NYT Crossword hints and answer for January 5, 2025
Hints that get gradually more specific, then the answer if you need it. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues140
Across59
Down81
TitleAll Things Change
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Turmoil (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESTRIFE→
7A
Protagonist of Arabian folk tales (7)
Starts with A, ends with AALIBABA→
19A
They might be sewn in at a beauty parlor (9)
Starts with H, ends with NHAIREXTEN→
21A
Mustangs sometimes race with them (7)
Starts with C, ends with SCAMAROS→
22A
Many a Quentin Tarantino film role (5)
Starts with C, ends with OCAMEO→
23A
Classic Chevys (7)
Starts with I, ends with SIMPALAS→
24A
Vanity fare? (7)
Starts with E, ends with PEGOTRIP→
25A
Super-excited (5)
Starts with H, ends with RHYPER→
26A
Donkey Kong, e.g. (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAPE→
27A
Some chords (6)
Starts with T, ends with STRIADS→
30A
Unhappy spectators (6)
Starts with B, ends with SBOOERS→
31A
Live interview shout-out (5)
Starts with H, ends with MHIMOM→
32A
Common sales promotion (13)
Starts with B, ends with EBUYGETONEFREE→
34A
End of fall? (9)
Starts with S, ends with TSAFETYNET→
38A
Increases (3)
Starts with U, ends with SUPS→
39A
Made less effective, in gamer slang (6)
Starts with N, ends with DNERFED→
40A
Like some picture frames (4)
Starts with O, ends with LOVAL→
41A
Part of a fishing line to which a hook is attached (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSNELL→
43A
Characters from Homer and Herodotus? (4)
Starts with E, ends with SETAS→
44A
Goes higher, at an auction (6)
Starts with R, ends with SREBIDS→
47A
Part of a modern assembly line (8)
Starts with R, ends with MROBOTARM→
50A
Some works of Pablo Neruda (4)
Starts with O, ends with SODES→
54A
Landmark featured in "Roman Holiday" (13)
Starts with T, ends with NTRFIVEOUNTAIN→
57A
Reveals everything (10)
Starts with B, ends with LBARESITALL→
59A
Biblical inspiration for Caleb, in Steinbeck's "East of Eden" (4)
Starts with C, ends with NCAIN→
60A
Landscaper's roll-out (3)
Starts with S, ends with DSOD→
61A
Jason of "Aquaman" (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMOMOA→
62A
Sign on a tray at a cash register … or a hint to entering 32-Across (21)
Starts with T, ends with YTAKEAPENNYLEAVEAPENNY→
71A
Like Sherlock Holmes's "game" (5)
Starts with A, ends with TAFOOT→
72A
Away from work, for short (3)
Starts with O, ends with OOOO→
73A
Bit of plankton (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALGA→
74A
Place for some light rest? (10)
Starts with T, ends with DTANNINGBED→
78A
Band with the 2001 #1 hit "How You Remind Me" … or a hint to entering 54-Across (10)
Starts with N, ends with KNICKELBACK→
84A
Long-running tour title for Taylor Swift (4)
Starts with E, ends with SERAS→
85A
Cultural meeting place (8)
Starts with A, ends with NARTSALON→
87A
Washington airport, informally (6)
Starts with S, ends with CSEATAC→
88A
Smartphone precursors, for short (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPDAS→
89A
Typical features of locker rooms (5)
Starts with O, ends with SODORS→
92A
European capital said to be the site of the first decorated Christmas tree (4)
Starts with R, ends with ARIGA→
93A
Gin or djinn, e.g. (6)
Starts with S, ends with TSPIRIT→
96A
Part of overalls (3)
Starts with B, ends with BBIB→
98A
Mercilessly harsh treatment, in an expression … or a hint to entering 117-Across (9)
Starts with N, ends with RNOQUARTER→
101A
Pivot without warning … or a hint to entering 19-Across (11)
Starts with T, ends with ETURNONADIME→
103A
Not straight, in a way (5)
Starts with C, ends with YCURLY→
105A
Questionable gift, for short? (3)
Starts with E, ends with PESP→
106A
Musician once nicknamed "The Beale Street Blues Boy" (6)
Starts with B, ends with GBBKING→
108A
One of 10 on each end of a beer pong table (3)
Starts with C, ends with PCUP→
111A
Tough-guy title role (5)
Starts with R, ends with ORAMBO→
112A
"Nice going!" (7)
Starts with A, ends with YATTABOY→
114A
Harsh "reading" (7)
Starts with R, ends with TRIOTACT→
116A
Part of a bridal gown (5)
Starts with T, ends with NTRAIN→
118A
Registers (7)
Starts with E, ends with SENROLLS→
119A
Some bank deposits (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSILTS→
120A
Mentee (7)
Starts with P, ends with EPROTEGE→
121A
Start to boil (6)
Starts with G, ends with DGETMAD→
Down
1D
Like most Iraqis (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASHIA→
2D
Pack (down) (4)
Starts with T, ends with PTAMP→
3D
Perfect for a salad, say (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERIPE→
4D
Something often rolled over, for short (3)
Starts with I, ends with AIRA→
5D
Was deeply affected by something (6)
Starts with F, ends with TFELTIT→
6D
No longer in service? (6)
Starts with E, ends with YEXARMY→
7D
Passed with flying colors (4)
Starts with A, ends with DACED→
8D
Agonizing occurrences in online games (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLAGS→
9D
Bit of text pontification (3)
Starts with I, ends with OIMO→
10D
Baby in a cave (6)
Starts with B, ends with PBATPUP→
11D
Spreads (6)
