THURSDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 33 ACROSS · 35 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword January 1 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the January 1, 2026 puzzle with the solution beside every clue, followed by the completed grid. Tap a clue to see its letter count and every other puzzle it has appeared in.
1A
As ___ as a bone (lacking moisture)
DRY
3
4A
Baseball's strike caller, for short
UMP
3
7A
"What's up, ___?" (Bugs Bunny opener)
DOC
3
10A
Remote battery size
AAA
3
11A
Prefix with "natal" for a hospital term related to newborn children
NEO
3
12A
Ornate vase for holding ashes
URN
3
13A
"It's too c-c-c-cold!" sound
BRR
3
14A
Huckleberry ___ (Mark Twain character)
FINN
4
15A
"You ain't ___ nothing yet!"
SEEN
4
16A
Sharp side of a knife
EDGE
4
18A
"Coyote ___," 2000 film where moving to a new city feels like stepping into a brand-new year where big dreams and wild opportunities await
UGLY
4
20A
Sprinted in a 100-meter dash
RAN
3
22A
"Sweet Love" singer ___ Baker
ANITA
5
26A
"My Neighbor ___," 1988 film where moving to a new home feels like stepping into a brand-new year where new friends and adventures await
TOTORO
6
29A
"Mister," in Spain
SENOR
5
30A
Cheerleader's cry at a stadium
RAH
3
31A
"Now, where ___ I?"
WAS
3
34A
Bug with an enviable work ethic
ANT
3
35A
Land of pizza and pasta
ITALY
5
38A
Capitol location?
HILL
4
41A
"It's never ___ late to begin!"
TOO
3
42A
Armenia's continent
ASIA
4
43A
"Inside ___," 2015 film where moving to a new city feels like stepping into a brand-new year where emotional rollercoasters and personal growth await
OUT
3
45A
"Grand ___ Auto" (video game series)
THEFT
5
49A
Unaccounted-for soldiers: Abbr.
MIAS
4
52A
"Right away!" in the emergency room
STAT
4
55A
James Clavell's novel "___-Pan"
TAI
3
56A
It is infamously long at Disneyland
LINE
4
57A
Water polo site
POOL
4
58A
Former MTV countdown show: Abbr.
TRL
3
59A
"The Karate ___," 2010 film where moving to a new city feels like stepping into a brand-new year where both struggles and new confidence await
KID
3
60A
Lead-in to "fix" or "fabricate"
PRE
3
61A
Invoice figure, for short
AMT
3
1D
Apply gently, as blush (anagram of "bad")
DAB
3
2D
Medium-___ (steak preference)
RARE
4
3D
Football field unit
YARD
4
4D
Prefix with "verse" or "corn"
UNI
3
5D
Restaurant list
MENU
4
6D
Ping-___ (table tennis)
PONG
4
7D
___ date (library book info)
DUE
3
8D
Mining output
ORE
3
9D
Channel co-founded by Reese Schonfeld: Abbr.
CNN
3
14D
"___ Factor" (popular reality game show)
FEAR
4
15D
"Auld Lang ___" (song sung as a farewell to the old year)
SYNE
4
17D
Twelve dozen, for short
GRO
3
19D
___ Vegas, Nevada
LAS
3
21D
"___ You See Me" (2013 thriller film)
NOW
3
23D
"You're one ___ million": 2 wds.
INA
3
24D
Whale's weight unit
TON
3
25D
"Life is short; ___ is long" (Greek aphorism)
ART
3
26D
Prefix with "pod" or "cycle"
TRI
3
27D
Cereal grain which is usually rolled
OAT
3
28D
"All ___ glitters is not gold"
THAT
4
32D
"Eureka!"
AHA
3
33D
"Rah, Rah, ___, Boom, Bah"
SIS
3
36D
___ ends (unsettled details)
LOOSE
5
37D
"Fix ___," Coldplay song
YOU
3
39D
"___ Men," 2016 film where moving to a new house feels like stepping into a brand-new year where surprising bonds and difficult decisions await
LITTLE
6
40D
"Well, ___-di-dah!"
LAH
3
44D
Cookbook measure, for short
TSP
3
46D
"Seven Year Itch" artist ___ James
ETTA
4
47D
"Funny ___," 1988 film where moving to a new place feels like stepping into a brand-new year where comedic chaos and charming surprises await
FARM
4
48D
Inclination
TILT
4
49D
"I Have a Dream" speaker's initials
MLK
3
50D
"Three," on a grandfather clock
III
3
51D
Jim Carrey starrer "Dumb ___ Dumber"
AND
3
53D
Highest-rated
TOP
3
54D
"___ B?" ("Pick one"): 2 wds.
AOR
3
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1D
2R
3Y
4U
5M
6P
7D
8O
9C
10A
A
A
11N
E
O
12U
R
N
13B
R
R
14F
I
N
N
15S
E
E
N
16E
D
17G
E
18U
G
19L
Y
20R
A
21N
22A
N
23I
24T
25A
26T
27O
28T
O
R
O
29S
E
N
O
R
30R
A
H
31W
32A
33S
34A
N
T
35I
T
A
36L
37Y
38H
I
39L
40L
41T
O
O
42A
S
I
A
43O
U
44T
45T
H
46E
47F
48T
49M
50I
51A
S
52S
53T
54A
T
55T
A
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56L
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N
E
57P
O
O
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58T
R
L
59K
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D
60P
R
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61A
M
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for January 1, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the January 1, 2026 puzzle
The January 1, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 68 clues — 33 across and 35 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Thursday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.
There is also a small 5x5 Mini published the same day — its answers are on the January 1 2026 Mini page. If a clue reappears in a later puzzle its own answer page is updated, so bookmarking the clue is more reliable than bookmarking the date. Older puzzles live in the archive. We are in no way affiliated with or endorsed by the publishers that created the game.