Daily Themed Crossword January 7, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 7, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
January 7, 2026 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Soaked in water like a towel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Chapel bench | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Graduation ceremony headwear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Spooky-sounding Great Lake | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Hawaiian flower necklace | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Scrabble piece | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Sport where you can hit a home run | Show answer | 8 | |
| #8 | Staircase unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Actress Dennings from 2 Broke Girls | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Rolls-___ (luxury car maker) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Sleep time need which can come in king or queen size | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Everybody ___ Raymond sitcom about a family man which is referenced by Jake Peralta in Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Qatari for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Opposite of inputs | Show answer | 7 | |
| #15 | ___ of passage (ceremonial event) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Christmas tree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | When doubled a toy train's sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Political series starring Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope whose on-screen drama is watched by the characters in Jane the Virgin | SCANDAL | 7 | |
| #19 | Prefix with gram to mean an ultrasound image | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Like purchases made within a game: Hyph. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | One who lays eggs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | The ___ Bunch sitcom about a blended family which inspires the dating schemes used in The Goldbergs | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Pharaoh's snake symbol | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Lead-in to dynamic | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Shaken not stirred drinks | Show answer | 8 | |
| #26 | ___ of Thrones fantasy drama with warring houses and dragons that gets a shoutout when Dwight teaches a coworker Dothraki in The Office | GAME | 4 | |
| #27 | Just fine at NASA: Hyph. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Spacious bag for veggie shopping | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | On the ___ (secretly) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Big t-shirt sizes for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Spin like ___ (rotate rapidly): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Fly catcher made by a spider | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Historical period of time | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | My country ___ of thee ... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Greek philosopher who was Aristotle's teacher | Show answer | 5 | |
| #36 | Fish that resembles a snake | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | ___ Wheaton actor of Star Trek: The Next Generation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Sex and the ___ comedy about four friends navigating life and dating in NYC whose theme song is featured as a ringtone in 2 Broke Girls | CITY | 4 | |
| #39 | ___ Baldwin actor from 30 Rock | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___ Le Pew (cartoon character) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Kin to Yikes! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | General ___ (chicken dish on a Chinese menu) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Amount due for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Character string after Q | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Happy hour venues | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | ___ Clapton Wonderful Tonight musician | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | ___ science (subject that deals with analytics) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Ta-da! in France | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | The E in EU for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Big ___ (clock tower in London) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | HP or Dell products: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | That doesn't sound good: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Please leave a message after the ___ (voicemail words) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Any day now ... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Swiftie e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Like some easy craft projects: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | ___ and Recreation mockumentary about quirky local government workers with Easter eggs that can be seen in The Good Place | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Seattle time zone in December: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Book carriers for children | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Very informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Ground military force | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Female in the forest | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Hummus-holding bread | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | ___ Verstappen second-generation F1 racer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Pioneering internet company: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | This is ___ a drill | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Figure skater Midori | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | World Ozone Day month for short | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 7, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 7, 2026, a Wednesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BASEBALL at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2026 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 7, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 7, 2026 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 68 clues with answers from 3 to 8 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
Keep the streak going
The 2026 archive holds every board from this year, and nothing is removed once published. Older boards are the cheapest practice there is, because the clue style repeats even when the answers do not.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 7, 2026 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.