Daily Themed Crossword January 12, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 12, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
January 12, 2021 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Day before Friday for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | 50-50 score in a football match say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Actor Bohen from "Mad Men" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Finish off in style say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Prefix with "dextrous" or "valent" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | ___ carte (menu option): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | British lavatories | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | "___ takers?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Type of cricket match | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Mark Wahlberg's animated bear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Cupid to the Greeks | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Canadian actor and comedian Aykroyd | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | "___ of God" Diego Maradona's phrase from the 1986 FIFA World Cup | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | "Just ___" Nike's slogan: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Julia Roberts starrer "___ Lisa Smile" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | "Right away!" in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Victorian or Medieval for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | "Cancel" on a computer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Newell's Old ___ Argentine sports club for which Diego Maradona played from 1993 to 1994 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Simba to Mufasa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Violet flower | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Bacardi beverage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Marching insects? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Societa Sportiva Calcio ___ Italian football club for which Diego Maradona played from 1984 to 1991 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | Wine glass support | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Early Beatle Sutcliffe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Heroic tale | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Place to get a fruit facial | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Thick haze | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Word before "chance" or "Tuesday" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Mahershala ___ of "House of Cards" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Cry from a crib? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | "Additionally" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | ___ Tai (cocktail) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Transfer the ball during a football match say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Skilled | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Breakaway group | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | The "S" in GPS for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Bullring cheers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Unexpected glitch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Fall behind schedule wise | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Follow command | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Club de ___ y Esgrima La Plata Argentine sports club which was managed by Diego Maradona from 2019 to 2020 | Show answer | 8 | |
| #44 | Photoshop developer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Inc. relatives: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | "Much ___ about nothing" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Beats by ___ (earphones maker) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Balanced ___ (nutritionist's advice) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Club Atletico ___ Juniors Argentine sports club for which Diego Maradona played from 1995 to 1997 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | "That's absolutely correct!" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | Someone you'd look up to | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | "America's ___ Top Model" reality show co-hosted by Tyra Banks | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Predator's catch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | ___ excellence (exceptional) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Facial breakouts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | A kind of tribute | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Futbol Club ___ Spanish football club for which Diego Maradona played from 1982 to 1984 | Show answer | 9 | |
| #58 | Actress Gardner from "The Night of the Iguana" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | ___ Altos Californian city | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Hedwig from Harry Potter for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Prefix which means "new" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Director Lee of "The Ice Storm" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Courteney ___ actress from "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Break ___ (neither earn nor lose) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Actor Wilson from "Marley & Me" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Ctrl-___-Del (computer command) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Sailor's "Yes!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Toil away | Show answer | 4 |
How the January 12, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 12, 2021, a Tuesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BARCELONA at 9 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 2 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 2021 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for January 12, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 12, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 12, 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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 9 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 12, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 12, 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.
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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.