Daily Themed Crossword January 5, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 5, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
January 5, 2023 — 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 | Commercials for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Holding hands at the park say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Chocolate or candy unit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___-Man (Japanese arcade game) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Planted seed's place | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Achy and sensitive post a workout say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Moody music genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | ___ tree (cone-bearing tree) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | ___ Knight TV miniseries that features a fascination with ancient Egyptian gods | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Heavy horned animal informally | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Oopsies! PC command | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Breathe like a tired dog | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Cloth that disturbs settled dust? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Young who sang Heart of Gold | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | The ___ Commandments 1956 epic film starring Charlton Heston that was filmed in Egypt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Actor Levy of Schitt's Creek | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Dance ___ (space reserved for dancing) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | Like a freezer in need of defrosting | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | 17th Greek letter (anagram of hor) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | ___-Manuel Miranda who directed Tick Tick... Boom! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Utilize say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Pay one's ___ (earn the right to have something) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Picnic spoiling insect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | The ___ 1999 fantasy film inspired by ancient Egypt starring Brendan Fraser as Rick O'Connell | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Picture puzzle with pieces | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Omega in a physics equation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Les Miserables novelist Victor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | ___ of the Pharaohs 1955 epic film starring Jack Hawkins that is inspired by ancient Egypt | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | That's na-a-sty! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Nose's detection | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | ___-length dress (midi) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Pooh's joey friend | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Ephron who wrote Heartburn | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | ___ Monte (canned foods giant) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Like father like ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Tree-climbing primate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Beaver's construction | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | The ___ King 2002 action-adventure film starring Dwayne Johnson that is inspired by ancient Egypt | Show answer | 8 | |
| #39 | Indicate with one's index finger | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Jurassic Park beast informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Tavern serving | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Opposite of bane | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Shark Tank and MLB nickname: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Nevada's casino city | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Play with a top | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Like a self-satisfied look | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Angelic circle around the head | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | ___ center (community building) briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Nonspecific amount | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Pro Bowl organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | ___ Whitney (inventor) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Neckwear accessory that complements a pocket square | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me twelve ___ drumming... | Show answer | 8 | |
| #54 | Throat-clearing sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | All up in someone else's business | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Partakes in a marathon | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Sugar cane or celery piece | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Could it be any more obvious? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | 2009 historical drama film starring Rachel Weisz that is inspired by ancient Egypt | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Fashion show strutter | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Japanese martial art | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Dr. Frankenstein's assistant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Hogwarts student's prop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Honeybunch informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | French word in some names | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Charm a potential partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Bagged a Grammy say | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 5, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 5, 2023, a Thursday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SCORPION at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out. 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 5, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 5, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 5, 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 67 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 5, 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 5, 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.