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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for January 7, 2024
Sunday, January 7, 2024
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, January 7, 2024. The daily crossword is the classic: a 15×15 grid on weekdays and a larger Sunday puzzle, with difficulty rising from a gentle Monday to a fiendish Saturday. Hints come first and the solution stays hidden until you ask for it.
Across clues & answers
- 74
- 75
- 83
- 111
- 126
- 127
Down clues & answers
- 18
- 32
- 103
- 105
- 108
- 110
- 113
- 118
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Saturday, January 6, 2024
across
- 1. "Ciao": TATA
- 5. Out-of-focus effect in photography, from the Japanese for "blur": BOKEH
- 10. Stunt for three, six or 10 people, typically: HUMANPYRAMID
- 13. Olympic bars?: NATIONALANTHEM
- 15. Doesn't come out all at once: OOZES
- 16. Deft: AGILE
- 17. It's a big deal: ACE
- 18. Most tongue-in-cheek: WRYEST
- 20. Pop-___ (some visits): INS
- 21. One might get a lead: STAR
- 22. Surrealist filmmaker Buñuel: LUIS
- 23. Possible side effect of using steroids: ACNE
- 25. Long division?: AISLE
- 26. Certain pseudoscience, for short: ESP
- 27. Lead-in to rock: PROG
- 28. Director Lee: ANG
- 29. "Bad plan!," in Southern slang: THATDOGDONTHUNT
- 35. "Here hung those lips that I have kiss'd I know not how ___": Hamlet: OFT
- 36. Cells that handle low-light vision: RODS
- 37. "___ man can tether time or tide": Burns: NAE
- 38. Some score marks: RESTS
- 41. Ones who tell each other *everything*: BFFS
- 42. P.A. gear: AMPS
- 43. Emerald ___: ISLE
- 44. "A symptom of man's failure as a thinking animal," according to John Steinbeck: WAR
- 45. Mystic: OCCULT
- 47. Org. that maintains a museum in Annapolis Junction, Md.: NSA
- 48. California's San ___ County: MATEO
- 50. Troubadours' instruments: LUTES
- 51. Show with an hourglass in its opening title sequence: DAYSOFOURLIVES
- 54. Performance-based paycheck: YEARENDBONUS
- 55. They change colors: DYERS
- 56. Spot: SITE
down
- 1. Pupils: TUTEES
- 2. Off: AMISS
- 3. "___: The Watercourse Way" (Alan Watts book): TAO
- 4. Fashion designer Sui: ANNA
- 5. Author credit: BYLINE
- 6. Exams you don't need a pencil for: ORALS
- 7. "Citizen ___": KANE
- 8. First responder, for short: EMT
- 9. Drum kit components with pedals: HIHATS
- 10. Unfiltered brew: HAZYIPA
- 11. Comment after a revealing moment: PAGINGDRFREUD
- 12. Sticker on a model, e.g.: DECAL
- 13. "Take your time!": NORUSH
- 14. Only: MERE
- 15. Baby covered in fluffy down: OWLET
- 19. Fool's deck: TAROT
- 21. [Aw, jeez!]: SIGH
- 24. Small part of a system: COG
- 25. Carpenters, maybe?: ANTS
- 27. Many downloads: PDFS
- 28. "Thus ...": ANDSO
- 30. Lug: TOTE
- 31. "That's rough, buddy": OOF
- 32. Prepares to speak, in a modern meeting: UNMUTES
- 33. Where pizza is said to have been invented: NAPLES
- 34. Finals, but not semifinals: TESTS
- 38. Twist of a screwdriver?: RIND
- 39. Part of many 34-Down: ESSAY
- 40. Impressed greatly, as at a drag show: SLAYED
- 41. They're relayed in a relay: BATONS
- 42. Big name in contact lenses: ACUVUE
- 44. Thin slice of silicon at the heart of an integrated circuit: WAFER
- 46. American soccer icon ___ Dempsey: CLINT
- 48. Glutton's constant desire: MORE
- 49. Spheres: ORBS
- 52. "Suppose ...": SAY
- 53. Pascal's law?: LOI
More daily puzzle hints
- WordleGuess the five-letter word in six triesGuide & tips
- ConnectionsSort 16 words into four hidden groupsGuide & tips
- StrandsFind the themed words hidden in a letter gridGuide & tips
- Spelling BeeMake words from seven letters around a center letterGuide & tips
- Mini CrosswordA bite-size crossword you can finish over coffeeGuide & tips
- Connections: Sports EditionConnections with a sports-only word poolGuide & tips
- Letter BoxedChain words around a square using all 12 lettersGuide & tips
- Midi CrosswordThe mid-size crossword between the Mini and the dailyGuide & tips
How the week is built
- Monday and Tuesday: straightforward definitions and familiar answers. These are the best days to learn.
- Wednesday: a step up, often with a playful theme.
- Thursday: the trick day, with rebus squares (several letters in one square) and answers that turn corners or skip squares.
- Friday and Saturday: themeless and tough, with sly clues and long open sections.
- Sunday: a bigger 21×21 grid with a theme, about as hard as a Wednesday or Thursday.
Crossword-solving habits worth building
- Learn the common fill. Short vowel-heavy words such as ERA, OREO, ALOE and ETNA appear constantly because they help constructors connect sections.
- Read clue signals. "?" means wordplay, "Abbr." means an abbreviation, "e.g." means an example of a category, and a foreign word in the clue hints at a foreign answer.
- Find the theme. The longest answers usually share a gimmick; the title (on Sundays) or a "revealer" clue explains it.
- Erase without fear. When crossings don't work, the wrong letter is usually in the answer you were most confident about.
- Use targeted help. Reveal one letter here, or try our crossword solver with a pattern like ?R?S?.
The Crossword FAQ
When is the next crossword released?
Weekday puzzles go live at 10 p.m. Eastern Time the night before; weekend puzzles are released earlier in the evening.
What is a rebus square?
A square that holds more than one letter. Sometimes it holds a whole word or a symbol. They are most common on Thursdays.
Which day is the hardest?
Saturday is generally the hardest, followed by Friday. Sunday is larger but closer to midweek difficulty.
Can I see past crossword answers?
Yes. Each date we have covered is in the crossword archive.