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NYT Crossword 14 January 2024 : “Lock” answer is TRESS. This clue can have multiple answers. But in this case, as recently as 14 January 2024, the question Lock appeared in the NYT crossword puzzle with the clue TRESS.

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Date 14 January 2024
Hint Lock
Clue TRESS.

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DateGridHintsClues
15 Dec 202155DAnswer to the riddle "What can go up and down without moving?"ROAD
7 Apr 199410DWord with block or testROAD
19 Nov 199442DAwnARISTA
20 Oct 202067APower sources for some clocksAAS
14 Dec 202053AFemale scholars ... or a hint to 19-, 28-, 34- and 42-AcrossWOMENOFLETTERS
22 May 200839ABlockCLOG
14 Aug 200415ABlockageCLOG
8 Nov 199449DBlockCLOG
15 Dec 202116AUnit of 17-AcrossACRE
14 Dec 20201ASwedish group that once comprised two married couplesABBA
4 Feb 202058DAnimal in a flockRAM
16 Jul 201439DFlock memberRAM
14 Oct 2001100AFlock memberRAM
15 Feb 19988DRoadblock requestsIDS
27 Jan 20027DLike some butcher blocksOAKEN
2 Feb 200247DFlock : birds :: cloud : ___GNATS
24 Feb 201841AIt goes clockwise or counterclockwise depending on the hemisphereEDDY
24 Aug 202163DPeculiarODD
24 Aug 202155DBread that can be split open to contain a fillingPITA
19 Nov 199447ASandwich materialPITA
14 Dec 202061ASee 64-AcrossSERIF
19 Dec 202321ANoon, on some clocksXII
1 Aug 201963DCommon clock topperXII
30 Jul 20196DMidnight, on a grandfather clockXII
25 Mar 201950A12 on a grandfather clockXII
31 Oct 201644A12, on a grandfather clockXII
21 Sep 201557A12 on a grandfather clockXII
3 Oct 201155ANumeral at the top of grandfather clocksXII
18 Jun 200843ATop figure on a clockXII
15 Mar 20075DTop of a clockXII
4 Dec 200521ATop of a clock dialXII
18 Jul 200157DHour on a clockXII
11 Jun 200162DMidnight, on a grandfather's clockXII
19 May 199829DTop of a clock dialXII
14 Aug 199548ABear's homeDEN
14 Jun 202358DA block or so away, sayNEAR
3 Sep 199595AShoulder of a lock boltTALON
15 May 199845D"Clockers" directorLEE
26 Feb 202232DWinter D.C. clock settingEST
16 Jan 200655DN.Y.C. winter clock settingEST
18 Apr 2004104AR.I. clock settingEST
9 Jul 2000115DN.Y.C. clock settingEST
28 Feb 200013DN.Y.C. clock settingEST
16 Feb 200065AN.J. clock settingEST
16 Jun 199739AWinter clock setting in Vt.EST
1 May 199611AVa. clock settingEST
24 Mar 199524AL.I. clock settingEST
30 Jan 199522APhila. clock settingEST
24 Aug 20211DDance genreTAP
18 Dec 202348DVideo game with falling blocksTETRIS
15 Feb 202213DFalling block gameTETRIS
21 Feb 201419DLas Vegas block?DIE
14 Dec 20204DDownwind, at seaALEE
17 Feb 199452DAway from harm's wayALEE
18 Dec 202329A"Spring forward" clock setting: Abbr.DST
30 Sep 201940DCause of a Mar. clock changeDST
2 Dec 201834ASummer clock setting: Abbr.DST
27 Dec 201623ASummer clock setting: Abbr.DST
