Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — January 16, 2026 Answers

Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor·

Below you'll find the complete solved grid and every answer for the Daily Themed Crossword puzzle dated January 16, 2026. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

66 clues13×13 grid32 across · 34 down
1T
2R
3I
4H
5I
6T
7E
8F
9G
10R
I
N
11A
C
E
12M
A
T
13A
S
K
14S
15P
R
E
S
16S
U
R
E
17P
E
S
O
18A
D
E
L
E
19C
20S
I
21A
C
22L
23A
24M
25H
26A
27W
K
I
N
28G
29S
O
S
O
30I
T
O
31S
T
O
32O
33D
34K
A
I
35S
L
O
36B
37D
A
R
38W
I
N
39M
40A
41S
42T
A
R
43N
44E
W
T
O
45N
46W
I
47S
48H
49D
O
G
50E
L
E
51C
52G
L
U
53E
54R
I
G
55M
E
A
D
56H
U
M
S
57Y
R
S
58S
R
S
59T
R
E
E

Clues & Answers

Across

1APrefix with "angle" or "pod"TRI
4A"___ me with your best shot!" ("Do your worst!")HIT
7ALetters after "D"EFG
10A"Finding ___ Tin Tin" (movie starring a German Shepherd)RIN
11A___ of spadesACE
12AGymnast's floor coverMAT
13APops a questionASKS
15A"Under ___" (David Bowie and Queen hit)PRESSURE
17AMexican currencyPESO
18A"Skyfall" and "Hello" singerADELE
19A"___: Miami" (police drama): Abbr.CSI
21AHappy as ___ at high tide (happy and carefree): 2 wds.ACLAM
25AStephen ___, astrophysicist who famously disagreed and wagered with fellow scientist John Preskill over the black hole information paradoxHAWKING
29ANot bad, but not great: Hyph.SOSO
30ASpanish diminutiveITO
31AGot up from a chairSTOOD
34A"Cobra ___" (TV show starring Ralph Macchio)KAI
35AMessy person, informallySLOB
37ACharles ___, scientist known for his theory of evolution who both collaborated and debated with his contemporary Alfred WallaceDARWIN
39A"Live ___!" (Taco Bell slogan)MAS
42AThick blackish liquid used on roadsTAR
43AIsaac ___, scientist known for identifying gravity who famously argued with his contemporary Leibniz over who invented calculus firstNEWTON
46AWhat a genie gives you three ofWISH
49AMarley in "Marley & Me," e.g.DOG
50AMonopoly company, for shortELEC
52ACollage maker's adhesiveGLUE
54AFix the result ofRIG
55AMargaret ___, anthropologist known for her work with youth whose book was heavily contested by David FreemanMEAD
56ARuns wellHUMS
57A12-month periods, for shortYRS
58AH.S. graduation attendees, for shortSRS
59AOne in a rainforestTREE

Down

1DEquipment used to catch a mouse, often seen in "Tom and Jerry"TRAP
2D"___ and shine!" ("Wake up!")RISE
3DCalligrapher's fluidsINKS
4D"Die ___" (Bruce Willis movie)HARD
5DDrink brand with a polar bear mascotICEE
6DNikola ___, scientist after whom Cybertruck's brand is named, who also rivaled Thomas Edison's DC electric systemTESLA
7DAustralian flightless birdEMU
8D___ and wide (over a large area)FAR
9DFormer telecom giant (anagram of "get"): Abbr.GTE
14DFoot covering often worn often with a shoeSOCK
15DEmulate Vincent van Gogh, sayPAINT
16DParts of a minute, for shortSECS
20DElizabeth, to Ashley Olsen, for shortSIS
22DCharacter played by Tom Hiddleston in "The Avengers"LOKI
23D"Wise ___ owl": 2 wds.ASAN
24DFrench for "me"MOI
25D"He is ___ father's son after all"HIS
26DThe Braves, on scoreboardsATL
27DTry to win over romanticallyWOO
28DZeus or Thor, e.g.GOD
32DQuaker bitOAT
33DAttract, as attentionDRAW
36DAudi rival: Abbr.BMW
38D___ brothers (siblings who were the first to take flight in an airplane)WRIGHT
40D"Up and ___" (wake-up call): 2 wds.ATEM
41DSneaker's bottomsSOLES
43DSpider-___ (black-and-white character from "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse")NOIR
44D"Do not put all your ___ in one basket"EGGS
45D___ beer (low-alcohol beverage)NEAR
47DTalk while drunkSLUR
48DDavid ___, Enlightenment-era philosopher whose views were fiercely criticized by his contemporary Thomas ReidHUME
49DLike toast without butterDRY
51D'90s music collector's stack: Abbr.CDS
53DEnding for "Japan" or "Vietnam"ESE
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

Twelve years editing daily puzzle solutions. Themed crosswords, wordplay, and the occasional cryptic.