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NYT Crossword Answers for January 29, 2017

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Sunday, January 29, 2017 · 142 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Sunday, January 29, 2017: 142 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

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One side of a 69-Across showdown
6 letters Hints for One side of a 69-Across showdown Clue page for One side of a 69-Across showdown
7
Strip of buttons
7 letters Hints for Strip of buttons Clue page for Strip of buttons
14
Other side of the showdown
6 letters Hints for Other side of the showdown Clue page for Other side of the showdown
20
Collective works
6 letters Hints for Collective works Clue page for Collective works
21
"Get lost!"
7 letters Hints for "Get lost!" Clue page for "Get lost!"
22
Pinball wizard's hangout
6 letters Hints for Pinball wizard's hangout Clue page for Pinball wizard's hangout
23
Mother ___
6 letters Hints for Mother ___ Clue page for Mother ___
24
Entertainment on a Jamaican cruise, perhaps
7 letters Hints for Entertainment on a Jamaican cruise, perhaps Clue page for Entertainment on a Jamaican cruise, perhaps
25
Kind of paper or test
6 letters Hints for Kind of paper or test Clue page for Kind of paper or test
26
Lieutenant, informally
10 letters Hints for Lieutenant, informally Clue page for Lieutenant, informally
28
It's unreturnable
10 letters Hints for It's unreturnable Clue page for It's unreturnable
30
Musicianship
3 letters Hints for Musicianship Clue page for Musicianship
31
Green plant?
9 letters Hints for Green plant? Clue page for Green plant?
33
Path to enlightenment
3 letters Hints for Path to enlightenment Clue page for Path to enlightenment
34
Cannon in movies
4 letters Hints for Cannon in movies Clue page for Cannon in movies
36
Developer's purchase
3 letters Hints for Developer's purchase Clue page for Developer's purchase
37
Samoan staple
3 letters Hints for Samoan staple Clue page for Samoan staple
38
Bullets legend Unseld
3 letters Hints for Bullets legend Unseld Clue page for Bullets legend Unseld
40
Top-shelf
4 letters Hints for Top-shelf Clue page for Top-shelf
41
Sushi restaurant wrap?
3 letters Hints for Sushi restaurant wrap? Clue page for Sushi restaurant wrap?
43
Moxie
5 letters Hints for Moxie Clue page for Moxie
45
X-File subject
3 letters Hints for X-File subject Clue page for X-File subject
47
Fairy tale family
10 letters Hints for Fairy tale family Clue page for Fairy tale family
52
Celebratory request
10 letters Hints for Celebratory request Clue page for Celebratory request
58
"Great!"
9 letters Hints for "Great!" Clue page for "Great!"
59
One doesn't hold stock for long
9 letters Hints for One doesn't hold stock for long Clue page for One doesn't hold stock for long
60
"My man"
3 letters Hints for "My man" Clue page for "My man"
61
"What ___?"
4 letters Hints for "What ___?" Clue page for "What ___?"
62
Storied workshop worker
3 letters Hints for Storied workshop worker Clue page for Storied workshop worker
65
Sand wedge, e.g.
4 letters Hints for Sand wedge, e.g. Clue page for Sand wedge, e.g.
66
Sean Lennon's mother
3 letters Hints for Sean Lennon's mother Clue page for Sean Lennon's mother
67
Thanksgiving dish
4 letters Hints for Thanksgiving dish Clue page for Thanksgiving dish
69
Game depicted in the circled squares
9 letters Hints for Game depicted in the circled squares Clue page for Game depicted in the circled squares
72
Carpenters with small jobs?
4 letters Hints for Carpenters with small jobs? Clue page for Carpenters with small jobs?
73
Last mustachioed president
4 letters Hints for Last mustachioed president Clue page for Last mustachioed president
76
See 125-Across
5 letters Hints for See 125-Across Clue page for See 125-Across
77
Easy-breezy tune
4 letters Hints for Easy-breezy tune Clue page for Easy-breezy tune
79
Place where taps may be heard
8 letters Hints for Place where taps may be heard Clue page for Place where taps may be heard
82
Skype alternative
8 letters Hints for Skype alternative Clue page for Skype alternative
86
Amount of separation, in a party game
10 letters Hints for Amount of separation, in a party game Clue page for Amount of separation, in a party game
88
Investment seminar catchphrase
10 letters Hints for Investment seminar catchphrase Clue page for Investment seminar catchphrase
90
Lost big
5 letters Hints for Lost big Clue page for Lost big
91
Big retailer in women's fashion
9 letters Hints for Big retailer in women's fashion Clue page for Big retailer in women's fashion
93
Upscale bag brand
5 letters Hints for Upscale bag brand Clue page for Upscale bag brand
94
"Damn right!"
3 letters Hints for "Damn right!" Clue page for "Damn right!"
95
Indy 500 winner A. J.
4 letters Hints for Indy 500 winner A. J. Clue page for Indy 500 winner A. J.
97
Silly Putty holder
3 letters Hints for Silly Putty holder Clue page for Silly Putty holder
98
Standard poodle name
4 letters Hints for Standard poodle name Clue page for Standard poodle name
100
Hound
3 letters Hints for Hound Clue page for Hound
101
Digital camera mode
4 letters Hints for Digital camera mode Clue page for Digital camera mode
102
Countenances
5 letters Hints for Countenances Clue page for Countenances
104
Confession subjects
4 letters Hints for Confession subjects Clue page for Confession subjects
106
"The Call of the Wild" author
10 letters Hints for "The Call of the Wild" author Clue page for "The Call of the Wild" author
110
March Madness stage
10 letters Hints for March Madness stage Clue page for March Madness stage
115
In the distance
4 letters Hints for In the distance Clue page for In the distance
116
Having a lot to lose, maybe
5 letters Hints for Having a lot to lose, maybe Clue page for Having a lot to lose, maybe
117
"___ Care of Business" (1974 Bachman-Turner Overdrive hit)
5 letters Hints for "___ Care of Business" (1974 Bachman-Turner Overdrive hit) Clue page for "___ Care of Business" (1974 Bachman-Turner Overdrive hit)
118
Eins + zwei
4 letters Hints for Eins + zwei Clue page for Eins + zwei
119
Message with a subject line
4 letters Hints for Message with a subject line Clue page for Message with a subject line
120
Unlikely partygoer
5 letters Hints for Unlikely partygoer Clue page for Unlikely partygoer
121
Lieu
5 letters Hints for Lieu Clue page for Lieu
122
Bring in
4 letters Hints for Bring in Clue page for Bring in
123
1-Across's cry
4 letters Hints for 1-Across's cry Clue page for 1-Across's cry
124
Tel. no. add-ons
4 letters Hints for Tel. no. add-ons Clue page for Tel. no. add-ons
125
With 76-Across, like Arial and Helvetica
4 letters Hints for With 76-Across, like Arial and Helvetica Clue page for With 76-Across, like Arial and Helvetica
126
14-Across's result
4 letters Hints for 14-Across's result Clue page for 14-Across's result

