NYT CROSSWORD • SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 2025

NYT Crossword Answers Jan 12, 2025

Complete answer list for the January 12, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Jeffrey MartinovicEdited by Will ShortzGrid 21×21138 clues

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Across 65

  1. 1"It's fine, I guess" ↗MEH
  2. 4Dash follower ↗CAM
  3. 7Source of some insomnia ↗ANGST
  4. 12Quick reads on the subway, perhaps ↗ADS
  5. 15Filing pro ↗CPA
  6. 18Treasure-seeking woodcutter of folklore ↗ALIBABA
  7. 20More in need of a massage ↗SORER
  8. 21Group that works only for a few seconds at a time ↗PITCREW
  9. 23H.S. club with student "diplomats" ↗MODELUN
  10. 24In unison ↗ASONE
  11. 25[Oh, puh-lease!] ↗EYEROLL
  12. 26"To add on …" ↗ANDALSO
  13. 27Witches' brew creatures ↗NEWTS
  14. 28Concocts ↗DEVISES
  15. 29Buffalo's county ↗ERIE
  16. 30Feline ↗CATTISH
  17. 32Needles ↗RIBS
  18. 33"The Situation Room" airer ↗CNN
  19. 35Nicholas II was the last one ↗TSAR
  20. 37Measure of resistance ↗OHM
  21. 38Cathedral feature ↗APSE
  22. 40Disco fan on "The Simpsons" ↗STU
  23. 43Some professions ↗VOWS
  24. 45Literary recommendations ↗MUSTREADS
  25. 48Stick in a bathroom cabinet ↗QTIP
  26. 49Goofs ↗SLIPSUP
  27. 52Like the glow of the last embers in a fire ↗FAINT
  28. 53Completely destroyed ↗INRUINS
  29. 56Doctoral hurdles ↗ORALS
  30. 57Double-___ (hypermobile, medically) ↗JOINTED
  31. 59Gives an illegal assist ↗ABETS
  32. 60Produce and discharge ↗SECRETE
  33. 62Some Korean smartphones ↗LGS
  34. 63R&B singer Williams ↗DENIECE
  35. 65Suffix with legal and official ↗ESE
  36. 66Publican's offering ↗ALE
  37. 68It's connected to the eustachian tube ↗EAR
  38. 69Org. with four divisions: Atlantic, Central, Pacific and Metropolitan ↗NHL
  39. 70Told (on) ↗TATTLED
  40. 74Accepts a ring, in a way ↗SAYSIDO
  41. 77Court figure ↗STENO
  42. 79Oxford institution, familiarly ↗OLEMISS
  43. 81Many apartments in a warehouse district ↗LOFTS
  44. 84Lucky charms ↗AMULETS
  45. 86Like a porcupine's back ↗SPINY
  46. 87Put in front of a fan ↗AIRCOOL
  47. 89Person who likes to go solo ↗LONEWOLF
  48. 91[I'm shocked!] ↗OMG
  49. 92Like many video game characters ↗PLAYABLE
  50. 93A long, long time ↗AGES
  51. 94Even … or like three pairs of answers in this puzzle ↗ALLTIEDUP
  52. 97Some drinks and breads ↗RYES
  53. 98Germs, on the playground ↗COOTIES
  54. 101Enthusiastic response ↗SURECAN
  55. 104Shots, for example ↗BARORDERS
  56. 107The stuff of Persian myths? ↗NINELIVES
  57. 111___ 101, 508-meter skyscraper that was once the world's tallest ↗TAIPEI
  58. 112Altoid alternatives ↗TICTACS
  59. 116"Count me in!" ↗LOVETO
  60. 117Goad ↗URGEON
  61. 118It might be rolled out in a studio ↗YOGAMAT
  62. 119Archenemy of the Avengers ↗THANOS
  63. 120"No thanks" ↗PASS
  64. 121U.S. president during the moon landing ↗NIXON
  65. 122Walker with the 2015 triple-platinum hit "Faded" ↗ALAN

