NYT Crossword January 12 2025 Answers

All 138 clues from the Sunday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Jeffrey MartinovicEdited by Will Shortz“I Think Knot”
ALL CLUES138 CLUES
ACROSS
1A"It's fine, I guess"3 lettersSee answer ›4ADash follower3 lettersSee answer ›7ASource of some insomnia5 lettersSee answer ›12AQuick reads on the subway, perhaps3 lettersSee answer ›15AFiling pro3 lettersSee answer ›18ATreasure-seeking woodcutter of folklore7 lettersSee answer ›20AMore in need of a massage5 lettersSee answer ›21AGroup that works only for a few seconds at a time7 lettersSee answer ›23AH.S. club with student "diplomats"7 lettersSee answer ›24AIn unison5 lettersSee answer ›25A[Oh, puh-lease!]7 lettersSee answer ›26A"To add on …"7 lettersSee answer ›27AWitches' brew creatures5 lettersSee answer ›28AConcocts7 lettersSee answer ›29ABuffalo's county4 lettersSee answer ›30AFeline7 lettersSee answer ›32ANeedles4 lettersSee answer ›33A"The Situation Room" airer3 lettersSee answer ›35ANicholas II was the last one4 lettersSee answer ›37AMeasure of resistance3 lettersSee answer ›38ACathedral feature4 lettersSee answer ›40ADisco fan on "The Simpsons"3 lettersSee answer ›43ASome professions4 lettersSee answer ›45ALiterary recommendations9 lettersSee answer ›48AStick in a bathroom cabinet4 lettersSee answer ›49AGoofs7 lettersSee answer ›52ALike the glow of the last embers in a fire5 lettersSee answer ›53ACompletely destroyed7 lettersSee answer ›56ADoctoral hurdles5 lettersSee answer ›57ADouble-___ (hypermobile, medically)7 lettersSee answer ›59AGives an illegal assist5 lettersSee answer ›60AProduce and discharge7 lettersSee answer ›62ASome Korean smartphones3 lettersSee answer ›63AR&B singer Williams7 lettersSee answer ›65ASuffix with legal and official3 lettersSee answer ›66APublican's offering3 lettersSee answer ›68AIt's connected to the eustachian tube3 lettersSee answer ›69AOrg. with four divisions: Atlantic, Central, Pacific and Metropolitan3 lettersSee answer ›70ATold (on)7 lettersSee answer ›74AAccepts a ring, in a way7 lettersSee answer ›77ACourt figure5 lettersSee answer ›79AOxford institution, familiarly7 lettersSee answer ›81AMany apartments in a warehouse district5 lettersSee answer ›84ALucky charms7 lettersSee answer ›86ALike a porcupine's back5 lettersSee answer ›87APut in front of a fan7 lettersSee answer ›89APerson who likes to go solo8 lettersSee answer ›91A[I'm shocked!]3 lettersSee answer ›92ALike many video game characters8 lettersSee answer ›93AA long, long time4 lettersSee answer ›94AEven … or like three pairs of answers in this puzzle9 lettersSee answer ›97ASome drinks and breads4 lettersSee answer ›98AGerms, on the playground7 lettersSee answer ›101AEnthusiastic response7 lettersSee answer ›104AShots, for example9 lettersSee answer ›107AThe stuff of Persian myths?9 lettersSee answer ›111A___ 101, 508-meter skyscraper that was once the world's tallest6 lettersSee answer ›112AAltoid alternatives7 lettersSee answer ›116A"Count me in!"6 lettersSee answer ›117AGoad6 lettersSee answer ›118AIt might be rolled out in a studio7 lettersSee answer ›119AArchenemy of the Avengers6 lettersSee answer ›120A"No thanks"4 lettersSee answer ›121AU.S. president during the moon landing5 lettersSee answer ›122AWalker with the 2015 triple-platinum hit "Faded"4 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DCommon first word4 lettersSee answer ›2DBig first name in American business4 lettersSee answer ›3DDevices worn by informants … and what can be found inside