Daily Themed Crossword January 17, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 17, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
January 17, 2026 — All 69 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Camp beds (rhymes with dots) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Curved shape like that of a rainbow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Mediterranean ___ (Greece's beach waters) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Leave out on purpose | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Sound on a dairy farm | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | On a scale of one to ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Grandma affectionately | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Bones in a chest cage | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Ctrl+___+Del (PC reboot combo) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | The ___ Tour (Taylor Swift's nostalgic tour) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | ___-in-chief (newspaper head) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Bernice the ___ barnyard bird whose lucky feathers seemingly powered Popeye before he started eating spinach in the comics | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Capture as a suspect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Rite ___ (pharmacy chain) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Throw a ball | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | ___ Wonderful Life (1946 Christmas film): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Swipe like Swiper from Dora the Explorer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | Fluffy footwear brand that sounds like ugh | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Bait ___ switch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Donkey ___ Nintendo arcade game featuring Mario that was originally meant to be a Popeye game | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | ___ Man The Wizard of Oz character | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Cape ___ Massachusetts | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Thumb drive port: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Long-snouted fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | ___ of Popeye figurine erected in Crystal City Texas in recognition of the character's beneficial impact on the spinach industry | STATUE | 6 | |
| #26 | Substantial amount | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | ___ whiz! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Paper quantity | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Quote as a source in an article | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Swee'___ Popeye's son who is actually a foundling child adopted by him | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Put ___ words (express one's thoughts) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Single-serve coffee container: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | YouTube annoyances for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Strike a ___ (photographer's request) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Monster from Himalayan legend | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Pine ___ (autumn decor) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Actor Epps of House | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | ___ Turner who sang Proud Mary | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Squirrel's hoard of nuts (rhymes with brash) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | In the center of | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | ___ Williams comedian and actor who played the titular role of Popeye in a 1980 live-action film | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | ___ Rica Central American country | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Sky twinkler that disappears on a cloudy night | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | As slippery as an ___ (evasive) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Hardworking six-legged insect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Nevada casino city | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | ___-Wan Kenobi (Anakin Skywalker's mentor) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Letters after Pur for a hand sanitizer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Make a request with for | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Am ___ simply believe that?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Man cave | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | ... nothing ___ the truth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Tic and toe connector | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___-Jet (winter vehicle brand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Plus sign action | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Spanish for water | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | ___ economy (labor market favoring freelancers) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Pest in a swarm | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Las Vegas ___ (famous road) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Good in Spanish | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Frank ___ Fiegel laborer from Illinois who is believed to have inspired the character of Popeye | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Plant's tiny and humble beginning | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Lipton products | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Uber ___ (app to order food) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Well played! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | High school senior's statistic: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | The Simpsons bar owner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | King ___ (ancient Egyptian pharaoh affectionately) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | Prefix with graph to mean an inscription | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 17, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 17, 2026, a Saturday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is EDITOR at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 2 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 17, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 17, 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 69 clues with answers from 3 to 6 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 69 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 17, 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.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
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.