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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for January 28, 2024
Sunday, January 28, 2024
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, January 28, 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
- 22
- 31
- 34
- 41
- 49
- 61
- 76
- 95
- 98
- 108
- 112
Down clues & answers
- 4
- 11
- 12
- 17
- 67
- 85
- 106
- 107
- 110
- 114
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Saturday, January 27, 2024
across
- 1. Put down: ABASE
- 6. Help (out): BAIL
- 10. Life phases, in social media lingo: ERAS
- 14. Katey of "Married ... With Children": SAGAL
- 15. International chain whose name can be a prefix: OMNI
- 16. Weather the storm: LAST
- 17. Not take any chances: PLAYITSAFE
- 19. "No ___": DICE
- 20. Disavowed MI6 agent in the "Mission: Impossible" franchise: ILSA
- 21. ___ buco: OSSO
- 22. Sister of Castor and Pollux: HELEN
- 23. They're done on the fly: RUSHJOBS
- 25. Didn't beat: LOSTTO
- 26. Prefix with -gram: EPI
- 27. Connection between names: AKA
- 28. "Listen …": GETTHIS
- 29. "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," e.g.: CULTCLASSIC
- 31. In the nick of time: NONETOOSOON
- 32. Series that begins on the ice planet Pagodon, with "The": MANDALORIAN
- 33. Possible (but extremely unlikely) setting for a double albatross: PARFIVE
- 34. Sign: INK
- 35. Nutrition fig.: RDA
- 38. How salmon is served in nigiri sushi, but not in sashimi: ONRICE
- 39. Large wine cask: HOGSHEAD
- 41. Something a rival may throw: SHADE
- 42. Set of rounds: BOUT
- 43. "Alas!": OHME
- 44. Tiny scrap: IOTA
- 45. Big ticket purchase?: SEASONPASS
- 47. The Phoenix of the N.C.A.A.: ELON
- 48. Noble figure: EARL
- 49. Pioneer in I.Q. testing: BINET
- 50. Muralist who was a colleague of Dalí: SERT
- 51. Boy's name consisting of an English word followed by its Spanish equivalent: ANDY
- 52. Take: ANGLE
down
- 1. Shoot for the moon: ASPIRE
- 2. Crumple: BALLUP
- 3. Writer of the 2009 autobiography "Open": AGASSI
- 4. "Open wide": SAYAH
- 5. Boy's name that's an anagram of 9-Down: ELI
- 6. Video game climax: BOSSBATTLE
- 7. Collect: AMASS
- 8. Modern lead-in to mania: INFO
- 9. "Of course, I remember you!," perhaps: LIE
- 10. Heir to the throne, traditionally: ELDESTSON
- 11. Very slender: RAILTHIN
- 12. Hedonist's opposite: ASCETIC
- 13. Workers who must be quick with their hands: STENOS
- 18. Experienced a pregnant pause?: TOOKLEAVE
- 22. Relaxing baths: HOTSOAKS
- 24. Affliction treated in newborns with phototherapy: JAUNDICE
- 25. Giving quarters, say: LEASINGTO
- 28. How one might emerge with a victory: GLORIOUSLY
- 29. Secret lover?: CONFIDANT
- 30. Murmur: COO
- 31. Character who's heard but not seen: NARRATOR
- 32. Way down below?: MANHOLE
- 33. Floral arrangements: POSIES
- 35. Fix in a museum, maybe: REHANG
- 36. ___ bug (long-limbed predatory insect): DAMSEL
- 37. Start of a Christmas hymn: ADESTE
- 39. Collect, collect, collect: HOARD
- 40. Pickup line: HOPIN
- 42. Hit on the noggin: BEAN
- 45. Word with power or change: SEA
- 46. Org. concerned with traveling: NBA
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.