Daily Themed Crossword January 8, 2019 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 8, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.
January 8, 2019 — All 64 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | ___ n cheese (comfort food to a few) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | One of "The Three Stooges" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Bird that actually gives a hoot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Popular character actor in Westerns ___ Wallach | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | "A fire ___ it can be seen from space": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Full of life (of an old person) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Pop star ___ Collins | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Famous TV dog ___ Tin Tin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Picnic basket stealing cartoon character who lives in Jellystone Park: 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #10 | Favored cut of meat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Alkaline solution used in drain cleaners | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | First man in space ___ Gagarin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Source of household power: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Tool to pierce holes in leather | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Buckeye state | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Word to drive away a stray cat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Human spirit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Sport ___ sport that will debut in the 2020 Olympics and requires contestants to ascend a steep wall with their hands and feet | CLIMBING | 8 | |
| #19 | French painter of "Water Lilies" Claude ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Employ for a wage | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Essential for a fryer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Alanis Morissette song from the album "Jagged Little Pill" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #23 | Tiger's warning | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Prefix to "leaks" or "pedia" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Designer of wedding gowns "Vera ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Maroon 5 lead singer Levine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Ghost's greeting? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | "___ and you shall receive" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | An assistant to a senator e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | "The sponge ___ the liquid in an instant." (soaked up) | Show answer | 8 | |
| #31 | What length multiplied with width gives in math | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Metric that measures profitability in relation to a company's net assets: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Thailand's former name | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Wide expanse of salt water | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Green-eyed monster | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | To advance in years | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Sport that will make its debut in the 2020 Olympics and involves riding and performing tricks on a narrow board with wheels | SKATEBOARDING | 13 | |
| #38 | Currency you'd spend in Paris | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Dork (slang) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | ___ manual (booklet with instructions) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Hand gesture often accompanied by a "Hi" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Passed by quite quickly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Big hairdo (for short) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Shed blood | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | "Will you ___ valentine?" (14th February special question): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Sugary fizzy drinks soda ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Alternate spelling for a beauty salon | Show answer | 6 | |
| #49 | Fit for something | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Public violence | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Giant pandas' continent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | For beer lovers lager's alternative | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Theater awards for Off-Broadway plays ___ Awards | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Men's bat-and-ball sport that was contested in the Olympics from 1992-2008 and will make a return in 2020 | Show answer | 8 | |
| #55 | James Bond film "Diamonds ___ Forever" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Sense of wonder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Record of a ship's voyage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | "The band played some new material on the California ___ of their tour." (part) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Farming implement | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | One of the Great Lakes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Condition of grief | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Harden like a jelly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | 1989 film starring Robin Williams and Ethan Hawke "___ Poets Society" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Famous chair designed by Danish architect Arne Jacobsen | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 8, 2019 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 8, 2019, a Tuesday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SKATEBOARDING at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 3 clues carry a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2019 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for January 8, 2019 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 8, 2019 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 8, 2019 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 64 clues with answers from 3 to 13 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for January 8, 2019 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 8, 2019 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
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How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.