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NYT Crossword Answers for January 7, 2007

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Sunday, January 7, 2007 · 140 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Sunday, January 7, 2007: 140 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
Cross, maybe
5 letters Hints for Cross, maybe Clue page for Cross, maybe
6
Met expectations?
5 letters Hints for Met expectations? Clue page for Met expectations?
11
Refuge
9 letters Hints for Refuge Clue page for Refuge
20
Nitrogen compound
5 letters Hints for Nitrogen compound Clue page for Nitrogen compound
21
TV exec Arledge
5 letters Hints for TV exec Arledge Clue page for TV exec Arledge
22
Last czarina of Russia
9 letters Hints for Last czarina of Russia Clue page for Last czarina of Russia
23
"Absolutely, ambassador"
11 letters Hints for "Absolutely, ambassador" Clue page for "Absolutely, ambassador"
25
Colonies, e.g.
9 letters Hints for Colonies, e.g. Clue page for Colonies, e.g.
26
Frigid
6 letters Hints for Frigid Clue page for Frigid
27
Southern group address
4 letters Hints for Southern group address Clue page for Southern group address
28
Alliance dissolved in 1977
5 letters Hints for Alliance dissolved in 1977 Clue page for Alliance dissolved in 1977
29
"Wonderful!"
3 letters Hints for "Wonderful!" Clue page for "Wonderful!"
30
Pulitzer Prize subj.
4 letters Hints for Pulitzer Prize subj. Clue page for Pulitzer Prize subj.
32
Continental capital
4 letters Hints for Continental capital Clue page for Continental capital
34
Starter: Abbr.
3 letters Hints for Starter: Abbr. Clue page for Starter: Abbr.
36
Island with a Hindu majority
4 letters Hints for Island with a Hindu majority Clue page for Island with a Hindu majority
39
Like some unpopular leaders
11 letters Hints for Like some unpopular leaders Clue page for Like some unpopular leaders
45
Computer pioneer Lovelace and others
4 letters Hints for Computer pioneer Lovelace and others Clue page for Computer pioneer Lovelace and others
48
The Huskies of the N.C.A.A.
5 letters Hints for The Huskies of the N.C.A.A. Clue page for The Huskies of the N.C.A.A.
50
Fraternity letters
3 letters Hints for Fraternity letters Clue page for Fraternity letters
51
Captivate
6 letters Hints for Captivate Clue page for Captivate
52
Antivenins, e.g.
4 letters Hints for Antivenins, e.g. Clue page for Antivenins, e.g.
53
Award-winning TV host
10 letters Hints for Award-winning TV host Clue page for Award-winning TV host
56
Charles Lindbergh, once
8 letters Hints for Charles Lindbergh, once Clue page for Charles Lindbergh, once
58
Buzzer
3 letters Hints for Buzzer Clue page for Buzzer
59
Blue-pencil
6 letters Hints for Blue-pencil Clue page for Blue-pencil
60
Advance
4 letters Hints for Advance Clue page for Advance
62
Academy head
5 letters Hints for Academy head Clue page for Academy head
63
Follower of mars
5 letters Hints for Follower of mars Clue page for Follower of mars
64
Modern greeting
5 letters Hints for Modern greeting Clue page for Modern greeting
66
Narrow the gap with
6 letters Hints for Narrow the gap with Clue page for Narrow the gap with
67
Marine mammal
7 letters Hints for Marine mammal Clue page for Marine mammal
70
Advantageousness
5 letters Hints for Advantageousness Clue page for Advantageousness
71
Fair fare
7 letters Hints for Fair fare Clue page for Fair fare
72
Friends
6 letters Hints for Friends Clue page for Friends
73
Went downhill
5 letters Hints for Went downhill Clue page for Went downhill
74
"___ ramparts!"
5 letters Hints for "___ ramparts!" Clue page for "___ ramparts!"
75
St.-Tropez's Place des ___
5 letters Hints for St.-Tropez's Place des ___ Clue page for St.-Tropez's Place des ___
76
Bingo call
4 letters Hints for Bingo call Clue page for Bingo call
77
Cuneiform discovery site
6 letters Hints for Cuneiform discovery site Clue page for Cuneiform discovery site
79
Cartesian conclusion
3 letters Hints for Cartesian conclusion Clue page for Cartesian conclusion
82
"It's dark in here!"
8 letters Hints for "It's dark in here!" Clue page for "It's dark in here!"
84
x
10 letters Hints for x Clue page for x
86
Ad time
4 letters Hints for Ad time Clue page for Ad time
87
Main international airport of Japan
6 letters Hints for Main international airport of Japan Clue page for Main international airport of Japan
91
Width measure
3 letters Hints for Width measure Clue page for Width measure
92
Holy text
5 letters Hints for Holy text Clue page for Holy text
93
Raison d'___
4 letters Hints for Raison d'___ Clue page for Raison d'___
94
1 + 1 = 2, e.g.
