THURSDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 35 ACROSS · 33 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword January 22 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the January 22, 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.
1A
"No ___, ands, or buts!"
IFS
3
4A
Location for a luxurious massage
SPA
3
7A
___ Fridays (restaurant chain): Abbr.
TGI
3
10A
Decompose, as food
ROT
3
11A
Fireplace wood
LOG
3
12A
Black chimney dust (rhymes with "foot")
SOOT
4
13A
Tofu source
SOY
3
14A
On the summit of
ATOP
4
16A
___ one's own horn (boast about yourself)
TOOT
4
17A
Braying beast
ASS
3
18A
"Julie drifted ___ out of consciousness all night": 2 wds.
INAND
5
20A
"___ School Musical," teen drama starring Zac Efron as a musically-inclined jock, that celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2026
HIGH
4
22A
___ City aka Vegas
SIN
3
23A
Company that owns Facebook and Instagram
META
4
24A
Speed ___ (telephone feature)
DIAL
4
26A
DJs' records, once: Abbr.
LPS
3
29A
College seniors' test: Abbr.
GRE
3
30A
Large coffee dispenser
URN
3
31A
"XXX" counterpart in tic-tac-toe
OOO
3
32A
Palindromic parent celebrated in May
MOM
3
33A
Lose your ___ (get angry)
RAG
3
34A
"___ Up," teen drama starring Channing Tatum as a hip-hop dancer, that celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2026
STEP
4
35A
Brand of pens and lighters
BIC
3
36A
___-turn (road sign): 2 wds.
NOU
3
38A
Prefix with "pressure" or "puncture"
ACU
3
39A
Washington ___, "Rip Van Winkle" writer
IRVING
6
43A
Animated film about talking vehicles, featuring Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen, that celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2026
CARS
4
46A
Bench supports
LEGS
4
48A
Tough row to ___ (difficult task)
HOE
3
49A
Prefix with "present" to mean everywhere at once
OMNI
4
50A
Tennis legend Arthur ___
ASHE
4
51A
Eggs in a fertility lab
OVA
3
52A
"Little ___ Sunshine," tragicomedy road film starring Abigail Breslin as an aspiring beauty queen, that celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2026
MISS
4
53A
Scholastic book fair organization: Abbr.
PTA
3
54A
Course number?
PAR
3
1D
Organization that collects taxes: Abbr.
IRS
3
2D
Dave Grohl's band ___ Fighters
FOO
3
3D
Muddy pen for pigs
STY
3
4D
Separator represented by "/"
SLASH
5
5D
Flower ___ (plant containers)
POTS
4
6D
"Four score and seven years ___ ..."
AGO
3
7D
Goofy or Bugs Bunny, e.g.
TOON
4
8D
"The ___ Shepherd," spy film starring Matt Damon as a CIA officer, that celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2026
GOOD
4
9D
Cousin from "The Addams Family"
ITT
3
12D
___ Lee of Marvel Comics
STAN
4
15D
Leaning Tower of ___ (Italian landmark)
PISA
4
17D
Businessman Prince ___ Khan
AGA
3
19D
Zero, in sports matches
NIL
3
20D
"Anti-___" (Taylor Swift song with the lyric "It's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me")
HERO
4
21D
Couple, in paparazzi lingo
ITEM
4
23D
___ Grand, Las Vegas hotel
MGM
3
24D
Count ___ (vampire in a horror novel by Bram Stoker)
DRACULA
7
25D
Suffix with "floor" or "roof"
ING
3
26D
Car's parking area
LOT
3
27D
___ Dameron ("Star Wars" pilot)
POE
3
28D
Soak up, as gravy with bread
SOP
3
30D
Acid that's linked to gout
URIC
4
34D
Spacious family car: Abbr.
SUV
3
35D
On a need-to-know ___
BASIS
5
36D
"___ at the Museum," fantasy film starring Ben Stiller as a museum watchman, that celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2026
NIGHT
5
37D
"Are they coming by road ___?" (taking a boat): 2 wds.
ORSEA
5
40D
Chain famous for its flapjacks: Abbr.
IHOP
4
41D
Bossa ___
NOVA
4
42D
Reverse, e.g.
GEAR
4
43D
"Dot" follower in URLs, usually
COM
3
44D
Parisian pal
AMI
3
45D
ICU attendants: Abbr.
RNS
3
47D
Medium's claim: Abbr.
ESP
3
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for January 22, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the January 22, 2026 puzzle
The January 22, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 68 clues — 35 across and 33 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Thursday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.
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