Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — January 5, 2024 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 5, 2024. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

69 clues13×13 grid34 across · 35 down
1R
2A
3P
4A
5D
6O
7S
8E
9W
10I
C
O
11N
12C
U
P
13T
A
O
14M
E
R
E
15T
O
E
16A
R
K
17T
W
18O
19D
20O
21U
B
L
E
22S
U
23M
24I
T
S
Y
25H
26E
27S
28C
O
29U
30P
L
E
31I
R
K
32H
E
R
O
33S
34E
35A
36L
37P
A
I
38R
39G
P
40A
41V
I
A
42I
43D
44L
E
45I
46T
A
L
Y
47B
48I
49N
A
R
Y
50B
M
W
51I
D
O
52E
M
53M
A
54I
55T
56C
57H
58N
E
O
59S
P
A
R
60N
O
R
M
61D
A
N
62S
H
O
T
63N
Y
M

Clues & Answers

Across

1AEminem's genreRAP
4A"Much ___ About Nothing," 1901 opera based on the Shakespeare playADO
7ADo a seamstress' workSEW
10AClickable computer screen imageICON
12ATea holderCUP
13AChinese principleTAO
14A___ mortals (insignificant)MERE
15ATip of a bootTOE
16ANoah's vesselARK
17ANumber of fingers in a victory sign, or what is common in 19a, 28a, 37a, 47a, 5d and 46dTWO
19A___ trouble, phrase meaning twice the problemsDOUBLE
22ARansom specification?SUM
24A"___ bitsy spider..."ITSY
25A"___ Just Not That Into You" (2009 film)HES
28AOdd ___, people in a relationship who are very different from each otherCOUPLE
31AGet on the nerves ofIRK
32ALifesaver who's often in spandexHERO
33AElite Navy fighterSEAL
37A___ of pants or scissorsPAIR
39ACollege application stat: Abbr.GPA
41A"Through" on a traveler's itineraryVIA
42ATwiddling one's thumbsIDLE
45ACountry with Turin and NaplesITALY
47A___ code, computer code with ones and zeroesBINARY
50AAudi competitor: Abbr.BMW
51APhrase that seals the deal, at the altar: 2 wds.IDO
52AActress Stone from "Zombieland"EMMA
54ARash symptomITCH
58AOpposite of "paleo"NEO
59APractice before a boxing boutSPAR
60AAccepted social standardNORM
61AActor Levy of "Schitt's Creek"DAN
62AVodka servingSHOT
63ABig Apple baseball team: Abbr.NYM

Down

1DEdge of a basketball hoop, sayRIM
2DUnreturnable tennis serveACE
3DCruise ship stopPORT
4DPerform on Broadway, sayACT
5DDynamic ___, people who work well togetherDUO
6DNewspaper opinion piece, say: Hyph.OPED
7DPierces, as with a knifeSTABS
8DLike the bird that gets the wormEARLY
9DStopped sleeping, with "up"WOKE
11DFox or CNN offeringNEWS
18D"That hurt!"OUCH
20DHinge lubricantOIL
21DSport ___ (modern vehicles, for short)UTES
23D___ Howard, one of the Three StoogesMOE
25DJoint above the kneeHIP
26DNoteworthy periodERA
27DJet ___ (watercraft for a tourist, perhaps)SKI
29DPowerful impulseURGE
30DChampagne-opening soundPOP
34D"Penny Dreadful" actress GreenEVA
35DSuffer from the flu, sayAIL
36DInstall, as a carpetLAY
38DFjord's kinRIA
40DUltimate goalAIM
43DBallroom wear, such as a gownDRESS
44DWhite cell-carrying body fluidLYMPH
46D___ sisters, siblings who usually share a birthdayTWIN
47DPut together, as a bookBIND
48DInnovator's inklingIDEA
49DLunchtime, oftenNOON
50DEldest Simpson childBART
53DChinese political figureMAO
55DFreight weight unitTON
56DEmulate a hungry babyCRY
57D"Let me think about that..." soundHMM
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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