Daily Themed Crossword January 20, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 20, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
January 20, 2022 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | ___-fi literary genre for "Dune" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Wine glass part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | ___ out (dress up) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Confessional rock genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___ Gras (carnival) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Wasabi-coated round veggie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Taylor Swift's music genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | ___ up (confess) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Jordan ___ actor and filmmaker who directed and wrote the horror film "Us" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Mary's pet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Inventor's workplace for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | X or Y on a graph | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Brussels' land for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Food ___ (after-food drowsiness) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Female in the flock | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Tree-toppling tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Frankenstein's assistant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | "___ On Me" (Bill Withers hit) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Bowling alley division | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | 1000 grand slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Deer mom | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Big name in elevators | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Law degrees in Delhi: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Mementos from Maui | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | One of the seven sins | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | ___ Nyong'o actress who plays the protagonist Adelaide Wilson in the horror film "Us" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #27 | "Do ___ others ..." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Magical sound often accompanied by a vanishing act | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Smooth-talking | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | "___ whiz!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Numero ___ (top dog) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Non-domestic flights: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Ten divided by five | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Stevie Wonder's "___ She Lovely" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Sports fans' factoid for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Seasonal eggy concoction | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Letters on some explosives | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Subway boarding points | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | ___ platter (array of appetizers): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___ Duke actor who plays Gabe Wilson in the horror film "Us" | Show answer | 7 | |
| #41 | "Teenage Mutant ___ Turtles" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Another name for bean curd | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Sash worn in Sasebo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | FBI operative for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Islamabad's country for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Michael ___ composer for the horror film "Us" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Superman's birth name: Hyph. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | "A tough ___ to crack" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Thumb drive ports: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Storage for forage | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Acronym for a deep sea treasure hunter | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | Drink often mixed with rum | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Future therapist's major for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Bedtime clothing for kids for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | ___ Heidecker actor who plays Josh Tyler in the horror film "Us" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Spanish for "uncle" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | ___ Moss actress who plays Kitty Tyler in the horror film "Us" | Show answer | 9 | |
| #58 | Columbia or Cornell | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Cassowary relative | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Vietnamese New Year | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Bray beginning | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Type or group | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Impose as a tax | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Captain Hook's helper in "Peter Pan" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | ___ Howard (one of the three stooges) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Stallone in the tabloids | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Sport-___ (multi-terrain vehicle) | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 20, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 20, 2022, a Thursday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ELISABETH at 9 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 1 clue carries 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 20, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 20, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 20, 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 67 clues with answers from 3 to 9 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 20, 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 20, 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.