Wednesday · January 8, 2025 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword January 8, 2025 Answers

All 69 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the January 8, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.

69Clues
6Longest
3Shortest
3Abbreviations
Answers

January 8, 2025 — All 69 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 Sheep's cry Show answer 3
#2 Surgeons for short Show answer 3
#3 Great ___ (dog breed) Show answer 4
#4 A Nightmare on ___ Street Show answer 3
#5 Mind body and ___ Show answer 4
#6 Flying saucers: Abbr. Show answer 4
#7 Much ___ About Nothing Show answer 3
#8 Red Muppet on Sesame Street Show answer 4
#9 Pace of a horse (rhymes with plot) Show answer 4
#10 Premiering in 2025! ___ Zombies TV miniseries featuring superheroes like Shang-Chi & Kate battling a zombie apocalypse Show answer 6
#11 Subject that deals with supply and demand for short Show answer 4
#12 Is there ___ way out? Show answer 3
#13 Powder from a fire Show answer 3
#14 More or ___ (roughly) Show answer 4
#15 Noteworthy historical period say Show answer 3
#16 ___ and Peace novel by Leo Tolstoy Show answer 3
#17 ___ ego (secondary personality of a person) Show answer 5
#18 Letters that follow R Show answer 3
#19 Who am ___ judge?: 2 wds. Show answer 3
#20 Premiering in 2025! Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-___ animated TV series that explores Peter Parker's early heroic days Show answer 3
#21 TV breaks for short Show answer 3
#22 Green-eyed deadly sin Show answer 4
#23 Birthday celebration unit Show answer 3
#24 Under the weather Show answer 3
#25 ___ in distress (like a princess in trouble) Show answer 6
#26 Premiering in 2025! ___: L.A. legal drama spin-off TV series featuring the reprising character Harvey Specter Show answer 5
#27 I ___ my case (concluding words from a lawyer) Show answer 4
#28 E on a compass Show answer 4
#29 Sing with no lyrics Show answer 3
#30 2012 Oscar-winning film starring Ben Affleck Show answer 4
#31 Based on a ___ story Show answer 4
#32 Fraction of a joule (anagram of reg) Show answer 3
#33 Premiering in 2025! Daredevil: ___ Again MCU TV series where longtime rivals Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk collide Show answer 4
#34 Opposite of WSW: Abbr. Show answer 3
#35 Prefix with maid for a mythical sea creature Show answer 3
#36 Laser light Show answer 4
#37 Alan ___ of M*A*S*H Show answer 4
#38 Love in Spain Show answer 4
#39 ___ Parton (famed country singer) Show answer 5
#40 Daiquiri liquor Show answer 3
#41 ___-mo replay Show answer 3
#42 Premiering in 2025! Going ___ comedy TV series following a brash U.S. Army Colonel rediscovering his purpose Show answer 5
#43 Hairstyle for Diana Ross Show answer 4
#44 Lunch hour often Show answer 4
#45 Suffix for extremes? Show answer 3
#46 As ___ on TV Show answer 4
#47 Flower holder Show answer 4
#48 Jacob's Biblical twin Show answer 4
#49 Class with finger painting and drawing Show answer 3
#50 On the ___ (fleeing) Show answer 3
#51 Portuguese for she Show answer 3
#52 City bus stop for short Show answer 3
#53 Curve shaped letter Show answer 3
#54 Premiering in 2025! ___ or Lose Pixar's animated TV series that captures the ups and downs of a middle school softball team Show answer 3
#55 Off-road racer's ride: Abbr. Show answer 3
#56 Oh Pretty Woman singer ___ Orbison Show answer 3
#57 Road ___ (angry behavior in traffic say) Show answer 4
#58 Computer key to erase text Show answer 6
#59 The Book of ___ 2010 movie Show answer 3
#60 ___ Martin (James Bond car) Show answer 5
#61 Magazine copy Show answer 5
#62 Pear-shaped string instrument (anagram with tule) Show answer 4
#63 Dull and colorless Show answer 4
#64 Prefix for space or plane Show answer 4
#65 Facebook app for instant chats for short Show answer 4
#66 It's us against ___ Show answer 4
#67 Are you ___? (certain) Show answer 4
#68 Prince Valiant's son Show answer 3
#69 Corporate head of a department for short Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the January 8, 2025 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 8, 2025, a Wednesday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MARVEL at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.

Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.

Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2025 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for January 8, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

January 8, 2025 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for January 8, 2025?
The January 8, 2025 grid has 69 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 69 clues. The longest answer is MARVEL at 6 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 3 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for January 8, 2025 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including January 7, 2025 and January 9, 2025.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the January 8, 2025 Crossword

01

The theme is a clue in itself

Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 69 clues with answers from 3 to 6 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.

02

Short fills are where the crossings come from

Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.

03

There is a mini board for this date too

Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for January 8, 2025 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 69 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 8, 2025 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.

Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.

Last checked — Sep 9, 2026
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Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

69clues on this board
6longest answer
6,030boards archived
240,941clues indexed
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

Read the theme before the clues

Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.

STEP 02

Fill the short crossings first

Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.

STEP 03

Abbreviations are signposted

A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.

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