Starts with A, ends with SARRAYS→
12D
Sound of spring? (5)
Starts with B, ends with GBOING→
13D
Potentially lethal snake (3)
Starts with A, ends with PASP→
14D
Some multi-masted ships (9)
Starts with S, ends with SSCHOONERS→
15D
"Quit hounding me!" (6)
Starts with L, ends with FLAYOFF→
16D
Current measure (6)
Starts with A, ends with EAMPERE→
17D
Start to boil (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSEERED→
18D
Mess (around) (5)
Starts with H, ends with EHORSE→
20D
Emotional strains (8)
Starts with T, ends with STENSIONS→
28D
Last word of the New Testament (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAMEN→
30D
Second strings (6)
Starts with B, ends with SBTEAMS→
31D
Prefix with -centric (5)
Starts with H, ends with OHELIO→
32D
Onion or garlic (4)
Starts with B, ends with BBULB→
33D
2024 Shakira single "(___ Paréntesis)" (5)
Starts with E, ends with EENTRE→
34D
Compartmentalize (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSORT→
36D
Quintet of experts on "Queer Eye," familiarly (7)
Starts with F, ends with EFABFIVE→
37D
Late actress Garr (4)
Starts with T, ends with ITERI→
42D
Chaney of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (3)
Starts with L, ends with NLON→
43D
Pointy part on a husky (3)
Starts with E, ends with REAR→
45D
Italian motorcycle brand (6)
Starts with D, ends with IDUCATI→
46D
Insta alternative (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSNAP→
48D
Prominent instrument in Seal's "Kiss From a Rose" and Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe" (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOBOE→
49D
Revealing word (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATADA→
50D
Plains tribe (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOTOE→
51D
"Hot ___!" (4)
Starts with D, ends with NDAMN→
52D
North Carolina campus town (4)
Starts with E, ends with NELON→
53D
Leave rolling in the aisles (4)
Starts with S, ends with YSLAY→
55D
Love all, essentially (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETIE→
56D
One of the Wilsons of Heart (3)
Starts with A, ends with NANN→
58D
Skewer (6)
Starts with I, ends with EIMPALE→
60D
Thruway advisory (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSLO→
62D
___ Modern (London attraction) (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETATE→
63D
Way off (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAFAR→
64D
Coffee named for the district it's grown in (4)
Starts with K, ends with AKONA→
65D
Many, many moons (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEONS→
66D
Rejections (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNOES→
67D
Weird Al Yankovic's parody of the song "Lola" (4)
Starts with Y, ends with AYODA→
68D
Little suck-up? (3)
Starts with V, ends with CVAC→
69D
Antlered animal (3)
Starts with E, ends with KELK→
70D
Many moons (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAGES→
75D
Gordimer who wrote "The Conservationist" (6)
Starts with N, ends with ENADINE→
76D
Non ___ (unwelcome) (5)
Starts with G, ends with AGRATA→
77D
Major K-pop septet (3)
Starts with B, ends with SBTS→
78D
Nonverbal OK (3)
Starts with N, ends with DNOD→
79D
Privy to (4)
Starts with I, ends with NINON→
80D
The Flash's civilian identity ___ Allen (5)
Starts with B, ends with YBARRY→
81D
Bickering (4)
Starts with A, ends with TATIT→
82D
Structure for a shark dive (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECAGE→
83D
1980s Chrysler debut (4)
Starts with K, ends with RKCAR→
86D
Brain piece (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELOBE→
88D
Oxygen atoms have eight of them (7)
Starts with P, ends with SPROTONS→
90D
Queen's realm (4)
Starts with R, ends with KROCK→
91D
One working the knight shift? (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESQUIRE→
93D
Mena of the "American Pie" films (6)
Starts with S, ends with ISUVARI→
94D
Elemental (6)
Starts with P, ends with LPRIMAL→
95D
Pretty soon (6)
Starts with I, ends with TINABIT→
96D
Parisian eatery (6)
Starts with B, ends with OBISTRO→
97D
Effect (6)
Starts with I, ends with TIMPACT→
99D
Storing, as some ashes (6)
Starts with U, ends with GURNING→
100D
Vice president with a Nobel Peace Prize (6)
Starts with A, ends with EALGORE→
101D
Fruit pastries (5)
Starts with T, ends with STARTS→
102D
Put off (5)
Starts with D, ends with RDETER→
106D
Head shop purchase (4)
Starts with B, ends with GBONG→
107D
Memory unit (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBYTE→
108D
Pacify (4)
Starts with C, ends with MCALM→
109D
Sch. with the Daily Bruin newspaper (4)
Starts with U, ends with AUCLA→
110D
Vet's concern (4)
Starts with P, ends with DPTSD→
112D
TikTok, for one (3)
Starts with A, ends with PAPP→
113D
"Busy" one (3)
Starts with B, ends with EBEE→
115D
Littl'un (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTOT→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for January 5, 2025?+
140 clues: 59 Across and 81 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Kareem Ayas and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Turmoil (STRIFE); Protagonist of Arabian folk tales (ALIBABA); / (SLASH).
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