NYT Crossword January 8 2025 Answers

All 74 clues from the Wednesday 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 Laura DershewitzEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1F2R3O4Z5E6S7O8B9A10W11H12O13M14RAMEN15TRIB16HALO17OVERT18IDLE19HANDS20MINOR21PROBLEM22MAS23COAL24M25A26A27T28A29COPI30E31RI32SERS33URLS34ST35A36NDUPACT37PRAT38E39TRI40MODAL41POWER42SURG43E44IONE45EYELET46HA47LLWAY48ROD49BA50S51E52SIS53BUMPS54ETSP55I56K57E58C59H60EESIEST61BOTOX62CORN63NAAN64ORALE65SWAT66ARYA67ATLAS

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

ALL CLUES74 CLUES
ACROSS
1ASuddenly stopped moving5 lettersFROZE
6AJapanese noodle4 lettersSOBA
14AJapanese noodle soup5 lettersRAMEN
16AVirtue signal?4 lettersHALO
17AIn plain sight5 lettersOVERT
18AThe devil's workshop, it's said9 lettersIDLEHANDS
20AHiccup12 lettersMINORPROBLEM
23AShade of black4 lettersCOAL
24APasture sound3 lettersMAA
33Awww addresses4 lettersURLS
34AComedian's stage performance10 lettersSTANDUPACT
37ATalk excessively5 lettersPRATE
39AState leader?3 lettersTRI
40ARelating to form5 lettersMODAL
41ABurst of energy10 lettersPOWERSURGE
45AHole near a sole6 lettersEYELET
46ACorridor7 lettersHALLWAY
48ASurveyor's measure3 lettersROD
58AMost tacky9 lettersCHEESIEST
61AWrinkle remover5 lettersBOTOX
62ADad humor, perhaps4 lettersCORN
63ABread in a tandoor4 lettersNAAN
64APapal vestment5 lettersORALE
65ASacrifice a fly?4 lettersSWAT
DOWN
1DWord on a gift tag4 lettersFROM
3DBlack cat, maybe4 lettersOMEN
4D"Fiddler on the Roof" star10 lettersZEROMOSTEL
5DCatch in a sting6 lettersENTRAP
6DSoup recipe instruction4 lettersSTIR
7DSurgeon, informally5 lettersORDOC
8DShire resident5 lettersBILBO
9DHéloise's lover7 lettersABELARD
10D"Kapow!"4 lettersWHAM
11DAncient Chinese dynasty3 lettersHAN
13DSept. and Oct.3 lettersMOS
21DPitchfork-shaped letters4 lettersPSIS
24DPlace to pick daisies6 lettersMEADOW
25DMysterious knowledge6 lettersARCANA
26DRick of Rickrolling fame6 lettersASTLEY
27DEarl of food storage fame6 lettersTUPPER
28DSouthwestern gully6 lettersARROYO
29DAttacked, as by a tiger6 lettersCLAWED
30DShakespearean dying words4 lettersETTU
32DParty pooper10 lettersSPOILSPORT
36DNear4 lettersNIGH
42DCross-country runner's asset7 lettersSTAMINA
50DWarrior's weapon5 lettersSPEAR
53DNot quite broken, say4 lettersBENT
57DNoneternal flames?4 lettersEXES
58DLoops in, in a way3 lettersCCS
60DThe "E" of B.C.E.3 lettersERA
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