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FRIDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 66 CLUES · 32 ACROSS · 34 DOWN

Daily Themed Crossword January 16 2026 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the January 16, 2026 puzzle with the solution beside every clue, followed by the completed grid. Tap a clue to see its letter count and every other puzzle it has appeared in.

66 of 66 clues Solved grid ↓
Across
1A Prefix with "angle" or "pod" TRI 3 4A "___ me with your best shot!" ("Do your worst!") HIT 3 7A Letters after "D" EFG 3 10A "Finding ___ Tin Tin" (movie starring a German Shepherd) RIN 3 11A ___ of spades ACE 3 12A Gymnast's floor cover MAT 3 13A Pops a question ASKS 4 15A "Under ___" (David Bowie and Queen hit) PRESSURE 8 17A Mexican currency PESO 4 18A "Skyfall" and "Hello" singer ADELE 5 19A "___: Miami" (police drama): Abbr. CSI 3 21A Happy as ___ at high tide (happy and carefree): 2 wds. ACLAM 5 25A Stephen ___, astrophysicist who famously disagreed and wagered with fellow scientist John Preskill over the black hole information paradox HAWKING 7 29A Not bad, but not great: Hyph. SOSO 4 30A Spanish diminutive ITO 3 31A Got up from a chair STOOD 5 34A "Cobra ___" (TV show starring Ralph Macchio) KAI 3 35A Messy person, informally SLOB 4 37A Charles ___, scientist known for his theory of evolution who both collaborated and debated with his contemporary Alfred Wallace DARWIN 6 39A "Live ___!" (Taco Bell slogan) MAS 3 42A Thick blackish liquid used on roads TAR 3 43A Isaac ___, scientist known for identifying gravity who famously argued with his contemporary Leibniz over who invented calculus first NEWTON 6 46A What a genie gives you three of WISH 4 49A Marley in "Marley & Me," e.g. DOG 3 50A Monopoly company, for short ELEC 4 52A Collage maker's adhesive GLUE 4 54A Fix the result of RIG 3 55A Margaret ___, anthropologist known for her work with youth whose book was heavily contested by David Freeman MEAD 4 56A Runs well HUMS 4 57A 12-month periods, for short YRS 3 58A H.S. graduation attendees, for short SRS 3 59A One in a rainforest TREE 4
Down
1D Equipment used to catch a mouse, often seen in "Tom and Jerry" TRAP 4 2D "___ and shine!" ("Wake up!") RISE 4 3D Calligrapher's fluids INKS 4 4D "Die ___" (Bruce Willis movie) HARD 4 5D Drink brand with a polar bear mascot ICEE 4 6D Nikola ___, scientist after whom Cybertruck's brand is named, who also rivaled Thomas Edison's DC electric system TESLA 5 7D Australian flightless bird EMU 3 8D ___ and wide (over a large area) FAR 3 9D Former telecom giant (anagram of "get"): Abbr. GTE 3 14D Foot covering often worn often with a shoe SOCK 4 15D Emulate Vincent van Gogh, say PAINT 5 16D Parts of a minute, for short SECS 4 20D Elizabeth, to Ashley Olsen, for short SIS 3 22D Character played by Tom Hiddleston in "The Avengers" LOKI 4 23D "Wise ___ owl": 2 wds. ASAN 4 24D French for "me" MOI 3 25D "He is ___ father's son after all" HIS 3 26D The Braves, on scoreboards ATL 3 27D Try to win over romantically WOO 3 28D Zeus or Thor, e.g. GOD 3 32D Quaker bit OAT 3 33D Attract, as attention DRAW 4 36D Audi rival: Abbr. BMW 3 38D ___ brothers (siblings who were the first to take flight in an airplane) WRIGHT 6 40D "Up and ___" (wake-up call): 2 wds. ATEM 4 41D Sneaker's bottoms SOLES 5 43D Spider-___ (black-and-white character from "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse") NOIR 4 44D "Do not put all your ___ in one basket" EGGS 4 45D ___ beer (low-alcohol beverage) NEAR 4 47D Talk while drunk SLUR 4 48D David ___, Enlightenment-era philosopher whose views were fiercely criticized by his contemporary Thomas Reid HUME 4 49D Like toast without butter DRY 3 51D '90s music collector's stack: Abbr. CDS 3 53D Ending for "Japan" or "Vietnam" ESE 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 127 letters
1T
2R
3I
4H
5I
6T
7E
8F
9G
10R
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17P
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24M
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27W
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42T
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for January 16, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the January 16, 2026 puzzle

The January 16, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 66 clues — 32 across and 34 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Friday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.

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