All Atlantic Games Answers For Today (January 24, 2026)

You come to The Atlantic for the articles; you stay for the addiction that is the “Atlantic Games.” It’s the daily ritual for thousands of problem-solvers looking to flex their logic muscles over coffee. But let’s face it: nothing ruins the vibe like a crossword clue that simply won’t click. Don’t let a single obscure trivia question break your streak. We’ve cracked the codes, solved the ciphers, and filled the brackets, so you don’t have to stress. Here is your daily answer key for the Bracket City, Crossword, Fluxis, and Stacks.

• Today’s The Atlantic Daily Crossword Answer for January 24, 2026
• Today’s The Atlantic Bracket City Answer for January 24, 2026
• Today’s The Atlantic Stacks Answer For January 24, 2026
• Today’s The Atlantic Fluxis Solution for January 24, 2026

Today’s The Atlantic Daily Crossword Answer for January 24, 2026

The Atlantic Crossword is a shapeshifting challenge. It starts the week as a bite-sized 5×5 “mini” on Mondays and grows progressively larger and more diabolical each day, culminating in a large themeless grid on Sundays. That being said, here are the answers for today’s Crossword:

• 1 Across: Place that might get an “Aw, shucks” reaction? – RAWBAR

• 7 Across: “I want to see you” – COMEOVER

• 9 Across: Ram’s home? – LOSANGELES

• 11 Across: They’re often deep in veins – ORES

• 12 Across: First daughter after whom a candy bar is said to be named – RUTH

• 13 Across: AAA and BBB, e.g. – ORGS

• 14 Across: Do some crystal-ball gazing – SCRY

• 15 Across: Taylor Dearden’s character on The Pitt – MEL

• 16 Across: Color of a much-discussed Obama outfit – TAN

• 17 Across: “___ Likely” (warning about some calls) – SCAM

• 19 Across: Clip – PACE

• 20 Across: Experts at analyzing people’s baggage: abbr. – TSAAGENTS

• 23 Across: Disciplines that rely on experimentation – SCIENCES

• 24 Across: Blown away, maybe? – ERODED

• 1 Down: Love Lies Bleeding director – ROSEGLASS

• 2 Down: Get a load of? – AMASS

• 3 Down: Mulan voice actor Ming-Na – WEN

• 4 Down: Fitting place to listen to the Cranberries? – BOG

• 5 Down: Maintains – AVERS

• 6 Down: State that might stem from moral uncertainty – RELUCTANCE

• 7 Down: “Ding, ding, ding!” – CORRECT

• 8 Down: Withdrew, as a statement – RETRACTED

• 9 Down: Hangs heavy, maybe – LOOMS

• 10 Down: Quality of a shrinking violet – SHYNESS

• 18 Down: Ingredient in many curry pastes – MACE

• 19 Down: Lake ___ Oreille (northwestern glacial lake) – PEND

• 21 Down: Hair dryer? – AIR

• 22 Down: @nat__kids – GEO

Today’s The Atlantic Bracket City Answer for January 24, 2026

Bracket City is a unique trivia-logic hybrid. You are presented with a tournament bracket of 16 items based on a specific category (e.g., “Capital Cities” or “90s Cartoons”). Your goal is to pick the winner of each matchup based on specific criteria given for that day, eventually narrowing it down to one final champion. One wrong pick in the early rounds can ruin your whole bracket. But don’t worry, we have all the answers for you.

• [letters after Pan ✈️ or Grand 🚘 or will.i. 🎤] = am
• [slam that is four runs ⚾️] = Grand
• [number of numbers with three letters] = four
• [stooge or king count] = three
• [Ono that married John Lennon in 1969] = Yoko
• [☝️ sine qua ➡️ ___ ⬅️-alcoholic beer 🍺] = non
• [brewski or suds] = beer
• [one of two at Zermatt or Vail 🎿] = ski
• [Damon or Groening 🍩] = matt
• [fish eggs 🐡] = roe
• [wave that sounds like 🪧 or ✍️] = sine
• [hold one arm out to the side with your forearm bent at a 90º angle, and move the hand or forearm back and forth at the wrist or elbow 🏄‍♀️] = wave
• [spot for a watch] = wrist
• [-to- (repeat) 🎒] = back
• [kids love to hear songs on this 🔂] = repeat
• [off’s opposite] = On

Today’s The Atlantic Stacks Answer For January 24, 2026

Think of Stacks as Tetris meets Boggle . Letters fall from the top of the screen, and your job is to select adjacent letters to form words and clear the lines before they reach the top. The longer the word, the higher the score, and the more “junk” blocks you destroy. Below are the highest-scoring words found in today’s seed to help you clear the board efficiently. Here are the answers for today’s Stacks, arranged from top to bottom.

• Word 1: TAMP
• Word 2: CANAL
• Word 3: APPEAR
• Word 4: CHEAPLY
• Word 5: CHICKPEA

Follow these steps to get these words:

1. Start by dropping the word HECKLE in the center
2. Then drop the word PAPAYA on the right-most side
3. Then drop the word CHAPEL on the left-most side
4. After that, drop the word CATNAP on the left-most side
5. Finally, drop the word CLAMOR in the center.

Check out more puzzles :

• NYT Mini Crossword Hints and Answers
• Washington Post/LA Times Crossword Hints and Answers
• LA Times Mini Crossword Hints and Answers
• Washington Post Mini Meta Crossword
• Boston Globe Mini Crossword Hints and Answers
• USA Today Crossword Answers
• LinkedIn Answers

Today’s The Atlantic Fluxis Solution for January 24, 2026

Fluxis is a game of vocabulary flow. The objective is to build a chain of words where each subsequent word must start with a specific letter from the previous word, usually the last letter or a highlighted “flux” letter. Points are awarded based on the rarity of the letters used. It requires a deep vocabulary and the ability to think several steps ahead to avoid getting stuck with a letter like ‘X’ or ‘Q’.

Today’s base word is: RELEVANT

• Category 1 : Exactly 3 consonants: ANTAS
• Category 2: More consonants than vowels: ANTAS
• Category 3: Odd number of letters: ASCOSPORE

That’s it, folks, for today’s Atlantic Games answers. Do come back tomorrow for a fresh set of solutions and another challenge for your brain.