three pairs of answers in this puzzle11 lettersSee answer ›4DCoin toss directive6 lettersSee answer ›5DExploits, as power6 lettersSee answer ›6DSpanish hand4 lettersSee answer ›7DSitting meditation pose5 lettersSee answer ›8DHow an animal's length may be measured10 lettersSee answer ›9DFeature visible on a tree stump10 lettersSee answer ›10DFeelings10 lettersSee answer ›11DLock5 lettersSee answer ›12DDid like4 lettersSee answer ›13DOnes unlikely to call the handyman, for short6 lettersSee answer ›14DMany-hit Wonder6 lettersSee answer ›15DBit of embroidery … or what's depicted literally three times in this puzzle11 lettersSee answer ›16DHe was named Athlete of the Century by the I.O.C.4 lettersSee answer ›17DHole punchers4 lettersSee answer ›19DSymbol of a downturn in the business world4 lettersSee answer ›22DHouse, slangily4 lettersSee answer ›30DFrench wine designation3 lettersSee answer ›31DWas ill with3 lettersSee answer ›33DBig letters in the pharmaceutical industry3 lettersSee answer ›34DLike a situation that can't end badly6 lettersSee answer ›36DElectrical unit3 lettersSee answer ›39DTire reading, for short3 lettersSee answer ›41DShiny festive décor6 lettersSee answer ›42DCo. that may have a package deal?3 lettersSee answer ›44DThey watch from afar15 lettersSee answer ›46DWest Coast airport code3 lettersSee answer ›47DDowned3 lettersSee answer ›48DTitle bestowed annually in New Orleans15 lettersSee answer ›50DPhotography inits.3 lettersSee answer ›51D"What's the ___?"3 lettersSee answer ›54DGrandma, endearingly3 lettersSee answer ›55DResult of a hit single, maybe3 lettersSee answer ›57DIngredient in a certain "salad"5 lettersSee answer ›58DDo-or-die occasions5 lettersSee answer ›61DSelf image?3 lettersSee answer ›64DDestinations for ambulances, for short3 lettersSee answer ›67DSlippery sorts4 lettersSee answer ›68DEquestrian's command4 lettersSee answer ›71DOver4 lettersSee answer ›72DDog whose name was Terry before her most famous film role4 lettersSee answer ›73DStation locations6 lettersSee answer ›74DLightly burns6 lettersSee answer ›75DHip bones4 lettersSee answer ›76DBlue tang fish of Pixar fame4 lettersSee answer ›77DEcological portmanteau since 19054 lettersSee answer ›78DPull some strings, say?4 lettersSee answer ›80DOpera character whose name might be heard in an opera singer's warm-up4 lettersSee answer ›82DCountry singer Keith4 lettersSee answer ›83DHeavy part of a platform shoe4 lettersSee answer ›84DStyled after3 lettersSee answer ›85DList of candidates5 lettersSee answer ›87DMuesli brand with mountains on the packaging5 lettersSee answer ›88DRock and roll Paul of fame3 lettersSee answer ›90DLike some playful teasing6 lettersSee answer ›92DVery precise sort6 lettersSee answer ›95DWound6 lettersSee answer ›96DSlain king in "Macbeth"6 lettersSee answer ›99DFrequently deconstructed dessert items5 lettersSee answer ›100DMythological owner of an eight-legged horse named Sleipnir4 lettersSee answer ›102DFoe of a Saxon4 lettersSee answer ›103D"Hi" or "bye" on Kauai5 lettersSee answer ›104DImperial energy meas.3 lettersSee answer ›105DGrp. making after-work plans?4 lettersSee answer ›106DBaltic capital city4 lettersSee answer ›108D___ cava4 lettersSee answer ›109DEnglish prep school with a shade of blue named after it4 lettersSee answer ›110DCry for help3 lettersSee answer ›113DTool used in many a sci-fi film3 lettersSee answer ›114DBurden3 lettersSee answer ›115DPart of a Latin trio3 lettersSee answer ›
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