11 letters Hints for 1 + 1 = 2, e.g. Clue page for 1 + 1 = 2, e.g.
97
Great American Ball Park team
4 letters Hints for Great American Ball Park team Clue page for Great American Ball Park team
98
Death on the Nile cause, perhaps
3 letters Hints for Death on the Nile cause, perhaps Clue page for Death on the Nile cause, perhaps
100
"Brave New World" drug
4 letters Hints for "Brave New World" drug Clue page for "Brave New World" drug
101
Usher in
4 letters Hints for Usher in Clue page for Usher in
103
___-Boy
3 letters Hints for ___-Boy Clue page for ___-Boy
105
Keep an ___ the ground
5 letters Hints for Keep an ___ the ground Clue page for Keep an ___ the ground
109
Some Wall St. deals
4 letters Hints for Some Wall St. deals Clue page for Some Wall St. deals
112
Daughter of Zeus
6 letters Hints for Daughter of Zeus Clue page for Daughter of Zeus
116
Claim
9 letters Hints for Claim Clue page for Claim
118
Weighty issue?
11 letters Hints for Weighty issue? Clue page for Weighty issue?
120
Scoots over
9 letters Hints for Scoots over Clue page for Scoots over
121
Prudential competitor
5 letters Hints for Prudential competitor Clue page for Prudential competitor
122
Female demon
5 letters Hints for Female demon Clue page for Female demon
123
Nickname for Tasmania
9 letters Hints for Nickname for Tasmania Clue page for Nickname for Tasmania
124
Waste
5 letters Hints for Waste Clue page for Waste
125
City on the Rhone
5 letters Hints for City on the Rhone Clue page for City on the Rhone

Down clues

1
"Apocalypto" subject
4 letters Hints for "Apocalypto" subject Clue page for "Apocalypto" subject
2
Like some profs.
4 letters Hints for Like some profs. Clue page for Like some profs.
3
Wink in tiddlywinks, e.g.
4 letters Hints for Wink in tiddlywinks, e.g. Clue page for Wink in tiddlywinks, e.g.
4
"Take your pick"
8 letters Hints for "Take your pick" Clue page for "Take your pick"
5
Sainted pope of 682
5 letters Hints for Sainted pope of 682 Clue page for Sainted pope of 682
6
Airport sign abbr.
3 letters Hints for Airport sign abbr. Clue page for Airport sign abbr.
7
Classic theater name
4 letters Hints for Classic theater name Clue page for Classic theater name
8
Seat of Allen County, Kan.
4 letters Hints for Seat of Allen County, Kan. Clue page for Seat of Allen County, Kan.
9
Shaker leader
6 letters Hints for Shaker leader Clue page for Shaker leader
10
Shut off
7 letters Hints for Shut off Clue page for Shut off
11
Dirge
7 letters Hints for Dirge Clue page for Dirge
12
Natural balm
4 letters Hints for Natural balm Clue page for Natural balm
13
Relief provider, for short
4 letters Hints for Relief provider, for short Clue page for Relief provider, for short
14
Out
4 letters Hints for Out Clue page for Out
15
Capital once known as Thang Long ("Ascending Dragon")
5 letters Hints for Capital once known as Thang Long ("Ascending Dragon") Clue page for Capital once known as Thang Long ("Ascending Dragon")
16
Cuckoo bird
3 letters Hints for Cuckoo bird Clue page for Cuckoo bird
17
Streaming content
11 letters Hints for Streaming content Clue page for Streaming content
18
Composer Dohnányi
4 letters Hints for Composer Dohnányi Clue page for Composer Dohnányi
19
Ambassador or Statesman of old autodom
4 letters Hints for Ambassador or Statesman of old autodom Clue page for Ambassador or Statesman of old autodom
24
Campus 100 miles NW of L.A.
4 letters Hints for Campus 100 miles NW of L.A. Clue page for Campus 100 miles NW of L.A.
31
Hip
7 letters Hints for Hip Clue page for Hip
33
Oysters ___ season
3 letters Hints for Oysters ___ season Clue page for Oysters ___ season
35
Molotov cocktail component
8 letters Hints for Molotov cocktail component Clue page for Molotov cocktail component
36
Onion, for one
4 letters Hints for Onion, for one Clue page for Onion, for one
37
Teen trouble
4 letters Hints for Teen trouble Clue page for Teen trouble
38
Treasure-trove
4 letters Hints for Treasure-trove Clue page for Treasure-trove
40
Not built up
5 letters Hints for Not built up Clue page for Not built up
41
Tiny time unit: Abbr.
