Daily Themed Crossword January 9, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 9, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
January 9, 2020 — All 62 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Actress Jessica of "Fantastic Four" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Shape of a rainbow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Jockey's strap | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Prefix meaning one-hundredth | Show answer | 5 | |
| #5 | They get removed from premium versions of some apps for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | "A long time ___ in a galaxy far away ..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Talk show lineup | Show answer | 6 | |
| #8 | Energetic and attractive quality | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | "___ Next Door" 2004 film starring Emile Hirsch as a high school senior Matthew Kidman : 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #10 | Team size in beach volleyball | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | "Unbelievable!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Have a balance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Spider-Man co-creator Stan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Pairs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Kingly address | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | "___ do you do?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Put together as a book | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Loud noise (rhymes with "gin") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Prefix with "final" or "formal" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Ram's mate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Nay voter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Small plant shoot | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | 'As ___ saying ...'': 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | 2007 film starring Emile Hirsch based on a book of the same name by Jon Krakauer set in the Alaskan wilderness: 3 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #25 | Vietnamese New Year | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Soccer match shout | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Fail a polygraph test | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Jerry Stiller to Ben Stiller | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Ernie of the PGA Tour | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Solo opera delivery | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | French high-speed rail service: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Until now: 2 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #33 | Mine finding | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | "The ___ Hour" 2011 film starring Emile Hirsch about a group of people caught in an alien invasion | Show answer | 7 | |
| #35 | Automaker with a four-ring logo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Michelle to Sasha and Malia Ann | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Fed incorrect information to | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | Leaning Tower of Pisa's nation | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Shirley Ann ___ Pulitzer-winning author of "The Keepers of the House" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Biblical songs | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | Poker prize or flower holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | 'Macbeth'' composer Giuseppe ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | "___ Shoes" (2005 Cameron Diaz film): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Modern kind of phone | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | ___ Atkinson portrayer of Mr. Bean | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Treasure chest | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Sort of informally | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Food company with a sunburst in its logo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Singer with the 2013 hit "Royals" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | "Just ___" (Nike slogan): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Baseball Hall of Famer Roush | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | "Big Blue" tech company: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Frozen cube | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Stage prompt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | "Once Upon A Time In ___" 2019 film starring Emile Hirsch as celebrity hair stylist Jay Sebring | Show answer | 9 | |
| #56 | Car's parking space | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Public vehicle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Orange-nosed Muppet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Passionate like some fans | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | ___ Gala (annual NYC event) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Put one's feet up | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | It might come between Federer and Nadal | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 9, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 9, 2020, a Thursday. It contains 62 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is INTOTHEWILD at 11 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 6 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 9, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 9, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 9, 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 62 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 9, 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 62 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 9, 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.