Daily Themed Crossword January 7, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 7, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
January 7, 2022 — 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 | Homer Simpson's son | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Beetle e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Great Salt Lake state | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Heredity unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Scrub thoroughly | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Samples some wine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Tongue-in-cheek literary twist | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Candy dispenser company | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Ugly Christmas ___ (festive wear) | Show answer | 7 | |
| #10 | Finger-clicking sounds | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Liquid dinner starter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Grain in a granola bar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Actress Thurman of "Pulp Fiction" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Calligrapher's tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Enjoyed brunch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Ship staff | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | "Call Me By Your ___" 2017 Timothee Chalamet film | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Sprinted | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Slowly seep out | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | "The stock market is ___ all-time high": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | "Here Comes ___" 1969 classic by The Beatles: 2 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #22 | Put in storage | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Electric guitar hookup for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Damage or blemish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Take a crack at something | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Piece of work | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Ukraine's capital | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Very chilly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | "Should that happen...": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | "The World Set ___" novel by H.G. Wells published in 1914 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Fly high | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Belonging to that lad say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___ Majesty (royal address) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Yang's counterpart | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Chemical suffix with "sulf" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Zilch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Black cornfield bird | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Identify or spell out | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | "The Wife of ___ Isaac Harman" drama novel by H.G. Wells published in 1914 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Google ___ video-calling platform | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Calf-length skirt | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Apt anagram of "aye" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Computer port: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Courier company with brown trucks: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Daredevil Knievel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Wipe a slate clean | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Immeasurable depth | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | "___ Nothing" (Amazon Prime sports docuseries): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Amazement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | "The ___ Asses of the Devil" 1915 short story by H.G. Wells | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | News giant from London: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | ___ test (acid-base indicator) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #53 | "The First Men in the ___" 1901 science romance novel by H.G. Wells | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | "Go back" PC command | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Plant origin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Palindromic Turkish title | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | "In a kingdom far far ___..." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Came in first say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Total up | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | "___ be okay" (don't worry) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Ballerina's pivoting point | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | "___ Tree Hill" drama TV series starring Sophia Bush | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | "The Food of the ___ and How It Came to Earth" 1904 sci-fi novel by H.G. Wells | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Menu contents | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Poet's dedicated work | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | "No ifs ___ or buts!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Ending with "law" or "saw" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Signal one's approval | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 7, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 7, 2022, a Friday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SWEATER at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 4 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 2022 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for January 7, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 7, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 7, 2022 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 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 7, 2022 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 7, 2022 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.