Daily Themed Crossword January 21, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 21, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
January 21, 2023 — 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 | Forest chest-beater | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Number that is not a multiple of two | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Took a chunk off with teeth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ Strauss and Co. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Musical pair | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | ___ Ventura: Pet Detective (comedy film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | San ___ 1936 musical drama starring Clark Gable as a saloon keeper | Show answer | 9 | |
| #8 | Agreeable reply | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Put your ___ up (relax) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Troubled or uneasy stomach | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Seat with three legs | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Had some cake | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Amazing! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | 1937 rom-com film starring Clark Gable as a bookie named Duke Bradley | Show answer | 8 | |
| #15 | Dublin's country for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Curving trajectory | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Jazz instrument informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ___ The Wind 1939 epic film starring Clark Gable that received ten Academy Awards: 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #19 | Make up an excuse? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Stanley Cup organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Any day now | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Forbidden topic in society | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Pedometer display | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Exclamation of surprise | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | ___ Melodrama 1934 crime film starring Clark Gable that won an Oscar for Best Original Story | Show answer | 9 | |
| #26 | Try to win over romantically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | ___ is me! (Alas!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Des Moines' state | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | The Washington Post competitor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Raw or SmackDown organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Young stallion (rhymes with bolt) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Cuddly television alien of 1980s TV | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___ capita income | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Ghost Rider actress Mendes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Jon Arbuckle's dog | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Red ___ 1932 romantic drama film starring Clark Gable that was remade as Mogambo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Prescription issuer for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Chesapeake and Hudson for two | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Slurpee alternative | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___ tube (chemist's vial) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Help desk offering for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Cartoon animation unit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Take ___ loan: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Dog or cat e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Large gulp | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Oscar-winning director Guillermo del ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Actor Wilson of Wedding Crashers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | The Gateway ___ Missouri | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Go yachting | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Painting at a gallery say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Norse capital with a fjord | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | No pain no ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Tool that rhymes with wax | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Music producer Brian ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | To ___ it may concern | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Aquaman's haven | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Relating to the eye | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Boom ___ 1940 Western film starring Clark Gable as an oilman named Big John McMasters | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Chips ___ (cookie brand) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Cowboy footwear | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | ___ White and the Seven Dwarfs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | You in the Bible | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | That's so so cute! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | It's ___ late! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Cobbler's need | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | ___ Geo Wild (cable channel) | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 21, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 21, 2023, a Saturday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is FRANCISCO 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 2 clues carry 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 21, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 21, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 21, 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 66 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 21, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 21, 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 8, 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.