Our NYT Crossword Hints for January 5, 2025 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily crossword that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of the paper and is also available online.
NYT Crossword Hints, January 5, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 1/5/25. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
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1A. Turmoil
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7A. Protagonist of Arabian folk tales
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14A. /
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19A. They might be sewn in at a beauty parlor
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19A. They might be sewn in at a beauty parlor
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21A. Mustangs sometimes race with them
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22A. Many a Quentin Tarantino film role
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23A. Classic Chevys
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24A. Vanity fare?
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25A. Super excited
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26A. Donkey Kong, e.g.
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27A. Some chords
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29A. Trash
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30A. Unhappy spectators
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31A. Live interview shout-out
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32A. Common sales promotion
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32A. Common sales promotion
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34A. End of fall?
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38A. Increases
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39A. Made less effective, in gamer slang
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40A. Like some picture frames
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41A. Part of a fishing line to which a hook is attached
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43A. Characters from Homer and Herodotus?
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44A. Goes higher, at an auction
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47A. Part of a modern assembly line
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50A. Some works of Pablo Neruda
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54A. Landmark featured in "Roman Holiday"
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54A. Landmark featured in "Roman Holiday"
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57A. Reveals everything
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59A. Biblical inspiration for Caleb, in Steinbeck's "East of Eden"
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60A. Landscaper's roll-out
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61A. Jason of "Aquaman"
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62A. Sign on a tray at a cash register … or a hint to entering 32-Across
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71A. Like Sherlock Holmes's "game"
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72A. Away from work, for short
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73A. Bit of plankton
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74A. Place for some light rest?
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78A. Band with the 2001 #1 hit "How You Remind Me" … or a hint to entering 54-Across
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84A. Long-running tour title for Taylor Swift
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85A. Cultural meeting place
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87A. Washington airport, informally
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88A. Smartphone precursors, for short
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89A. Typical features of locker rooms
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92A. European capital said to be the site of the first decorated Christmas tree
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93A. Gin or djinn, e.g.
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96A. Part of overalls
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98A. Mercilessly harsh treatment, in an expression … or a hint to entering 117-Across
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101A. Pivot without warning … or a hint to entering 19-Across
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103A. Not straight, in a way
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104A. Pilot
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105A. Questionable gift, for short?
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106A. Musician once nicknamed "The Beale Street Blues Boy"
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108A. One of 10 on each end of a beer pong table
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111A. Tough-guy title role
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112A. "Nice going!"
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114A. Harsh "reading"
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116A. Part of a bridal gown
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117A. ¼
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118A. Registers
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119A. Some bank deposits
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120A. Mentee
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121A. Start to boil
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1D. Like most Iraqis
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2D. Pack (down)
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3D. Perfect for a salad, say
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4D. Something often rolled over, for short
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5D. Was deeply affected by something
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6D. No longer in service
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7D. Passed with flying colors
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8D. Agonizing occurrences in online games
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9D. Bit of text pontification
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10D. Baby in a cave
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11D. Spreads
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12D. Sound of spring?
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13D. Potentially lethal snake
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14D. Some multi-masted ships
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14D. Some multi-masted ships
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15D. "Quit hounding me!"
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16D. Current measure
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17D. Start to boil
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18D. Mess around
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20D. Emotional strains
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20D. Emotional strains
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28D. Last word of the New Testament
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30D. Second strings
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31D. Prefix with centric
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32D. Onion or garlic
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33D. 2024 Shakira single "(___ Paréntesis)"
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34D. Compartmentalize
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35D. Swear
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36D. Quintet of experts on "Queer Eye," familiarly
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36D. Quintet of experts on "Queer Eye," familiarly
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37D. Late actress Garr
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42D. Chaney of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"
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43D. Pointy part on a husky
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45D. Italian motorcycle brand
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46D. Insta alternative
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48D. Prominent instrument in Seal's "Kiss From a Rose" and Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe"
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49D. Revealing word
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50D. Plains tribe
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51D. Hot ___
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52D. North Carolina campus town
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53D. Leave rolling in the aisles
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55D. Love all, essentially
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56D. One of the Wilsons of Heart
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58D. Skewer
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60D. Thruway advisory
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62D. ___ Modern (London attraction)
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63D. Way off
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64D. Coffee named for the district it's grown in
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65D. Many many moons
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66D. Rejections
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67D. Weird Al Yankovic's parody of the song "Lola"
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68D. Little suck-up?
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69D. Antlered animal
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70D. Many moons
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75D. Gordimer who wrote "The Conservationist"
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76D. Non __ (unwelcome)
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77D. Major K-pop septet
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78D. Nonverbal OK
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79D. Privy to
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80D. The Flash's civilian identity ___ Allen
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81D. Bickering
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82D. Structure for a shark dive
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83D. 1980s Chrysler debut
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86D. Brain piece
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88D. Oxygen atoms have eight of them
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90D. Queens realm
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91D. One working the knight shift?
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93D. Mena of the "American Pie" films
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94D. Elemental
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95D. Pretty soon
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96D. Parisian eatery
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97D. Effect
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99D. Storing, as some ashes
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100D. Vice president with a Nobel Peace Prize
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101D. Fruit pastries
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102D. Put off
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106D. Head shop purchase
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107D. Memory unit
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108D. Pacify
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109D. Sch. with the Daily Bruin newspaper
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110D. Vet's concern
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112D. TikTok, for one
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113D. "Busy" one
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115D. Littl'un
We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.
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