Ones unlikely to call the handyman, for short Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Ones unlikely to call the handyman, for short” from the New York Times crossword of January 12, 2025? It has 6 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
NEW YORK TIMES, JANUARY 12, 2025
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DIYERS is the answer to “Ones unlikely to call the handyman, for short”.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
A 6-letter answer that starts with D.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: YIDSRE.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Handy types”.
More clues from the New York Times (January 12, 2025)
Across
- 1. "It's fine, I guess"3 letters, starts with MMEH
- 4. Dash follower3 letters, starts with CCAM
- 7. Source of some insomnia5 letters, starts with AANGST
- 12. Quick reads on the subway, perhaps3 letters, starts with AADS
- 15. Filing pro3 letters, starts with CCPA
- 18. Treasure-seeking woodcutter of folklore7 letters, starts with AALIBABA
- 20. More in need of a massage5 letters, starts with SSORER
- 21. Group that works only for a few seconds at a time7 letters, starts with PPITCREW
- 23. H.S. club with student "diplomats"7 letters, starts with MMODELUN
- 24. In unison5 letters, starts with AASONE
- 25. [Oh, puh-lease!]7 letters, starts with EEYEROLL
- 26. "To add on …"7 letters, starts with AANDALSO
- 27. Witches' brew creatures5 letters, starts with NNEWTS
- 28. Concocts7 letters, starts with DDEVISES
- 29. Buffalo's county4 letters, starts with EERIE
- 30. Feline7 letters, starts with CCATTISH
- 32. Needles4 letters, starts with RRIBS
- 33. "The Situation Room" airer3 letters, starts with CCNN
- 35. Nicholas II was the last one4 letters, starts with TTSAR
- 37. Measure of resistance3 letters, starts with OOHM
- 38. Cathedral feature4 letters, starts with AAPSE
- 40. Disco fan on "The Simpsons"3 letters, starts with SSTU
- 43. Some professions4 letters, starts with VVOWS
- 45. Literary recommendations9 letters, starts with MMUSTREADS
- 48. Stick in a bathroom cabinet4 letters, starts with QQTIP
- 49. Goofs7 letters, starts with SSLIPSUP
- 52. Like the glow of the last embers in a fire5 letters, starts with FFAINT
- 53. Completely destroyed7 letters, starts with IINRUINS
- 56. Doctoral hurdles5 letters, starts with OORALS
- 57. Double-___ (hypermobile, medically)7 letters, starts with JJOINTED
- 59. Gives an illegal assist5 letters, starts with AABETS
- 60. Produce and discharge7 letters, starts with SSECRETE
- 62. Some Korean smartphones3 letters, starts with LLGS
- 63. R&B singer Williams7 letters, starts with DDENIECE
- 65. Suffix with legal and official3 letters, starts with EESE
- 66. Publican's offering3 letters, starts with AALE
- 68. It's connected to the eustachian tube3 letters, starts with EEAR
- 69. Org. with four divisions: Atlantic, Central, Pacific and Metropolitan3 letters, starts with NNHL
- 70. Told (on)7 letters, starts with TTATTLED
- 74. Accepts a ring, in a way7 letters, starts with SSAYSIDO
- 77. Court figure5 letters, starts with SSTENO
- 79. Oxford institution, familiarly7 letters, starts with OOLEMISS
- 81. Many apartments in a warehouse district5 letters, starts with LLOFTS
- 84. Lucky charms7 letters, starts with AAMULETS
- 86. Like a porcupine's back5 letters, starts with SSPINY
- 87. Put in front of a fan7 letters, starts with AAIRCOOL
- 89. Person who likes to go solo8 letters, starts with LLONEWOLF
- 91. [I'm shocked!]3 letters, starts with OOMG
- 92. Like many video game characters8 letters, starts with PPLAYABLE
- 93. A long, long time4 letters, starts with AAGES
- 94. Even … or like three pairs of answers in this puzzle9 letters, starts with AALLTIEDUP
- 97. Some drinks and breads4 letters, starts with RRYES
- 98. Germs, on the playground7 letters, starts with CCOOTIES
- 101. Enthusiastic response7 letters, starts with SSURECAN
- 104. Shots, for example9 letters, starts with BBARORDERS
- 107. The stuff of Persian myths?9 letters, starts with NNINELIVES
- 111. ___ 101, 508-meter skyscraper that was once the world's tallest6 letters, starts with TTAIPEI
- 112. Altoid alternatives7 letters, starts with TTICTACS
- 116. "Count me in!"6 letters, starts with LLOVETO
- 117. Goad6 letters, starts with UURGEON
- 118. It might be rolled out in a studio7 letters, starts with YYOGAMAT
- 119. Archenemy of the Avengers6 letters, starts with TTHANOS
- 120. "No thanks"4 letters, starts with PPASS
- 121. U.S. president during the moon landing5 letters, starts with NNIXON
- 122. Walker with the 2015 triple-platinum hit "Faded"4 letters, starts with AALAN
Down
- 1. Common first word4 letters, starts with MMAMA
- 2. Big first name in American business4 letters, starts with EELON