Down 73

  1. 1Common first word ↗MAMA
  2. 2Big first name in American business ↗ELON
  3. 3Devices worn by informants … and what can be found inside three pairs of answers in this puzzle ↗HIDDENWIRES
  4. 4Coin toss directive ↗CALLIT
  5. 5Exploits, as power ↗ABUSES
  6. 6Spanish hand ↗MANO
  7. 7Sitting meditation pose ↗ASANA
  8. 8How an animal's length may be measured ↗NOSETOTAIL
  9. 9Feature visible on a tree stump ↗GROWTHRING
  10. 10Feelings ↗SENTIMENTS
  11. 11Lock ↗TRESS
  12. 12Did like ↗APED
  13. 13Ones unlikely to call the handyman, for short ↗DIYERS
  14. 14Many-hit Wonder ↗STEVIE
  15. 15Bit of embroidery … or what's depicted literally three times in this puzzle ↗CROSSSTITCH
  16. 16He was named Athlete of the Century by the I.O.C. ↗PELE
  17. 17Hole punchers ↗AWLS
  18. 19Symbol of a downturn in the business world ↗BEAR
  19. 22House, slangily ↗CRIB
  20. 30French wine designation ↗CRU
  21. 31Was ill with ↗HAD
  22. 33Big letters in the pharmaceutical industry ↗CVS
  23. 34Like a situation that can't end badly ↗NOLOSE
  24. 36Electrical unit ↗AMP
  25. 39Tire reading, for short ↗PSI
  26. 41Shiny festive décor ↗TINSEL
  27. 42Co. that may have a package deal? ↗UPS
  28. 44They watch from afar ↗SPACETELESCOPES
  29. 46West Coast airport code ↗SFO
  30. 47Downed ↗ATE
  31. 48Title bestowed annually in New Orleans ↗QUEENOFCARNIVAL
  32. 50Photography inits. ↗SLR
  33. 51"What's the ___?" ↗USE
  34. 54Grandma, endearingly ↗NAN
  35. 55Result of a hit single, maybe ↗RBI
  36. 57Ingredient in a certain "salad" ↗JELLO
  37. 58Do-or-die occasions ↗DDAYS
  38. 61Self image? ↗TAT
  39. 64Destinations for ambulances, for short ↗ERS
  40. 67Slippery sorts ↗EELS
  41. 68Equestrian's command ↗EASY
  42. 71Over ↗ANEW
  43. 72Dog whose name was Terry before her most famous film role ↗TOTO
  44. 73Station locations ↗DEPOTS
  45. 74Lightly burns ↗SINGES
  46. 75Hip bones ↗ILIA
  47. 76Blue tang fish of Pixar fame ↗DORY
  48. 77Ecological portmanteau since 1905 ↗SMOG
  49. 78Pull some strings, say? ↗TUNE
  50. 80Opera character whose name might be heard in an opera singer's warm-up ↗MIMI
  51. 82Country singer Keith ↗TOBY
  52. 83Heavy part of a platform shoe ↗SOLE
  53. 84Styled after ↗ALA
  54. 85List of candidates ↗SLATE
  55. 87Muesli brand with mountains on the packaging ↗ALPEN
  56. 88Rock and roll Paul of fame ↗LES
  57. 90Like some playful teasing ↗FLIRTY
  58. 92Very precise sort ↗PURIST
  59. 95Wound ↗LESION
  60. 96Slain king in "Macbeth" ↗DUNCAN
  61. 99Frequently deconstructed dessert items ↗OREOS
  62. 100Mythological owner of an eight-legged horse named Sleipnir ↗ODIN
  63. 102Foe of a Saxon ↗CELT
  64. 103"Hi" or "bye" on Kauai ↗ALOHA
  65. 104Imperial energy meas. ↗BTU
  66. 105Grp. making after-work plans? ↗AARP
  67. 106Baltic capital city ↗RIGA
  68. 108___ cava ↗VENA
  69. 109English prep school with a shade of blue named after it ↗ETON
  70. 110Cry for help ↗SOS
  71. 113Tool used in many a sci-fi film ↗CGI
  72. 114Burden ↗TAX
  73. 115Part of a Latin trio ↗AMO