Daily Themed Crossword January 20, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 20, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
January 20, 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 | Fireplace dust | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Gallery display | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Milky white birthstone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Apple ___ (pastry dish that's a comfort food) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Monkey ___ monkey do | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Stallion's mate | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | I'm so cold! sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Crust formed on a wound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Tall shady and nightmarish trees | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | ___ news (latest issue on news channels) | Show answer | 8 | |
| #11 | Venomous African viper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Cards distributor | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | ___ Wooden legendary basketball coach who won 10 NCAA championships in a 12-year period while coaching the UCLA Bruins | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | I ___ to differ! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | New York's Madison or Fifth for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Craigslist abbreviation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | ___ Love You (Beatles song): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Make a knot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | My country ___ of thee ... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Tenth month for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | ___ Walsh renowned NFL coach who popularized the West Coast offense while coaching the San Francisco 49ers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Sound system that's an upgrade from mono | Show answer | 6 | |
| #23 | Paid athlete for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | ___ for you (You're looking at your soulmate): 3 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #25 | Take care of like a nurse | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Warty pond hopper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | ___ Landry one of the greatest NFL coaches who built the 4-3 defense that's now used by most teams while coaching the Dallas Cowboys | TOM | 3 | |
| #28 | Gorilla or orangutan e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Oxen neckwear | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Much ___ About Nothing (Shakespearean play) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | ___ Summitt college basketball coach who coached a whopping 1098 career wins with the University of Tennessee Lady Vols | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Chinese general on a menu | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Upper chamber worker for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Urgent police message (anagram of bap): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Knight's title | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | ___ Brooks ice hockey coach known for coaching the US Olympic team that won the Miracle on Ice game | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Beasts of burden | Show answer | 5 | |
| #38 | Summary of a previous season before starting a new one | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Sturdy wood furniture | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___-3 fatty acids | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Word after pen or gal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Cost an ___ and a leg (be too expensive) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Anne Hathaway musical drama film ___ Miserables | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | ___ your time (wait patiently) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Did laps on foot say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Opposite of positive for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Do re mi fa so ___ do ...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Like the Queen in Snow White | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Rod's partner in fishing | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Writes down quickly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Article with funeral details for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Tube for watering the garden | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Took a chunk off with teeth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Robert Frost's work | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | ___ Bowman coach who holds the record for most wins in NHL history while coaching multiple teams including the St. Louis Blues | SCOTTY | 6 | |
| #56 | ___ voyage! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Clear with of | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Reaches the height of their career say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Contest for cowboys | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Emulate an owl | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Landing schedules: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Take sap from a maple tree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Clean Air Act organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Meshed fishing equipment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | ___ to the West Wind by P. B. Shelley | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | ___ ami! (My friend in French) | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 20, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 20, 2026, a Tuesday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BREAKING 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 3 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 20, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 20, 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 20, 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.