Baby ___
Crossword Answer — January 11, 2025
NYT Crossword
Saturday, January 11, 2025
By Ryan McCarty
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Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Get an engine going — Answer: POWERUP
- 8. Incurs an extra service charge, perhaps — Answer: ROAMS
- 13. Cost-efficient — Answer: ECONOMIC
- 15. Georges ___, "Habanera" composer — Answer: BIZET
- 16. Jargon heard at Comic-Con or in a D&D; game, humorously — Answer: NERDSPEAK
- 18. Clearing — Answer: GLADE
- 19. Specially trained teams — Answer: CADRES
- 20. "Tubular!" — Answer: RAD
- 22. Movement in "The Nutcracker" — Answer: PLIE
- 23. River featured in the Rig Veda — Answer: INDUS
- 24. Fruit-filled loaf — Answer: DATEBREAD
- 26. Pride parade participant? — Answer: LION
- 27. Own up — Answer: COMECLEAN
- 28. ___ fly — Answer: SAC
- 29. Antarctic explorer for whom a sea is named — Answer: JAMESROSS
- 30. Attachments for speakers — Answer: LAPELMICS
- 31. Blatant deceptions — Answer: NAKEDLIES
- 32. Open for drinks — Answer: TAP
- 35. Monarchs, e.g. — Answer: AUTOCRATS
- 36. Baby ___ — Answer: YODA
- 37. Setting for balloon darts or a ringtoss — Answer: GAMEBOOTH
- 38. Television star who went on the "Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour" in 2010 — Answer: CONAN
- 39. Taiwanese electronics brand — Answer: ACER
- 40. Note extender, in sheet music — Answer: DOT
- 41. Lothlórien in "The Lord of the Rings," e.g. — Answer: FOREST
- 42. Make way for — Answer: LETBY
- 44. They believe "the radical notion that women are people," per Marie Shear — Answer: FEMINISTS
- 46. Siren call? — Answer: BLARE
- 47. Well, that works! — Answer: SURECURE
- 48. OK — Answer: ALLOW
- 49. Certain workplace protection? — Answer: DESKPAD
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- 1. #2s, e.g. — Answer: PENCILS
- 2. Locale of Niue and the Pitcairn Islands — Answer: OCEANIA
- 3. Common format for an essay, informally — Answer: WORDDOC
- 4. Bypassing play — Answer: ENDRUN
- 5. Many early wines — Answer: ROSES
- 6. Professional squatters? — Answer: UMPS
- 7. Bit of "Sweeney Todd" fare — Answer: PIE
- 8. Recurring role for Kate McKinnon on "S.N.L." — Answer: RBG
- 9. Extractor used on some seeds and nuts — Answer: OILPRESS
- 10. Their petals are used to make a traditional Korean wine called "dugyeonju" — Answer: AZALEAS
- 11. Turnpike feature — Answer: MEDIAN
- 12. One taken for a ride — Answer: STEED
- 14. Some sweet pick-me-ups — Answer: CARAMELLATTES
- 17. Contralto singer known as the "First Lady of Radio" — Answer: KATESMITH
- 21. Publicly criticizes — Answer: DECRIES
- 24. Feature of the United States Capitol — Answer: DOMEDROOF
- 25. They act as one — Answer: BLOCS
- 27. Simple house style with gables — Answer: CAPECOD
- 29. Track star Ingebrigtsen who, at age 16, became the youngest person in history to run a sub-four-minute mile — Answer: JAKOB
- 30. "Peace, dude!" — Answer: LATERBRO
- 31. Music genre for Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit — Answer: NUMETAL
- 32. Hits the weights, say — Answer: TONESUP
- 33. "To the stars," in Latin — Answer: ADASTRA
- 34. De-briefed? — Answer: PANTSED
- 35. Small juice container? — Answer: AACELL
- 36. Jester named in a Shakespeare soliloquy — Answer: YORICK
- 37. First of four emperors in the "Year of the Four Emperors" — Answer: GALBA
- 38. Stack in an ice cream shop — Answer: CONES
- 41. It's lit! — Answer: FIRE
- 43. Material for Robin Hood's bow — Answer: YEW
- 45. Result of a downpour, perhaps — Answer: MUD
The answer to “Baby ___” in the New York Times crossword is YODA — a 4-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on January 11, 2025, a Saturday puzzle, at 36-Across. If it's the entry standing between you and a clean grid, that's the word you need — and below you'll find why it fits, plus links to the day's other clues if more than one square is giving you trouble.
“Baby ___” answer
YODA (4 letters)
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Why the answer is YODA
YODA is the 4-letter solution that fits "Baby ___" in the NYT Crossword crossword on January 11, 2025 (36-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.
When else has “Baby ___” 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 before, and what the answer was each time — handy if you landed here from a puzzle on another date.
January 11, 2025 (this puzzle) → YODA. We haven't indexed an earlier appearance of this exact clue yet.
More clues from the NYT Crossword crossword on January 11, 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.
- Hits the weights, say → TONESUP
- "To the stars," in Latin → ADASTRA
- De-briefed? → PANTSED
- Jester named in a Shakespeare soliloquy → YORICK
- Monarchs, e.g. → AUTOCRATS
- Setting for balloon darts or a ringtoss → GAMEBOOTH
- Small juice container? → AACELL
- First of four emperors in the "Year of the Four Emperors" → GALBA
Want every clue in one place? The full New York Times answer list for January 11, 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 Saturday 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 “Baby ___”?
The answer is YODA, a 4-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 11, 2025.
How many letters is the answer to “Baby ___”?
4 letters: YODA.
Where did this clue appear?
In the New York Times crossword on January 11, 2025 (a Saturday puzzle), at 36-Across.
Can “Baby ___” 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 11, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.