Daily Themed Crossword January 28, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 28, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
January 28, 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 | Drove really fast say (rhymes with bled) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Earth's red planetary neighbor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Body part that a sleeve is meant for | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Machu Picchu's country | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | ___ vera succulent that soothes skin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Scooby-___ Where Are You! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Tug sharply | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Place to insert a coin in a vending machine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Egyptian hisser | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Exit full screen key | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___ & Friends children's TV show about the adventures of a tank engine and his friends including a green diesel railcar named at 44a | THOMAS | 6 | |
| #12 | Bering or Caribbean e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Nine-digit ID: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | ___ coat (attire for a scientist) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Monet painting e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Road ___ (fun vacation plan) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Angsty music genre for Fall Out Boy say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Casual refusal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Mickey ___ Clubhouse animated Disney series featuring Mickey and pals including a duck with a hair bow who is named at 44a | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Seven-time baseball All-Star Sammy ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | NBA legend ___ Ming | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Cave-dwelling mammal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Cook with oil say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Oops-a-___! exclamation you might say after a little mishap ... or a name connecting all the TV shows in this puzzle | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Body image? | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Traveler's stop | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | From ___ Z (entirely): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Sought redress in court | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | ___ Like Me comedy TV series starring Laura Harris as a spoiled actress who is named at 44a | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Road crew's goo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Ancient civilization from 12a | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | He's Just Not That ___ You (2009 movie) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Suffix with Gator or Power | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Freudian topics | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Don't laugh ___!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Undercover agent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Green soup veggie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Suffix with north or east for direction | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | The ___ of Hazzard comedy TV series starring Catherine Bach as a naive Southern belle who is named at 44d | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Eyelash cosmetic with a wand applicator | Show answer | 7 | |
| #41 | ___-you-can-eat buffet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Below-the-ground plant parts | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Rogen and MacFarlane of films for two | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Biblical first man | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Civil rights activist ___ Parks | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Janitor's tools | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Actor Connery of the James Bond film series | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Let's move ___ the next topic: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Gibson ___ Paul (electric guitar) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Te ___ (Rihanna song) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Massachusetts' capital city for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Know ___ enemy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Beckons a genie from a lamp? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | What more can ___?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | ___ project (passionate personal endeavor) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Haunted house sound heard alongside a groan | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Back on a boat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Sportswear company whose logo is three parallel stripes | Show answer | 6 | |
| #59 | Love ___ (film starring Lily Collins) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | The ___ and the Restless TV soap opera starring Yvonne Zima as a manipulative and scheming character who is named at 44a | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Country where The Jungle Book is set | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | British buh-bye: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Just ___ (the slightest bit): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Ripped apart as paper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Prefix with system or friendly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Doctor who treats the nasal cavity: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Place to get cash: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Anonymous John's last name | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 28, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 28, 2026, a Wednesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MASCARA at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 5 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 28, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 28, 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 7 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 28, 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.