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Daily Themed Crossword January 16 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 66 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Daily Themed Crossword January 16 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 66 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Prefix with "angle" or "pod"TRI3Across1 "___ me with your best shot!" ("Do your worst!")HIT3Across4 Letters after "D"EFG3Across7 "Finding ___ Tin Tin" (movie starring a German Shepherd)RIN3Across10 ___ of spadesACE3Across11 Gymnast's floor coverMAT3Across12 Pops a questionASKS4Across13 "Under ___" (David Bowie and Queen hit)PRESSURE8Across15 Mexican currencyPESO4Across17 "Skyfall" and "Hello" singerADELE5Across18 "___: Miami" (police drama): Abbr.CSI3Across19 Happy as ___ at high tide (happy and carefree): 2 wds.ACLAM5Across21 Stephen ___, astrophysicist who famously disagreed and wagered with fellow scientist John Preskill over the black hole information paradoxHAWKING7Across25 Not bad, but not great: Hyph.SOSO4Across29 Spanish diminutiveITO3Across30 Got up from a chairSTOOD5Across31 "Cobra ___" (TV show starring Ralph Macchio)KAI3Across34 Messy person, informallySLOB4Across35 Charles ___, scientist known for his theory of evolution who both collaborated and debated with his contemporary Alfred WallaceDARWIN6Across37 "Live ___!" (Taco Bell slogan)MAS3Across39 Thick blackish liquid used on roadsTAR3Across42 Isaac ___, scientist known for identifying gravity who famously argued with his contemporary Leibniz over who invented calculus firstNEWTON6Across43 What a genie gives you three ofWISH4Across46 Marley in "Marley & Me," e.g.DOG3Across49 Monopoly company, for shortELEC4Across50 Collage maker's adhesiveGLUE4Across52 Fix the result ofRIG3Across54 Margaret ___, anthropologist known for her work with youth whose book was heavily contested by David FreemanMEAD4Across55 Runs wellHUMS4Across56 12-month periods, for shortYRS3Across57 H.S. graduation attendees, for shortSRS3Across58 One in a rainforestTREE4Across59

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Equipment used to catch a mouse, often seen in "Tom and Jerry"TRAP4Down1 "___ and shine!" ("Wake up!")RISE4Down2 Calligrapher's fluidsINKS4Down3 "Die ___" (Bruce Willis movie)HARD4Down4 Drink brand with a polar bear mascotICEE4Down5 Nikola ___, scientist after whom Cybertruck's brand is named, who also rivaled Thomas Edison's DC electric systemTESLA5Down6 Australian flightless birdEMU3Down7 ___ and wide (over a large area)FAR3Down8 Former telecom giant (anagram of "get"): Abbr.GTE3Down9 Foot covering often worn often with a shoeSOCK4Down14 Emulate Vincent van Gogh, sayPAINT5Down15 Parts of a minute, for shortSECS4Down16 Elizabeth, to Ashley Olsen, for shortSIS3Down20 Character played by Tom Hiddleston in "The Avengers"LOKI4Down22 "Wise ___ owl": 2 wds.ASAN4Down23 French for "me"MOI3Down24 "He is ___ father's son after all"HIS3Down25 The Braves, on scoreboardsATL3Down26 Try to win over romanticallyWOO3Down27 Zeus or Thor, e.g.GOD3Down28 Quaker bitOAT3Down32 Attract, as attentionDRAW4Down33 Audi rival: Abbr.BMW3Down36 ___ brothers (siblings who were the first to take flight in an airplane)WRIGHT6Down38 "Up and ___" (wake-up call): 2 wds.ATEM4Down40 Sneaker's bottomsSOLES5Down41 Spider-___ (black-and-white character from "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse")NOIR4Down43 "Do not put all your ___ in one basket"EGGS4Down44 ___ beer (low-alcohol beverage)NEAR4Down45 Talk while drunkSLUR4Down47 David ___, Enlightenment-era philosopher whose views were fiercely criticized by his contemporary Thomas ReidHUME4Down48 Like toast without butterDRY3Down49 '90s music collector's stack: Abbr.CDS3Down51 Ending for "Japan" or "Vietnam"ESE3Down53

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Themed crossword published on Friday, January 16, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.