SATURDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 69 CLUES · 35 ACROSS · 34 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword January 17 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the January 17, 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.
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Camp beds (rhymes with "dots")
COTS
4
5A
Curved shape, like that of a rainbow
ARC
3
8A
Mediterranean ___ (Greece's beach waters)
SEA
3
11A
Leave out on purpose
OMIT
4
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Sound on a dairy farm
MOO
3
13A
On a scale of one to ___
TEN
3
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Grandma, affectionately
NANA
4
15A
Bones in a chest cage
RIBS
4
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Ctrl+___+Del (PC reboot combo)
ALT
3
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The ___ Tour (Taylor Swift's nostalgic tour)
ERAS
4
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___-in-chief (newspaper head)
EDITOR
6
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Bernice the ___, barnyard bird whose "lucky" feathers seemingly powered Popeye before he started eating spinach in the comics
HEN
3
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Manage to get
NAB
3
23A
Rite ___ (pharmacy chain)
AID
3
26A
Hardly a smash?
LOB
3
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"___ Wonderful Life" (1946 Christmas film): 2 wds.
ITSA
4
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Swipe, like Swiper from "Dora the Explorer"
STEAL
5
34A
Fluffy footwear brand that sounds like "ugh"
UGG
3
37A
Bait ___ switch
AND
3
38A
"Donkey ___," Nintendo arcade game featuring Mario that was originally meant to be a Popeye game
KONG
4
39A
Pewter component
TIN
3
40A
Cape ___, Massachusetts
COD
3
41A
Thumb drive port: Abbr.
USB
3
44A
Long-snouted fish
GAR
3
46A
___ of Popeye, figurine erected in Crystal City, Texas, in recognition of the character's beneficial impact on the spinach industry
STATUE
6
49A
Substantial amount
TON
3
51A
"___ whiz!"
GEE
3
52A
Paper quantity
REAM
4
54A
Quote, as a source in an article
CITE
4
57A
Swee'___, Popeye's son who is actually a foundling child adopted by him
PEA
3
58A
Put ___ words (express one's thoughts)
INTO
4
59A
Single-serve coffee container: Hyph.
KCUP
4
60A
YouTube annoyances, for short
ADS
3
61A
"Strike a ___" (photographer's request)
POSE
4
62A
Monster from Himalayan legend
YETI
4
1D
Pine ___ (autumn decor)
CONE
4
2D
Actor Epps of "House"
OMAR
4
3D
___ Turner who sang "Proud Mary"
TINA
4
4D
Squirrel's hoard of nuts (rhymes with "brash")
STASH
5
5D
In the center of
AMID
4
6D
___ Williams, comedian and actor who played the titular role of Popeye in a 1980 live-action film
ROBIN
5
7D
___ Rica, Central American country
COSTA
5
8D
Sky twinkler that disappears on a cloudy night
STAR
4
9D
As slippery as an ___ (evasive)
EEL
3
10D
Hardworking six-legged insect
ANT
3
15D
___ Wilson, "Good Girls" actor
RENO
4
19D
___-Wan Kenobi (Anakin Skywalker's mentor)
OBI
3
21D
Letters after "Pur" for a hand sanitizer
ELL
3
23D
Make a request, with "for"
ASK
3
24D
"Am ___ simply believe that?": 2 wds.
ITO
3
25D
Man cave
DEN
3
27D
"... nothing ___ the truth"
BUT
3
29D
"Tic" and "toe" connector
TAC
3
30D
___-Jet (winter vehicle brand)
SNO
3
31D
"Plus" sign action
ADD
3
33D
___ fresca, non-alcoholic beverage
AGUA
4
35D
___ economy (labor market favoring freelancers)
GIG
3
36D
Pest in a swarm
GNAT
4
42D
Las Vegas ___ (famous road)
STRIP
5
43D
"Good," in Spanish
BUENO
5
45D
Frank "___" Fiegel, laborer from Illinois who is believed to have inspired the character of Popeye
ROCKY
5
46D
Plant's tiny and humble beginning
SEED
4
47D
Lipton products
TEAS
4
48D
Uber ___ (app to order food)
EATS
4
50D
"Well played!"
NICE
4
51D
High school senior's statistic: Abbr.
GPA
3
53D
"The Simpsons" bar owner
MOE
3
55D
King ___ (ancient Egyptian pharaoh, affectionately)
TUT
3
56D
Prefix with "graph" to mean an inscription
EPI
3
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for January 17, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the January 17, 2026 puzzle
The January 17, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 69 clues — 35 across and 34 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Saturday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.
There is also a small 5x5 Mini published the same day — its answers are on the January 17 2026 Mini page. If a clue reappears in a later puzzle its own answer page is updated, so bookmarking the clue is more reliable than bookmarking the date. Older puzzles live in the archive. We are in no way affiliated with or endorsed by the publishers that created the game.