After-dinner order

Latest answer — January 07, 2025

1 Down

Scroll down for rest of crossword answers

NYT Crossword

This clue's Tuesday, January 07, 2025 appearance

Tap a square to reveal a letter.

Or reveal one clue at a time with the Hint and Answer buttons below.

Across

  1. 1Disordered state
  2. 5Irrefutable
  3. 10Ark numbers
  4. 14List shortener
  5. 15UPS shipment
  6. 16D.I.Y. website
  7. 17Communists want to dISMantle it
  8. 19Valley in which it's easy to get a cab
  9. 20Hochkönig, for one
  10. 21___ Szewinska, only sprinter (male or female) to hold world records in the 100m, 200m and 400m events
  11. 22Pushover
  12. 23Mexican dish similar to taquitos
  13. 25TikTok phenomena
  14. 27It's condit(ion)ed on regular payments
  15. 30Ours contain about 700 megabytes of information
  16. 33Equine eats
  17. 34Respectful title that's an anagram of another respectful title
  18. 35House calls?
  19. 36Pig of kids' TV
  20. 38An outbuilding
  21. 39___ Speedwagon
  22. 40Pottery making and illustration, for example
  23. 412003 #1 hit with the lyric "What's cooler than being cool?"
  24. 42It's hard to believe
  25. 46Pity party exclamation
  26. 47"Whoa, that's good!"
  27. 51"___ my Eggo!" (bygone waffle slogan)
  28. 52Island kingdom
  29. 54Random number generator
  30. 55Still contending
  31. 56Protest seeking a different arrangement with landlords
  32. 58Philippine currency
  33. 59"Di niente!"
  34. 60Salad root
  35. 61Troll ___
  36. 62Kind of jar
  37. 63Contraceptive options

Down

  1. 1After-dinner order
  2. 2Even a smidge
  3. 3Rocker Frank
  4. 4Film director Roth
  5. 5Sacred insect in a hieroglyph
  6. 6"... at most"
  7. 7"How often have I ___ beneath rain on a strange roof, thinking of home": Faulkner
  8. 8Often-quoted line from "Return of the Jedi" when the Rebels are ambushed
  9. 9On the blue side: Abbr.
  10. 10One paying a flat fee?
  11. 11"You believe me now?"
  12. 12"My mistake"
  13. 13Clout
  14. 18Protagonist of Shakespeare's first tragedy
  15. 22Jazzes (up)
  16. 24Olive oil has many of them
  17. 26___ Skeeter, journalist/witch in the Harry Potter books
  18. 28Thicket
  19. 29Simone who sang "To Be Young, Gifted and Black"
  20. 30Robes and such
  21. 31Shocker
  22. 32"Zoom fatigue" is a modern one
  23. 36Baby carrier in Bath
  24. 37"You get the picture"
  25. 38U.K. channel nickname, with "the"
  26. 40Classic Angela Davis do
  27. 41Drum kit component
  28. 43Rubber bone, e.g.
  29. 44"Stay!"
  30. 45Starts working remotely, say
  31. 48Formal farewell
  32. 49Competed in part of a triathlon
  33. 50Hurls forcibly, in modern slang
  34. 51Grammy-winning Dua
  35. 53Kind of place that's beside the point?
  36. 56Tach measure
  37. 57High stat for a heavy hitter

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Disordered state — Answer: DAZE
  2. 5. Irrefutable — Answer: SOLID
  3. 10. Ark numbers — Answer: TWOS
  4. 14. List shortener — Answer: ETAL
  5. 15. UPS shipment — Answer: CRATE
  6. 16. D.I.Y. website — Answer: EHOW
  7. 17. Communists want to dISMantle it — Answer: CAPITALISM
  8. 19. Valley in which it's easy to get a cab — Answer: NAPA
  9. 20. Hochkönig, for one — Answer: ALP
  10. 21. ___ Szewinska, only sprinter (male or female) to hold world records in the 100m, 200m and 400m events — Answer: IRENA
  11. 22. Pushover — Answer: PATSY
  12. 23. Mexican dish similar to taquitos — Answer: FLAUTAS
  13. 25. TikTok phenomena — Answer: TRENDS
  14. 27. It's condit(ion)ed on regular payments — Answer: SUBSCRIPTION
  15. 30. Ours contain about 700 megabytes of information — Answer: GENES
  16. 33. Equine eats — Answer: OATS
  17. 34. Respectful title that's an anagram of another respectful title — Answer: SRI
  18. 35. House calls? — Answer: AYES
  19. 36. Pig of kids' TV — Answer: PEPPA
  20. 38. An outbuilding — Answer: BARN
  21. 39. ___ Speedwagon — Answer: REO
  22. 40. Pottery making and illustration, for example — Answer: ARTS
  23. 41. 2003 #1 hit with the lyric "What's cooler than being cool?" — Answer: HEYYA
  24. 42. It's hard to believe — Answer: BOLDFACEDLIE
  25. 46. Pity party exclamation — Answer: POORME
  26. 47. "Whoa, that's good!" — Answer: OOHBABY
  27. 51. "___ my Eggo!" (bygone waffle slogan) — Answer: LEGGO
  28. 52. Island kingdom — Answer: TONGA
  29. 54. Random number generator — Answer: DIE
  30. 55. Still contending — Answer: INIT
  31. 56. Protest seeking a different arrangement with landlords — Answer: RENTSTRIKE
  32. 58. Philippine currency — Answer: PESO
  33. 59. "Di niente!" — Answer: PREGO
  34. 60. Salad root — Answer: BEET
  35. 61. Troll ___ — Answer: ARMY
  36. 62. Kind of jar — Answer: MASON
  37. 63. Contraceptive options — Answer: IUDS

