NYT CROSSWORD • SUNDAY, JANUARY 5, 2025

NYT Crossword Answers Jan 5, 2025

Complete answer list for the January 5, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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FRIJAN
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SUNJAN
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Across 59

  1. 1Turmoil ↗STRIFE
  2. 7Protagonist of Arabian folk tales ↗ALIBABA
  3. 14/ ↗SLASH
  4. 19They might be sewn in at a beauty parlor ↗HAIREXTEN
  5. 21Mustangs sometimes race with them ↗CAMAROS
  6. 22Many a Quentin Tarantino film role ↗CAMEO
  7. 23Classic Chevys ↗IMPALAS
  8. 24Vanity fare? ↗EGOTRIP
  9. 25Super-excited ↗HYPER
  10. 26Donkey Kong, e.g. ↗APE
  11. 27Some chords ↗TRIADS
  12. 29Trash ↗PAN
  13. 30Unhappy spectators ↗BOOERS
  14. 31Live interview shout-out ↗HIMOM
  15. 32Common sales promotion ↗BUYGETONEFREE
  16. 34End of fall? ↗SAFETYNET
  17. 38Increases ↗UPS
  18. 39Made less effective, in gamer slang ↗NERFED
  19. 40Like some picture frames ↗OVAL
  20. 41Part of a fishing line to which a hook is attached ↗SNELL
  21. 43Characters from Homer and Herodotus? ↗ETAS
  22. 44Goes higher, at an auction ↗REBIDS
  23. 47Part of a modern assembly line ↗ROBOTARM
  24. 50Some works of Pablo Neruda ↗ODES
  25. 54Landmark featured in "Roman Holiday" ↗TRFIVEOUNTAIN
  26. 57Reveals everything ↗BARESITALL
  27. 59Biblical inspiration for Caleb, in Steinbeck's "East of Eden" ↗CAIN
  28. 60Landscaper's roll-out ↗SOD
  29. 61Jason of "Aquaman" ↗MOMOA
  30. 62Sign on a tray at a cash register … or a hint to entering 32-Across ↗TAKEAPENNYLEAVEAPENNY
  31. 71Like Sherlock Holmes's "game" ↗AFOOT
  32. 72Away from work, for short ↗OOO
  33. 73Bit of plankton ↗ALGA
  34. 74Place for some light rest? ↗TANNINGBED
  35. 78Band with the 2001 #1 hit "How You Remind Me" … or a hint to entering 54-Across ↗NICKELBACK
  36. 84Long-running tour title for Taylor Swift ↗ERAS
  37. 85Cultural meeting place ↗ARTSALON
  38. 87Washington airport, informally ↗SEATAC
  39. 88Smartphone precursors, for short ↗PDAS
  40. 89Typical features of locker rooms ↗ODORS
  41. 92European capital said to be the site of the first decorated Christmas tree ↗RIGA
  42. 93Gin or djinn, e.g. ↗SPIRIT
  43. 96Part of overalls ↗BIB
  44. 98Mercilessly harsh treatment, in an expression … or a hint to entering 117-Across ↗NOQUARTER
  45. 101Pivot without warning … or a hint to entering 19-Across ↗TURNONADIME
  46. 103Not straight, in a way ↗CURLY
  47. 104Pilot ↗AVIATE
  48. 105Questionable gift, for short? ↗ESP
  49. 106Musician once nicknamed "The Beale Street Blues Boy" ↗BBKING
  50. 108One of 10 on each end of a beer pong table ↗CUP
  51. 111Tough-guy title role ↗RAMBO
  52. 112"Nice going!" ↗ATTABOY
  53. 114Harsh "reading" ↗RIOTACT
  54. 116Part of a bridal gown ↗TRAIN
  55. 117¼ ↗PERCENT
  56. 118Registers ↗ENROLLS
  57. 119Some bank deposits ↗SILTS
  58. 120Mentee ↗PROTEGE
  59. 121Start to boil ↗GETMAD

