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FRIDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 67 CLUES · 32 ACROSS · 35 DOWN

Daily Themed Crossword January 2 2026 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the January 2, 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.

67 of 67 clues Solved grid ↓
Across
1A 24-hour cash dispenser: Abbr. ATM 3 4A Teacher's ___ (favorite) PET 3 7A NBC's long-running skit show: Abbr. SNL 3 10A Prepare food COOK 4 12A "Many years ___ there lived a ..." AGO 3 13A "Yes" in French OUI 3 14A Duct ___ (sticky roll) TAPE 4 15A ___-com ("Pretty Woman" film genre) ROM 3 16A Heap of clothes (rhymes with "mile") PILE 4 17A ___ and crafts (DIY activities) ARTS 4 19A Horsetail ___, Yosemite water attraction where you could catch a rare fire-hued phenomenon this year in February FALL 4 20A Giant in health insurance AETNA 5 23A "___ have you been?" HOW 3 24A Morning Glory ___, rare Burketown sky wave phenomenon you can catch this September, as fluffy bands roll across the morning sky CLOUD 5 25A What balls do when pitched onto the ground (rhymes with "pounce") BOUNCE 6 28A Go boo-hoo SOB 3 29A Exit ___ (election-time survey) POLL 4 30A Pina colada ingredient RUM 3 32A Nesquik and Nestea's company NESTLE 6 35A Day ___ (kids' facility) CARE 4 36A Indefinite choice word ANY 3 37A Bassoon's smaller kin OBOE 4 38A River bank deposit (rhymes with "tilt") SILT 4 40A Get-out-of-jail money BAIL 4 43A "Charlie & ___," British cartoon series about two siblings LOLA 4 44A Queen ___, British monarch who has an 1800s era named after her VICTORIA 8 48A Way off in the distance AFAR 4 49A "Suit to ___" (perfectly): 2 wds. ATEE 4 50A Suffix for "lion" or "host" ESS 3 51A Mosquito ___, Puerto Rico spot where you can catch a rare bioluminescent phenomenon from December to April, as life glows in the dark BAY 3 52A Presidential ___ (duration) TERM 4 53A Wood for a brandy-aging barrel, usually OAK 3
Down
1D Put on an ___ (pretend) ACT 3 2D "Burnt ___ crisp": 2 wds. TOA 3 3D Floor-wiping tool MOP 3 4D "... till death do us ___" (wedding vow) PART 4 5D Self-images that can be "bruised" or "boosted" EGOS 4 6D "___ and Jerry" (beloved cartoon series) TOM 3 7D Flower bed filler SOIL 4 8D ___ and void (invalid) NULL 4 9D Hide the truth LIE 3 11D Actor ___ Reeves of "Speed" KEANU 5 16D Smallest chess piece PAWN 4 18D "Cool!" in '90s slang RAD 3 19D Reason for a free throw, in basketball FOUL 4 20D Summer cooling machines: Abbr. ACS 3 21D ___ Musk, CEO of SpaceX ELON 4 22D "What seems ___ the problem?": 2 wds. TOBE 4 23D Fourth of July or Christmas, for short HOL 3 25D Alfie ___ (British tenor) BOE 3 26D Christmas Island's red ___ migration, phenomenon you can catch this year-end, as millions of crustaceans scuttle to the shore CRAB 4 27D Currency used in France and Italy EURO 4 29D Two-___ (toilet paper thickness) PLY 3 31D Arthur ___, "The World's Greatest Books" writer MEE 3 33D ___ de Uyuni, salt pan where you can catch Bolivia's giant mirror phenomenon, when the after-rainfall affect turns the landscape to glass SALAR 5 34D Bane of Wile E. Coyote: Abbr. TNT 3 35D Denver's state, for short COLO 4 38D Living room couch SOFA 4 39D "Now ___ me down to sleep ..." (bedtime prayer): 2 wds. ILAY 4 40D Sink one's teeth into BITE 4 41D Maker of Aspire PCs ACER 4 42D Be an ___ (be involved in a relationship) ITEM 4 43D Black-or-yellow-colored pooch, informally LAB 3 44D Winemaker's vessel VAT 3 45D Classic car initials REO 3 46D "Your Body ___ Wonderland" (John Mayer song): 2 wds. ISA 3 47D "___ me a question" (Instagram feature) ASK 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 125 letters
1A
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17A
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for January 2, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the January 2, 2026 puzzle

The January 2, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 67 clues — 32 across and 35 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Friday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.

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