Down clues

1
Like houseplants
6 letters Hints for Like houseplants Clue page for Like houseplants
2
Wiggle room
6 letters Hints for Wiggle room Clue page for Wiggle room
3
Light show
6 letters Hints for Light show Clue page for Light show
4
The "Y" of Y.S.L.
4 letters Hints for The "Y" of Y.S.L. Clue page for The "Y" of Y.S.L.
5
Once, at one time
4 letters Hints for Once, at one time Clue page for Once, at one time
6
Behind
4 letters Hints for Behind Clue page for Behind
7
Campaign expense
6 letters Hints for Campaign expense Clue page for Campaign expense
8
Wine barrel descriptor
5 letters Hints for Wine barrel descriptor Clue page for Wine barrel descriptor
9
Linc's portrayer in 1999's "The Mod Squad"
8 letters Hints for Linc's portrayer in 1999's "The Mod Squad" Clue page for Linc's portrayer in 1999's "The Mod Squad"
10
One may get smashed
3 letters Hints for One may get smashed Clue page for One may get smashed
11
Chest-thumping
8 letters Hints for Chest-thumping Clue page for Chest-thumping
12
"Up" voice actor
5 letters Hints for "Up" voice actor Clue page for "Up" voice actor
13
Changed, as voting districts
6 letters Hints for Changed, as voting districts Clue page for Changed, as voting districts
14
Artist who said "I don't do drugs. I am drugs"
4 letters Hints for Artist who said "I don't do drugs. I am drugs" Clue page for Artist who said "I don't do drugs. I am drugs"
15
Speed skater Heiden
4 letters Hints for Speed skater Heiden Clue page for Speed skater Heiden
16
Entr'___
4 letters Hints for Entr'___ Clue page for Entr'___
17
Delivery instructions?
6 letters Hints for Delivery instructions? Clue page for Delivery instructions?
18
Infers from data
6 letters Hints for Infers from data Clue page for Infers from data
19
Feel bitter about
6 letters Hints for Feel bitter about Clue page for Feel bitter about
27
"I think," in texts
3 letters Hints for "I think," in texts Clue page for "I think," in texts
29
Neckline shape
3 letters Hints for Neckline shape Clue page for Neckline shape
32
Word shortened to its last letter in texts
3 letters Hints for Word shortened to its last letter in texts Clue page for Word shortened to its last letter in texts
35
Holiday air
4 letters Hints for Holiday air Clue page for Holiday air
36
Tabloid issue
5 letters Hints for Tabloid issue Clue page for Tabloid issue
39
Total
5 letters Hints for Total Clue page for Total
40
Citi rival, informally
4 letters Hints for Citi rival, informally Clue page for Citi rival, informally
42
Neuwirth of "Frasier"
4 letters Hints for Neuwirth of "Frasier" Clue page for Neuwirth of "Frasier"
43
Some SAT takers: Abbr.
3 letters Hints for Some SAT takers: Abbr. Clue page for Some SAT takers: Abbr.
44
Tease
3 letters Hints for Tease Clue page for Tease
46
Item by many a reception desk
4 letters Hints for Item by many a reception desk Clue page for Item by many a reception desk
47
Super Fro-Yo seller
4 letters Hints for Super Fro-Yo seller Clue page for Super Fro-Yo seller
48
"Hava Nagila" dance
4 letters Hints for "Hava Nagila" dance Clue page for "Hava Nagila" dance
49
Hotel bill add-ons
9 letters Hints for Hotel bill add-ons Clue page for Hotel bill add-ons
50
Right on a map
4 letters Hints for Right on a map Clue page for Right on a map
51
From square one
4 letters Hints for From square one Clue page for From square one
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Marked by futility
4 letters Hints for Marked by futility Clue page for Marked by futility
54
Jane Rochester, nee ___
4 letters Hints for Jane Rochester, nee ___ Clue page for Jane Rochester, nee ___
55
"O.K. by me"
9 letters Hints for "O.K. by me" Clue page for "O.K. by me"
56
Blow off steam
4 letters Hints for Blow off steam Clue page for Blow off steam
57
