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Daily Themed Crossword January 22 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 68 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Daily Themed Crossword January 22 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 68 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#
"No ___, ands, or buts!"IFS3Across1 Location for a luxurious massageSPA3Across4 ___ Fridays (restaurant chain): Abbr.TGI3Across7 Decompose, as foodROT3Across10 Fireplace woodLOG3Across11 Black chimney dust (rhymes with "foot")SOOT4Across12 Tofu sourceSOY3Across13 On the summit ofATOP4Across14 ___ one's own horn (boast about yourself)TOOT4Across16 Braying beastASS3Across17 "Julie drifted ___ out of consciousness all night": 2 wds.INAND5Across18 "___ School Musical," teen drama starring Zac Efron as a musically-inclined jock, that celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2026HIGH4Across20 ___ City aka VegasSIN3Across22 Company that owns Facebook and InstagramMETA4Across23 Speed ___ (telephone feature)DIAL4Across24 DJs' records, once: Abbr.LPS3Across26 College seniors' test: Abbr.GRE3Across29 Large coffee dispenserURN3Across30 "XXX" counterpart in tic-tac-toeOOO3Across31 Palindromic parent celebrated in MayMOM3Across32 Lose your ___ (get angry)RAG3Across33 "___ Up," teen drama starring Channing Tatum as a hip-hop dancer, that celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2026STEP4Across34 Brand of pens and lightersBIC3Across35 ___-turn (road sign): 2 wds.NOU3Across36 Prefix with "pressure" or "puncture"ACU3Across38 Washington ___, "Rip Van Winkle" writerIRVING6Across39 Animated film about talking vehicles, featuring Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen, that celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2026CARS4Across43 Bench supportsLEGS4Across46 Tough row to ___ (difficult task)HOE3Across48 Prefix with "present" to mean everywhere at onceOMNI4Across49 Tennis legend Arthur ___ASHE4Across50 Eggs in a fertility labOVA3Across51 "Little ___ Sunshine," tragicomedy road film starring Abigail Breslin as an aspiring beauty queen, that celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2026MISS4Across52 Scholastic book fair organization: Abbr.PTA3Across53 Course number?PAR3Across54

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Organization that collects taxes: Abbr.IRS3Down1 Dave Grohl's band ___ FightersFOO3Down2 Muddy pen for pigsSTY3Down3 Separator represented by "/"SLASH5Down4 Flower ___ (plant containers)POTS4Down5 "Four score and seven years ___ ..."AGO3Down6 Goofy or Bugs Bunny, e.g.TOON4Down7 "The ___ Shepherd," spy film starring Matt Damon as a CIA officer, that celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2026GOOD4Down8 Cousin from "The Addams Family"ITT3Down9 ___ Lee of Marvel ComicsSTAN4Down12 Leaning Tower of ___ (Italian landmark)PISA4Down15 Businessman Prince ___ KhanAGA3Down17 Zero, in sports matchesNIL3Down19 "Anti-___" (Taylor Swift song with the lyric "It's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me")HERO4Down20 Couple, in paparazzi lingoITEM4Down21 ___ Grand, Las Vegas hotelMGM3Down23 Count ___ (vampire in a horror novel by Bram Stoker)DRACULA7Down24 Suffix with "floor" or "roof"ING3Down25 Car's parking areaLOT3Down26 ___ Dameron ("Star Wars" pilot)POE3Down27 Soak up, as gravy with breadSOP3Down28 Acid that's linked to goutURIC4Down30 Spacious family car: Abbr.SUV3Down34 On a need-to-know ___BASIS5Down35 "___ at the Museum," fantasy film starring Ben Stiller as a museum watchman, that celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2026NIGHT5Down36 "Are they coming by road ___?" (taking a boat): 2 wds.ORSEA5Down37 Chain famous for its flapjacks: Abbr.IHOP4Down40 Bossa ___NOVA4Down41 Reverse, e.g.GEAR4Down42 "Dot" follower in URLs, usuallyCOM3Down43 Parisian palAMI3Down44 ICU attendants: Abbr.RNS3Down45 Medium's claim: Abbr.ESP3Down47

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Themed crossword published on Thursday, January 22, 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.