Daily Themed Crossword January 16, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 16, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
January 16, 2022 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Response to a question for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | "That happened a while ___..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Prefix with "politics" or "thermal" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Wise bird that hangs out at night | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Buildup of this in the body causes obesity | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | "The ___ Four" nickname of the Beatles | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | No longer asleep | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Special forces cap | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | ___ Mitchell "Pretty Little Liars" actress who has a YouTube channel dedicated to lifestyle vlogs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | City roads for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Common sandwich filler | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Military rank above corporal for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Protagonist of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Hammer or saw for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Shock and ___ (display of force) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | What an "O" symbolizes in XO | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Harrison Ford's "Star Wars" character Han ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Emission from a tea kettle | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | What an asterisk looks like | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | It may crawl in colonies | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Leftover crumb after a meal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Fixes illegally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Nairobi's land | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Slaps the cuffs on as a thief | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Kim K's mom | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | ___ Jenner celebrity who has YouTube channels for her skincare line and personal vlogs | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Be loud in a catfight | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Educated guess on when a flight will land: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Smallest prime number | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Italian "three" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Petrol in the U.S. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Knight's title | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Software version that's almost ready | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Jesse Andrews' "Me and ___ and the Dying Girl" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Opposite of "false" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Play ___ role in (important): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | "Ali" actor who has a YouTube channel dedicated to fitness and personal vlogs: 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #38 | Fertile and rich soil | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Collection of compost | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | "Raiders of the Lost ___" Harrison Ford action film | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Scandinavian capital whose name starts and ends with "O" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | "Love Again" singer ___ Morris | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Wish it undone | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Proof of a fire | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Hair roots location | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Pocus' partner in a magician's chant | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | ___ Rhode Bieber model who has a YouTube channel dedicated to fashion and personal vlogs | Show answer | 6 | |
| #49 | Small land in water | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | ___ Schnapp "Stranger Things" actor who has a personal YouTube channel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Bandai ___ Entertainment (Japanese video game publisher) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | Calista Flockhart's "___ McBeal" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Photo ___ (camera sessions) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Cooling units for rooms: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | One of the early Internet pioneers | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Supplier of fake tunnels to Wile E. Coyote | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Company leadership: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Items in a post box for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | "Looney Tunes" devil familiarly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Cape Town country: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Part of a minute for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Energy unit on a nutrition label for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Carry with effort | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Performed with ___ (without much difficulty) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Reserved like a wallflower | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | LA winter clock setting: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | ___ Efron "Baywatch" actor who has a YouTube channel that hosts "Off the Grid" | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 16, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 16, 2022, a Sunday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is WILLSMITH at 9 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 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 2022 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for January 16, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 16, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 16, 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 67 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 16, 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 16, 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.