Daily Themed Crossword January 15, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 15, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
January 15, 2026 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | ___ Moines (Iowa city) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Female parent affectionately | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___-school (school for tots) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Wood-chopping tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___-pedi (beauty treatment) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Speed up as an engine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___ Tac (brand of mint) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Clickable symbol such as the recycle bin on a PC screen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | He ___ he saw he conquered ... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Include as a file with an email | Show answer | 6 | |
| #11 | Apple desktop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | ___ Lanka Asian island | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | ___ Martin DB5 James Bond's classic silver-screen ride that first stole the show in Goldfinger | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Veggies that might have you in tears | Show answer | 6 | |
| #15 | Bone ___ (porcelain kitchenware material) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | It's ___-brainer! (Duh!): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Spain's continent briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Baseball headwear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | ___ cycle iconic silver-screen bike for Kevin Flynn from Tron that leaves a neon trail behind | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Liquefied by heat like lava | Show answer | 6 | |
| #21 | Out on a cruise: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | ___ humbug! (Ebenezer Scrooge's words) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Narrow waterway | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Black ___ Captain Jack Sparrow's iconic silver-screen ride from the Pirates of the Caribbean series that can outsail the fastest ships | PEARL | 5 | |
| #25 | Thick piece of concrete | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Word heard before you're put on hold | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Whisper sweet nothings | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Prefix for copter or pad | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | ___-1 iconic silver-screen ride from Ghostbusters that's the answer to Who you gonna call? on wheels | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Window units: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Golf target | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Racetrack unit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | President Dwight D. Eisenhower informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Computer input | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Way out of a building | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Religious group | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Mystery ___ Scooby-Doo and gang's groovy silver-screen ride in Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed that's packed with Scooby Snacks | MACHINE | 7 | |
| #38 | Singer Yoko ___ of Walking on Thin Ice | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Word before skirt or golf | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___ makes perfect (idiom for getting better at something) | Show answer | 8 | |
| #41 | Losing My Religion group | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Christmas ___ (December 24th) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Opposite of macro | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | ATM output | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | ___ walked into the room ...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | ___ and cheese (pasta dish) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Put ___ act (pretend): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Short rest | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | I'll handle the matter!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Egg-based holiday drinks | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Lump ___ (complete amount) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Chicken ___ King: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Mug or burglarize | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ the Love Bug iconic silver-screen ride from the eponymous movies that's a matchmaker at heart | Show answer | 6 | |
| #55 | Chi preceder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Computer in a backpack | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | Candle in ___ Wind (Elton John song) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Amazement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Breakfast bowl berry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Lull in a cradle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | You snooze you ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Don't say another word! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | ___ Burnett of advertising | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | She's ___ That (1999 romcom) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Torn ___ (athlete's knee injury): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Keep ___ secret (Don't tell anyone): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 15, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 15, 2026, a Thursday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PRACTICE at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 7 clues carry 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 15, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 15, 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 66 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 15, 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.