Daily Themed Crossword January 14, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 14, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
January 14, 2021 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | It's just a number to some | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Play a part say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Baby's sleeping spot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Canned fish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | "Without ___" 1998 biographical sports drama film based on the life of distance runner Steven Prefontaine | Show answer | 6 | |
| #6 | It may be coated with mascara | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | "Busy ___ bee": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Narrow opening | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Prefix with "sphere" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | "Give ___ break!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Information sent over a text for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Last year's juniors for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | "We've ___ each other's backs" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Steve Carell's role in "Despicable Me" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Oceanic speck? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Ledger who played Joker | Show answer | 5 | |
| #17 | "The Last American ___" 1973 sports drama film based on the life of NASCAR driver Junior Johnson | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | German "a" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Injure badly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Sunrise direction | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Tourist spot in Indonesia | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Cut off a tree branch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | "The Queen of Rock and Roll" ___ Turner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Sydney's state: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Online streaming platform such as Netflix: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Square root of hundred | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Office crew | Show answer | 5 | |
| #28 | MTV's sci-fi show "___ Flux" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | ___ shui (type of design guide) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | "Who Dat Girl" rapper ___ Rida | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | 2014 film based on a book about an Olympic athlete during WWII | Show answer | 8 | |
| #32 | Very miffed | Show answer | 5 | |
| #33 | Road-laying material | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | "Heart Like a ___" 1983 biographical drama film based on the life of drag racing driver Shirley Muldowney | Show answer | 5 | |
| #35 | World Series' organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "___ Are from Mars Women Are from Venus" book by John Gray | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | "Old Macdonald had a farm" ending letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Yay or ___? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | "The Pride of the ___" 1942 sports drama which is a tribute to Lou Gehrig | Show answer | 7 | |
| #40 | Middle name of Sean Lennon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Zodiac sign with balancing scales | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Loose after-bath garments | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | "That's ___-win situation": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | "___ Bull" 1980 biographical sports drama film based on Jake LaMotta's 1970 memoir of the same name | Show answer | 6 | |
| #45 | "The Hitchhiker's ___ to the Galaxy" novel series | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | ___ and outs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Chemical element with the symbol "B" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Religious sister? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Pitch-setting instrument in an orchestra | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | "Consequently" in Latin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | What the XX in XOXO signify | Show answer | 6 | |
| #52 | Furniture moved around when Ross Geller yells "Pivot" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Actor Boen from "The Terminator" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Short comedy sketch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Tater ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | ___ one for the team | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Raggedy doll | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Tall slender grass from marshy regions | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Yellowstone Park grazer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Mighty tree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Binary digits | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Great delight | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | The "F" in TGIF for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Paramount Network formerly: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Gives a "go ahead" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | PC key next to the space bar | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 14, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 14, 2021, a Thursday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is UNBROKEN 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 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 2021 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for January 14, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 14, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 14, 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 66 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 14, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 14, 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.