Daily Themed Crossword January 2, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 2, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
January 2, 2024 — 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 | Circle segment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Pea protector | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Where one may find bats | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Actor DiCaprio to fans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Weeding tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Grape-shaped say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | ___-Man arcade video game released as Puck Man in Japan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Knot-tying need | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | ___ of the town (what everyone is speaking about) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Prescribed amount say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Hot rod? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Disney animated show ___ Possible | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | May the ___ be with you (Star Wars line) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | ___ Bowl annual NCAA game which shares its name with a citrus fruit and that you may have watched on New Year's Day this year | ORANGE | 6 | |
| #15 | Slow and slimy mover in the garden | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | A long time ___ in a land far away... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Chinese food additive: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ___-I-Am (Dr. Seuss protagonist) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | First version of a book say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | ___ Bowl annual NCAA game which shares its name with a cobbler fruit and that you may have watched on New Year's Day this year | PEACH | 5 | |
| #21 | Levi's fabric | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Price negotiable in real estate ads: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Ireland to the locals | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | ___ Bowl annual NCAA game which shares its name with a sweetener and that you may have watched on New Year's Day this year | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Actor Omar of House | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Big name in body sprays | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Marathon or derby e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Vessel for a fishing trip | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Old cleaning cloth for a painter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Michelin or Goodyear product | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Usually buggy version | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Angst-ridden music genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | English poet ___ Hughes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Swiss peak | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Enjoy a book say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Fashion designer ___ Chanel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Vietnamese noodle soup | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Clumsy one's exclamation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Like one end of a pool | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___ Bowl annual NCAA game which shares its name with a type of fabric and that you may have watched on New Year's Day this year | COTTON | 6 | |
| #41 | Actress Gardner of old Hollywood | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Actor Kilmer of Batman Forever | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Yellowstone herd member with branch-like horns | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Hold back the horsepower? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Reggae's Jamaican precursor (anagram of ask) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | What-___ (hypothetical questions) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | ___ Grand (famous Las Vegas hotel): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Imprudent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Covert ops organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Slippery tree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Not-so-friendly giant in folklore | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Horse with a flecked coat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Sixth sense: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ fuel to the fire | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Prefix with graphic or logical | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | ___ Bowl annual NCAA game with a name that means feast in Spanish and that you may have watched on New Year's Day this year | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | Enough already! in text speak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Showy tummy muscles for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Tennis or badminton area | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Not at all common | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Semester-ending test | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Way of walking | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Forest measurement unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Stalk by the swamp? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Tidal fallback | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | The Tell-Tale Heart writer Edgar Allan ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Affectionate tap | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | One's self-importance | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 2, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 2, 2024, a Tuesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ORANGE at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 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 2024 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for January 2, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 2, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 2, 2024 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 6 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 2, 2024 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 2, 2024 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.