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Daily Themed Crossword January 9 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 68 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Daily Themed Crossword January 9 2026 answers. The Friday 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#
Morning hours: Abbr.AMS3Across1 Ray-___ (brand of sunglasses)BAN3Across4 Travel by shipSAIL4Across7 ___ constrictor (big snake)BOA3Across11 "Much ___ About Nothing" (Shakespearean play)ADO3Across12 Continent containing TibetASIA4Across13 Low-___ (diet choice)CAL3Across14 Summertime alternative to a shirt, informallyTEE3Across15 "___ too shall pass"THIS4Across16 Take without permissionSTEAL5Across17 Baton Rouge campus: Abbr.LSU3Across20 Playwright ConnellyMARC4Across22 Duster's target?CROP4Across25 Largest planet in the Solar System, where one year is equal to 4,333 Earth daysJUPITER7Across28 "... bombs bursting ___ ..." ("The Star-Spangled Banner" lyrics): 2 wds.INAIR5Across31 City that creates "Magic" in the NBA, for shortORL3Across33 Young bearCUB3Across34 "... wasn't ___ most peculiar man?" (Simon and Garfunkel lyrics): 2 wds.HEA3Across36 Securely fasten with rope: 2 wds.TIEUP5Across37 Smallest planet in the Solar System, where one year is equal to 88 Earth daysMERCURY7Across40 Spook someoneSCARE5Across43 Male romantic partnerBEAU4Across44 "Short ___ sweet"AND3Across45 Brightest planet in the Solar System, where one year is equal to 225 Earth daysVENUS5Across47 Make, as a CDBURN4Across51 "That's ___!" ("Don't believe it!"): 2 wds.ALIE4Across54 Ninety-degree joint, sayELL3Across57 Biblical twin to JacobESAU4Across58 "Red Planet" in the Solar System where one year is equal to 687 Earth daysMARS4Across59 "Not ___ million years!": 2 wds.INA3Across60 Beer-dispensing hardware itemsTAPS4Across61 Book units, brieflyPGS3Across62 ___-abiding citizenLAW3Across63

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
English basics taught in nursery schoolABCS4Down1 Protective ditch around a castle (anagram of "atom")MOAT4Down2 Shopping event with discountsSALE4Down3 Nocturnal mammal that hangs upside downBAT3Down4 Suffix used with a lemon-based summer drinkADE3Down5 "The First ___" (John Stainer's Christmas carol)NOEL4Down6 Ringed planet in the Solar System, where one year is equal to 10,759 Earth daysSATURN6Down7 Burnt wood residueASH3Down8 Roman number for 3III3Down9 "Fear and Loathing in ___ Vegas" (Hunter S. Thompson book)LAS3Down10 "Bel ___," Robert Pattinson movieAMI3Down18 Cartographic line, for shortLAT3Down19 ___-fi (genre for 2025's "Frankenstein")SCI3Down21 Red button on a VCR, for shortREC3Down23 Cookie jar remainderCRUMB5Down24 Hawaiian island with HonoluluOAHU4Down26 Docking site on a lake, sayPIER4Down27 Writes down quicklyJOTS4Down28 ___ acid (chemical waste product formed in the body)URIC4Down29 Court propositionPLEA4Down30 Line of light radiating from the SunRAY3Down32 "Bumbling" insect?BEE3Down35 Ice-cold and tilted planet in the Solar System, where one year is equal to 30,687 Earth daysURANUS6Down38 Purchase from Parker?PEN3Down39 Rants and ___ (gives a positive review)RAVES5Down41 Chalked pool stickCUE3Down42 Like many basementsDAMP4Down46 Pet Shop Boys singer TennantNEIL4Down48 Long bone in the forearmULNA4Down49 Cole ___ (cabbage dish)SLAW4Down50 Monetary riskBET3Down51 Springsteen's "Born in the ___"USA3Down52 Knock on a doorRAP3Down53 Zoom woeLAG3Down55 Tax law organization: Abbr.IRS3Down56

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Themed crossword published on Friday, January 9, 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.