Daily Themed Crossword January 22, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 22, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
January 22, 2021 — All 62 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Suffer from the flu say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | "A long time ___...." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Shoot up like a plant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Heaven in a desert | Show answer | 5 | |
| #5 | Sample from a scene of crime: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Dull and cheerless (rhymes with "grab") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Walk merrily (rhymes with "gamble") | Show answer | 6 | |
| #8 | Love Spanish-style | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | "Eso ___" (Paul Anka hit) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Olympian for one | Show answer | 7 | |
| #11 | Singer ___ Garfunkel of "All I Know" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Christ the Redeemer's city lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Vietnamese holiday | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Kind of pension plan: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Timothee Chalamet's "Call Me by Your ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | 1-1 at the end of a game say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | "___: A Whistleblower's Diary" book by Chuck Montano about foul play at a nuclear R&D site: 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #18 | Gray powder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Detectives pursue them (anagram of "deals") | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Word with "piping" or "mess" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | "A word to the ___ ..." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Toaster oven setting (rhymes with "coil") | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | "Rebel Yell" singer Billy ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Susan Sarandon starrer "___ We Dance?" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | "Licensed to ___" book by attorney Sidney Powell that exposes unethical tactics used in federal prosecution | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Editor's strikeout? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | "In the Heights" creator ___-Manuel Miranda | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Superlative suffix with "strong" or "weak" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Board game cube | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | "Miss ___ Regrets" by Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Chicago clock setting during summers: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Pick out a color say | Show answer | 6 | |
| #33 | Charlemagne and Otto's realm: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | "It's ___ to Eat" book by journalist Michela Wrong about a Kenyan whistleblower: 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #35 | Prefix with "potent" or "present" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | The "S" of R.S.V.P. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | "___ Coup" book by Len Colodny and Robert Gettlin that proposes an alternate explanation for the Watergate scandal | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | Calcutta's home | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Snare ___ (instrument) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Gems associated with the color of your teeth | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | Bowling target | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Small shorebird that migrates from the Arctic to Antarctica | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Senior figure in a family | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | "Giant" author Ferber | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Dated film units | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Beauty queen's crown | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Like two peas in ___: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | ___ Park N.Y. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Inspiration bubble | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Poker pot starter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Tanning lotion letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Dil Pickles's dad on "Rugrats" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Oolong for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | "___ Record" autobiography by whistleblower Edward Snowden about mass surveillance by the US government | Show answer | 9 | |
| #55 | Got together | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Boot's tip | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | The "p" in r.p.m. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Gawk at someone creepily | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Voice below soprano in a choir | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Ceiling spinner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Old fashioned "do" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Set eyes on | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 22, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 22, 2021, a Friday. It contains 62 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is LOSALAMOS at 9 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 22, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 22, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 22, 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 62 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 22, 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 62 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 22, 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.