Daily Themed Crossword January 17, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 17, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
January 17, 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 | Alien transport: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Venomous Nile snake | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | James Bond e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Perform at karaoke night say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Zodiac symbol with a mane | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | ___ is me! (cry of grief) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Cleveland's Great Lake | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Monday follower for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Most suitable as a reply (anagram of pat) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | When you can expect a touchdown: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Capital city of Massachusetts where Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Deli bread option | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Nine-digit ID for a U.S. citizen: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Rodent in the subway maybe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Downed a sub say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Actor Omar ___ of House | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | What can ___ for you?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Single ___ whiskey | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Palindromic constellation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | ___ Richard's Almanack yearly colonial bestseller written by Benjamin Franklin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Actress ___ Ryan from Sleepless in Seattle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Lightning ___ revolutionary device popularized by Benjamin Franklin that protects buildings during lightning storms | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Month before May for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Barking buddy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Villain's nemesis | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Hundred ___ bill U.S. currency that features Benjamin Franklin as a tribute to his legacy | Show answer | 6 | |
| #27 | ___-faced (dishonest) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Oscar equivalent for television | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Mystical glow | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Female sibling for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Shark's home | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Carpe ___ (seize the day) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Hard-working critter on a hill | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Grassy lawn patch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Sticky tree secretion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | ___ and throw | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | America's first ___ department emergency service that was established by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia in 1736 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | I'm working ___: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Choir voice below soprano | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas! author Dr. ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Dead ___ Society (Robin Williams movie) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Graceful pond glider | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Sound of a bubble bursting | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | The best is ___ to come | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Shifting car part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Alpha follower | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Back to square ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Thanksgiving tuber | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Washington Irving's ___ Van Winkle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Without further ___ ... (without any delay) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | This ___ shall pass | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Street of nightmares? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Golfer's goal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Opposite of con on a list | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Blue feeling | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Cuddly toy bear | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | Barbie actress Issa ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Icky sticky stuff | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Printing ___ place where Benjamin Franklin apprenticed and thus began his love for publishing | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | ___ + Juliet (film starring Claire Danes) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Pleased as punch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Dinner party organizer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Despacito singer ___ Fonsi | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Nevada's ___ 51 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Wheelchair-friendly incline | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Airport screening organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Take home the trophy say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | ___ Max: Fury Road movie starring Tom Hardy | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 17, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 17, 2025, a Friday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BOSTON at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 2 clues carry 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 17, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 17, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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.