Worker who's the subject of the song "Sixteen Tons" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Worker who's the subject of the song "Sixteen Tons" featured in New York Times puzzle on January 17, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is COALMINER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% COALMINER Worker who's the subject of the song "Sixteen Tons" (9) New York Times Jan 17, 2026
50% ABUNCH Tons (6) Thomas Joseph Jan 10, 2026
50% ALOT Tons (4) USA Today Dec 30, 2025
50% PILES Tons (5) The Atlantic Dec 28, 2025
48% LOTS A ton (4) Premier Sunday Nov 9, 2025
48% TNERNIEFORD "Sixteen Tons" singer, to a postal worker? (11)
46% SHE ____'s Electric, Oasis song (3) The Telegraph Mini Dec 14, 2025
46% TEAMS 16 in a Sweet Sixteen (5) New York Times Dec 12, 2025
44% POUND Sixteen ounces (5) (5) Mirror Classic Nov 27, 2025
44% SEVENTEEN Number following sixteen (9)

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