Daily Themed Crossword January 1, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 1, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
January 1, 2020 — 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 | Honest ____ (presidential nickname) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Surrounded by | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Bumped into | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Actor McKellen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Attracted or sketched | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Very close | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | "Orange Is the ___ Black" Netflix original series created by Jenji Kohan about life in prison | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Leave out in pronunciation | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Black ___ spider | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Crowdsourced review site | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Netflix psychological thriller about a bookstore manager stalking a writer co-created by Sera Gamble | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Butter substitute | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | "Back in the ___" (Beatles song) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Grizzly e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | NFL's Manning | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Golfer Ernie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Active European volcano | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | First ___ kit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | "___ Miserables" Victor Hugo's novel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Person with an eccentric behaviour informally | Show answer | 6 | |
| #21 | Frozen waffle brand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | "The ball ____ your court": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | ___ favor ("please" in Spanish) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Roller on a Rolls (British spelling) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | "Stranger ___" Netflix original science fiction series created by the Duffer Brothers | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Shoe part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | "As ____ saying ...": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Ram's mate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Spot for an AirPod | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Wood used in many archery bows | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Angelina Jolie movie based on a supermodel's life | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Campfire remnant | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Healthful berry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Deal with problems successfully | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Off-base sans permission: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | 500 mile racing event or Harrison Ford's fedora wearing character familiarly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | "13 ___ Why" Netflix original series created by Brian Yorkey | Show answer | 7 | |
| #38 | Cul-de-___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Neighbor of Sudan | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | "The ___" Netflix series about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II created by Peter Morgan | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | ___ the lioness ("Born Free" protagonist) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | "Say what?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Decorative vessel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Pea container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Vehicle with a meter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Social activist Hoffman | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | "___ Mirror" Netflix series created series by Charlie Brooker which is a science fiction anthology | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Very seldom | Show answer | 6 | |
| #49 | "The ___" Netflix series starring Ashton Kutcher co-created by Don Reo | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Norway's capital | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Not at home | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | "Once ___ a time ..." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Use a keyboard | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | NFL Hall-of-Famer George ___ | Show answer | 6 | |
| #55 | Pulitzer winner James of "The Morning Watch" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | "The ___" Netflix series based on the life of a Mossad agent directed by Gideon Raff and starring Sacha Baron Cohen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Grocery holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | El ___ (weather phenomenon) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Burning anger | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Neither's partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Have bills | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Trim a tree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Cubes in a cooler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Cawing bird | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Half and half | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | ___ out (just make) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | "I'm Still ____" (Stephen Sondheim song) | Show answer | 4 |
How the January 1, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 1, 2020, a Wednesday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is REASONS at 7 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 2020 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for January 1, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 1, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 1, 2020 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 7 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, 2020 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 1, 2020 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.