- 3. Devices worn by informants … and what can be found inside three pairs of answers in this puzzle11 letters, starts with HHIDDENWIRES
- 4. Coin toss directive6 letters, starts with CCALLIT
- 5. Exploits, as power6 letters, starts with AABUSES
- 6. Spanish hand4 letters, starts with MMANO
- 7. Sitting meditation pose5 letters, starts with AASANA
- 8. How an animal's length may be measured10 letters, starts with NNOSETOTAIL
- 9. Feature visible on a tree stump10 letters, starts with GGROWTHRING
- 10. Feelings10 letters, starts with SSENTIMENTS
- 11. Lock5 letters, starts with TTRESS
- 12. Did like4 letters, starts with AAPED
- 13. Ones unlikely to call the handyman, for short6 letters, starts with DDIYERS
- 14. Many-hit Wonder6 letters, starts with SSTEVIE
- 15. Bit of embroidery … or what's depicted literally three times in this puzzle11 letters, starts with CCROSSSTITCH
- 16. He was named Athlete of the Century by the I.O.C.4 letters, starts with PPELE
- 17. Hole punchers4 letters, starts with AAWLS
- 19. Symbol of a downturn in the business world4 letters, starts with BBEAR
- 22. House, slangily4 letters, starts with CCRIB
- 30. French wine designation3 letters, starts with CCRU
- 31. Was ill with3 letters, starts with HHAD
- 33. Big letters in the pharmaceutical industry3 letters, starts with CCVS
- 34. Like a situation that can't end badly6 letters, starts with NNOLOSE
- 36. Electrical unit3 letters, starts with AAMP
- 39. Tire reading, for short3 letters, starts with PPSI
- 41. Shiny festive décor6 letters, starts with TTINSEL
- 42. Co. that may have a package deal?3 letters, starts with UUPS
- 44. They watch from afar15 letters, starts with SSPACETELESCOPES
- 46. West Coast airport code3 letters, starts with SSFO
- 47. Downed3 letters, starts with AATE
- 48. Title bestowed annually in New Orleans15 letters, starts with QQUEENOFCARNIVAL
- 50. Photography inits.3 letters, starts with SSLR
- 51. "What's the ___?"3 letters, starts with UUSE
- 54. Grandma, endearingly3 letters, starts with NNAN
- 55. Result of a hit single, maybe3 letters, starts with RRBI
- 57. Ingredient in a certain "salad"5 letters, starts with JJELLO
- 58. Do-or-die occasions5 letters, starts with DDDAYS
- 61. Self image?3 letters, starts with TTAT
- 64. Destinations for ambulances, for short3 letters, starts with EERS
- 67. Slippery sorts4 letters, starts with EEELS
- 68. Equestrian's command4 letters, starts with EEASY
- 71. Over4 letters, starts with AANEW
- 72. Dog whose name was Terry before her most famous film role4 letters, starts with TTOTO
- 73. Station locations6 letters, starts with DDEPOTS
- 74. Lightly burns6 letters, starts with SSINGES
- 75. Hip bones4 letters, starts with IILIA
- 76. Blue tang fish of Pixar fame4 letters, starts with DDORY
- 77. Ecological portmanteau since 19054 letters, starts with SSMOG
- 78. Pull some strings, say?4 letters, starts with TTUNE
- 80. Opera character whose name might be heard in an opera singer's warm-up4 letters, starts with MMIMI
- 82. Country singer Keith4 letters, starts with TTOBY
- 83. Heavy part of a platform shoe4 letters, starts with SSOLE
- 84. Styled after3 letters, starts with AALA
- 85. List of candidates5 letters, starts with SSLATE
- 87. Muesli brand with mountains on the packaging5 letters, starts with AALPEN
- 88. Rock and roll Paul of fame3 letters, starts with LLES
- 90. Like some playful teasing6 letters, starts with FFLIRTY
- 92. Very precise sort6 letters, starts with PPURIST
- 95. Wound6 letters, starts with LLESION
- 96. Slain king in "Macbeth"6 letters, starts with DDUNCAN
- 99. Frequently deconstructed dessert items5 letters, starts with OOREOS
- 100. Mythological owner of an eight-legged horse named Sleipnir4 letters, starts with OODIN
- 102. Foe of a Saxon4 letters, starts with CCELT
- 103. "Hi" or "bye" on Kauai5 letters, starts with AALOHA
- 104. Imperial energy meas.3 letters, starts with BBTU
- 105. Grp. making after-work plans?4 letters, starts with AAARP
- 106. Baltic capital city4 letters, starts with RRIGA
- 108. ___ cava4 letters, starts with VVENA
- 109. English prep school with a shade of blue named after it4 letters, starts with EETON
- 110. Cry for help3 letters, starts with SSOS
- 113. Tool used in many a sci-fi film3 letters, starts with CCGI
- 114. Burden3 letters, starts with TTAX
- 115. Part of a Latin trio3 letters, starts with AAMO
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Questions
What is the answer to “Ones unlikely to call the handyman, for short”?
DIYERS, 6 letters.
When was “Ones unlikely to call the handyman, for short” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of January 12, 2025.
How many letters does the answer have?
6 letters, starting with D.