Daily Themed Crossword January 5, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 5, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
January 5, 2022 — 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 | "I'd Rather Go Blind" singer ___ James | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | West ___ (Furniture seller) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | The second "L" in LOL | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Aldo ___ two-time Italian prime minister | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Captain America's indestructible projectile | Show answer | 6 | |
| #6 | Stand by someone's ___ (stay loyal) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Actor McKellen of "X-Men" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | One-on-one showdown | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | "If all ___ fails ..." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | New ___ state of Princeton University | Show answer | 6 | |
| #11 | ___ Barry former game show host and creator of "The Joker's Wild" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Tooth fixers' organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | "Anderson Cooper 360" channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Kit ___ bar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | ___ big for one's boots | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | U-___ (moving equipment rental company) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Super suit designer in "The Incredibles" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Power-producing machines | Show answer | 8 | |
| #19 | Actor Pitt of "World War Z" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Let off steam say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Cherish and love | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | "___ is more" (minimalist mantra) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | "___ Loves You" hit single by The Beatles | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Every single one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | High ball in tennis | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Provides assistance | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Jay ___ game show host from the 2021 revival of "You Bet Your Life" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Edgar Allan ___ ("The Raven" poet) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | ___-Caps (candy) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | White House assistant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Extra purchase: Hyph. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #32 | Social standard | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | "Keep your ___ the ball!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #34 | LA Galaxy's organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Diagnostic procedure: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Snitch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | ___ Barker former host of the game show "The Price is Right" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Honey maker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | "The Matrix" hero | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Soup-serving spoon | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | "I Am ___" 2007 sci-fi film starring Will Smith | Show answer | 6 | |
| #42 | Victorian for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Fashionably dated | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Milk-Bone biscuit e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | "Are you for ___?" (seriously?) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | ___ clear of (keep away from) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | ___ mortals (insignificant) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Neon e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | ___ Wooley singer of 1958 hit "The Purple People Eater" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Home planet | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | Actor Julia of "The Addams Family" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Wheel covering in Britain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | "Stop right there!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | ___ Sajak game show host of "Wheel of Fortune" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Unadulterated | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Small guitar-like instrument for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | ___ Tin Tin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Mount Everest's home | Show answer | 8 | |
| #59 | Honolulu baking pit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Lead-in to "rib" or "century" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Similar with "to" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Give off as light | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Web browser entry: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Look after someone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | ___ Collyer former game show host who hosted "To Tell the Truth" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | "Live and ___ die" (James Bond movie) | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 5, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 5, 2022, a Wednesday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is TURBINES at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries 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 5, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 5, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 5, 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 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 5, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 5, 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.