SATURDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 35 ACROSS · 33 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword January 3 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the January 3, 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
___ John's Pizza (restaurant franchise)
PAPA
4
5A
Heart rate count: Abbr.
BPM
3
8A
DJ's stacks: Abbr.
CDS
3
11A
"Once ___ a midnight dreary ..."
UPON
4
12A
Nickelodeon's "___ the Explorer"
DORA
4
13A
Weeding tool
HOE
3
14A
Geeky type, stereotypically
NERD
4
15A
Make alterations to a text
EDIT
4
16A
"___ you kidding me?" ("You must be joking!")
ARE
3
17A
Photo ___ (media events)
OPS
3
19A
"Onyx ___," 2025 romantasy novel by Rebecca Yarros that sold 2.7 million copies on release, more than any adult novel in the last 20 years
STORM
5
21A
Beloved animated green ogre
SHREK
5
23A
Kitten's call
MEW
3
24A
Slimy, sticky stuff
GOO
3
25A
Free ___ bird: 2 wds.
ASA
3
27A
"Not ___ Us," hit track by Kendrick Lamar that won five Grammy awards and was performed at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2025
LIKE
4
31A
Swiss mountain range
ALPS
4
33A
Knot seen on a gift
BOW
3
36A
About 50% of restroom signs?
MEN
3
37A
Not bad, but not great either: Hyph.
SOSO
4
38A
Prefix with "demic" or "dermal"
EPI
3
39A
Journalist Curry
ANN
3
40A
"___ number on" (deceive): 2 wds.
DOA
3
43A
Establish as law
ENACT
5
45A
___ Duplantis, record-breaking pole vaulter who won the Laureus World Sports Award for "Sportsman of the Year" in 2025
ARMAND
6
48A
Fresh off the mint, perhaps
NEW
3
49A
Zodiac feline
LEO
3
50A
"Mary ___ little lamb ...": 2 wds.
HADA
4
52A
"Don't get carried ___" ("Stay grounded")
AWAY
4
56A
Mikhail ___, chess legend
TAL
3
57A
Prefix with "scient" or "present"
OMNI
4
58A
"___ & Stitch," 2025 live-action remake by Disney which made over $1 billion and was one of the highest-grossing films of the year
LILO
4
59A
Keats' "___ on Indolence"
ODE
3
60A
Air marshal's organization: Abbr.
TSA
3
61A
What "K" stands for in KG
KILO
4
1D
"No ___ intended" (wordplay joke that rhymes with "fun")
PUN
3
2D
King Kong, e.g.
APE
3
3D
___ favor (Spanish "please")
POR
3
4D
Sci-fi series that is a part of the "Star Wars" franchise, whose second season won five Primetime Emmy Awards in 2025
ANDOR
5
5D
Gymgoer's physique, slangily
BOD
3
6D
White light splitter that makes a rainbow, as seen on a Pink Floyd album cover
PRISM
5
7D
Non-glossy paint finish (rhymes with "hat")
MATTE
5
8D
Blacken on a grill
CHAR
4
9D
College campus residence, for short
DORM
4
10D
"Peekaboo, I ___ you!"
SEE
3
12D
Classroom fixtures paired with chairs
DESKS
5
18D
Legume that might "snap"?
PEA
3
20D
Hooting night bird
OWL
3
21D
Guitarist's big moment
SOLO
4
22D
Jumps, kangaroo-style
HOPS
4
24D
Tank filler, at a station
GAS
3
26D
President Lincoln's nickname
ABE
3
28D
Apple desktop
IMAC
4
29D
Clark ___ (Superman's alter ego)
KENT
4
30D
Letter after "emm"
ENN
3
32D
Fountain drink
SODA
4
34D
Artificial intelligence organization that surged in popularity in 2025 due to its revolutionary new advances in the field
OPENAI
6
35D
Mulled ___ (spiced alcohol)
WINE
4
41D
___ coals (in a volatile situation): 2 wds.
ONHOT
5
42D
___ apple (neck feature)
ADAMS
5
44D
Mandy Moore starrer "___ to Remember": 2 wds.
AWALK
5
45D
Palo ___, California
ALTO
4
46D
Finished a book, say
READ
4
47D
Tunneling critter
MOLE
4
51D
23andMe letters
DNA
3
53D
Video game console released by Nintendo
WII
3
54D
Every bit
ALL
3
55D
Fashion designer Jenny ___
YOO
3
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1P
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3P
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6P
7M
8C
9D
10S
11U
P
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13H
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14N
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17O
18P
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20O
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K
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24G
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27L
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34O
35W
36M
E
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37S
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38E
P
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39A
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N
40D
41O
42A
43E
N
44A
C
T
45A
46R
47M
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N
D
48N
E
W
49L
E
O
50H
A
51D
A
52A
53W
54A
55Y
56T
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57O
M
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58L
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59O
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60T
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for January 3, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the January 3, 2026 puzzle
The January 3, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 68 clues — 35 across and 33 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Saturday 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 3 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.