Daily Themed Crossword January 30, 2019 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 30, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.
January 30, 2019 — All 57 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Start up a PC | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Mealtime protector from stains | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Twelfth of a foot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Mild stimulant from a palm tree: 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #5 | From Head ___: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Prepare a land for sowing | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Robert Downey Jr. 2008 starrer "___ Man" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Most mammals have four of them | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | England's lavatory | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | A lonely number? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Modify a spelling say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Mesozoic or Victorian e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Aries zodiac symbol | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Boost sufficiently like volume | Show answer | 7 | |
| #15 | McFlurry cookie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Scorpio's birth month at times for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Barrier to obstruct water | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Counter fast food option to "Dine-in": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Popular American animated sitcom by Matt Groening which is a satirical depiction of working-class life: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #20 | Waits or rests on a chair | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | In___ (perfect coordination) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Activated as a fire | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | One might use this to unclog pipes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Loan insuring organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Times New Roman e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Comic strip caveman Alley ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Set of helpful items like spanners screwdrivers kept together: 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #28 | Baked beans container say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Brass wind instrument with movable slide or valve | Show answer | 8 | |
| #30 | Bit of body art briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Shakespeare's "Much ___ About Nothing" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Disapproving tut-tut sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Popular American political thriller by Beau Willimon which is a story of a Democrat from South Carolina and is based on the novel of the same by Michael Dobbs: 3 wds. | HOUSEOFCARDS | 12 | |
| #34 | Anne Hathaway's 2004 comedy movie "___ Enchanted" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Cut __ (dance) informally: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Another fitting word for on point | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Myrna ___ of "Manhattan Melodrama" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Chess piece which can move horizontally or vertically through unoccupied squares | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | "How can ___ repay you?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Down with flu | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Someone who's snooty | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Dim ___ (chinese steamed dumpling) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Color mixed with red to create purple | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Popular American neo-western crime drama by Vince Gilligan about a high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with lung cancer: 2 wds. | BREAKINGBAD | 11 | |
| #45 | Leaves gatherer in a garden | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Sun Valley's state for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Left amazed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Moist from the night air | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | NBC comedy show which is a weekly parody: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Person from Czechoslovakia | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Nuptial pledge: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Carry a balance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Marvel Comics character who has the American flag tattooed on his face | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Keyboard key for indenting | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | "Orange Is the ___ Black" (popular Netflix series) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Wolfish look | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" actress ___ Williams | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 30, 2019 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 30, 2019, a Wednesday. It contains 57 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is HOUSEOFCARDS at 12 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 10 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 30, 2019 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 30, 2019 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 30, 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 57 clues with answers from 3 to 12 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 30, 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 57 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 30, 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.