Daily Themed Crossword January 8, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 8, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
January 8, 2020 — All 63 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kudrow of "Friends" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Gloss targets | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | "American ___" (reality show) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Puts down on paper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | "This pie is ___" (better than the best): 2 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #6 | Hammer or sickle say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Actor ___ Hiddleston of Marvel Cinematic Universe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | "Ripley's Believe it ___": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Washington's subway | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Phoned document | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Short-lived obsession | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Singer DiFranco of "32 Flavors" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | "What's up ___?" (Bugs Bunny line) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Prefix with "logical" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Pizza seasoning | Show answer | 7 | |
| #16 | Austro-Hungarian mathematician Kurt ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #17 | iTunes download | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | ___ Peace Prize | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Not poisonous as paint: Hyph. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #20 | Furthermore | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Beginning of a prayer: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Crystal ball say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Chest bone | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | "From head to ___ ..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Cul-de-___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | "The Falcon And The Winter ___" Marvel TV series starring Daniel Bruhl which was announced at the D23 Expo in 2019 | Show answer | 7 | |
| #27 | Tolkien universe cannibal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | ___ alone (not to mention) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | "Go team!" cheer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Marvel TV series about Thor's brother starring 5a which was announced at the D23 Expo in 2019 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | "Story of My Life" band ___ Direction | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Lock opener | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Suffix with "fluor" or "chlor" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | "What ___ the odds?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | "___ Widow" 2020 film starring Scarlett Johansson where she will reprise her role as Natasha Romanoff | Show answer | 5 | |
| #36 | Friend of Hobbes in comics | Show answer | 6 | |
| #37 | "The Bridge on the River ___" (1957 film) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Arya's father on "Game of Thrones" lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Video surveillance using cameras: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | By way of | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Marvel TV series starring Jeremy Renner which was announced at the D23 Expo in 2019 | Show answer | 7 | |
| #42 | Lawrence who co-wrote "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #43 | William Henry Gates ___ co-founder of Microsoft Corporation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Prefix meaning "between" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | "___ you!" (challenging words): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | When repeated twice a teletubby character | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Lacking physical strength | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Marvel TV series starring Paul Bettany and Elizabeth Olsen which was announced at the D23 Expo in 2019 | Show answer | 11 | |
| #49 | Imaginary line through the Earth | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Small amount | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | "...___ you noblest English..." (Shakespeare's dialogues): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Lost fish in a Pixar produced film | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Hinged mouth part | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Actor Pesci of "GoodFellas" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Spanish "gold" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Metered vehicle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Medium rare or well ___? (steak options) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | "The Altar" constellation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Activist Brockovich | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Molecule building block | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Chinese cooking need | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Hi-___ graphics | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Smallish iPod | Show answer | 4 |
How the January 8, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 8, 2020, a Wednesday. It contains 63 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is WANDAVISION at 11 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 5 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 8, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 8, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 8, 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 63 clues with answers from 3 to 11 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 8, 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 63 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 8, 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.
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.