Wednesday · January 17, 2024 · Mini Crossword

Daily Themed Mini Crossword January 17, 2024 Answers

All 10 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the January 17, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.

10Clues
5Longest
3Shortest
0Abbreviations
Answers

January 17, 2024 — All 10 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

#ClueAnswerLettersCopy
#1 Long-eared braying beast Show answer 3
#2 Tit for ___ (eye for an eye) Show answer 3
#3 We've ___ long way since the company's inception: 2 wds. Show answer 5
#4 Color of honey Show answer 5
#5 Biblical hymn Show answer 5
#6 Parts of molecules Show answer 5
#7 Brazilian ballroom dance Show answer 5
#8 Man of ___ 2013 Superman movie Show answer 5
#9 Baseballer's headgear Show answer 3
#10 Limb with biceps and triceps Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the January 17, 2024 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword mini puzzle for January 17, 2024, a Wednesday. It contains 10 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a mini grid. The longest answer is COMEA at 5 letters; the shortest is 3.

Watch the clue wording on this one: 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 mini puzzle from that year. There is also a full crossword for January 17, 2024 with 67 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

January 17, 2024 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Mini Crossword answers for January 17, 2024?
The January 17, 2024 grid has 10 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 10 clues. The longest answer is COMEA at 5 letters and the shortest runs to 3.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the full daily crossword for January 17, 2024 has 67 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The mini archive holds 2,814 dates in total, including January 16, 2024 and January 18, 2024.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the January 17, 2024 Mini Crossword

01

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 10 clues with answers from 3 to 5 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.

02

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.

03

There is a full-size board for this date too

Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The full-size crossword for January 17, 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.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 10 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 17, 2024 mini 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, 2026
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5longest answer
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

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.

STEP 02

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.

STEP 03

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.

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