Daily Themed Crossword January 3, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 3, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
January 3, 2021 — All 69 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Cold cabbage dish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Deep tissue massage spot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Walking speed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Danny Pudi's role in "Community" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Wasp's bite | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Barrett of Pink Floyd | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Yin's opposite | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Dr. of rap | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | "___ of January 16th" theatrical play by Ayn Rand which follows the trial of a secretary | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Feeling nothing | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | College for the NCAA Bruins: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Get together | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Honey-loving insects | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Chemist's room for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Large gulp | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Constellation part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Slurpee alternative | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Super serve in tennis | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Chardonnay for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | ___ club (musical group) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | "January ___" 2009 song by the Avett Brothers from their album "I and Love and You" | Show answer | 7 | |
| #22 | Audition tape e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | "___ off to you!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Painted Easter item | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Scratch the surface of | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Floor spread? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | "Modern Family" airer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Typist's stat: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Moderately hot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | The 'Altar' constellation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Harry Potter's best friend | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Bottle's lid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Yellow ride? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Surgery sites: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | ___ one out | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Drinker's road offense: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Genetic letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Word that follows "weather" and "water" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Animal's coat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Rainbow shape | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | More than jog | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | "The January ___" 1989 crime comedy film starring Kevin Kline and Susan Sarandon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Baseball official for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Words to live by | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Doctors' organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Where China is | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Singer Adams with the hit "Everything I Do" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | The ___ Code ("How I Met Your Mother" creation) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | January ___ actress who played Betty Draper in the period drama series "Mad Men" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Morrison of The Doors | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Patsy Cline's "___ to Pieces": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | "___ in January" song performed by Bing Crosby in the 1934 film "Here Is My Heart" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Bit of sarcasm maybe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | "Goodness gracious!" old-style | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Palindromic magazine title | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | "The ___ of January" 2014 thriller film starring Kirsten Dunst and Viggo Mortensen: 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #57 | "Be ___ of" (cautious) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Salsa scooper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | ___ Grey tea | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Kill as a dragon | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | "The ___ Duckling" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | YouTuber ___ Mongeau | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Actor ___ Holbrook from "Men of Honor" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | "The Lion King" lioness | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | ___ Hershiser Baseball legend | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Savings plan for the later years: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Biblical garden | Show answer | 4 | |
| #68 | French luxury fashion house: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | Tissue layer | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 3, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 3, 2021, a Sunday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is TWOFACES at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 8 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 2021 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for January 3, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 3, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 3, 2021 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 69 clues with answers from 3 to 8 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 3, 2021 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 69 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 3, 2021 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.