Daily Themed Crossword January 4, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 4, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
January 4, 2023 — All 65 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Rodent in Ratatouille | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Comedy show bit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Sit-ups or crunches target briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Vow before a wedding kiss: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | House in Spanish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | That's my ___ to leave (signal) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | TV show starring James Rallison and Kimberly Brooks that is based on the YouTube channel TheOdd1sOut | Show answer | 8 | |
| #8 | ___ drive (try out a new car) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Glide like a paraglider | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Taro-based mash | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Curler or mascara target | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Q&A for Redditors: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Canadian sitcom starring Jared Keeso and Nathan Dales that began as a YouTube web series | Show answer | 11 | |
| #14 | Adele's UK honor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Country whose flag has 50 stars: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Foot digit with a ring maybe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Adam ___ Everything TV show starring Adam Conover that is based on a CollegeHumor web series of the same name | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me eleven ___ piping... | Show answer | 6 | |
| #19 | Slow-paced park mollusks | Show answer | 6 | |
| #20 | ___ Lanka | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Result of texting too fast perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Wintour working for Vogue | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Shorten and rephrase a script say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | TV series starring Issa Rae and Jay Ellis that is partially based on the YouTube web series Awkward Black Girl | Show answer | 8 | |
| #25 | C in NYC | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Day after Monday for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Where Jack and Jill went up? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Covert ___ (missions) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Gotta leave PC key | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Ball of yarn to a cat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | ___ de Janeiro Brazil | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Combines as a new ingredient | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | List for tasks: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Actress Gadot of Bubot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Gestured communication system: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | I'm shocked! sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Outstanding tennis serve | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Schoolkid's commute option | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Get firm as jelly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Gold purity measure | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Farmer's bundle of hay | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Adventure ___ fantasy series starring Jeremy Shada and John DiMaggio whose pilot went viral on YouTube | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Acorn-producing tree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Name that sounds like stew | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | For ___ a jolly good fellow... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Poker player's entry fee? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Sci-fi sister of Luke Skywalker | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Performs an Eminem song say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | I can neither confirm ___ deny | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | I'm in! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | ___ Potts Beauty and the Beast teapot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | ShackBurger component | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | ___-gritty (basic detail) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #54 | Sneaky like a fox | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Dies ___ (hymn) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Salt amount that is measured with two fingers? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | In ___ of (even though) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Weighted responsibility | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Bonne ___ Good night in French | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Woody Guthrie's singer son | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Earth-saving prefix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Chip's go-with | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | ___ all your fault! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Wait a ___! (hold up a min) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Actor Ron of Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 4, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 4, 2023, a Wednesday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is LETTERKENNY at 11 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 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 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for January 4, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 4, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 4, 2023 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 65 clues with answers from 3 to 11 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 4, 2023 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 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 4, 2023 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.