Daily Themed Crossword January 31, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 31, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
January 31, 2026 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Letters for an alias | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Celestial sphere | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Volcanic residue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ no to plastic (eco-friendly directive) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Is that ___ much to ask for? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Bruce of Enter the Dragon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Plant stalk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Tit for ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Easy A actress ___ Stone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | ___ management (party planning) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Pin the ___ on the donkey classic party game of spinning and pinning that was played at a '90s birthday bash | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Glide like an eagle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Viva ___ Vegas song by Elvis Presley | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Red-nosed entertainer known for silly jokes and balloon animals who was a staple at a '90s birthday bash | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Border of a skirt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Tuber in a candied dish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Spill the ___ (share gossip) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Suffix used with Japan or Vietnam | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Prefix with dermis or center | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Astronaut's thumbs-up: Hyph. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Open mic night hosts: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Suffers defeat say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Secretive espionage organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | One of seven deadly acts | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Farm buildings that house animals | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Party ___ pointy accessory with an elastic chin strap that topped the birthday kid's head at a '90s birthday bash | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Cairo's river | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | ___-la-la (musical syllables) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Equipped | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Queen of Jazz ___ Fitzgerald | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Racing track unit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Inflatable ___ expandable tub for swimming that turned the yard into a splash zone at a '90s birthday bash | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Glitzy rock genre | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Pastoral mother | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Birthday gift for a child perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Stubborn farm animal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Kit ___ (finger-like chocolate bar) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Yes captain! at sea | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Playful river mammal | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Reddish-brown horse (anagram of Nora) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Mineral water containers | Show answer | 7 | |
| #42 | ___ mater (ex-campus) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Prefix meaning half | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Time will ___ all wounds | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Kitty's hello | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | UFO's occupants: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Brown Eyed Girl singer Morrison | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Bask in the tub say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | American aviator ___ Earhart | Show answer | 6 | |
| #50 | Windy City rail system: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Titanic actor DiCaprio to fans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | ___ got the whole world in his hands ... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Sounds good! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Parrot say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Negative prefix with trust or lead | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Pachinko author ___ Jin Lee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Bouncy ___ giant air-filled fortress for endless leaps and giggles that got kids excited at a '90s birthday bash | Show answer | 6 | |
| #58 | Ready to be drawn as beer at the bar: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Ice ___ cake frozen party treat that kids lined up for after singing Happy Birthday at a '90s birthday bash | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | The ___ of Water (2017 Guillermo del Toro film) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Actor ___ Skarsgard who played Pennywise in It | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | ... and to ___ good night! (host's sign-off): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Like one end of a battery for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Like uncooked vegetables | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Suffix with chat for a computer program you can talk to | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Liverpool lavatory informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze actor Ron ___ | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 31, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 31, 2026, a Saturday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BOTTLES at 7 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 2 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 31, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 31, 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 67 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 31, 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.