Shiny festive décor Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Shiny festive décor” 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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TINSEL is the answer to “Shiny festive décor”. It means to give a showy or gaudy appearance to.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
To give a showy or gaudy appearance to.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: NITLES.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Yuletide decoration”.
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 “Shiny festive décor”?
TINSEL, 6 letters: to give a showy or gaudy appearance to.
When was “Shiny festive décor” 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 T.