Matchmaker of myth
4 letters Hints for Matchmaker of myth Clue page for Matchmaker of myth
62
Suffix with acetyl
3 letters Hints for Suffix with acetyl Clue page for Suffix with acetyl
63
Printer paper size: Abbr.
3 letters Hints for Printer paper size: Abbr. Clue page for Printer paper size: Abbr.
64
BTW
3 letters Hints for BTW Clue page for BTW
68
Famed Broadway restaurateur
5 letters Hints for Famed Broadway restaurateur Clue page for Famed Broadway restaurateur
70
Ruhr industrial city
5 letters Hints for Ruhr industrial city Clue page for Ruhr industrial city
71
Butcher's discards
5 letters Hints for Butcher's discards Clue page for Butcher's discards
72
How great minds are said to think
5 letters Hints for How great minds are said to think Clue page for How great minds are said to think
74
Worried
7 letters Hints for Worried Clue page for Worried
75
Laser ___
3 letters Hints for Laser ___ Clue page for Laser ___
77
Maui memento
3 letters Hints for Maui memento Clue page for Maui memento
78
"O.K. by me"
7 letters Hints for "O.K. by me" Clue page for "O.K. by me"
79
Word after snake or sound
4 letters Hints for Word after snake or sound Clue page for Word after snake or sound
80
Container that may have a sharpener
9 letters Hints for Container that may have a sharpener Clue page for Container that may have a sharpener
81
Superman, at other times
4 letters Hints for Superman, at other times Clue page for Superman, at other times
83
Starting on
4 letters Hints for Starting on Clue page for Starting on
84
Like the sign of the fish
9 letters Hints for Like the sign of the fish Clue page for Like the sign of the fish
85
Marijuana, in modern slang
4 letters Hints for Marijuana, in modern slang Clue page for Marijuana, in modern slang
86
"___ cheese!"
3 letters Hints for "___ cheese!" Clue page for "___ cheese!"
87
Composer Max who was called "the father of film music"
7 letters Hints for Composer Max who was called "the father of film music" Clue page for Composer Max who was called "the father of film music"
88
Young swans
7 letters Hints for Young swans Clue page for Young swans
89
Part of a tour
3 letters Hints for Part of a tour Clue page for Part of a tour
92
Basis of some discrimination
3 letters Hints for Basis of some discrimination Clue page for Basis of some discrimination
96
"Lawrence of Arabia" star
6 letters Hints for "Lawrence of Arabia" star Clue page for "Lawrence of Arabia" star
99
Maniacs
6 letters Hints for Maniacs Clue page for Maniacs
101
City that's home to the Firestone Country Club
5 letters Hints for City that's home to the Firestone Country Club Clue page for City that's home to the Firestone Country Club
102
Divider in the Bible?
5 letters Hints for Divider in the Bible? Clue page for Divider in the Bible?
103
Venetian blind parts
5 letters Hints for Venetian blind parts Clue page for Venetian blind parts
105
Bottom of an LP
5 letters Hints for Bottom of an LP Clue page for Bottom of an LP
106
"Twister" actress Gertz
4 letters Hints for "Twister" actress Gertz Clue page for "Twister" actress Gertz
107
Some
4 letters Hints for Some Clue page for Some
108
Intimate garment, for short
4 letters Hints for Intimate garment, for short Clue page for Intimate garment, for short
109
Bit of progress
4 letters Hints for Bit of progress Clue page for Bit of progress
111
Company with a noted catalog
4 letters Hints for Company with a noted catalog Clue page for Company with a noted catalog
112
Dull color, in Düsseldorf
4 letters Hints for Dull color, in Düsseldorf Clue page for Dull color, in Düsseldorf
113
Word on a towel
4 letters Hints for Word on a towel Clue page for Word on a towel
114
Shade
4 letters Hints for Shade Clue page for Shade

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