USA Today Crossword January 26 2026 Answers (1/26/26)

Our USA Today Crossword January 26, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. USA Today Crossword is a popular daily puzzle that tests the player’s vocabulary, spelling, and general knowledge skills. The puzzle is available in print and digital format and is enjoyed by people of all ages. The clues can range from easy to challenging and the player must use their critical thinking abilities to solve the puzzle. It is a great way to pass the time and challenge oneself.

USA Today Crossword January 26, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the USA Today Crossword on 1/26/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	"That's still pending" letters
4A	"Tomb Raider" hero Lara
9A	Gym counts
13A	Edible seaweed
14A	Like gases in group 18 of the periodic table
15A	"Couldn't agree more!"
16A	Incorrect radio signoff popularized by Hollywood
18A	Film-rating org., formerly
19A	Ninja Turtles' home
20A	Mess up
21A	Potential puppet
22A	Votes into office
24A	Dorm leaders, for short
26A	Misery
27A	Put laundry into piles, say
28A	"I've been the archer, I've been the ___" (Taylor Swift lyric)
31A	"Full steam ___!"
33A	"Herding cats," e.g.
35A	Phone pop-up
36A	Have an overwhelmingly positive effect
38A	Kayak alternative
39A	"Green" part of a skilled gardener
40A	Apple ___ (fall dessert)
41A	Biological building block
42A	Crops with altered DNA
46A	Simple shelter
47A	Marine turtles' home
49A	Former Dallas Wings player McCowan
51A	Prefix for "space" or "dynamic"
53A	St. Louis Cardinals' org.
55A	Wide variety
56A	Begged
57A	Nike shoes named for a Bulls legend
60A	"What ___ is new?"
61A	More frozen-over
62A	Frozen waffle brand
63A	Scottish girl
64A	Game most people lose
65A	Once known as
1D	"Talking Body" singer
2D	Beer maker
3D	"Where to go" words
4D	Christiane Amanpour's channel
5D	Cone counterpart
6D	Double-reed woodwind
7D	Brief light snowfall
8D	"Neon" aquarium fish
9D	Apt rhyme for "slams"
10D	Gives authority to
11D	Naval-inspired outerwear
12D	Unclogged, like a drain
13D	"Boop" targets
17D	Frame works?
23D	Powerful volleyball shot
25D	"Hocus Pocus" town
29D	Spreadsheet part
30D	Twitch chat symbol, informally
32D	Place to grow parsley and basil
34D	___ the ball (fumbles)
35D	Grown-up
36D	Sara Bareilles musical
37D	St. Louis Blues' org.
38D	Disney villain de Vil
40D	Place to get hitched
41D	Board game featuring quilts and cats
43D	Desert illusion
44D	Color of some sunsets
45D	"Because I ___!" (parent's argument)
48D	Inbox message
50D	Corn unit
52D	Poetic tributes
54D	Londoner, for example
58D	Type of plane
59D	Spanish for "gold"

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