Cookbook entry with instructions — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the January 5 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
RECIPE
6 letters
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Where this clue appears
January 5 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword January 5 2026
RECIPE
"Why ___ the chicken cross the road?"
DID
3
Doorstep floor item
MAT
3
Midday snooze
NAP
3
Adam's partner in Eden
EVE
3
"In this day and ___ ..." (at the present time)
AGE
3
Pass a test with flying colors
ACE
3
Doctor's charge
FEE
3
Male sheep (anagram of "mars")
RAMS
4
Actor Alan ___ of "The West Wing"
ALDA
4
"Don't Look ___," 1978 Boston song about moving forward, embracing new beginnings, and not letting the past hold you down
BACK
4
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