21 Jan 201447ASummer clock observance: Abbr.DST
14 Jan 201369ASummer clock schedule: Abbr.DST
26 May 201037AWhen clocks are set ahead: Abbr.DST
30 Nov 200915DSummer clocks are set to it: Abbr.DST
16 Mar 200935ACause of a clock change twice a yr.DST
26 Jul 200738ASummer clock setting: Abbr.DST
31 Dec 2006138ASummer clock setting: Abbr.DST
30 Aug 200645DSummer clock setting: Abbr.DST
18 Jun 200613DReason to reset the clocks: Abbr.DST
30 Apr 2006121AAug. clock settingDST
11 Apr 200662DApr. clock setting, for manyDST
4 Feb 200455DSummer clock setting: Abbr.DST
20 Oct 200232ACertain clock setting: Abbr.DST
1 Jan 199636ASummer clock setting: Abbr.DST
14 Mar 199513DAug. clock settingDST
2 Jun 199453DClock-resetting abbr.DST
24 Aug 202111AMean marks, for short?GPA
20 Oct 201230AFlock member's perchPEW
22 Feb 200718ACooperation roadblockEGO
31 Jan 199912DIt may block a compromiseEGO
18 Sep 201312DWriter's block busterIDEA
17 Dec 2023114APast disagreements that are no longer of concern ... or each block of shaded squares in this puzzle?WATERUNDERTHEBRIDGE
14 Dec 202038ADem.'s counterpartREP
28 Apr 20187DGame whose direction of play can shift from clockwise to counterclockwiseUNO
19 Nov 199419A"___ bien" (all right!): Sp.ESTA
14 Dec 199556DPark visited by Sherlock HolmesHYDE
17 Oct 201954ALocker room shower?ESPN
27 Jan 201965DLocker room shower?ESPN
12 Jan 200028DLocker room shower?ESPN
30 Jan 202128ALock holder?MOUSSE
26 Aug 200646DLock holder?MOUSSE
14 Dec 202023ATop cardACE
14 Sep 201619DCries from a flockAMENS
24 Aug 202129DKind of sauce that may come in packetsSOY
24 Aug 20219DGlass of "This American Life"IRA
19 Nov 19948DBrit. adversaryIRA
11 Feb 199631ASandra Bullock film, with "The"NET
19 Nov 19943DLandscapist's colorOCHER
9 Mar 200351DBlocksBARS
6 Sep 19975DBlocksBARS
15 Dec 202319AChange, as a lockREKEY
28 Jul 201923AChange, as a hotel lockREKEY
14 Jun 201947DChange, as a lockREKEY
18 Dec 201552ALock horns (with)SPAR
14 Feb 201029DLock horns (with)SPAR
20 Dec 200992DLock horns (with)SPAR
14 Aug 19951DTrade jabs (with)SPAR
8 Oct 199931AClock watcher's wait, seeminglyEON
13 Dec 202349ASuffix with blockADE
4 Oct 202329DBlock endingADE
25 Dec 202275ASuffix with block or stockADE
12 May 20229DEnd of a block?ADE
26 Apr 202060ASuffix with blockADE
10 Oct 201834ASuffix with cannon or blockADE
15 Apr 201812AEnd of the block?ADE
20 Sep 201112DSuffix with block or cannonADE
15 Jun 20089DSuffix with stock or blockADE
21 Mar 200120ASuffix with blockADE
22 Apr 200041AIt may be at the end of a blockADE
6 Dec 199561DBlock attachmentADE
28 Aug 201112DCook so as to lock in the flavor, saySEAR
4 Jun 19957AGunlock catchSEAR
2 Apr 20155DLandlocked land with only two neighborsNEPAL
16 Sep 202332DThe Grossglockner, for oneALP
9 Feb 202337DGrossglockner, for oneALP
6 May 201058AGrossglockner, for oneALP
14 May 199946AGrossglockner, e.g.ALP
14 Dec 202060ALike, for-EV-erAGES
