Daily Themed Crossword January 8, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 8, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
January 8, 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 | Cons' counterpart | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | "Finding Your Roots" network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ one's time (wait patiently) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Fizzy "club" follower | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | "Here's ___!" (toast): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Sheet for a rainy day | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | "___ Us" (online game with impostors) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Leaf-gathering garden tool | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Exceptionally gifted youngster | Show answer | 7 | |
| #10 | Set in line as car wheels | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Letters of urgency | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | "She Used to Be Mine" singer Bareilles | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Sale condition: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Scoreboard statistics for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | ___ de Janeiro | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Actor Sharif of "Lawrence of Arabia" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | "___ Week Tonight" late-night talk show on which Stephen Hawking made an appearance in 2014 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Seven or eleven | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Lennon's Ono | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Type of flower or an eye feature | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Added some pepper say | Show answer | 8 | |
| #22 | "___ Trek: The Next Generation" sci-fi series in which Stephen Hawking made a guest appearance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Pump product | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | ___ of war | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Motorist's refuge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Minor thing to "pick" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | "___ about time!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Major Swedish home furnishings chain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Mauna ___ (dormant volcano) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | "Ether" or "arbor" ending | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | "Life of Pi" director ___ Lee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Tax form figure: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Pal slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | "The ___ Bang Theory" sitcom on which Stephen Hawking made several appearances | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | "Don't mind if ___": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Long-snouted fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Crocodile's false drops | Show answer | 5 | |
| #38 | Hit the slopes say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Big Apple paper: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Nutritional figure: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Actor Mineo of "The Longest Day" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Beer barrel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Guarantee in a way | Show answer | 6 | |
| #44 | President Ike's initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Cupboard or room feature | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | South ___ (Jeju Island's country) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Kith's go-with | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Light brown shade | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Like food gone sour | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Ctrl-___-del | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Donned | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | "Doctor ___" British TV series | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | "The 11th ___" 2007 documentary that featured Stephen Hawking | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Prop in an anatomy class | Show answer | 8 | |
| #55 | "The Man Who ___ Infinity" 2015 biographical film | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Fast food restaurant option: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Responsibility | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Dissenting votes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | "Teen Mom" channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Secure as a boat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | The "U" in CPU | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Stop ___ dime: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | "___ Grit" (film by the Coen brothers) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Coffee order for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | "Family ___" animated sitcom that features a character based on Stephen Hawking | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Actress Farmiga of "Up in the Air" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | She may be sheared | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | CIA precursor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 8, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 8, 2022, a Saturday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SEASONED at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 clues are 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 2022 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for January 8, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 8, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 8, 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 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 8, 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 8, 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.
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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.