Daily Themed Crossword January 27, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 27, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
January 27, 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 | Medal of Honor recipient | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | "No ___ in trying" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Japan's continent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Mimics Eminem | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | "___ of the Heart" 1999 movie starring Meryl Streep as the violin teacher | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Residue in a smoker's tray | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Actor Rickman of "Harry Potter" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Pirate's stolen goods | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Folk singer Guthrie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | "Half ___" 2006 film starring Ryan Gosling as a history teacher | Show answer | 6 | |
| #11 | ___ Ki-moon former Secretary-General of the UN | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Slithering constrictor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Like every alternate number | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Breaks on television for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Jacob's biblical twin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | ___ loser (bad sport) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Put four and four together | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | What some fashionable jeans may have | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | "Mr. ___ Opus" 1995 film starring Richard Dreyfuss as the passionate musician turned teacher | Show answer | 8 | |
| #20 | Aim for | Show answer | 6 | |
| #21 | Welcome sight in a desert | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Nickname for Beetle Bailey's boss | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Flip as a pizza | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Ceiling for spending | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Poverty-stricken | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | TV's Winfrey | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Use a Kindle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Performs in a film | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Giggle syllable that follows "tee" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | NFL's Super ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Beach attire top | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Hard to find | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Of similar character | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Curtain holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | "Two pills a day" e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Your brother's son's sister | Show answer | 5 | |
| #37 | Wine barrel wood | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Moo ___ gai pan (Chinese chicken dish) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Award two stars to say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | "Freedom ___" 2007 film starring Hilary Swank as the English teacher at Woodrow Wilson High School | Show answer | 7 | |
| #41 | After-bath sprinkle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Take the title | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Says "I do" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Actress Headey of "Fighting with My Family" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | ___ Lilly and Co. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Zapped surgically with a beam | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Young man in Scotland | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Suffers physically | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Football Hall of Famer Walker | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Zoologist's study | Show answer | 6 | |
| #51 | "Don't worry about me": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Lead-in to "up" to mean Mac or Fenty Beauty's domain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Farm area measure | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | "___ on Me" 1989 biographical film starring Morgan Freeman as the principal of Eastside High | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Handheld computer like the PalmPilot: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | 2009 drama film based on the novel "Push" that stars Paula Patton as an alternative-school teacher | Show answer | 8 | |
| #57 | ___ Howard "Rush" director | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Liverpool's country for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | "Do What I Want" rapper Lil ___ Vert | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Pepper spray alternative | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Underworld biggie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Enjoy some time in a hammock maybe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Creole pot pod | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | "Sense and Sensibility" director Lee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Slide sideways like a speeding car | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Eager or enthusiastic | Show answer | 4 |
How the January 27, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 27, 2022, a Thursday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is HOLLANDS at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is 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 27, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 27, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 27, 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 27, 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 27, 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.