Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for January 11, 2026 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The Daily Themed Crossword is a daily crossword that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of the paper and is also available online.
Daily Themed Crossword Hints, January 11, 2026
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the Daily Themed Crossword on 1/11/26. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
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1A. Dead ___ (road that leads to nowhere)
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4A. Precious stone
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7A. Carry-___ (in-flight luggage)
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10A. Sticky stuff
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11A. Actress ___ Gardner of "Mogambo"
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12A. Inventor's spark
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13A. Boat propellers
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15A. Put into words
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16A. Pigeon or robin's home
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17A. Deal sealer when used after "hand" ... or before 28a left it incomplete, word for a beverage ordered with burgers
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19A. Black ___ (secret military missions, say)
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21A. "Why would ___ to you?" (hide something): 2 wds.
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24A. ___ and puffs (breathes hard after climbing the stairs, perhaps)
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28A. Thing not to cry over, in a phrase ... or what left the words at 17a, 40a, 45a, 44d, and 49d incomplete: 2 wds.
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30A. NYC airport: Abbr.
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32A. Inc. alternative Abbr.
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33A. Drop an egg, like a hen
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34A. Like top-tier celebrities: Hyph.
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37A. "If push comes to ___ ..." (in a decisive moment)
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40A. Churned dairy product spread on toast ... or before 28a left it incomplete, word for a fermented dairy drink used to make pancakes or soda bread
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42A. What a French person might hope to hear after proposing
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43A. One on a grocery list
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45A. Dentist's concern ... or before 28a left it incomplete, word for a set of baby pearly whites
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49A. Like some grapes
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52A. Golf standard
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54A. "Just the Way You ___" (Bruno Mars song)
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55A. Hockey legend Bobby
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56A. Broadway's ___-Manuel Miranda
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57A. Curved geometric figure, for short
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58A. Currency from a Tokyo ATM
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59A. Football field measures, for short
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60A. Garden tool
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1D. Inflated self-images
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2D. Ark builder in Genesis
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3D. ___ the Explorer (cartoon Spanish teacher)
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4D. Car fuel
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5D. Actress Longoria of "Desperate Housewives"
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6D. Cinco de ___ (Mexican holiday)
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7D. "___ to a Nightingale" (poem)
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8D. Nintendo's classic gaming console: Abbr.
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9D. Took a chair
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12D. "To recap": 2 wds.
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14D. Hop, ___, and a jump away (short distance)
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18D. Yale student
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20D. Highest degree for a professor: Abbr.
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22D. Under the weather
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23D. Some right-angled Tetris shapes, phonetically
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25D. Rank and ___ (regular members)
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26D. Sunshine State, for short
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27D. It's the limit, idiomatically
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28D. Comedy show bit
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29D. Sound rebound in a cave
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30D. Quick punch
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31D. Winter bug you can catch
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35D. Recipe verb
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36D. Vietnamese New Year
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38D. ___ and about (like a tourist, say)
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39D. Compete
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41D. Email in a thread, say
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44D. Hotel room cleaner ... or before 28a left it incomplete, word for a woman who works in a dairy
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46D. Apiece
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47D. Alvin and the Chipmunks, e.g.
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48D. "Present!" alternative, in a classroom
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49D. Tofu bean ... or before 28a left it incomplete, a dairy alternative
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50D. Raw metal
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51D. Ash container
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53D. Hospital workers (Abbr.)
Daily Themed Crossword is a popular online crossword puzzle game that is updated daily with new puzzles for players to solve. The game is developed by PlaySimple Games and is available on both iOS and Android devices.
The puzzles in Daily Themed Crossword are organized around a different theme each day, with clues and answers related to that theme. For example, the theme for a particular day might be movies, and all the clues and answers would be related to movies in some way.
The game is designed to be accessible to players of all skill levels, with puzzles ranging from easy to difficult. The game also includes helpful features such as hints and the ability to reveal individual letters or words to help players progress through more challenging puzzles.
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