Daily Themed Crossword January 11, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 11, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
January 11, 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 | ___ artist (one who swindles) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | The ___ Four Beatles moniker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Steady as ___ goes... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | How ___ it matter? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Curly hairdo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | ___! You're it! (child's cry) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | The Tonight ___ Starring Johnny Carson | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Astronomer ___ Sagan who wrote Cosmos | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Oscar-winning director ___ Lee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | ...and they lived happily ___ after | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Donnie ___ 2001 sci-fi film starring Jake Gyllenhaal that features a reverse chronology sequence | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | ___-haw (donkey's bray) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Nintendo game console that can sense your movements | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Dinnerware item | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | ___ Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004 film starring Jim Carrey which uses reverse chronology in its narrative | Show answer | 7 | |
| #16 | Laser tag player's asset | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Santa ___ Southern California city | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | The Grand ___ Opry Nashville | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | 2000 mystery thriller film by Christopher Nolan which uses reverse chronology in its narrative | Show answer | 7 | |
| #20 | Be on the same page | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Aquatic abyss? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | 500 Days of ___ 2009 rom-com starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel that uses reverse chronology in a non-linear narrative | SUMMER | 6 | |
| #23 | Like one who crossed the line after everyone in a race | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Actress Kudrow of The Comeback | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Fancy and elaborate black-tie affair say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Clifford the Big Red ___ (children's book series) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Eye part that shares a name with a showy purple flower | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Greenlight | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | How utterly gross! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Ear part that performs the heavy lifting | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Family room to relax in | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Came down with? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Big name in luxury cars: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | DJ's stack: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Close relative of aah | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Prefix with natal for a hospital unit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Where one's nose and lips are | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | At a great distance say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | It's freezing in here! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Light-emitting celestial body | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Atlanta Braves legend ___ Aaron who was nicknamed Hammer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Kellogg's frozen waffle brand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | The ___ Hereafter 1997 drama film starring Ian Holm that uses reverse chronology as a central part of the narrative | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | It's an ___ but a goodie | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Two-finger symbol of peace or victory | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | What whales come out of the water for | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Mad Men actor Jon ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Organization for Martina Hingis: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Jim's love in The Office | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Make up a story | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Popular acidity-reliever | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | That's the ___... (usual standard) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Away from the wind on a ship | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Look at lustfully | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Now ___ theater near you!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Lengthy history class assignment perhaps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | Acrobat's safeguard | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Brisbane's land for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Google app with an inbox | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Aren't you a ___ for sore eyes! (You look so good!) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Shimmer ___ 2017 crime thriller starring Benjamin Walker that uses reverse chronology as a central part of the narrative | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Actor Rickman of An Awfully Big Adventure | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Snapchat's ghost or Audi's four rings e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Thor or Hermes e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Used a shovel say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Apt name for a burglar maybe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Floppy disk inventor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Mend as torn socks | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 11, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 11, 2024, a Thursday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ETERNAL at 7 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 2024 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for January 11, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 11, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 11, 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 7 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 11, 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 11, 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.