Daily Themed Crossword January 12, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 12, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
January 12, 2024 — 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 | For ___ a jolly good fellow... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Phew! That ___ a close call! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Comfy attire to catch some Z's for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | PC key below X | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | British Bye-bye!: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | H on a shower knob | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | We still need to ___ long way (There's more distance to cover): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Sacred song | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Word with three consecutive vowels used as in ___ of to mean instead of | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Word with three consecutive vowels that means religiously dutiful | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | L.A. Law actress Susan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Make a blunder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Entry-___ job | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Word with three consecutive vowels and Beast's partner in a popular fairy tale | Show answer | 6 | |
| #15 | Paul Anka's ___ Beso | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Oh before I forget...: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Orchard land measures | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | Sound of the letter that follows eff | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | One in Paris | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Museum tour leaders | Show answer | 6 | |
| #21 | What someone may do to your thunder? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Caribou's cousin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | ___ Plaines Illinois | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Word with three consecutive vowels and the most powerful chess piece | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Farming prefix | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | It can be proper collective or common | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Animated Internet meme format: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Formerly? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Only continent larger than Africa | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Rear on a battleship | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Word with three consecutive vowels that means Hawaiian party | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | ___ dispenser (collectible candy holder) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Took charge say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Witchy woman in folklore | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Run away to get married | Show answer | 5 | |
| #36 | Prefix with case to mean a set of steps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #37 | No two ___ about it (no option) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Money-withdrawing convenience hidden in Batman: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Hourglass content | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Island group in Thailand when repeated twice | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Average ___ (just your regular guy) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Dil Pickles' dad on The Rugrats | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Fourth day of the work week for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Soap ingredient | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Heavenly sphere | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Mother in Family Ties | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Cabbage or broccoli for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Opposite of WNW on a map | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Judy ___ actress and Kate Beckinsale's mother | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Bald bird on a dollar bill | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | Prefix with puncture or pressure | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Spoon bender Geller | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | ___ Nugent who sang Cat Scratch Fever | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | The Magic School ___ educational children's series | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Miner's explosive stick with a kick: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Miniscule to a Scot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Use your eyes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Word with three consecutive vowels that means goodbye in French | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Within the law | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Butcher's instrument | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Click with one's fingers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Surprise classroom test | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Spanish a | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Famous name in emails in the '90s: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Wildebeest native to Africa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Color TV pioneer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Sweet suffix with gluc- or fruct- | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Flower-delivering company with a bouquet in its logo: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 12, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 12, 2024, a Friday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BEAUTY at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 7 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 2024 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for January 12, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 12, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 12, 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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 6 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 12, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 12, 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.