Daily Themed Crossword January 1, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 1, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
January 1, 2024 — All 65 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Break a ___! (Good luck!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Translucent October birthstone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Another way to say Papa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Boat-propelling stick | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Seal-hunting whale that's black-and-white | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Marco ___ pool game | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Intense anger | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | ___ Voyage 1994 song by Coolio that reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart | Show answer | 9 | |
| #9 | Cold cabbage side dish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Basic ___ (necessities) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Something to cross off on a to-do list | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Store in a secret spot (aptly rhymes with cache) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Beautiful flower from a thorny plant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Mockingbird snack? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | 2013 song by Pharrell Williams that is on the soundtrack of Despicable Me 2 and was Billboard's number-one single in 2014 | HAPPY | 5 | |
| #16 | Jan 1st event that we hope will be described by the words at 15a 29a 48a 3d and 41d for you: 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #17 | Woolly gal in a meadow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Hawaiian island with Honolulu and Pearl Harbor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Catch up over some coffee say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Place for some green? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Chicken ___ King: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Reduce ___ Recycle | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | What a ___ World 1967 song by Louis Armstrong that was featured in the film Good Morning Vietnam | Show answer | 9 | |
| #24 | When repeated a dance of Cuban origin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Pirate's Yes captain! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Doe's dad | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Boxing match enders: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Have a lightbulb moment? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Actor ___ Rogen of Pam & Tommy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | You ain't seen nothin' ___! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | ___ Lane Superman's love | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | James ___ Jones who voiced Mufasa and Darth Vader | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | ___ Balls of Fire 1957 song by Jerry Lee Lewis that was featured in the film Top Gun | Show answer | 5 | |
| #34 | Reaction to a punch in the gut | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Plays practical jokes on April Fool's Day say | Show answer | 6 | |
| #36 | Facial spots at puberty | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Better ___ than never! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Com preceder in a web address | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | ___ Baba and the Forty Thieves popular folk tale | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | What's up ___? (Bugs Bunny's catchphrase) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Quiet Hey you! Come over here... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Annoying TV time interrupters for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Bend or distort | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Tofu source | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | President on the five dollar bill fondly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Poseidon's realm | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | And I Love ___ (Beatles song) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Brian ___ who produced for the Talking Heads | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Skirt's border line | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Wonderstruck state | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Q preceder phonetically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | What a foodie loves to do | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Prefix with pool to mean a spinning mass of water | Show answer | 5 | |
| #54 | Christmas season | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Teeny amount | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Get ___ 2013 song by Daft Punk that peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | Opposite of more | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Laugh-In comic ___ Johnson | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Reebok product | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | ___ of Eden John Steinbeck novel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Dog's joyous tail movement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Hey! in Seville | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Fish snare | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Butter or lard e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | That's gross! | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 1, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 1, 2024, a Monday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is FANTASTIC at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is 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 2024 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for January 1, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 1, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 1, 2024 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 65 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 1, 2024 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 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 1, 2024 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.