18 Oct 201252ABlockBAR
4 Apr 20108DBlockBAR
4 Dec 201442DSuffix with blockAGE
4 Nov 200516ABlocksAREAS
16 Feb 202342DBlockbuster of 2009AVATAR
7 Mar 202246DSci-fi blockbuster of 2009AVATAR
16 May 201248D2009 James Cameron blockbusterAVATAR
29 Jul 202131AIt fits in a lockOAR
24 Aug 201922DItem put in a lockOAR
23 Dec 2018120DIt fits in a lockOAR
20 Dec 201638ASomething that fits in a lockOAR
9 Oct 201534ABlade in a lockOAR
30 Sep 2012119DIt fits in a lockOAR
16 Sep 200647AOne locked in a boatOAR
15 Jan 200659AIt fits in a lockOAR
25 Jun 200531DOne that gets locked in a boatOAR
20 May 200121AItem in a lockOAR
29 Nov 200029AIt fits in a lockOAR
16 Mar 199754DIt fits in a lockOAR
7 Jan 199647DItem in a lockOAR
13 Nov 1994100AIt fits in a lockOAR
22 Mar 199457AItem in a lockOAR
14 Aug 19952DPlumb crazyLOCO
18 May 202032DFlood blockerLEVEE
19 Nov 19947DOpposite of ruddyWAN
28 Aug 202335DKey above Caps LockTAB
11 Jun 202348DCaps Lock neighborTAB
25 Oct 202231AKey above Caps LockTAB
16 Nov 20211AKey above Caps LockTAB
29 Oct 202141ANeighbor of Caps LockTAB
23 Feb 202156AKey near Caps LockTAB
19 Jan 201611DNeighbor of Caps LockTAB
13 Jun 201136DKey above Caps LockTAB
9 Sep 2007105AKey above Caps LockTAB
20 Mar 200660DKey above caps lockTAB
4 Sep 202016AWhat a lock on a bridge can symbolizeLOVE
6 Jan 199964AWedlock, so to speakKNOT
30 Jan 200230DBlockheadIDIOT
8 Jun 199513DBlockheadIDIOT
1 Nov 2020124AInterlockMESH
6 Dec 20156DInterlockMESH
26 Sep 19958DInterlockMESH
3 Oct 202235DAdler in the Sherlock Holmes canonIRENE
23 Oct 201925DAdler who outwitted Sherlock HolmesIRENE
9 Dec 201837AAdler in Sherlock Holmes storiesIRENE
5 Jan 201818AThe "she" in the line "To Sherlock Holmes she is always THE woman"IRENE
23 Dec 201532A"The woman," to Sherlock HolmesIRENE
28 Jul 201397AShe outwitted SherlockIRENE
27 Oct 201260AShe outwitted SherlockIRENE
10 Mar 201237AShe bests Sherlock in "A Scandal in Bohemia"IRENE
11 Sep 200834AAdler who outwitted Sherlock HolmesIRENE
16 Jun 200224AWoman in Sherlock Holmes storiesIRENE
26 Dec 199848D"The Woman," to SherlockIRENE
9 Aug 199885DSherlock's lady friendIRENE
27 Apr 1997103AAdler of Sherlock Holmes storiesIRENE
12 Jul 199436D"The woman" for SherlockIRENE
14 Jul 202163D"___ Last Bow" (Sherlock Holmes story)HIS
1 May 201820A"___ Last Bow" (1917 Sherlock Holmes story)HIS
13 Oct 201528A"___ Last Bow" (Sherlock Holmes story)HIS
24 Aug 202168ADeli fixture with a store of bread?ATM
14 Mar 201819ALocker room emanationODOR
22 Jan 201843AGym locker emanationODOR
26 Jan 200325AIt may be picked up in a lockerODOR
22 Aug 20003DLocker room emanationODOR
15 Oct 199862AIt may be left in a lockerODOR
14 Dec 202032ARink surfaceICE
12 Oct 201139ABlocks from the refrigeratorICE
22 Apr 200533ARestaurant blockICE
16 Nov 200835AExclamation from a blockheadDOH
15 Dec 202117ASee 16-AcrossAREA
11 Dec 202325DRiver blockersDAMS
