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Daily Themed Crossword January 17 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 68 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Daily Themed Crossword January 17 2025 answers. The Friday puzzle has 68 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Alien transport: Abbr.UFO3Across1 Venomous Nile snakeASP3Across4 James Bond, e.g.SPY3Across7 Perform at karaoke night, saySING4Across10 Zodiac symbol with a maneLEO3Across12 "___ is me!" (cry of grief)WOE3Across13 Cleveland's Great LakeERIE4Across14 Monday follower, for shortTUE3Across15 Most suitable, as a replyAPT3Across16 When you can expect a touchdown: Abbr.ETA3Across17 Capital city of Massachusetts where Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706BOSTON6Across18 Deli bread optionRYE3Across20 Nine-digit ID for a U.S. citizen: Abbr.SSN3Across22 Rodent in the subway, maybeRAT3Across23 Downed a sub, sayATE3Across26 Actor Omar ___ of "House"EPPS4Across28 "What can ___ for you?": 2 wds.IDO3Across32 Single ___ whiskeyMALT4Across33 Palindromic constellationARA3Across35 "___ Richard's Almanack," yearly colonial bestseller written by Benjamin FranklinPOOR4Across36 Actress ___ Ryan from "Sleepless in Seattle"MEG3Across38 Lightning ___, revolutionary device popularized by Benjamin Franklin that protects buildings during lightning stormsROD3Across40 Month before May, for shortAPR3Across41 Downward ___DOG3Across44 "Big ___ 6" (Disney film)HERO4Across46 Hundred ___ bill, U.S. currency that features Benjamin Franklin as a tribute to his legacyDOLLAR6Across47 Cube root of 8TWO3Across51 Oscar equivalent for televisionEMMY4Across53 Mystical glowAURA4Across55 Female sibling, for shortSIS3Across56 Shark's homeSEA3Across57 Carpe ___ ("seize the day")DIEM4Across58 Hard-working critter on a hillANT3Across59 Grassy lawn patchSOD3Across60 Sticky tree secretionSAP3Across61

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
___ and throwUSE3Down1 America's first ___ department, emergency service that was established by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia in 1736FIRE4Down2 "I'm working ___": 2 wds.ONIT4Down3 Choir voice below sopranoALTO4Down4 "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" author Dr. ___SEUSS5Down5 "Dead ___ Society" (Robin Williams movie)POETS5Down6 Graceful pond gliderSWAN4Down7 Sound of a bubble burstingPOP3Down8 "The best is ___ to come"YET3Down9 Shifting car partGEAR4Down11 "Alpha" followerBETA4Down18 Back to square ___ONE3Down19 Thanksgiving tuberYAM3Down21 Washington Irving's "___ Van Winkle"RIP3Down23 "Without further ___ ..." (without any delay)ADO3Down24 "This ___ shall pass"TOO3Down25 Street of nightmares?ELM3Down27 ___ excellence (exceptional)PAR3Down29 ___ rataPRO3Down30 Dismal or glumSAD3Down31 Cuddly toy bearTEDDY5Down34 "Barbie" actress Issa ___RAE3Down37 Icky, sticky stuffGOO3Down39 Printing ___, place where Benjamin Franklin apprenticed and thus, began his love for publishingPRESS5Down42 "___ + Juliet" (film starring Claire Danes)ROMEO5Down43 Pleased as punchGLAD4Down45 Dinner party organizerHOST4Down46 "Despacito" singer ___ FonsiLUIS4Down48 Nevada's ___ 51AREA4Down49 Wheelchair-friendly inclineRAMP4Down50 Airport screening organization: Abbr.TSA3Down51 Take home the trophy, sayWIN3Down52 "___ Max: Fury Road," movie starring Tom HardyMAD3Down54

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Themed crossword published on Friday, January 17, 2025. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.