Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — January 5, 2025 Answers

Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor·

Below you'll find the complete solved grid and every answer for the Daily Themed Crossword puzzle dated January 5, 2025. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

66 clues13×13 grid33 across · 33 down
1O
2P
3T
4P
5O
6T
7S
8A
9W
10R
E
E
11F
12R
I
O
13T
W
O
14T
A
X
I
15A
L
E
16T
E
A
R
17N
18E
W
19A
W
A
R
D
20A
C
N
21E
22T
I
M
E
S
23H
24E
25L
L
O
26D
27O
E
S
28E
L
Y
29L
I
L
30T
31A
32I
33L
34E
K
E
35S
I
T
E
36B
O
O
37D
I
P
38F
E
S
T
39F
40A
I
L
41A
42B
43B
A
44C
C
T
V
45Q
U
A
R
46T
47E
48R
49C
I
T
E
50U
R
N
51A
G
O
52D
O
R
53A
N
G
54B
O
W

Clues & Answers

Across

1A___ for (choose)OPT
4AHouseplant's homePOT
7ACutting tool with teethSAW
10ACoral ___ (snorkeling spot)REEF
12A___ de JaneiroRIO
13ADuet's numberTWO
14ACity ride that's yellowTAXI
15ABitter ___ (brew)ALE
16ASalty eye dropTEAR
17AThe countdown's over! Let's welcome 2025, the ___ Year is celebrated throughout this puzzle!NEW
19AOscar or Grammy, e.g.AWARD
20ASkin breakout conditionACNE
22AFive ___ five equals 25! Now that's a smart way to raise a toast to 2025!TIMES
23AHit Adele song from her album "25" that is one way to welcome 2025!HELLO
26A"Who ___ he think he is?"DOES
28ARon ___, "Tarzan" actorELY
29A___ Wayne of "Annihilate"LIL
30AWhat a dog wagsTAIL
34A___ out a livingEKE
35AConstruction areaSITE
36AGhost's cryBOO
37ATasty side for chipsDIP
38A"Oktober" followerFEST
39A"F" on a testFAIL
41A"The Winner Takes It All" pop groupABBA
44ACommon surveillance system: Abbr.CCTV
45A25-cent coin that you can toss and start 2025 with a win!QUARTER
49AQuote, as a sourceCITE
50AOrnamental vaseURN
51A"Four score and seven years ___"AGO
52APalme ___, highest prize at the Cannes Film FestivalDOR
53A___ Lee, "Life of Pi" directorANG
54AGift topper?BOW

Down

1DLeftover morselORT
2DGreen veggie that may roll off the platePEA
3D___-Mex cuisineTEX
4DShrimp's relativePRAWN
5DStir-fry necessityOIL
6DBig foot digitTOE
7DHot vaporSTEAM
8D"Not that I'm ___ of"AWARE
9D"25 ___ or Less," board game that you can play at parties in 2025WORDS
11D"___ Destination" (horror movie franchise)FINAL
16DPlot ___ (surprising story change)TWIST
18D___-friendly (Earth loving)ECO
19DHad breakfast, sayATE
21DMake changes to a draft, sayEDIT
23D___-haw (donkey's cry)HEE
24DAntlered animalELK
25DHarsh cleaning agentLYE
27D"Bravo!" at a Barcelona stadiumOLE
29DGloss targetLIP
31DPresident Lincoln, fondlyABE
32DSiri's platformIOS
33DParking ___LOT
35D___ Jubilee, 25th anniversary event that some may celebrate in 2025SILVER
37D"Same here!"DITTO
38D"So ___, so good"FAR
39DMedia regulating group: Abbr.FCC
40DWord after "boric" or "citric"ACID
41DWater-related prefixAQUA
42DScorch or roast to the extremeBURN
43D"The Big ___ Theory"BANG
46D"Put it on my ___" (bar tally)TAB
47DEasily bruised traitEGO
48DA ___ of houses (line)ROW
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

Twelve years editing daily puzzle solutions. Themed crosswords, wordplay, and the occasional cryptic.