Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — January 27, 2022 Answers

Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor·

Below you'll find the complete solved grid and every answer for the Daily Themed Crossword puzzle dated January 27, 2022. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

66 clues13×13 grid32 across · 34 down
1H
2A
3R
4M
5A
6L
7A
8N
9B
10O
11A
12E
S
A
U
13S
O
R
E
14A
D
D
15R
I
P
S
16H
O
L
L
17A
N
D
S
18O
A
S
I
19S
20T
O
S
S
21C
A
22P
23O
P
24R
25A
26H
27B
28R
29A
30R
O
31D
32N
I
E
C
E
33O
A
K
34G
O
O
35R
A
T
E
36W
R
I
37T
E
R
S
38W
E
D
S
39L
E
N
A
40E
41L
I
42L
43A
44D
45A
N
46I
47M
48A
49L
50P
51R
52E
C
I
O
53U
S
54M
A
C
E
55D
O
N
56L
A
Z
E
57O
K
R
A
58A
N
G
59S
K
I
D
60K
E
E
N

Clues & Answers

Across

1A"No ___ in trying"HARM
5AActor Rickman of "Harry Potter"ALAN
9ASlithering constrictorBOA
12AJacob's biblical twinESAU
13A___ loser (bad sport)SORE
14APut four and four togetherADD
15AWhat some fashionable jeans may haveRIPS
16A"Mr. ___ Opus," 1995 film starring Richard Dreyfuss as the passionate musician turned teacherHOLLANDS
18AWelcome sight in a desertOASIS
20AFlip, as a pizzaTOSS
21ACeiling for spendingCAP
23ATV's WinfreyOPRAH
27ABeach attire topBRA
30ACurtain holderROD
32AYour brother's son's sisterNIECE
33AWine barrel woodOAK
34AMoo ___ gai pan (Chinese chicken dish)GOO
35AAward two stars to, sayRATE
36A"Freedom ___," 2007 film starring Hilary Swank as the English teacher at Woodrow Wilson High SchoolWRITERS
38ASays "I do"WEDS
39AActress Headey of "Fighting with My Family"LENA
40A___ Lilly and Co.ELI
42AYoung man, in ScotlandLAD
45AZoologist's studyANIMAL
50A2009 drama film based on the novel "Push" that stars Paula Patton as an alternative-school teacherPRECIOUS
54APepper spray alternativeMACE
55AUnderworld biggieDON
56AEnjoy some time in a hammock, maybeLAZE
57ACreole pot podOKRA
58A"Sense and Sensibility" director LeeANG
59ASlide sideways, like a speeding carSKID
60AEager or enthusiasticKEEN

Down

1DMedal of Honor recipientHERO
2DJapan's continentASIA
3DMimics EminemRAPS
4D"___ of the Heart," 1999 movie starring Meryl Streep as the violin teacherMUSIC
5DResidue in a smoker's trayASH
6DPirate's stolen goodsLOOT
7DFolk singer GuthrieARLO
8D"Half ___," 2006 film starring Ryan Gosling as a history teacherNELSON
9D___ Ki-moon, former Secretary-General of the UNBAN
10DLike every alternate numberODD
11DBreaks on television, for shortADS
17DAim forASPIRE
19DNickname for Beetle Bailey's bossSARGE
22DPoverty-strickenPOOR
24DUse a KindleREAD
25DPerforms in a filmACTS
26DGiggle syllable that follows "tee"HEE
27DNFL's Super ___BOWL
28DHard to findRARE
29DOf similar characterAKIN
31D"Two pills a day," e.g.DOSE
37DAfter-bath sprinkleTALC
38DTake the titleWIN
41DZapped surgically with a beamLASED
43DSuffers physicallyAILS
44DFootball Hall of Famer WalkerDOAK
46D"Don't worry about me": 2 wds.IMOK
47DLead-in to "up" to mean Mac or Fenty Beauty's domainMAKE
48DFarm area measureACRE
49D"___ on Me," 1989 biographical film starring Morgan Freeman as the principal of Eastside HighLEAN
50DHandheld computer, like the PalmPilot: Abbr.PDA
51D___ Howard, "Rush" directorRON
52DLiverpool's country, for shortENG
53D"Do What I Want" rapper Lil ___ VertUZI
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

Twelve years editing daily puzzle solutions. Themed crosswords, wordplay, and the occasional cryptic.