Daily Themed Crossword January 9, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 9, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
January 9, 2021 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Paid players for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | "Masterpiece" channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ Harmon character from "The Queen's Gambit" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | "Brave" singer ___ Bareilles | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Personal story for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Sleeping spot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Rocker Clapton | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Company that sells Inspiron | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Beach house view | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | ___-caps (candies) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Dissenting votes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Add-___ (added features) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | ___-view mirror | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | "This ain't my first ___" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Hothead's emotion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | What may feel like forever | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Spanish for "other" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Crude item | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Physicist Niels ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Type of guitar | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | 2004 neo-noir crime film directed by Damian Nieman starring Jamie Foxx as Larry Jennings | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Enjoy a buffet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Egyptian queen for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Heartbeat recorder: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Organ lent to a narrator | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Smell very bad | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Recliner e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #28 | Aviation-related prefix | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Part of a grocery list | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | 2004 biographical film directed by Taylor Hackford starring Jamie Foxx as the titular R&B singer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | "Miami ___" 2006 action thriller film directed by Michael Mann starring Jamie Foxx as Rico Tubbs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Casts a ballot | Show answer | 5 | |
| #33 | Enjoy snowy trails | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Actress Garbo from "Queen Christina" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #35 | Son of Prince Valiant | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | 2001 biographical sports drama film directed by Michael Mann starring Jamie Foxx as Drew Bundini Brown | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Embellish the truth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | ___ out a living | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Conclude | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Singer Lana Del ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Grain used in risotto | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Guitarist ___ Van Halen | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | "The ___" 2007 action thriller film directed by Peter Berg starring Jamie Foxx as Ronald Fleury | Show answer | 7 | |
| #44 | Wrigley product | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Thomas Mann's "___ in Venice" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Basic ___ (essentials) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Huge family car: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Word on a pending bill | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | North Carolina university | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Jamie ___ character played by Jamie Foxx in the '90s | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Single-named Celtic singer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | NYC's parade organizer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #53 | Actress Penelope of "Vanilla Sky" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Jellystone Park's ___ Bear | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | "One small ___ for man..." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Platform for Siri | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | "___ Color" '90s sketch comedy series created by Keenen Ivory Wayans which featured Jamie Foxx: 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #58 | Kevin Durant's league: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Yule ___ (dessert) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Hair styling product | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Horse pace | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Clarinet's cousin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Bill ___ The Science Guy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Gargantuan | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Get droopy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Israeli actress Gadot of "Criminal" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | ___ code | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 9, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 9, 2021, a Saturday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is INLIVING at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries 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 2021 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for January 9, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 9, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 9, 2021 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 67 clues with answers from 3 to 8 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 9, 2021 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 9, 2021 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.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
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.