NYT Crossword hints and answer for January 12, 2025
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Clues138
Across65
Down73
TitleI Think Knot
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
"It's fine, I guess" (3)
Starts with M, ends with HMEH→
4A
Dash follower (3)
Starts with C, ends with MCAM→
7A
Source of some insomnia (5)
Starts with A, ends with TANGST→
12A
Quick reads on the subway, perhaps (3)
Starts with A, ends with SADS→
15A
Filing pro (3)
Starts with C, ends with ACPA→
18A
Treasure-seeking woodcutter of folklore (7)
Starts with A, ends with AALIBABA→
20A
More in need of a massage (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSORER→
21A
Group that works only for a few seconds at a time (7)
Starts with P, ends with WPITCREW→
23A
H.S. club with student "diplomats" (7)
Starts with M, ends with NMODELUN→
24A
In unison (5)
Starts with A, ends with EASONE→
25A
[Oh, puh-lease!] (7)
Starts with E, ends with LEYEROLL→
26A
"To add on …" (7)
Starts with A, ends with OANDALSO→
27A
Witches' brew creatures (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNEWTS→
28A
Concocts (7)
Starts with D, ends with SDEVISES→
29A
Buffalo's county (4)
Starts with E, ends with EERIE→
30A
Feline (7)
Starts with C, ends with HCATTISH→
32A
Needles (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRIBS→
33A
"The Situation Room" airer (3)
Starts with C, ends with NCNN→
35A
Nicholas II was the last one (4)
Starts with T, ends with RTSAR→
37A
Measure of resistance (3)
Starts with O, ends with MOHM→
38A
Cathedral feature (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAPSE→
40A
Disco fan on "The Simpsons" (3)
Starts with S, ends with USTU→
43A
Some professions (4)
Starts with V, ends with SVOWS→
45A
Literary recommendations (9)
Starts with M, ends with SMUSTREADS→
48A
Stick in a bathroom cabinet (4)
Starts with Q, ends with PQTIP→
52A
Like the glow of the last embers in a fire (5)
Starts with F, ends with TFAINT→
53A
Completely destroyed (7)
Starts with I, ends with SINRUINS→
56A
Doctoral hurdles (5)
Starts with O, ends with SORALS→
57A
Double-___ (hypermobile, medically) (7)
Starts with J, ends with DJOINTED→
59A
Gives an illegal assist (5)
Starts with A, ends with SABETS→
60A
Produce and discharge (7)
Starts with S, ends with ESECRETE→
62A
Some Korean smartphones (3)
Starts with L, ends with SLGS→
63A
R&B singer Williams (7)
Starts with D, ends with EDENIECE→
65A
Suffix with legal and official (3)
Starts with E, ends with EESE→
66A
Publican's offering (3)
Starts with A, ends with EALE→
68A
It's connected to the eustachian tube (3)
Starts with E, ends with REAR→
69A
Org. with four divisions: Atlantic, Central, Pacific and Metropolitan (3)
Starts with N, ends with LNHL→
70A
Told (on) (7)
Starts with T, ends with DTATTLED→
74A
Accepts a ring, in a way (7)
Starts with S, ends with OSAYSIDO→
77A
Court figure (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSTENO→
79A
Oxford institution, familiarly (7)
Starts with O, ends with SOLEMISS→
81A
Many apartments in a warehouse district (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLOFTS→
84A
Lucky charms (7)
Starts with A, ends with SAMULETS→
86A
Like a porcupine's back (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSPINY→
87A
Put in front of a fan (7)
Starts with A, ends with LAIRCOOL→
89A
Person who likes to go solo (8)
Starts with L, ends with FLONEWOLF→
91A
[I'm shocked!] (3)
Starts with O, ends with GOMG→
92A
Like many video game characters (8)
Starts with P, ends with EPLAYABLE→
93A
A long, long time (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAGES→
94A
Even … or like three pairs of answers in this puzzle (9)
Starts with A, ends with PALLTIEDUP→
97A
Some drinks and breads (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRYES→
98A
Germs, on the playground (7)
Starts with C, ends with SCOOTIES→
101A
Enthusiastic response (7)
Starts with S, ends with NSURECAN→
104A
Shots, for example (9)
Starts with B, ends with SBARORDERS→
107A
The stuff of Persian myths? (9)
Starts with N, ends with SNINELIVES→
111A
___ 101, 508-meter skyscraper that was once the world's tallest (6)
Starts with T, ends with ITAIPEI→
112A
Altoid alternatives (7)
Starts with T, ends with STICTACS→
116A
"Count me in!" (6)
Starts with L, ends with OLOVETO→
118A
It might be rolled out in a studio (7)
Starts with Y, ends with TYOGAMAT→
119A
Archenemy of the Avengers (6)
Starts with T, ends with STHANOS→
120A
"No thanks" (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPASS→
121A
U.S. president during the moon landing (5)
Starts with N, ends with NNIXON→
122A
Walker with the 2015 triple-platinum hit "Faded" (4)
Starts with A, ends with NALAN→
Down
1D
Common first word (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMAMA→
2D
Big first name in American business (4)
Starts with E, ends with NELON→
3D
4D
Coin toss directive (6)
Starts with C, ends with TCALLIT→
5D
Exploits, as power (6)
Starts with A, ends with SABUSES→
6D
Spanish hand (4)
Starts with M, ends with OMANO→
7D
Sitting meditation pose (5)
Starts with A, ends with AASANA→
