Our WSJ Crossword Hints for January 5, 2024 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The Wall Street Journal Crossword is a well-known and respected puzzle that appeals to solvers looking for a challenging and thought-provoking experience. The puzzles are created by a team of skilled constructors and are known for their clever clues, intricate wordplay, and challenging themes. The WSJ Crossword is published daily and offers solvers the opportunity to exercise their minds while enjoying a classic form of entertainment.
WSJ Crossword Hints, January 5, 2024
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the WSJ Crossword on 1/5/24. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
- Isotretinoin target
- New or golden follower
- Call from a cutter
- Feel queasy
- Birthplace of LeBron James and Steph Curry
- Tiny toiler
- Coders’ creations
- Kitchen come-ons
- Fit to ___
- Grammy winner Carlile
- “Is this for real?”
- Bills in tills
- Firenze at Hogwarts, e.g.
- Material for an article
- Invigoratingly cold
- “James and the Giant Peach” writer
- '___ Kapital'
- Lair for a bear
- Wall protector, of a sort
- Skinny
- Explorer with a backpack
- It might hold some bunnies
- Holidays with egg hunts
- Summer setting in D.C.
- Verve
- X man Musk
- Misplays
- Sicilian Peak
- A good way
- Make tempura
- Abundantly given, as praise
- Femur terminus
- Counterpart of vert.
- Dance in a ring
- Louts, north of the border
- Procedural question
- Some Chopin works
- Mother of the Gemini twins
- Wonder units
- Sad sack
- Cry from a crib
- Dance great Graham
- Derby month
- Too trusting
- Ludd for whom Luddites are named
- Bad thing to do
- Indian, e.g
- River from Pittsburgh
- Warren Buffett’s birthplace
- At some point in the past
- Count start
- Aboard
- Chaplin of Game of Thrones
- Bumbler’s utterance
- Furry character in a can
- “Epistulae ex Ponto” poet
- Fruit in lute descriptions
- Run off with a boxer, say
- Instrument that’s also a musical term for “soft,” abbreviated by its first letter
- Bring up
- Square in a soup kitchen
- Spotted
- Not barefoot
- Papal subject
- Take to the slopes
- Become acrimonious
- Unable to move
- Trumpeter on a lake
- Turner of TV
- Senator’s outfit
- Fast-food option
- Scrap
- Expert with a fork
- President Zelensky’s nation
- Not warranted
- Bring together
- Type of 68-Across
- Cloud’s makeup
- SWAT team wear
- Bach’s Partita No. 1 in B minor, e.g.
The WSJ Crossword is a daily crossword puzzle that is published in The Wall Street Journal newspaper and on its website. The puzzle is known for its challenging difficulty level, clever wordplay, and witty themes.

The WSJ Crossword was first introduced in 2008, and has since become a popular source of entertainment and mental stimulation for crossword enthusiasts around the world. The puzzle is created by a team of experienced crossword constructors, who are known for their creativity and skill in the field of crossword puzzles.

One of the unique features of the WSJ Crossword is its emphasis on finance and business-related themes. The puzzle often includes clues and answers related to the world of economics, investing, and business news.
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