Daily Themed Crossword January 21, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 21, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
January 21, 2021 — 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 | Room coolers: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Ginger ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | British lavatory | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Light at the ___ of the tunnel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Foal's mother | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | "Live ___" (Taco Bell slogan) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Wall Street specialist for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Eight legged crawlers | Show answer | 7 | |
| #9 | Live-action Disney remake starring Yifei Liu that had a digital release in 2020 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Shopping place | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Quickly in memos: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Actress Russo of "Outbreak" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Italian "three" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Lying artist? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Dadaist Jean | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | "U" in UGC | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | "Baking" follower | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Comic strip "___ and Janis" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Baseball stat: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | "Walk down memory ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Charles Bukowski's "Ham on ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Affirmative response | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Wear a sari say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Singer Lana Del ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | "Artemis ___" American science fantasy adventure film starring Ferdia Shaw that had a digital release in 2020 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Story with a moral? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Side squared for a square | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Red root often pickled | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Primitive weapon | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | Whatsapp's "Last ___" feature | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | White Fudge Covered ___ Sandwich Cookies | Show answer | 5 | |
| #32 | ___ open (extract) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | "Tobermory and other Stories" writer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | The usual for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Actor ___ James of "Divergent" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | First light of the day | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Teensy bit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | "In reference": Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | "Scream" director Craven | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | "Caught you!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Mid-back muscle for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Rose from hard rock band Guns N' Roses | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Notre Dame coach ___ Parseghian | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Prefix with "puncture" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Slightly crooked like a picture on the wall | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Leisurely walk through the garden | Show answer | 6 | |
| #47 | Windy City trains for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | American action-thriller film starring Chris Hemsworth that had a digital release in 2020 | Show answer | 10 | |
| #49 | ___ of the curve | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | "___ your manners" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | "Let's Go to the ___" song by Robin Sparkles | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Poses a query | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Lew Wallace's "Ben-___: A Tale of the Christ" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Jordana Brewster's role in "Fast and Furious" series | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | "___ Juneteenth" American drama film starring Nicole Beharie that had a digital release in 2020 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Decline as the tide | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | ___ patch (pirate's accessory) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | "___ Should Have Left" American psychological horror film starring Amanda Seyfried that had a digital release in 2020 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Sticky gumbo stick? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Colorful pond fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | One with a whistle at a basketball court for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Actor Vigoda | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Calligrapher's purchase | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | ___ constrictor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Singer Lisa ___ from "Dweezil & Lisa" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Personals e.g. for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Baby flower? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | "Bad Boys For ___" American action comedy film starring Will Smith that had a digital release in 2020 | Show answer | 4 |
How the January 21, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 21, 2021, a Thursday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is EXTRACTION at 10 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out. 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 21, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 21, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 21, 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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 10 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 21, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 21, 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.
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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.