Down

  1. 1. After-dinner order — Answer: DECAF
  2. 2. Even a smidge — Answer: ATALL
  3. 3. Rocker Frank — Answer: ZAPPA
  4. 4. Film director Roth — Answer: ELI
  5. 5. Sacred insect in a hieroglyph — Answer: SCARAB
  6. 6. "... at most" — Answer: ORLESS
  7. 7. "How often have I ___ beneath rain on a strange roof, thinking of home": Faulkner — Answer: LAIN
  8. 8. Often-quoted line from "Return of the Jedi" when the Rebels are ambushed — Answer: ITSATRAP
  9. 9. On the blue side: Abbr. — Answer: DEM
  10. 10. One paying a flat fee? — Answer: TENANT
  11. 11. "You believe me now?" — Answer: WHATDISAY
  12. 12. "My mistake" — Answer: OOPSSORRY
  13. 13. Clout — Answer: SWAY
  14. 18. Protagonist of Shakespeare's first tragedy — Answer: TITUS
  15. 22. Jazzes (up) — Answer: PEPS
  16. 24. Olive oil has many of them — Answer: USES
  17. 26. ___ Skeeter, journalist/witch in the Harry Potter books — Answer: RITA
  18. 28. Thicket — Answer: COPSE
  19. 29. Simone who sang "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" — Answer: NINA
  20. 30. Robes and such — Answer: GARB
  21. 31. Shocker — Answer: EYEOPENER
  22. 32. "Zoom fatigue" is a modern one — Answer: NEOLOGISM
  23. 36. Baby carrier in Bath — Answer: PRAM
  24. 37. "You get the picture" — Answer: ETCETERA
  25. 38. U.K. channel nickname, with "the" — Answer: BEEB
  26. 40. Classic Angela Davis do — Answer: AFRO
  27. 41. Drum kit component — Answer: HIHAT
  28. 43. Rubber bone, e.g. — Answer: DOGTOY
  29. 44. "Stay!" — Answer: DONTGO
  30. 45. Starts working remotely, say — Answer: LOGSON
  31. 48. Formal farewell — Answer: ADIEU
  32. 49. Competed in part of a triathlon — Answer: BIKED
  33. 50. Hurls forcibly, in modern slang — Answer: YEETS
  34. 51. Grammy-winning Dua — Answer: LIPA
  35. 53. Kind of place that's beside the point? — Answer: ONES
  36. 56. Tach measure — Answer: RPM
  37. 57. High stat for a heavy hitter — Answer: RBI

Recent NYT Crossword Answers

The last 6 days of solutions

NYT Crossword 6 January 2025NYT Crossword 5 January 2025NYT Crossword 4 January 2025NYT Crossword 3 January 2025NYT Crossword 2 January 2025NYT Crossword 1 January 2025

The answer to “After-dinner order” in the New York Times crossword is DECAF — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 7, 2025, a Tuesday puzzle, at 1-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“After-dinner order” answer

DECAF (5 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is DECAF.

Why the answer is DECAF

DECAF is the 5-letter solution that fits "After-dinner order" in the NYT Crossword crossword on January 7, 2025 (1-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

When else has “After-dinner order” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

January 7, 2025 (most recent) → DECAF. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

More clues from the NYT Crossword on January 7, 2025

Stuck elsewhere in the grid? Here are some of the crossing and nearby clues from the same puzzle — tap any for its answer and explanation.

Want every clue in one place? The full New York Times answer list for January 7, 2025 is on that day's grid page, and today's live NYT Crossword answers are always one tap from the today page.

About the NYT Crossword

The New York Times crossword, edited by Will Shortz, is the most famous daily puzzle in the United States. It runs a 15×15 grid Monday through Saturday and a larger 21×21 grid on Sunday, and its difficulty deliberately ramps through the week: Monday is the most approachable, Saturday the toughest, with Thursday often reserved for a trick or twist like rebus squares. This page covers a Tuesday puzzle. A straight-definition entry is the kind of solid mid-grid answer that anchors the trickier crossings around it. Because the NYT reuses short, crossing-friendly words regularly, seeing them once makes them easier to spot next time.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “After-dinner order”?

The answer is DECAF, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 7, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “After-dinner order”?

5 letters: DECAF.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on January 7, 2025 (a Tuesday puzzle), at 1-Down.

Can “After-dinner order” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for January 7, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

Crossword Clues

Looking up a clue? Jump into today's answers and clue help from top puzzles.