Daily Themed Crossword January 21, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 21, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
January 21, 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 | Cured meat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | First letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Miss Universe's accessory | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Historical time period | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___ Diary ... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | First A in AKA | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Calendar month after Feb for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Runner's unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Breathing organ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | ___ a web like a spider | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Glitz and ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Global language for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | The G in TGIF | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | ___ Bryant Los Angeles Lakers player known as Black Mamba who dedicated 20 years to the team | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | ___ your lip (Shut up!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Phone book items for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Needle hole | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ___ me (dustbin's words) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Victoria Secret purchase | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Let's ___ down to business | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Kissing in a crowd for one: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | ___ food restaurant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | CV inclusion for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | I have figured it out! sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | How long you've ___ here? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | ___ Nowitzki Dallas Mavericks player famous for his signature fadeaway who dedicated 21 seasons to the team | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | The ___ Not Taken poem by Robert Frost | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Clickable symbol | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Breaks on TV for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Web address: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Put in alphabetical order say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Frito-___ (chips maker) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___ Duncan San Antonio Spurs player who dedicated 19 seasons to the team leading them to 5 NBA championships | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Some microwave ovens: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Junior Navy Officer for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Tailor's line | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Palindromic constellation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Red planet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Web forum moderator for short | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Human ___ (me and you) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Lo-___ diet for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Leafy diet meal | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Former student for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Nine-digit ID: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Big pig | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | ___ Miller one of the greatest players of the Indiana Pacers known for his deadly 3-pointers who stuck by his team for 18 seasons straight! | REGGIE | 6 | |
| #47 | ___ Dee River | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Cut off as a tree branch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Stout container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Spanish Hey! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Stake money on | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | When doubled a Gabor sister | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | ___ Jam video game series first released in 1993: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Surgery spots: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | College admission assessment: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | ___ Haslem player of the Miami Heat who played in the same team for 20 years and later went on to become its Vice President! | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | Circular chart type | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Nowhere near | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | ___ and Breakfast (rustic stopover) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Love to bits | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Aids to help solve a puzzle | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Soothing ointment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Wrinkly leaves used in smoothies | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Same stuff different day routine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Either you say it ___ will!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Small part of a big machine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Inferno author ___ Brown | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Lead-in to ops | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 21, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 21, 2025, a Tuesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is REGGIE 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 21, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 21, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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.