Daily Themed Crossword January 12, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 12, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
January 12, 2023 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Archer's asset | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Egg-frying utensil | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Coca-___ (carbonated beverage) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Root beer or latte's frothy topper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Many centuries ___... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Rise of the Planet of the ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Canned fish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Mend as a torn shirt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | The Gold ___ 1925 silent comedy film starring Charlie Chaplin that features a dinner scene on New Year's Eve | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Record store purchases once: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___-benefit analysis | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Are We ___ Yet? 2005 comedy film starring Ice Cube about a road trip on New Year's Eve | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | American ___ (singing competition TV series) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Actor Paul of Breaking Bad | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Place a wager | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | No-win no-loss situation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Live musical performance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Baseball's strike caller for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Georgia's capital for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Four ___ 1995 anthology comedy film starring Tim Roth that is set on New Year's Eve | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Trading ___ 1983 comedy film starring Eddie Murphy that has a train scene set on New Year's Eve | Show answer | 6 | |
| #22 | Billiards or pool stick | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Pleasing smell | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Landlord's document | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Two tablets a day e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Baking ___ (kitchen ingredient) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | When Harry ___ 1989 rom-com film starring Meg Ryan where the protagonists reunite on New Year's Eve: 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #28 | Thor's father | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Muesli cereal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Veggie in a pod | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Connect the ___ (piece together) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Not an amateur say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Messy home for pigs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Fore's opposite (anagram of fat) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Debtor's letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Spider or Super ender | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | ___ the ball (give) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Space-___ (modern) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | ___ You See Me (2013 heist movie) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | 2015 romantic period drama film starring Cate Blanchett that has a romantic scene set on New Year's Eve | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Magnum ___ (great work) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | ___ we forget... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Marlboro residue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Opposite of micro | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Spot for thieves | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Foldable bed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Laser ___ (arena sport) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Rapunzel's asset | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Descartes's therefore | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Smarter Planet company: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Actor Johnny of The Pirates of the Caribbean | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Taquito's cousin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | List entry for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Frozen queen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | ___ as directed (instruction manual words) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | ___ 11 1960 thriller film starring Frank Sinatra that is about a heist on New Year's Eve | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | Type of bath or pie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Glasgow gal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Gray ___ (ambiguous) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Extinct flightless bird | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Fine-tune a manuscript say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Heartfelt letter opener | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Dr. ___ Octavius (Marvel comics villain) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Instant lawn bit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Janitor's instrument | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Vinyl albums: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Live and ___ live | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Hurrah! | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 12, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 12, 2023, a Thursday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is METSALLY at 8 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 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for January 12, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 12, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 12, 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 68 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 12, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 12, 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.