Down 81

  1. 1Like most Iraqis ↗SHIA
  2. 2Pack (down) ↗TAMP
  3. 3Perfect for a salad, say ↗RIPE
  4. 4Something often rolled over, for short ↗IRA
  5. 5Was deeply affected by something ↗FELTIT
  6. 6No longer in service? ↗EXARMY
  7. 7Passed with flying colors ↗ACED
  8. 8Agonizing occurrences in online games ↗LAGS
  9. 9Bit of text pontification ↗IMO
  10. 10Baby in a cave ↗BATPUP
  11. 11Spreads ↗ARRAYS
  12. 12Sound of spring? ↗BOING
  13. 13Potentially lethal snake ↗ASP
  14. 14Some multi-masted ships ↗SCHOONERS
  15. 15"Quit hounding me!" ↗LAYOFF
  16. 16Current measure ↗AMPERE
  17. 17Start to boil ↗SEERED
  18. 18Mess (around) ↗HORSE
  19. 20Emotional strains ↗TENSIONS
  20. 28Last word of the New Testament ↗AMEN
  21. 30Second strings ↗BTEAMS
  22. 31Prefix with -centric ↗HELIO
  23. 32Onion or garlic ↗BULB
  24. 332024 Shakira single "(___ Paréntesis)" ↗ENTRE
  25. 34Compartmentalize ↗SORT
  26. 35Swear ↗AVER
  27. 36Quintet of experts on "Queer Eye," familiarly ↗FABFIVE
  28. 37Late actress Garr ↗TERI
  29. 42Chaney of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" ↗LON
  30. 43Pointy part on a husky ↗EAR
  31. 45Italian motorcycle brand ↗DUCATI
  32. 46Insta alternative ↗SNAP
  33. 48Prominent instrument in Seal's "Kiss From a Rose" and Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe" ↗OBOE
  34. 49Revealing word ↗TADA
  35. 50Plains tribe ↗OTOE
  36. 51"Hot ___!" ↗DAMN
  37. 52North Carolina campus town ↗ELON
  38. 53Leave rolling in the aisles ↗SLAY
  39. 55Love all, essentially ↗TIE
  40. 56One of the Wilsons of Heart ↗ANN
  41. 58Skewer ↗IMPALE
  42. 60Thruway advisory ↗SLO
  43. 62___ Modern (London attraction) ↗TATE
  44. 63Way off ↗AFAR
  45. 64Coffee named for the district it's grown in ↗KONA
  46. 65Many, many moons ↗EONS
  47. 66Rejections ↗NOES
  48. 67Weird Al Yankovic's parody of the song "Lola" ↗YODA
  49. 68Little suck-up? ↗VAC
  50. 69Antlered animal ↗ELK
  51. 70Many moons ↗AGES
  52. 75Gordimer who wrote "The Conservationist" ↗NADINE
  53. 76Non ___ (unwelcome) ↗GRATA
  54. 77Major K-pop septet ↗BTS
  55. 78Nonverbal OK ↗NOD
  56. 79Privy to ↗INON
  57. 80The Flash's civilian identity ___ Allen ↗BARRY
  58. 81Bickering ↗ATIT
  59. 82Structure for a shark dive ↗CAGE
  60. 831980s Chrysler debut ↗KCAR
  61. 86Brain piece ↗LOBE
  62. 88Oxygen atoms have eight of them ↗PROTONS
  63. 90Queen's realm ↗ROCK
  64. 91One working the knight shift? ↗SQUIRE
  65. 93Mena of the "American Pie" films ↗SUVARI
  66. 94Elemental ↗PRIMAL
  67. 95Pretty soon ↗INABIT
  68. 96Parisian eatery ↗BISTRO
  69. 97Effect ↗IMPACT
  70. 99Storing, as some ashes ↗URNING
  71. 100Vice president with a Nobel Peace Prize ↗ALGORE
  72. 101Fruit pastries ↗TARTS
  73. 102Put off ↗DETER
  74. 106Head shop purchase ↗BONG
  75. 107Memory unit ↗BYTE
  76. 108Pacify ↗CALM
  77. 109Sch. with the Daily Bruin newspaper ↗UCLA
  78. 110Vet's concern ↗PTSD
  79. 112TikTok, for one ↗APP
  80. 113"Busy" one ↗BEE
  81. 115Littl'un ↗TOT