New York Times Crossword January 5 2025 Answers

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Below are all the New York Times Crossword January 5 2025 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 140 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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TurmoilSTRIFE6Across1 Protagonist of Arabian folk talesALIBABA7Across7 /SLASH5Across14 They might be sewn in at a beauty parlorHAIREXTEN9Across19 Mustangs sometimes race with themCAMAROS7Across21 Many a Quentin Tarantino film roleCAMEO5Across22 Classic ChevysIMPALAS7Across23 Vanity fare?EGOTRIP7Across24 Super-excitedHYPER5Across25 Donkey Kong, e.g.APE3Across26 Some chordsTRIADS6Across27 TrashPAN3Across29 Unhappy spectatorsBOOERS6Across30 Live interview shout-outHIMOM5Across31 Common sales promotionBUYGETONEFREE13Across32 End of fall?SAFETYNET9Across34 IncreasesUPS3Across38 Made less effective, in gamer slangNERFED6Across39 Like some picture framesOVAL4Across40 Part of a fishing line to which a hook is attachedSNELL5Across41 Characters from Homer and Herodotus?ETAS4Across43 Goes higher, at an auctionREBIDS6Across44 Part of a modern assembly lineROBOTARM8Across47 Some works of Pablo NerudaODES4Across50 Landmark featured in "Roman Holiday"TRFIVEOUNTAIN13Across54 Reveals everythingBARESITALL10Across57 Biblical inspiration for Caleb, in Steinbeck's "East of Eden"CAIN4Across59 Landscaper's roll-outSOD3Across60 Jason of "Aquaman"MOMOA5Across61 Sign on a tray at a cash register … or a hint to entering 32-AcrossTAKEAPENNYLEAVEAPENNY21Across62 Like Sherlock Holmes's "game"AFOOT5Across71 Away from work, for shortOOO3Across72 Bit of planktonALGA4Across73 Place for some light rest?TANNINGBED10Across74 Band with the 2001 #1 hit "How You Remind Me" … or a hint to entering 54-AcrossNICKELBACK10Across78 Long-running tour title for Taylor SwiftERAS4Across84 Cultural meeting placeARTSALON8Across85 Washington airport, informallySEATAC6Across87 Smartphone precursors, for shortPDAS4Across88 Typical features of locker roomsODORS5Across89 European capital said to be the site of the first decorated Christmas treeRIGA4Across92 Gin or djinn, e.g.SPIRIT6Across93 Part of overallsBIB3Across96 Mercilessly harsh treatment, in an expression … or a hint to entering 117-AcrossNOQUARTER9Across98 Pivot without warning … or a hint to entering 19-AcrossTURNONADIME11Across101 Not straight, in a wayCURLY5Across103 PilotAVIATE6Across104 Questionable gift, for short?ESP3Across105 Musician once nicknamed "The Beale Street Blues Boy"BBKING6Across106 One of 10 on each end of a beer pong tableCUP3Across108 Tough-guy title roleRAMBO5Across111 "Nice going!"ATTABOY7Across112 Harsh "reading"RIOTACT7Across114 Part of a bridal gownTRAIN5Across116 ¼PERCENT7Across117 RegistersENROLLS7Across118 Some bank depositsSILTS5Across119 MenteePROTEGE7Across120 Start to boilGETMAD6Across121

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Like most IraqisSHIA4Down1 Pack (down)TAMP4Down2 Perfect for a salad, sayRIPE4Down3 Something often rolled over, for shortIRA3Down4 Was deeply affected by somethingFELTIT6Down5 No longer in service?EXARMY6Down6 Passed with flying colorsACED4Down7 Agonizing occurrences in online gamesLAGS4Down8 Bit of text pontificationIMO3Down9 Baby in a caveBATPUP6Down10 SpreadsARRAYS6Down11 Sound of spring?BOING5Down12 Potentially lethal snakeASP3Down13 Some multi-masted shipsSCHOONERS9Down14 "Quit hounding me!"LAYOFF6Down15 Current measureAMPERE6Down16 Start to boilSEERED6Down17 Mess (around)HORSE5Down18 Emotional strainsTENSIONS8Down20 Last word of the New TestamentAMEN4Down28 Second stringsBTEAMS6Down30 Prefix with -centricHELIO5Down31 Onion or garlicBULB4Down32 2024 Shakira single "(___ Paréntesis)"ENTRE5Down33 CompartmentalizeSORT4Down34 SwearAVER4Down35 Quintet of experts on "Queer Eye," familiarlyFABFIVE7Down36 Late actress GarrTERI4Down37 Chaney of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"LON3Down42 Pointy part on a huskyEAR3Down43 Italian motorcycle brandDUCATI6Down45 Insta alternativeSNAP4Down46 Prominent instrument in Seal's "Kiss From a Rose" and Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe"OBOE4Down48 Revealing wordTADA4Down49 Plains tribeOTOE4Down50 "Hot ___!"DAMN4Down51 North Carolina campus townELON4Down52 Leave rolling in the aislesSLAY4Down53 Love all, essentiallyTIE3Down55 One of the Wilsons of HeartANN3Down56 SkewerIMPALE6Down58 Thruway advisorySLO3Down60 ___ Modern (London attraction)TATE4Down62 Way offAFAR4Down63 Coffee named for the district it's grown inKONA4Down64 Many, many moonsEONS4Down65 RejectionsNOES4Down66 Weird Al Yankovic's parody of the song "Lola"YODA4Down67 Little suck-up?VAC3Down68 Antlered animalELK3Down69 Many moonsAGES4Down70 Gordimer who wrote "The Conservationist"NADINE6Down75 Non ___ (unwelcome)GRATA5Down76 Major K-pop septetBTS3Down77 Nonverbal OKNOD3Down78 Privy toINON4Down79 The Flash's civilian identity ___ AllenBARRY5Down80 BickeringATIT4Down81 Structure for a shark diveCAGE4Down82 1980s Chrysler debutKCAR4Down83 Brain pieceLOBE4Down86 Oxygen atoms have eight of themPROTONS7Down88 Queen's realmROCK4Down90 One working the knight shift?SQUIRE6Down91 Mena of the "American Pie" filmsSUVARI6Down93 ElementalPRIMAL6Down94 Pretty soonINABIT6Down95 Parisian eateryBISTRO6Down96 EffectIMPACT6Down97 Storing, as some ashesURNING6Down99 Vice president with a Nobel Peace PrizeALGORE6Down100 Fruit pastriesTARTS5Down101 Put offDETER5Down102 Head shop purchaseBONG4Down106 Memory unitBYTE4Down107 PacifyCALM4Down108 Sch. with the Daily Bruin newspaperUCLA4Down109 Vet's concernPTSD4Down110 TikTok, for oneAPP3Down112 "Busy" oneBEE3Down113 Littl'unTOT3Down115

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Sunday, January 5, 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.