Daily Themed Crossword January 9, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 9, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
January 9, 2022 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | "___ the night before Christmas" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | "___ Is Us" drama TV series starring Mandy Moore | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Provide assistance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | "What's gotten ___ you?" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Emma ___ actress who sang "City of Stars" in "La La Land" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Well-learned person | Show answer | 7 | |
| #7 | Long-running show with famous cast members: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Within arm's reach | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | "___ Go Crazy!" (Prince hit) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Acronym for a diver | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | "Don't ___ the Music" (Rihanna's request) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Fast-food chain with the slogan "Live Mas": 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #13 | Gawk at | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Green soup legume | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | "They ___ that way!" (bystander's words) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Letter that follows "bee" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Nicolas ___ actor who sang "Love Me" in "Wild at Heart" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Palo ___ California | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | "The Cat in the ___" Mike Myers film | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Ben Stiller's alma mater: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | They assist in funding an event | Show answer | 8 | |
| #22 | "___ heaven" (blissful state) | Show answer | 7 | |
| #23 | Alfie ___ British tenor and actor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Electric swimmer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Commuter's route deviation | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Pat gently as makeup | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | ___ Mahal (monument of love) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Little bit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Physician's group whose symbol is the staff of Asclepius: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ and don'ts | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Estimated worth | Show answer | 5 | |
| #32 | Haul something heavy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Fairy tale's second word often | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Gradually subside as the tide | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Blurb on a book jacket for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Plead | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | "Yo te ___" ("I love you" in Spanish) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Burst open as a volcano | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Deceptive story | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | ___ Segel actor who sang "Dracula's Lament" in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Money spent on something say | Show answer | 6 | |
| #42 | Hair gel essentially | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Captain's journal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Sport-___ (off-road vehicle) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | English class assignment | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Cashew e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Sum or add up | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | ___ Strong actor who sang a section of "Take Me Home Country Roads" in "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Popular misconceptions | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Blue Triangle organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Underground plant networks | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | "That's awful!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Campsite sight | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Witnesses | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Ghost's cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Cry loudly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Slump as an old sofa chair | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Become mature maybe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | "We've ___ your back" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Poetic "you" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Penguin predator | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | "Give it ___!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | ___ Hathaway actress who sang "I Dreamed a Dream" in "Les Miserables" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Give one's approval | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | As ___ (up until now) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Plenty | Show answer | 4 |
How the January 9, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 9, 2022, a Sunday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is TACOBELL at 8 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, and 3 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 9, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 9, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 9, 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 66 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 9, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 9, 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.