Daily Themed Crossword January 9, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 9, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
January 9, 2026 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Morning hours: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Ray-___ (brand of sunglasses) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Travel by ship | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | ___ constrictor (big snake) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Much ___ About Nothing (Shakespearean play) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Continent containing Tibet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Low-___ (diet choice) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Summertime alternative to a shirt informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | ___ too shall pass | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Take without permission | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Baton Rouge campus: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Latin singer ___ Anthony | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Cultivated plant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Largest planet in the Solar System where one year is equal to 4333 Earth days | Show answer | 7 | |
| #15 | ... bombs bursting ___ ... (The Star-Spangled Banner lyrics): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | City that creates Magic in the NBA for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Young bear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ... wasn't ___ most peculiar man? (Simon and Garfunkel lyrics): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Securely fasten with rope: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Smallest planet in the Solar System where one year is equal to 88 Earth days | Show answer | 7 | |
| #21 | Spook someone | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Male romantic partner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Short ___ sweet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Brightest planet in the Solar System where one year is equal to 225 Earth days | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Make as a CD | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | That's ___! (Don't believe it!): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Ninety-degree joint say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Biblical twin to Jacob | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Red Planet in the Solar System where one year is equal to 687 Earth days | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Not ___ million years!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Beer-dispensing hardware items | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Book units briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___-abiding citizen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | English basics taught in nursery school | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Protective ditch around a castle (anagram of atom) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Shopping event with discounts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Nocturnal mammal that hangs upside down | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Suffix used with a lemon-based summer drink | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | The First ___ (John Stainer's Christmas carol) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Ringed planet in the Solar System where one year is equal to 10759 Earth days | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | Burnt wood residue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Roman number for 3 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Fear and Loathing in ___ Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson book) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Who ___ to complain?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Longitude crosser for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | ___-fi (genre for 2025's Frankenstein) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Red button on a VCR for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Cookie jar remainder | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Hawaiian island with Honolulu | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Docking site on a lake say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Writes down quickly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | ___ acid (chemical waste product formed in the body) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Court proposition | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Line of light radiating from the Sun | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Bumbling insect? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Ice-cold and tilted planet in the Solar System where one year is equal to 30687 Earth days | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | Autograph essential | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Rants and ___ (gives a positive review) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Chalked pool stick | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Like many basements | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Pet Shop Boys singer Tennant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Long bone in the forearm | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Cole ___ (cabbage dish) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Monetary risk | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Springsteen's Born in the ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Knock on a door | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Zoom woe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Tax law organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 9, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 9, 2026, a Friday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is JUPITER at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 6 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 9, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 9, 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 68 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 9, 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.
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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.