NYT Crossword January 12 2025 Answers

All 138 clues from the Sunday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Jeffrey MartinovicEdited by Will Shortz“I Think Knot”

PUZZLE GRID21×21 · SPOILERS HIDDEN

1M2E3H4C5A6M7A8N9G10S11T12A13D14S15C16P17A18ALI19BABA20SORER21PIT22CREW23MODELUN24ASONE25EYEROLL26ANDALSO27NEWTS28DEVISES29ERIE30CATTIS31H32RIBS33C34NN35TS36AR37OHM38A39PSE40S41T42U43VOW44S45MU46STRE47ADS48QTIP49SLIP50S51UP52FAINT53I54N55RUINS56ORALS57JOINTE58D59ABETS60SECRE61TE62LGS63D64ENIECE65ESE66AL67E68EAR69NHL70T71A72TTLE73D74SAYS75I76DO77S78TENO79OLE80MISS81LOF82T83S84AMULET85S86SPINY87AIRCOO88L89LONEWOL90F91OMG92PLAYABLE93AGES94AL95LTIE96DUP97RYES98C99O100OTIES101SURE102C103AN104B105A106RORDERS107NINELI108V109E110S111TAIPEI112TI113C114T115ACS116LOVETO117URGEON118YOGAMAT119THANOS120PASS121NIXON122ALAN

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES138 CLUES

ACROSS

1A"It's fine, I guess"3 lettersMEH

4ADash follower3 lettersCAM

7ASource of some insomnia5 lettersANGST

12AQuick reads on the subway, perhaps3 lettersADS

15AFiling pro3 lettersCPA

18ATreasure-seeking woodcutter of folklore7 lettersALIBABA

20AMore in need of a massage5 lettersSORER

21AGroup that works only for a few seconds at a time7 lettersPITCREW

23AH.S. club with student "diplomats"7 lettersMODELUN

24AIn unison5 lettersASONE

25A[Oh, puh-lease!]7 lettersEYEROLL

26A"To add on …"7 lettersANDALSO

27AWitches' brew creatures5 lettersNEWTS

28AConcocts7 lettersDEVISES

29ABuffalo's county4 lettersERIE

30AFeline7 lettersCATTISH

32ANeedles4 lettersRIBS

33A"The Situation Room" airer3 lettersCNN

35ANicholas II was the last one4 lettersTSAR

37AMeasure of resistance3 lettersOHM

38ACathedral feature4 lettersAPSE

40ADisco fan on "The Simpsons"3 lettersSTU

43ASome professions4 lettersVOWS

45ALiterary recommendations9 lettersMUSTREADS

48AStick in a bathroom cabinet4 lettersQTIP

49AGoofs7 lettersSLIPSUP

52ALike the glow of the last embers in a fire5 lettersFAINT

53ACompletely destroyed7 lettersINRUINS

56ADoctoral hurdles5 lettersORALS

57ADouble-___ (hypermobile, medically)7 lettersJOINTED

59AGives an illegal assist5 lettersABETS

60AProduce and discharge7 lettersSECRETE

62ASome Korean smartphones3 lettersLGS

63AR&B singer Williams7 lettersDENIECE

65ASuffix with legal and official3 lettersESE

66APublican's offering3 lettersALE

68AIt's connected to the eustachian tube3 lettersEAR

69AOrg. with four divisions: Atlantic, Central, Pacific and Metropolitan3 lettersNHL

70ATold (on)7 lettersTATTLED

74AAccepts a ring, in a way7 lettersSAYSIDO

77ACourt figure5 lettersSTENO

79AOxford institution, familiarly7 lettersOLEMISS

81AMany apartments in a warehouse district5 lettersLOFTS

84ALucky charms7 lettersAMULETS

86ALike a porcupine's back5 lettersSPINY

87APut in front of a fan7 lettersAIRCOOL

89APerson who likes to go solo8 lettersLONEWOLF

91A[I'm shocked!]3 lettersOMG

92ALike many video game characters8 lettersPLAYABLE

93AA long, long time4 lettersAGES

94AEven … or like three pairs of answers in this puzzle9 lettersALLTIEDUP

97ASome drinks and breads4 lettersRYES

98AGerms, on the playground7 lettersCOOTIES

101AEnthusiastic response7 lettersSURECAN

104AShots, for example9 lettersBARORDERS

107AThe stuff of Persian myths?9 lettersNINELIVES

111A___ 101, 508-meter skyscraper that was once the world's tallest6 lettersTAIPEI

