Daily Themed Crossword January 3, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 3, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
January 3, 2022 — 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 | "So that's it eh?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Willy in "Free Willy" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Deep sleep letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | "You ___ Call Me Al" Paul Simon hit that features in season 5 of "The Office" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | "Stayin' ___" Bee Gees hit single that features in season 5 of "The Office" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Neighbor of Sweden for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Mother Teresa for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Family card game with "Wild" and "Skip" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Mount Everest lies on its border | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Uber and Facebook for two | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Sleeve filler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Short video feature on Instagram | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Lion's feature | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Get better | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Formula ___ (car racing sport) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | "The Princess and the ___" (fairy tale) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Prefix for "bus" or "channel" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Michigan's largest city | Show answer | 7 | |
| #19 | "___ it Like it's Hot" Snoop Dogg single covered by Michael Scott in season 2 of "The Office" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Ballpoint e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Penthouse feature | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Ruler measure | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Window alternative on a flight | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Wedding answer: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Keep ___ on (observe) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | "America's Got ___" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #27 | "Pronto!" letters | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Small citrus fruit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Vague or uncertain | Show answer | 7 | |
| #30 | Moth-eaten | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | "___ was saying ...": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Baby's bed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | "Sorry am ___ your way?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Snowman in "Frozen" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | "Crazy in ___" Beyonce's 2003 hit single that features in season 3 of "The Office" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | "How unfortunate!" old-style | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Marshy wetlands | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | "Kapow!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Raise as a flag | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Zingy taste | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Cheer in Acapulco | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Zipped across the highway | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | River project | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Early Peruvian Empire | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Delivery vehicle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Step into character | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Espresso spots | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | "Except if" word | Show answer | 6 | |
| #49 | Minimum | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Somewhat moist | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Type of queen | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | Pride call | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Friend in war | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Eurasia's ___ Mountains | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Desire to do something | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | "You've got mail" company | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | "We Didn't Start the ___" Billy Joel hit which was parodied in season 2 of "The Office" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Harvard e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Mystical vibe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | "Cycle" starter? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Popular cocktail ingredient | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Grandpa Simpson | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Bad beginning to "practice" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Actress Mendes of "The Place Beyond the Pines" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Give the cold shoulder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Snoop | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Part of a word for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | (I've Had) the ___ of My Life" song from "Dirty Dancing" that features in season 2 of "The Office" | Show answer | 4 |
How the January 3, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 3, 2022, a Monday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is DETROIT at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 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 2022 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for January 3, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 3, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 3, 2022 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 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 3, 2022 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 3, 2022 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.