THURSDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 33 ACROSS · 35 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword January 8 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the January 8, 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
"I have figured it out!" palindromic expression
AHA
3
4A
Meowing pet
CAT
3
7A
Ginger ___ (popular beverage)
ALE
3
10A
Snake's sound
HISS
4
12A
Bottom of the shoe
SOLE
4
13A
Yet-to-bloom flower
BUD
3
14A
"___ a loss for words!" ("I don't know what to say!"): 2 wds.
IMAT
4
15A
"___ boy!" (congratulatory expression)
ATTA
4
16A
Letters following "A"
BCD
3
17A
The "O" in B.Y.O.B.
OWN
3
19A
2026 at the movies! "___ Blinders: The Immortal Man," film starring Cillian Murphy which is a continuation of the eponymous TV series
PEAKY
5
21A
___ Parker, Jaden Smith's character in "The Karate Kid"
DRE
3
22A
Unpleasant scent
ODOR
4
24A
Hangs around
STAYS
5
26A
"That was ___ of you!" ("That was rude!"): 2 wds.
NOTNICE
7
30A
"Soooo cute!"
AWW
3
31A
Adjust, as a watch
SET
3
32A
___ Martin, former NFL player
ROD
3
33A
Hollywood star Marilyn ___
MONROE
6
36A
2026 brings you "Star Wars: The Mandalorian and ___," sequel to the TV series "The Mandalorian," starring Pedro Pascal
GROGU
5
38A
Disposable lighter brand
BIC
3
39A
"Hundreds" neighbor
TENS
4
40A
2026 brings you "The ___ Wears Prada 2," comedy drama film sequel starring Meryl Streep in her iconic role as Miranda Priestly
DEVIL
5
43A
___ salt (seasoning ingredient)
SEA
3
44A
Wow
AWE
3
45A
Red character of kids' TV
ELMO
4
48A
Browse, with "through"
LEAF
4
52A
Dry ___ (problem that affects wood)
ROT
3
53A
Hoppers from Down Under, slangily
ROOS
4
54A
2026 brings you "Project Hail ___," sci-fi adventure film starring Ryan Gosling, based on an Andy Weir novel
MARY
4
55A
Bout result, perhaps: Abbr.
TKO
3
56A
Mother in a sty
SOW
3
57A
"You're oversharing," in a group chat: Abbr.
TMI
3
1D
Hawaiian Yellowfin tuna
AHI
3
2D
2026 brings you "Reminders of ___," romantic drama film starring Maika Monroe, based on a Colleen Hoover novel
HIM
3
3D
Cool ___ cucumber: 2 wds.
ASA
3
4D
Bed that's not too heavy (rhymes with "lot")
COT
3
5D
Ctrl+___+Del
ALT
3
6D
"I'm a little ___, short and stout ..."
TEAPOT
6
7D
Sweden's palindromic pop group known for "Dancing Queen"
ABBA
4
8D
"As ___ would have it ..." (by chance)
LUCK
4
9D
"Ed, Edd n ___" (popular cartoon)
EDDY
4
11D
2026 brings you "Toy ___ 5," animated comedy film by Pixar, with Tom Hanks lending his voice to Woody
STORY
5
12D
___ Antonio Spurs, NBA team
SAN
3
18D
Actor Bentley of "American Horror Story"
WES
3
20D
Suffix with "southwest" for a type of cuisine
ERN
3
21D
Dusk's counterpart
DAWN
4
22D
Unicorn's horn count
ONE
3
23D
Polka ___ (fabric print bit)
DOT
3
24D
Symbolic uncle?
SAM
3
25D
Number of people it takes to tango
TWO
3
27D
Wrinkle-removing appliance that gets really hot
IRON
4
28D
Toothy wheels
COGS
4
29D
University website's URL ending
EDU
3
31D
1/60th of a minute, for short
SEC
3
34D
Baseball hitting stat: Abbr.
RBI
3
35D
Edmonton ___, NHL team based in Alberta
OILERS
6
36D
Former telecom giant (anagram of "get"): Abbr.
GTE
3
37D
"Within the ___ of possibility" (capable of happening)
REALM
5
40D
Bull's eye projectile
DART
4
41D
Small bear-like creature from "Star Wars"
EWOK
4
42D
Presidential power to reject
VETO
4
43D
"Help! Our ship is sinking!"
SOS
3
46D
17th century card game
LOO
3
47D
Tend to an overgrown yard
MOW
3
49D
"___ your vegetables!"
EAT
3
50D
Important body part for a baseball pitcher
ARM
3
51D
Texter's "Just so you know ...": Abbr.
FYI
3
No clue on this page matches that text.
1A
2H
3A
4C
5A
6T
7A
8L
9E
10H
I
S
11S
12S
O
L
E
13B
U
D
14I
M
A
T
15A
T
T
A
16B
C
D
17O
18W
N
19P
20E
A
K
Y
21D
R
E
22O
23D
O
R
24S
25T
A
Y
S
26N
O
T
N
27I
28C
29E
30A
W
W
31S
E
T
32R
O
D
33M
O
N
34R
35O
E
36G
37R
O
G
U
38B
I
C
39T
E
N
S
40D
41E
42V
I
L
43S
E
A
44A
W
E
45E
46L
47M
O
48L
49E
50A
51F
52R
O
T
53R
O
O
S
54M
A
R
Y
55T
K
O
56S
O
W
57T
M
I
The completed 13 x 13 grid for January 8, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the January 8, 2026 puzzle
The January 8, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 68 clues — 33 across and 35 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Thursday 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 8 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.