Daily Themed Crossword January 27, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 27, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
January 27, 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 | ___ for (choose) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Trash container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ card (chip inside your phone): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ wire (sharp type of fencing wire) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | ___ Manning former quarterback for the New York Giants | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Strong impulse or desire say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Spaghetti aglio e ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | 1999 rom-com set in a high school featuring Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick | Show answer | 8 | |
| #9 | S in ASAP | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Pool player's tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Honey-colored fossil preserver | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Dried grass on a farm | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | She's ___ 1999 rom-com set in a high school featuring Freddie Prinze Jr. and Rachael Cook: 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #14 | Point a finger at | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Princess from Alderaan | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Smackdown and Raw organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Tell me like ___! (Give me the truth!): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Stevie Wonder's ___ She Lovely | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | ___ and Confused 1993 comedy set in a Texan high school featuring Matthew McConaughey and Ben Affleck | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Solo male at a party say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Famed publication based in the Big Apple: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Actress Green or Longoria | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Direction of the rising sun | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | 1995 coming-of-age rom-com set in a high school featuring Paul Rudd and Alicia Silverstone | Show answer | 8 | |
| #25 | Apple tablet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Tender and achy as a muscle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Speak on the record in a way? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Rounded roof shape | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Submerged as a ship | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Friendly alien from Melmac | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Alphabetical shirt type | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Price negotiable in ads: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Close friends | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | The Jonas Brothers or Destiny's Child e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Buzzy pollinating insect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Suffering from the flu say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Daughter of a sibling say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #38 | ___ Lanka island country with beautiful beaches | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Where did ___ wrong? (introspective question): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Two and a Half ___ TV show starring Jon Cryer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Peek-a-___ (game to play with a toddler) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Sports-___ (multi-terrain vehicle) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | ___ Your Enthusiasm sitcom starring Larry David | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Slangy no | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Wide mouth of an animal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Oh just one more thing... on text: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | 10 Things I ___ About You 1999 rom-com set in a high school starring Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | In the center of | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Positive answer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Boxing champion nicknamed The Greatest | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | More opposite | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Washing machine's fluffy collection | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | British Goodbye!: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Actress ___ Hurley of The Royals | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Joseph ___ ice cream maker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Consumed as a pizza | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Hair styling product for a slick finish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Pertaining to the nose | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Aloe ___ evergreen perennial that originated in the Arabian Peninsula | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Lend a helping hand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Dalmatian's mark | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Domesticated say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Styling language for web pages: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Baseball's ___ Gehrig who was nicknamed the Iron Horse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Big coffee container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Mouse-spotter's horrified squeal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Sunscreen letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Roman numeral for 500 phonetically | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 27, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 27, 2024, a Saturday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ELECTION at 8 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, and 3 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 2024 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for January 27, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 27, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 27, 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 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 27, 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 27, 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.