Daily Themed Crossword January 18, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 18, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
January 18, 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 | Helicopter landing site | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Holiday rapper Lil ___ X | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Nail polish digit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Large Aussie bird that can't fly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Miner's load | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Feel out of sorts | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Tongue-___ (speechless) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Knight's title | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | ___ Be There For You (Friend's theme song) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | I am shocked! from a texter: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | The ___ Within 2017 horror film that was in production for 15 years | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Mix with a swizzle stick | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Spearheaded | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Tennessee Titans' group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Trim off some branches from a tree say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Broken mirror to some | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | ___ Tea and Red String 2006 animated film that was in production for 13 years | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | Newswire letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Poison creeper that gives one rashes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Grand Theft ___ (video game series) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Golfer's aim | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | So ___ the Fun Begin song by Stetsasonic | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Adobe document format: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Avatar: The Way of ___ 2022 sci-fi film that was in production for 12 years | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | ___-friendly (easy to operate) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Caspian or Caribbean e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | The ___ of Killing Academy Award-winning 2012 documentary film that was in production for 8 years | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Large dye container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | You lose this chess piece you lose the game | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Bitter brewery offering: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Little demon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Divine garden | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Everyone knows that! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Victor Hugo's ___ Miserables | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Scholastic URL ending | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Furry friend | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | ___ clear?! (Do you understand?!): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Like bills yet to be paid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Dissenting votes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Disney's little mermaid | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Start a tennis match | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Part used by dogs to express emotions | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Vinaigrette dressing ingredient | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Right-angled pipe shape | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Polka ___ (fabric print bit) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | ___-mannered (soft-spoken) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Miracle-___ (plant food brand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Wedding pledge: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Coin opening in a machine say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Kobe Bryant's organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Bug that makes one go Achoo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Baby retriever | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Go the extra ___ (put extra effort) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Never Have I ___ (party game) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Tiles parent?: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | My bad! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Tiger's feet say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Dies ___ (Latin hymn) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | The ___ You Know 2013 mystery thriller film starring Lena Olin and Rosamund Pike that was in production for 8 years | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Picture holder | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Film sequence unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | The Beehive State | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Lend a hand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Computer's think tank?: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Plays a Halloween prank for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Chemical suffix with chlor- fluor- or ox- | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | ___ Flanders Homer Simpson's good-natured neighbor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | African antelope that can weigh up to 270 kgs | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 18, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 18, 2024, a Thursday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BLOOD at 5 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 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 18, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 18, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 18, 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 5 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 18, 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 18, 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.