Daily Themed Crossword January 16, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 16, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
January 16, 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 | Stomach muscles for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Billboard items for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Adjourned sine ___ (indefinitely postponed) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Take a ___ at (try) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Jason Statham's "___ Race" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | "What's up ___?" (Bugs Bunny's line) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | "The ___" 1960 drama film starring Bruce Lee | Show answer | 6 | |
| #8 | Metric ruler units for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | "The ___ is in your court now" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | "The Big ___" 1971 martial arts film starring Bruce Lee | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Layered cookie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Shipped a parcel say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Feeling blue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | ___ the gold medal (won) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | ___ Banks co-host of "America's Next Top Model" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Long-___ project | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | ___ of expertise | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Talks endlessly (anagram of "spay") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | ___ a helping hand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Labor ward event | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | "___ your pardon": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Silicon Valley's state slangily | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Thickening of blood at a wound site | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Boney. M's "___ Mama" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Emcee's necessity for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | ___ fuel to the fire | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Up to a job say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | "Bud" slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Video conference annoyance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Zero in soccer lingo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Corrosive lab acid: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Linda Gant's "We ___ It So Good" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Gore and Pacino | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Narcotics-fighting organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "Enter the ___" 1973 martial arts film starring Bruce Lee | Show answer | 6 | |
| #37 | Actor Epps from "House" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Neither's partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | "___ of Iron" 1978 martial arts fantasy film co-written by Bruce Lee | Show answer | 6 | |
| #40 | Great Barrier ___ Australia | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Sirius Black's animagus form | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Unruly hair | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Tython from "Star Wars" e.g. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #44 | ___ Schiaparelli Italian fashion designer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | San ___ county in 19d | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | 1969 neo-noir film starring Bruce Lee as Winslow Wong | Show answer | 7 | |
| #47 | ___ and wiser | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Warm winter material | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | "The Power of Love" singer Celine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | "___ Sugar" (advice column) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | "Baseball Tonight" channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Up in the air | Show answer | 5 | |
| #53 | "Having said ___..." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Pharma watchdog: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | "___ of Fury" 1972 action martial arts film starring Bruce Lee | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Website initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Ctrl+Z | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Gondolier's head accessory | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Actress Wong from "Always Be My Maybe" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | ___ into (access) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | "Uber cool!" to millennials | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Film spool | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | "Pie ___ mode": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | "A" in A.D. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Common paper size for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | ___ of the iceberg | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 16, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 16, 2021, a Saturday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MARLOWE at 7 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 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 16, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 16, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 16, 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 7 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 16, 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 16, 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.