Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — January 7, 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 7, 2025. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

67 clues13×13 grid33 across · 34 down
1W
2A
3G
4S
5O
6N
7R
8A
9I
10N
11I
C
E
12H
O
E
13A
L
M
A
14T
A
L
15C
16E
P
I
17F
I
S
T
18L
19A
D
20L
21E
A
K
22J
23A
24M
E
S
25D
E
E
26E
B
O
O
K
27F
28O
U
L
29T
S
P
30C
A
N
31I
32N
33K
34S
A
N
T
35A
36R
O
I
37S
38K
I
N
39E
40V
E
N
T
41L
E
N
D
42A
C
E
43J
44O
E
Y
45A
46P
R
47G
48A
49L
50A
51A
R
P
52C
O
N
53A
L
E
X
54M
R
T
55E
M
O
56S
T
Y
E

Clues & Answers

Across

1AShake, as a tailWAG
4AMale offspringSON
7ANatural shower from the skyRAIN
11AWater cube to cool drinksICE
12AGarden-tilling toolHOE
13A___ mater (one's old school)ALMA
14ABaby powder mineralTALC
16APrefix with "dermis" or "center"EPI
17ABalled-up hand, sayFIST
18AYoung fellow in ScotlandLAD
20APlumbing problemLEAK
22ALeBron ___, basketballer who retired from his Olympic career after winning a gold medal in 2024JAMES
25A"Cee" followerDEE
26AKindle download: Hyph.EBOOK
27AViolation in a game of soccerFOUL
29ACookie-making measure, for shortTSP
30A"I ___ and I will!"CAN
31AWriting fluidINK
34AChristmas list keeperSANTA
36A"Vive le ___" ("long live the king")ROI
37AMoisturizer targetSKIN
39AIt may be planned by a plannerEVENT
41A___ a hand (help)LEND
42AWinning tennis serveACE
43A___ Votto, six-time MLB All-Star who hung up his glove and retired in 2024JOEY
45AMonth after March, for shortAPR
47AFancy black-tie partyGALA
51ADadaist Jean ___ARP
52A___ artist (swindler)CON
53A___ Morgan, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion who retired from professional soccer in 2024ALEX
54AActor who played Clubber Lang in "Rocky III": 2 wds.MRT
55AGreen Day music genreEMO
56AEyelid swellingSTYE

Down

1D"Gettin' Jiggy ___ It" (Will Smith hit)WIT
2DSignature Obama legislation: Abbr.ACA
3DShower ___ (liquid soap)GEL
4DLose skin, as a snakeSHED
5DAlley-___ (NBA move)OOP
6D___ Armstrong who walked on the moonNEIL
7D___ Nadal, tennis legend and Grand Slam record holder who retired in 2024RAFAEL
8D"Great minds think ___" (similarly)ALIKE
9DOnline texts: Abbr.IMS
10D___ King Cole (jazz musician)NAT
15DEgyptian queen, fondlyCLEO
19DFirst "A" in Reddit's AMAASK
21DUniversity website enderEDU
22DJumbo ___ (big aircraft)JET
23DCrunch targets, for shortABS
24DFloor cleanerMOP
27DCeiling spinnerFAN
28DToronto's province, for shortONT
30D___ Parker, two-time WNBA MVP nicknamed "Ace" who retired in 2024CANDACE
31DExtreme angerIRE
32D___-negotiable (not open to discussion)NON
33DPress ___ (media package)KIT
34DEnvy or gluttony, e.g.SIN
35DNRC predecessor: Abbr.AEC
37D"___ like a log" (rested extremely well)SLEPT
38D"The ___ to success is ..."KEY
40DLas ___, NevadaVEGAS
42DRiver in Tuscany (anagram of "nora")ARNO
43DTraffic ___ (road annoyance)JAM
44DBobby ___, Hockey Hall-of-FamerORR
46DWhen repeated, a cheerleader's accessoryPOM
48DCtrl+___+DelALT
49DBob ___ ESPN sportscasterLEY
50DTool to cut trees into logsAXE
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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