8D
How an animal's length may be measured (10)
Starts with N, ends with LNOSETOTAIL→
9D
Feature visible on a tree stump (10)
Starts with G, ends with GGROWTHRING→
10D
Feelings (10)
Starts with S, ends with SSENTIMENTS→
12D
Did like (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAPED→
13D
Ones unlikely to call the handyman, for short (6)
Starts with D, ends with SDIYERS→
14D
Many-hit Wonder (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESTEVIE→
15D
Bit of embroidery … or what's depicted literally three times in this puzzle (11)
Starts with C, ends with HCROSSSTITCH→
16D
He was named Athlete of the Century by the I.O.C. (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPELE→
17D
Hole punchers (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAWLS→
19D
Symbol of a downturn in the business world (4)
Starts with B, ends with RBEAR→
22D
House, slangily (4)
Starts with C, ends with BCRIB→
30D
French wine designation (3)
Starts with C, ends with UCRU→
31D
Was ill with (3)
Starts with H, ends with DHAD→
33D
Big letters in the pharmaceutical industry (3)
Starts with C, ends with SCVS→
34D
Like a situation that can't end badly (6)
Starts with N, ends with ENOLOSE→
36D
Electrical unit (3)
Starts with A, ends with PAMP→
39D
Tire reading, for short (3)
Starts with P, ends with IPSI→
41D
Shiny festive décor (6)
Starts with T, ends with LTINSEL→
42D
Co. that may have a package deal? (3)
Starts with U, ends with SUPS→
44D
They watch from afar (15)
Starts with S, ends with SSPACETELESCOPES→
46D
West Coast airport code (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSFO→
47D
Downed (3)
Starts with A, ends with EATE→
48D
Title bestowed annually in New Orleans (15)
Starts with Q, ends with LQUEENOFCARNIVAL→
50D
Photography inits. (3)
Starts with S, ends with RSLR→
51D
"What's the ___?" (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUSE→
54D
Grandma, endearingly (3)
Starts with N, ends with NNAN→
55D
Result of a hit single, maybe (3)
Starts with R, ends with IRBI→
57D
Ingredient in a certain "salad" (5)
Starts with J, ends with OJELLO→
58D
Do-or-die occasions (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDDAYS→
61D
Self image? (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTAT→
64D
Destinations for ambulances, for short (3)
Starts with E, ends with SERS→
67D
Slippery sorts (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEELS→
68D
Equestrian's command (4)
Starts with E, ends with YEASY→
72D
Dog whose name was Terry before her most famous film role (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTOTO→
73D
Station locations (6)
Starts with D, ends with SDEPOTS→
74D
Lightly burns (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSINGES→
75D
Hip bones (4)
Starts with I, ends with AILIA→
76D
Blue tang fish of Pixar fame (4)
Starts with D, ends with YDORY→
77D
Ecological portmanteau since 1905 (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSMOG→
78D
Pull some strings, say? (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETUNE→
80D
Opera character whose name might be heard in an opera singer's warm-up (4)
Starts with M, ends with IMIMI→
82D
Country singer Keith (4)
Starts with T, ends with YTOBY→
83D
Heavy part of a platform shoe (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESOLE→
84D
Styled after (3)
Starts with A, ends with AALA→
85D
List of candidates (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESLATE→
87D
Muesli brand with mountains on the packaging (5)
Starts with A, ends with NALPEN→
88D
Rock and roll Paul of fame (3)
Starts with L, ends with SLES→
90D
Like some playful teasing (6)
Starts with F, ends with YFLIRTY→
92D
Very precise sort (6)
Starts with P, ends with TPURIST→
96D
Slain king in "Macbeth" (6)
Starts with D, ends with NDUNCAN→
99D
Frequently deconstructed dessert items (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOREOS→
100D
Mythological owner of an eight-legged horse named Sleipnir (4)
Starts with O, ends with NODIN→
102D
Foe of a Saxon (4)
Starts with C, ends with TCELT→
103D
"Hi" or "bye" on Kauai (5)
Starts with A, ends with AALOHA→
104D
Imperial energy meas. (3)
Starts with B, ends with UBTU→
105D
Grp. making after-work plans? (4)
Starts with A, ends with PAARP→
106D
Baltic capital city (4)
Starts with R, ends with ARIGA→
108D
___ cava (4)
Starts with V, ends with AVENA→
109D
English prep school with a shade of blue named after it (4)
Starts with E, ends with NETON→
110D
Cry for help (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSOS→
113D
Tool used in many a sci-fi film (3)
Starts with C, ends with ICGI→
114D
Burden (3)
Starts with T, ends with XTAX→
115D
Part of a Latin trio (3)
Starts with A, ends with OAMO→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for January 12, 2025?+
138 clues: 65 Across and 73 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Jeffrey Martinovic and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: "It's fine, I guess" (MEH); Dash follower (CAM); Source of some insomnia (ANGST).
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