112AAltoid alternatives7 lettersTICTACS

116A"Count me in!"6 lettersLOVETO

117AGoad6 lettersURGEON

118AIt might be rolled out in a studio7 lettersYOGAMAT

119AArchenemy of the Avengers6 lettersTHANOS

120A"No thanks"4 lettersPASS

121AU.S. president during the moon landing5 lettersNIXON

122AWalker with the 2015 triple-platinum hit "Faded"4 lettersALAN

DOWN

1DCommon first word4 lettersMAMA

2DBig first name in American business4 lettersELON

3DDevices worn by informants … and what can be found inside three pairs of answers in this puzzle11 lettersHIDDENWIRES

4DCoin toss directive6 lettersCALLIT

5DExploits, as power6 lettersABUSES

6DSpanish hand4 lettersMANO

7DSitting meditation pose5 lettersASANA

8DHow an animal's length may be measured10 lettersNOSETOTAIL

9DFeature visible on a tree stump10 lettersGROWTHRING

10DFeelings10 lettersSENTIMENTS

11DLock5 lettersTRESS

12DDid like4 lettersAPED

13DOnes unlikely to call the handyman, for short6 lettersDIYERS

14DMany-hit Wonder6 lettersSTEVIE

15DBit of embroidery … or what's depicted literally three times in this puzzle11 lettersCROSSSTITCH

16DHe was named Athlete of the Century by the I.O.C.4 lettersPELE

17DHole punchers4 lettersAWLS

19DSymbol of a downturn in the business world4 lettersBEAR

22DHouse, slangily4 lettersCRIB

30DFrench wine designation3 lettersCRU

31DWas ill with3 lettersHAD

33DBig letters in the pharmaceutical industry3 lettersCVS

34DLike a situation that can't end badly6 lettersNOLOSE

36DElectrical unit3 lettersAMP

39DTire reading, for short3 lettersPSI

41DShiny festive décor6 lettersTINSEL

42DCo. that may have a package deal?3 lettersUPS

44DThey watch from afar15 lettersSPACETELESCOPES

46DWest Coast airport code3 lettersSFO

47DDowned3 lettersATE

48DTitle bestowed annually in New Orleans15 lettersQUEENOFCARNIVAL

50DPhotography inits.3 lettersSLR

51D"What's the ___?"3 lettersUSE

54DGrandma, endearingly3 lettersNAN

55DResult of a hit single, maybe3 lettersRBI

57DIngredient in a certain "salad"5 lettersJELLO

58DDo-or-die occasions5 lettersDDAYS

61DSelf image?3 lettersTAT

64DDestinations for ambulances, for short3 lettersERS

67DSlippery sorts4 lettersEELS

68DEquestrian's command4 lettersEASY

71DOver4 lettersANEW

72DDog whose name was Terry before her most famous film role4 lettersTOTO

73DStation locations6 lettersDEPOTS

74DLightly burns6 lettersSINGES

75DHip bones4 lettersILIA

76DBlue tang fish of Pixar fame4 lettersDORY

77DEcological portmanteau since 19054 lettersSMOG

78DPull some strings, say?4 lettersTUNE

80DOpera character whose name might be heard in an opera singer's warm-up4 lettersMIMI

82DCountry singer Keith4 lettersTOBY

83DHeavy part of a platform shoe4 lettersSOLE

84DStyled after3 lettersALA

85DList of candidates5 lettersSLATE

87DMuesli brand with mountains on the packaging5 lettersALPEN

88DRock and roll Paul of fame3 lettersLES

90DLike some playful teasing6 lettersFLIRTY

92DVery precise sort6 lettersPURIST

95DWound6 lettersLESION

96DSlain king in "Macbeth"6 lettersDUNCAN

99DFrequently deconstructed dessert items5 lettersOREOS

100DMythological owner of an eight-legged horse named Sleipnir4 lettersODIN

102DFoe of a Saxon4 lettersCELT

103D"Hi" or "bye" on Kauai5 lettersALOHA

104DImperial energy meas.3 lettersBTU

105DGrp. making after-work plans?4 lettersAARP

106DBaltic capital city4 lettersRIGA

108D___ cava4 lettersVENA

109DEnglish prep school with a shade of blue named after it4 lettersETON

110DCry for help3 lettersSOS

113DTool used in many a sci-fi film3 lettersCGI

114DBurden3 lettersTAX

115DPart of a Latin trio3 lettersAMO

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