holiday decorations Clue page for Holiday decorations

  30. 46

    State oratorically

    5 letters Hints for State oratorically Clue page for State oratorically

  31. 47

    Intrinsically

    5 letters Hints for Intrinsically Clue page for Intrinsically

  32. 48

    Fighting

    5 letters Hints for Fighting Clue page for Fighting

  33. 49

    Show senility

    4 letters Hints for Show senility Clue page for Show senility

  34. 51

    Idle

    5 letters Hints for Idle Clue page for Idle

  35. 52

    Capital of Guam

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  36. 53

    One of the Canaries

    7 letters Hints for One of the Canaries Clue page for One of the Canaries

  37. 57

    The place

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  38. 58

    1960 Sinatra movie

    12 letters Hints for 1960 Sinatra movie Clue page for 1960 Sinatra movie

  39. 59

    Roberts of "Charlie's Angels"

    5 letters Hints for Roberts of "Charlie's Angels" Clue page for Roberts of "Charlie's Angels"

  40. 60

    Salad green

    5 letters Hints for Salad green Clue page for Salad green

  41. 62

    Fr. girls

    5 letters Hints for Fr. girls Clue page for Fr. girls

  42. 63

    Bothers

    4 letters Hints for Bothers Clue page for Bothers

  43. 64

    Actually

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  44. 69

    Behind the times

    6 letters Hints for Behind the times Clue page for Behind the times

  45. 71

    It gets into a pickle

    5 letters Hints for It gets into a pickle Clue page for It gets into a pickle

  46. 72

    Seabirds

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  47. 74

    Small African antelope

    5 letters Hints for Small African antelope Clue page for Small African antelope

  48. 75

    Noted workshop chief

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  49. 76

    Ship, in poetry

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  50. 77

    English writers Derek and Christopher

    8 letters Hints for English writers Derek and Christopher Clue page for English writers Derek and Christopher

  51. 78

    Advocate

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  52. 79

    "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" author

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  53. 80

    1974 Chicago hit

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  54. 83

    Furniture protector

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  55. 84

    Roulette player's opponent

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  56. 85

    Unrest

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  57. 87

    Steed's movement

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  58. 88

    Position oneself to hear better

    6 letters Hints for Position oneself to hear better Clue page for Position oneself to hear better

  59. 90

    Pageant element

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  60. 91

    Low tracts

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  61. 95

    Chip feature

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  62. 98

    Engage in logrolling

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  63. 99

    Cartoonist Drake

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  64. 101

    Dry

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  65. 102

    Defy

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  66. 104

    Mauna ___

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  67. 105

    Bank figure: Abbr.

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  68. 106

    "___ moment"

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