NYT Crossword January 5, 2025 Answers

Across

1A Turmoil 6 7A Protagonist of Arabian folk tales 7 14A / 5 19A They might be sewn in at a beauty parlor 9 21A Mustangs sometimes race with them 7 22A Many a Quentin Tarantino film role 5 23A Classic Chevys 7 24A Vanity fare? 7 25A Super-excited 5 26A Donkey Kong, e.g. 3 27A Some chords 6 29A Trash 3 30A Unhappy spectators 6 31A Live interview shout-out 5 32A Common sales promotion 13 34A End of fall? 9 38A Increases 3 39A Made less effective, in gamer slang 6 40A Like some picture frames 4 41A Part of a fishing line to which a hook is attached 5 43A Characters from Homer and Herodotus? 4 44A Goes higher, at an auction 6 47A Part of a modern assembly line 8 50A Some works of Pablo Neruda 4 54A Landmark featured in "Roman Holiday" 13 57A Reveals everything 10 59A Biblical inspiration for Caleb, in Steinbeck's "East of Eden" 4 60A Landscaper's roll-out 3 61A Jason of "Aquaman" 5 62A Sign on a tray at a cash register … or a hint to entering 32-Across 21 71A Like Sherlock Holmes's "game" 5 72A Away from work, for short 3 73A Bit of plankton 4 74A Place for some light rest? 10 78A Band with the 2001 #1 hit "How You Remind Me" … or a hint to entering 54-Across 10 84A Long-running tour title for Taylor Swift 4 85A Cultural meeting place 8 87A Washington airport, informally 6 88A Smartphone precursors, for short 4 89A Typical features of locker rooms 5 92A European capital said to be the site of the first decorated Christmas tree 4 93A Gin or djinn, e.g. 6 96A Part of overalls 3 98A Mercilessly harsh treatment, in an expression … or a hint to entering 117-Across 9 101A Pivot without warning … or a hint to entering 19-Across 11 103A Not straight, in a way 5 104A Pilot 6 105A Questionable gift, for short? 3 106A Musician once nicknamed "The Beale Street Blues Boy" 6 108A One of 10 on each end of a beer pong table 3 111A Tough-guy title role 5 112A "Nice going!" 7 114A Harsh "reading" 7 116A Part of a bridal gown 5 117A ¼ 7 118A Registers 7 119A Some bank deposits 5 120A Mentee 7 121A Start to boil 6

Down

1D Like most Iraqis 4 2D Pack (down) 4 3D Perfect for a salad, say 4 4D Something often rolled over, for short 3 5D Was deeply affected by something 6 6D No longer in service? 6 7D Passed with flying colors 4 8D Agonizing occurrences in online games 4 9D Bit of text pontification 3 10D Baby in a cave 6 11D Spreads 6 12D Sound of spring? 5 13D Potentially lethal snake 3 14D Some multi-masted ships 9 15D "Quit hounding me!" 6 16D Current measure 6 17D Start to boil 6 18D Mess (around) 5 20D Emotional strains 8 28D Last word of the New Testament 4 30D Second strings 6 31D Prefix with -centric 5 32D Onion or garlic 4 33D 2024 Shakira single "(___ Paréntesis)" 5 34D Compartmentalize 4 35D Swear 4 36D Quintet of experts on "Queer Eye," familiarly 7 37D Late actress Garr 4 42D Chaney of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" 3 43D Pointy part on a husky 3 45D Italian motorcycle brand 6 46D Insta alternative 4 48D Prominent instrument in Seal's "Kiss From a Rose" and Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe" 4 49D Revealing word 4 50D Plains tribe 4 51D "Hot ___!" 4 52D North Carolina campus town 4 53D Leave rolling in the aisles 4 55D Love all, essentially 3 56D One of the Wilsons of Heart 3 58D Skewer 6 60D Thruway advisory 3 62D ___ Modern (London attraction) 4 63D Way off 4 64D Coffee named for the district it's grown in 4 65D Many, many moons 4 66D Rejections 4 67D Weird Al Yankovic's parody of the song "Lola" 4 68D Little suck-up? 3 69D Antlered animal 3 70D Many moons 4 75D Gordimer who wrote "The Conservationist" 6 76D Non ___ (unwelcome) 5 77D Major K-pop septet 3 78D Nonverbal OK 3 79D Privy to 4 80D The Flash's civilian identity ___ Allen 5 81D Bickering 4 82D Structure for a shark dive 4 83D 1980s Chrysler debut 4 86D Brain piece 4 88D Oxygen atoms have eight of them 7 90D Queen's realm 4 91D One working the knight shift? 6 93D Mena of the "American Pie" films 6 94D Elemental 6 95D Pretty soon 6 96D Parisian eatery 6 97D Effect 6 99D Storing, as some ashes 6 100D Vice president with a Nobel Peace Prize 6 101D Fruit pastries 5 102D Put off 5 106D Head shop purchase 4 107D Memory unit 4 108D Pacify 4 109D Sch. with the Daily Bruin newspaper 4 110D Vet's concern 4 112D TikTok, for one 3 113D "Busy" one 3 115D Littl'un 3