Prepare food — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the January 2 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
COOK
4 letters
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White-hat wearer, in a restaurant
COOK
4
Boil, fry, or saute
COOK
4
Diner employee
COOK
4
Moms will "prepare a feast" all while multitasking with 14d
COOK
4
Prepare a dish
COOK
4
Prepare food, say
COOK
4
Tim ___, Apple CEO
COOK
4
Tim ___, former COO of Apple who became its CEO in 2011
COOK
4
Restaurant kitchen worker
COOK
4
Work as a chef, say
COOK
4
Thomas ___ (travel agency)
COOK
4
Work in a diner kitchen
COOK
4
24-hour cash dispenser: Abbr.
ATM
3
Teacher's ___ (favorite)
PET
3
NBC's long-running skit show: Abbr.
SNL
3
"Many years ___ there lived a ..."
AGO
3
"Yes" in French
OUI
3
Duct ___ (sticky roll)
TAPE
4
___-com ("Pretty Woman" film genre)
ROM
3
Heap of clothes (rhymes with "mile")
PILE
4
___ and crafts (DIY activities)
ARTS
4
Horsetail ___, Yosemite water attraction where you could catch a rare fire-hued phenomenon this year in February
FALL
4
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