Daily Themed Crossword January 16, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 16, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
January 16, 2025 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Helicopter landing site | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ Doubtfire (Robin Williams film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | River-stopping structure | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Lamb's mother | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Positive or negative particle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Adam's partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Met ___ (annual fashion event in NYC) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Actress Jessica ___ of Sin City | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Electric swimmer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | ___ and yang | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Bradley ___ actor who played the lead role in his directorial debut A Star Is Born | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Long-nosed character from Despicable Me | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Business card number for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Hugging in public say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Rough terrain vehicle: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Mascara spot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Common school transport | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Cat's call | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Make a little ___ long way: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | ___ Krasinski actor who played the lead role in his directorial debut A Quiet Place | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Spider's silky net | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Detonation material: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Acorn tree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Anaheim baseball team on scoreboards: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Michael B. ___ actor who played the lead role in his directorial debut Creed III | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Kendrick ___ Money Trees rapper | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | ___ Baba and the Forty Thieves | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Staple grain in Asia that is used in sushi | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Dismounted as a horse | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Father affectionately | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Play-___ (tiebreakers in sports) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | ___ Braff actor who played the lead role in his directorial debut Garden State | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Organ below the brow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Modern prefix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Jacob's biblical twin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Pin to hang clothes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | How to Get ___ with Murder (TV show starring Viola Davis) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Sandwich shop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | This Is Us actor ___ Ventimiglia | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | WALL-E or R2-D2 e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Professor Severus ___ from Harry Potter | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Doe or stag | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | ___ Maria (hymn) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | ___ Gibson actor who played the lead role in his directorial debut The Man Without a Face | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Brokeback Mountain director Lee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Less than 90 degrees as an angle | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Right-angled Tetris shape | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Aries symbol | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Kid's sandwich: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Dynamic ___ (team of two) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Residue from a fire | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Solemn promise made by a groom say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Simon Cowell's reality show: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Male child | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | The Cat in the ___ children's book by Dr. Seuss | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Orson ___ filmmaker who played the lead role in his directorial debut Citizen Kane | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | Approving head bob | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Sheep's cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | ___ Paul Breaking Bad actor | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Swiss Army ___ (tool with many uses) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Fill with wonder | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Green gemstone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Ageless skincare brand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Ferris wheel or roller-coaster e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | What a shame! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Costa ___ (Central American country) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Corporate money manager: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Wednesday follower for short | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 16, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 16, 2025, a Thursday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is COOPER at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 7 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 16, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 16, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 16, 2025 Crossword
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 68 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.
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.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for January 16, 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.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 16, 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, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
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.
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.
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.