13 Aug 202150DBlocksDAMS
1 Jun 201842ABlocks offDAMS
19 Jul 201250ABlockades, of a sortDAMS
8 Apr 201284ABlocks (up)DAMS
10 Jul 2011107DBlocksDAMS
9 Dec 2001106DBlocksDAMS
14 Aug 199553DRushedSPED
14 Dec 202044DDevouredATE
9 Oct 202022A"Yesterday, I ___ a clock. It was very time-consuming" (groaner joke)ATE
15 Dec 202164ASubject of Netflix's "Have a Good Trip"LSD
15 Dec 202158AJapanese noodleUDON
19 Nov 199451DGobblerTOM
11 Sep 202023APhone-unlocking optionSCAN
17 Mar 202311DLocking lips by the lockers, e.g., for shortPDA
21 Nov 199632AWriter's block?PAD
28 Nov 201932DClockmaker ___ TerryELI
25 Jan 2009100DClockmaker TerryELI
16 Jan 200346AClockmaker TerryELI
5 Nov 200030AClockmaker ___ TerryELI
27 May 200019AClockmaker TerryELI
12 Mar 199935AClockmaker TerryELI
12 Apr 199878AClockmaker TerryELI
14 Sep 1997109AClockmaker TerryELI
22 May 199754AClockmaker TerryELI
16 May 199623AClockmaker___TerryELI
24 Jun 199559DClockmaker TerryELI
10 Dec 202339ALeader of a flockPASTOR
14 Sep 200817ALeader of a flockPASTOR
30 Sep 200611DFlock's overseerPASTOR
26 Feb 200345DFlock leaderPASTOR
18 Jun 200033ALeader of a flockPASTOR
19 Nov 199452DMr. OnassisARI
17 Feb 199427AExact pointTEE
14 Jan 20229ASt. Louis clock setting, brieflyCST
4 Mar 20136AChicago winter clock setting: Abbr.CST
11 Aug 200445AWinter Chi. clock settingCST
6 Nov 200060DMpls. clock settingCST
9 Sep 199623AMidwest clock setting: Abbr.CST
26 Oct 199539DMo. clock settingCST
12 Oct 199536AChi-town clock setting: Abbr.CST
15 Dec 202160ACitizen of MuscatOMANI
14 Dec 202050AParts of the body that are "crunched"ABS
28 Jun 2020114DFoe of the Morlocks, in sci-fiELOI
3 Mar 201973DMorlock victims, in sci-fiELOI
27 Sep 201714AVictims of the fictional MorlocksELOI
31 Aug 201661AVictims of the Morlocks, in sci-fiELOI
7 Aug 201675DMorlocks' prey, in sci-fiELOI
28 Apr 201631AMorlock victims, in science fictionELOI
9 Nov 201490APrey of the MorlocksELOI
21 Dec 201339AMorlocks' enemyELOI
21 Sep 201120AMorlock's counterpart in science fictionELOI
16 Mar 201133DMorlocks' victims in an H. G. Wells storyELOI
23 Jun 201037DMorlocks' victims, in an H. G. Wells storyELOI
19 Mar 200665DMorlocks' prey in "The Time Machine"ELOI
25 Feb 200461AMorlocks' victims in "The Time Machine"ELOI
29 Sep 200280AMorlock's foe in "The Time Machine"ELOI
27 Jun 199914DThe Morlocks ate themELOI
4 Jun 199556ASlaves of the Morlocks, in fictionELOI
24 Oct 200717ALocker room supplyTALC
22 Sep 200563DLocker room supplyTALC
3 Feb 200419DLocker room supplyTALC
24 Sep 200074DLocker room supplyTALC
10 May 199913DLocker room powderTALC
24 Nov 199661ALocker room supplyTALC
11 Dec 201759DWord after lock or glomONTO
29 Jul 201162ALock or luck followerONTO
14 Aug 199514AGame with malletsPOLO
21 Jan 201721DBlocks, e.g.STAT
15 Dec 202145DLow island or reefCAY
15 Dec 202154DVolume of HoraceODES
26 Jul 200942DDavy Jones's lockerOCEAN