4 letters Hints for Tiny time unit: Abbr. Clue page for Tiny time unit: Abbr.
42
Capacitance measure
5 letters Hints for Capacitance measure Clue page for Capacitance measure
43
Richard of old westerns and action films
4 letters Hints for Richard of old westerns and action films Clue page for Richard of old westerns and action films
44
Pentagon fig.
3 letters Hints for Pentagon fig. Clue page for Pentagon fig.
46
Playground retort
6 letters Hints for Playground retort Clue page for Playground retort
47
It's a wrap
6 letters Hints for It's a wrap Clue page for It's a wrap
49
Most gutsy
8 letters Hints for Most gutsy Clue page for Most gutsy
54
___ Circus (where St. Peter was crucified)
5 letters Hints for ___ Circus (where St. Peter was crucified) Clue page for ___ Circus (where St. Peter was crucified)
55
Enter
6 letters Hints for Enter Clue page for Enter
57
Fictional knight named for a bird of prey
8 letters Hints for Fictional knight named for a bird of prey Clue page for Fictional knight named for a bird of prey
60
Carriage
6 letters Hints for Carriage Clue page for Carriage
61
Fabulous monster
3 letters Hints for Fabulous monster Clue page for Fabulous monster
63
Property recipients
8 letters Hints for Property recipients Clue page for Property recipients
65
Do, re, mi
3 letters Hints for Do, re, mi Clue page for Do, re, mi
66
"I've ___ Strings" (Pinocchio song)
5 letters Hints for "I've ___ Strings" (Pinocchio song) Clue page for "I've ___ Strings" (Pinocchio song)
67
Like tears
6 letters Hints for Like tears Clue page for Like tears
68
Bring out
6 letters Hints for Bring out Clue page for Bring out
69
Rare ex-prisoner
11 letters Hints for Rare ex-prisoner Clue page for Rare ex-prisoner
70
Classic Jaguar
3 letters Hints for Classic Jaguar Clue page for Classic Jaguar
71
Some horns
7 letters Hints for Some horns Clue page for Some horns
73
Brooking no dissent
5 letters Hints for Brooking no dissent Clue page for Brooking no dissent
74
Lead-in to bow or hike
5 letters Hints for Lead-in to bow or hike Clue page for Lead-in to bow or hike
76
Show pride, in a way
4 letters Hints for Show pride, in a way Clue page for Show pride, in a way
78
Memory: Prefix
4 letters Hints for Memory: Prefix Clue page for Memory: Prefix
79
About
4 letters Hints for About Clue page for About
80
Just barely
4 letters Hints for Just barely Clue page for Just barely
81
Much of Colo.
4 letters Hints for Much of Colo. Clue page for Much of Colo.
83
"Mad TV" rival, for short
3 letters Hints for "Mad TV" rival, for short Clue page for "Mad TV" rival, for short
85
Marin and Sonoma's region
8 letters Hints for Marin and Sonoma's region Clue page for Marin and Sonoma's region
88
"I'll get this"
7 letters Hints for "I'll get this" Clue page for "I'll get this"
89
Chinese "way"
3 letters Hints for Chinese "way" Clue page for Chinese "way"
90
Two bags of groceries, say
7 letters Hints for Two bags of groceries, say Clue page for Two bags of groceries, say
95
Talk on and on, Down Under
6 letters Hints for Talk on and on, Down Under Clue page for Talk on and on, Down Under
96
Get wind of
4 letters Hints for Get wind of Clue page for Get wind of
99
Intrinsically
5 letters Hints for Intrinsically Clue page for Intrinsically
102
Ringlike formation
5 letters Hints for Ringlike formation Clue page for Ringlike formation
103
Priest of the East
4 letters Hints for Priest of the East Clue page for Priest of the East
104
"Pronto"
4 letters Hints for "Pronto" Clue page for "Pronto"
106
Longfellow's bell town
4 letters Hints for Longfellow's bell town Clue page for Longfellow's bell town
107
Paraguay and others
4 letters Hints for Paraguay and others Clue page for Paraguay and others
108
Cleaver or lever
4 letters Hints for Cleaver or lever Clue page for Cleaver or lever
110
Numerical prefix
4 letters Hints for Numerical prefix Clue page for Numerical prefix
111
RR stops
4 letters Hints for RR stops Clue page for RR stops
113
Sailor's saint
4 letters Hints for Sailor's saint Clue page for Sailor's saint
114
Ruhr refusal
4 letters Hints for Ruhr refusal Clue page for Ruhr refusal
115
Latin 101 verb
4 letters Hints for Latin 101 verb Clue page for Latin 101 verb
117
Reef dweller
3 letters Hints for Reef dweller Clue page for Reef dweller
119
Not abroad
3 letters Hints for Not abroad Clue page for Not abroad

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