Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — January 7, 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 7, 2026. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

68 clues13×13 grid31 across · 37 down
1W
2E
3T
4P
5E
6W
7C
8A
9P
10E
R
I
11E
12L
E
I
13T
I
L
E
14B
A
S
E
15B
A
L
L
16S
T
E
P
17K
A
T
18R
O
Y
C
E
19B
20E
21D
22L
O
23V
24E
S
25A
R
A
26B
27O
U
T
28P
29U
30T
31S
32R
I
T
E
33F
I
R
34C
H
O
O
35S
C
A
N
36D
A
L
37S
O
N
O
38I
N
A
39P
40P
41H
E
N
42B
43R
44A
45D
Y
46A
S
47P
48A
E
R
O
49M
50A
R
T
I
51N
52I
53S
54G
A
M
E
55A
O
K
56T
O
T
E
57S
L
Y
58X
L
S
59A
T
O
P

Clues & Answers

Across

1ASoaked in water, like a towelWET
4AChapel benchPEW
7AGraduation ceremony headwearCAP
10ASpooky-sounding Great LakeERIE
12AHawaiian flower necklaceLEI
13AScrabble pieceTILE
14ASport where you can hit a home runBASEBALL
16AStaircase unitSTEP
17AActress Dennings from "2 Broke Girls"KAT
18ARolls-___ (luxury car maker)ROYCE
19ASleep time need which can come in king or queen sizeBED
22A"Everybody ___ Raymond," sitcom about a family man which is referenced by Jake Peralta in "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"LOVES
25AQatari, for oneARAB
27AOpposite of "inputs"OUTPUTS
32A___ of passage (ceremonial event)RITE
33AChristmas treeFIR
34AWhen doubled, a toy train's soundCHOO
35APolitical series starring Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope, whose on-screen drama is watched by the characters in "Jane the Virgin"SCANDAL
37APrefix with "gram" to mean an ultrasound imageSONO
38ALike purchases made within a game: Hyph.INAPP
41ABrooding sortHEN
42A"The ___ Bunch," sitcom about a blended family which inspires the dating schemes used in "The Goldbergs"BRADY
46APharaoh's snake symbolASP
48ALead-in to "dynamic"AERO
49A"Shaken, not stirred" drinksMARTINIS
54A"___ of Thrones," fantasy drama with warring houses and dragons that gets a shoutout when Dwight teaches a coworker Dothraki in "The Office"GAME
55A"Just fine," at NASA: Hyph.AOK
56ASpacious bag for veggie shoppingTOTE
57AOn the ___ (secretly)SLY
58ABig t-shirt sizes, for shortXLS
59ASpin like ___ (rotate rapidly): 2 wds.ATOP

Down

1DFly catcher made by a spiderWEB
2DHistorical period of timeERA
3D"My country, ___ of thee ..."TIS
4DGreek philosopher who was Aristotle's teacherPLATO
5DFish that resembles a snakeEEL
6D___ Wheaton, actor of "Star Trek: The Next Generation"WIL
7D"Sex and the ___," comedy about four friends navigating life and dating in NYC, whose theme song is featured as a ringtone in "2 Broke Girls"CITY
8D___ Baldwin, actor from "30 Rock"ALEC
9D___ Le Pew (cartoon character)PEPE
11DKin to "Yikes!"EEK
13DGeneral ___ (chicken dish on a Chinese menu)TSO
15DAmount due, for shortBAL
18DCharacter string after "Q"RST
19DHappy hour venuesBARS
20D___ Clapton, "Wonderful Tonight" musicianERIC
21D___ science (subject that deals with analytics)DATA
23D"Ta-da!" in FranceVOILA
24DThe "E" in EU, for shortEUR
26DBig ___ (clock tower in London)BEN
28DHP or Dell products: Abbr.PCS
29D"That doesn't sound good": Hyph.UHOH
30D"Please leave a message after the ___" (voicemail words)TONE
31DDirectlySOON
33DSwiftie, e.g.FAN
36DLike some easy craft projects: Abbr.DIY
39D"___ and Recreation," mockumentary about quirky local government workers, with Easter eggs that can be seen in "The Good Place"PARKS
40DSeattle time zone in December: Abbr.PST
42DBook carriers for childrenBAGS
43DVery, informallyREAL
44DNavy's football rivalARMY
45DFemale in the forestDOE
47DGyros wrapperPITA
49D___ Verstappen, second-generation F1 racerMAX
50DPioneering internet company: Abbr.AOL
51D"This is ___ a drill"NOT
52DFigure skater MidoriITO
53DWorld Ozone Day month, for shortSEP
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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