25 Feb 200784DDavy Jones's lockerOCEAN
14 Aug 199556DFibsLIES
15 Dec 20211DType of horse known for endurance ridingARAB
16 Feb 200553DPlay ShylockLEND
29 Apr 202218DAn infant's mind, according to John LockeTABULARASA
18 Feb 201966AMinute or hour marker on a clockHAND
20 Aug 200318AClock sweeperHAND
24 Aug 202115ASanta ___, Calif.CLARA
23 May 202349ALock lipsKISS
12 Jun 201452DLocks upICES
27 Jan 200632ALocks upICES
3 Aug 200248DShout heard around the block?BID
28 Jan 201562ADeadlockTIE
14 Aug 199536AOil company of oldESSO
15 Dec 202110DMake tweaks toEDIT
14 Aug 199542AMedicinal plantALOE
25 Feb 199837DTV's MatlockBEN
4 Jul 202260DOne of three things tried by GoldilocksBED
14 Dec 20208DOpposite of nahYEAH
17 Jun 201635ALike much locker room languageCOARSE
6 Dec 202348AHoller when the game is deadlockedITSATIE
15 Jan 201951DThe Great Lakes' ___ LocksSOO
10 Apr 201555D___ Locks (Great Lakes connectors)SOO
31 Oct 201233DThe Great Lakes' ___ LocksSOO
22 Aug 20122DThe Great Lakes' ___ LocksSOO
27 Sep 2009115DThe Great Lakes' ___ LocksSOO
17 Jul 200585A___ LocksSOO
19 Nov 1995149D___ Locks (Great Lakes passage)SOO
19 Feb 201010DSherlockTEC
9 Oct 200939ASherlockTEC
29 Aug 201857DSides of a block: Abbr.STS
28 May 201459DBlock boundaries: Abbr.STS
15 Aug 20086ABlock boundaries: Abbr.STS
10 Dec 200224DThey go around the block: Abbr.STS
3 Nov 200119ABlock boundaries: Abbr.STS
14 Dec 202022AEnvisionSEE
14 Dec 202030ASnitch (on)RAT
25 May 20118DShylock's offeringLOAN
15 Mar 20233DOversee, as a flockTEND
19 Apr 202118ALook after, as a fire, bar or flockTEND
23 Jul 20231AOrg. for Sandra Bullock in "Miss Congeniality"FBI
14 Dec 202033AIt has a double helixDNA
1 Jul 201294ABuilding block, of sortsDNA
24 Aug 202139ASee 32-AcrossYOU
1 Apr 201921DWhat cigarette filters are supposed to blockTAR
4 Dec 202313DExplosive Minecraft blockTNT
14 May 202351AMinecraft block with a fuseTNT
11 Sep 202241ARed block in MinecraftTNT
26 Jan 202244AMinecraft block made from gunpowder and sandTNT
4 Oct 20134DBlockbuster?TNT
18 Sep 201341DBlock buster?TNT
9 Aug 200951ABlock buster?TNT
8 Dec 200754ABlock buster?TNT
5 Jun 201458ACanal with 36 locksERIE
29 Aug 200835DWith 30-Down, locale of lots of locksERIE
13 Feb 20116DHeadwear worn over dreadlocksTAMS
15 Dec 202148AObama ___ (2009-17)ERA
24 Aug 202125DPeriod with start and end datesERA
14 Dec 202027D1970s measure that fell three states short of passing, in briefERA
7 Oct 2001111DBlock of timeERA
21 Apr 20217DDeadlockedEVEN
1 Jan 202043ADeadlockedEVEN
6 Oct 201542ADeadlockedEVEN
27 Dec 201156DDeadlockedEVEN
6 Apr 199441ADeadlockedEVEN
9 Apr 202326ABlockheadTWIT
2 Feb 201752DBlockheadTWIT
9 Jun 200559DBlockheadTWIT
15 Dec 202147A"___ but a scratch!"TIS
20 Jul 199772A"___ in my memory lock'd": OpheliaTIS
13 Dec 20207DPopular ABC programming block of the '90sTGIF
15 Dec 202134ALandedALIT
17 Feb 199441DSweetieSUGAR
