New York Times Answers - Thursday, 5th January 2023 There are 39 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 5th January 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Fake news source?LIARAAcross 5: ___ lab (hosp. location for stent placements)CATHAAcross 9: "American Psycho" novelistELLISAAcross 14: To whom Mama Cocha was goddess of the seaINCAAAcross 15: Fantasy foeOGREAAcross 16: Smallest South Pacific nationNAURUAAcross 17: Rise in the airLEVITATEAAcross 18: "Veep" actress DuVallCLEAAAcross 19: Biblical mountSINAIAAcross 20: Pilates targetABSAAcross 21: Establishment offering tom yum soup or pad woon sen noodlesTHAIRESTAURANTAAcross 23: Most immediateCLOSESTAAcross 25: GPS options: Abbr.RTESAAcross 26: Yellow-flowered medicinal plantSENNAAAcross 27: Goes toe to toe (with)SPARSAAcross 29: Can alternativeMAYAAcross 32: Fantasy foeORCAAcross 34: "___ said …"ASIAAcross 35: Certain entry requirementVISAAAcross 36: Acclaimed HBO comedy series whose creator stars as himselfCURBYOURENTHUSIASMAAcross 41: Unwanted responsibilityONUSAAcross 42: Strand in a cellRNAAAcross 43: Dallas proMAVAAcross 44: Relentlessly followDOGAAcross 45: Vodka brand, informallySTOLIAAcross 47: Leisurely pacesTROTSAAcross 51: Wheels on a baseJEEPAAcross 52: Recover from a benderSOBER UPAAcross 54: Risky baseball strategy that's indicated four times in this puzzle?SQUEEZE PLAYAAcross 58: Stand-up comedian WongALIAAcross 59: BootsOUSTSAAcross 60: Within reachNEARAAcross 61: Body image?CAT SCANAAcross 62: Work at St. Peter's BasilicaPIETAAAcross 63: Ending with leather or towelETTEAAcross 64: Body part that's an anagram of 11-DownULNAAAcross 65: This is for suckersSTRAWAAcross 66: One of 28 in a Monopoly boxDEEDAAcross 67: Negroni garnishPEELDDown 1: The flowers in Amy Lowell's "Your great puffs of flowers / Are everywhere in this my New England"LILACSDDown 2: Certain to happenINEVITABLEDDown 3: Pursues, as a hunchACTSONDDown 4: Good name for a marine biologist?RAEDDown 5: Runs together, in a wayCOCHAIRSDDown 6: Tips for shoemakersAGLETSDDown 7: ___ leches (Latin American cake)TRESDDown 8: Summer eruptionHEAT RASHDDown 9: Comes afterENSUESDDown 10: HauntsLAIRSDDown 11: Roman goddess who's an anagram of 64-AcrossLUNADDown 12: Modern-day site of ancient PersepolisIRANDDown 13: Word with power or strongSUITDDown 21: LachrymoseTEARYDDown 22: Many a fancy hotel lobbyATRIUMDDown 24: Self-important typesSNOBSDDown 28: Kind of guidancePARENTALDDown 29: Soccer great HammMIADDown 30: Biblical mountASSDDown 31: Agricultural item that Nigeria produces more of than the rest of the world combinedYAMDDown 33: Nevada senator Catherine ___ MastoCORTEZDDown 35: Joie de ___VIVREDDown 36: The fish in fish and chips, commonlyC.O.D.DDown 36: The fish in fish and chips, commonlyCODDDown 37: Cry at a card tableUNODDown 38: It's cut by a dancerRUGDDown 39: Still sealedUNOPENEDDDown 40: Did nothingSATBYDDown 45: School board?SEESAWDDown 46: Falls behindISLATEDDown 48: Big competitor of Microsoft and IBMORACLEDDown 49: University with a pelican mascotTULANEDDown 50: Kind of columnSPINALDDown 51: Compact VolkswagenJETTADDown 53: Sculled, e.g.OAREDDDown 54: Dips in gravySOPSDDown 55: Give upQUITDDown 56: End-___USERDDown 57: Politico ButtigiegPETEDDown 61: Condiment for a burgerCATSUP