Daily Themed Crossword January 22, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 22, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
January 22, 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 | We ___ to please! (The customer is king!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Distinct unpleasant smell | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Every dog ___ its day | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Gloom and ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Ready or not ___ I come! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Suffix with gran for a healthy snack | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Ode to a ___ Weird Al Yankovic song that parodies Billy Joel's Piano Man | Show answer | 9 | |
| #8 | Fireplace wood | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | ___ of honor (Team bride MVP) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | I have no ___! (Don't ask me!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Something to do in the dark? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | ___ to watchlist (Netflix feature) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Dynamic ___ (powerful pair of two say) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | ___ Park Weird Al Yankovic song that's a tribute to the eponymous dinosaur sci-fi franchise | Show answer | 8 | |
| #15 | Prefix with potent to mean all-powerful | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | ___ Brockovich 2000 film starring Julia Roberts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Brian ___ who co-produced The Joshua Tree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Come in we're ___ (welcoming sign outside a cafe perhaps) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | White ___ (sign of surrender) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Have an oops moment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Santa's helper aptly hidden in shelf | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Creepy like a ghost story | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Find your way out puzzle in a children's book | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Spy ___ Weird Al Yankovic song that's a tribute to the James Bond franchise | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Country miss | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Spot in the night sky | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | There he ___ again... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Gallery hangings | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Mall draw? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Right on a map? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Prefix with political? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Kind of constrictor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Child's plaything | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Commercials for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Will pay later letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Floor-wiping tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Surprised to see you!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Proof of ownership | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Ice hockey's Bobby ___ who revolutionized the position of defenceman | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | ___ Speedwagon Keep On Loving You band | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | ___ your horses! (Whoa whoa!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | ___ vera (food for the skin) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | The ___ Begins Weird Al Yankovic song that parodies Don McLean's American Pie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Brief reminder in the office | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Like uncooked meat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Driving license and passport for two: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Weird Al Yankovic tribute to the eponymous 1994 film starring Tom Hanks and Robin Wright | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | ___ wolf (solitary person) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Song for a diva | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | What a beware sign often indicates | Show answer | 6 | |
| #51 | Scooby-___ Where Are You! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Actor ___ Goldblum of Independence Day | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | www.google.com: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | One who can supposedly predict the future | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Letters on a crucifix | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Center of the Earth or an apple | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Don Juan's mother | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | I couldn't care ___! (not worried) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Sharp part of a sword | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Female horse | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Palo ___ California (city close to Stanford University) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Heavenly ring of light | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | ___ of expertise | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Running ___ (often-repeated joke) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Diner check to be paid say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Cereal grain hidden in bloated | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | That in Madrid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Home to a pig | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 22, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 22, 2024, a Monday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SUPERHERO at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 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 22, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 22, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 22, 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 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 22, 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 22, 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.