13 May 201746A___ Yantra (sacred Hindu diagram formed by nine interlocking triangles)SRI
12 Jun 202322D___ blocker (email account feature)SPAM
31 Aug 200831D___ blockerSPAM
23 Feb 20071AKind of blockerSPAM
14 Aug 199555DKiller whaleORCA
24 Aug 202119AGo (for)OPT
14 Dec 202062A___ mortalsMERE
9 Mar 201332APlace for locks and pinsMAT
13 Jun 201027DPlace for a hammerlockMAT
14 Dec 202052ABlue, e.g. ... or a rhyme for "blue"HUE
14 Apr 20153DStuff stored in lockersGEAR
10 Feb 201240AClock stopper, at timesREF
9 Feb 202084DThey block for the QB, informallyOLINE
30 Nov 201948DR.B.'s blockersOLINE
25 Jan 201818AGroup of football blockers, in briefOLINE
3 Dec 202335AAcronymic devices in atomic clocks and radio telescopesMASERS
6 Feb 202298DDevices in atomic clocksMASERS
12 Jan 201742DAtomic clock componentsMASERS
14 Sep 201854AChange the locks?DYE
16 May 201091DChange the locks?DYE
19 Jun 201630ABlockheadedDENSE
3 Aug 2003120ABlockheadedDENSE
1 Jul 200045ABlockishDENSE
28 May 201026ABlocker of 1960s TVDAN
4 Apr 200112DBlocker of "Bonanza"DAN
25 Jun 199929DBlocker of TVDAN
20 May 201731AReading block?CODE
21 Aug 201113DLike the alarm on many alarm clocksPRESET
23 Feb 200044ALike a wake-up time on an alarm clockPRESET
30 Jun 201133AUnlocked?BALD
2 Dec 200646AUnlocked?BALD
6 Jul 200236ABecome unlocked?BALD
1 Sep 2019102DIn lockstepASONE
19 Mar 19984DSun block?SMAZE
14 Aug 199564APassed with easeACED
14 Dec 202029DGerman's "Alas!"ACH
17 Feb 199426DShuttle groupNASA
5 Mar 202375D"Coming face to face with yourself," per Jackson PollockART
26 Jan 201949D"Without tradition, ___ is a flock of sheep without a shepherd": Winston ChurchillART
24 Aug 202146AInfo texted to an airport pickup driverETA
14 Nov 201211AWhat a clock checker might want to know, in briefETA
25 Nov 202330AIt's around "two o'clock": Abbr.ENE
28 Nov 199612DInterlockKNIT
17 Feb 19944DSlavic sovereignTSAR
15 Dec 202120D___-Latin (language of the Vatican)NEO
24 Aug 202131A"The Matrix" protagonistNEO
14 Dec 202040APrefix with -phyte or -lithicNEO
19 Nov 201562ASome blockersENDS
23 Sep 20118DSome blockersENDS
16 Jun 201030DReaches 0:00:00 on a countdown clock, sayENDS
14 Aug 199563AType widthsENS
24 Aug 202149AGossip that gets "spilled"TEA
15 Dec 202123AFirework's pathARC
24 Aug 202141AProve usefulAVAIL
25 Jan 202261AThey may be locked or blownHORNS
24 Nov 200714DThey frequently become lockedHORNS
3 Aug 199963ASome people lock themHORNS
30 Apr 199926AThey may be lockedHORNS
28 Dec 2014111DBuilding blockADOBE
22 Apr 200721ABlock in the SouthwestADOBE
18 Mar 20046ABuilding blockADOBE
2 May 1999116ABuilding blockADOBE
25 Nov 200721DWord before lock and loadARM
17 Feb 199445AOpportunistUSER
1 Dec 20238AMedieval lockupGAOL
24 Feb 201955ALockup, to SherlockGAOL
15 Nov 201643AEnglish lockupGAOL
12 Sep 201123ABritish lockupGAOL

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