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SUNDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 33 ACROSS · 35 DOWN

Daily Themed Crossword January 4 2026 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the January 4, 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.

68 of 68 clues Solved grid ↓
Across
1A Vincent van Gogh's work ART 3 4A Cuddling in public (anagram of "pad"): Abbr. PDA 3 7A Cooling body powder TALC 4 11A Froglike amphibian TOAD 4 13A Ewe's mate RAM 3 14A Earth's line of rotation AXIS 4 15A Nike's Swoosh, e.g. LOGO 4 16A Expressive rock genre EMO 3 17A Seat ___ (car safety feature) BELT 4 18A ___ Depp, actor seen in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series JOHNNY 6 21A "All I do is ___!" ("I never win!") If that's what last year sounded like, look at 22a for this year's mindset shift LOSE 4 22A "This year, I'm ready to ___!" ("I will win and make progress") Make this your optimistic motto for the New Year GAIN 4 25A Singer Grande, fondly ARI 3 27A California capital's nickname SAC 3 29A Small hill (rhymes with "droll") KNOLL 5 32A Nutritionist's keto or vegan, e.g. DIET 4 34A Tiny amount TAD 3 36A June 6, 1944, colloquially: Hyph. DDAY 4 37A "I always ___ myself" ("I can't trust my choices") If that's what echoed through past years, turn to 39a for this year's new outlook DOUBT 5 39A "This year, I choose to ___!" ("I will have confidence and trust in myself") Let this be your uplifting motto for the New Year BELIEVE 7 41A Do voice-over work DUB 3 43A Railway stop, for short STA 3 44A Trigonometric function, for short COS 3 47A Cinderella's slipper material GLASS 5 49A Over again? ANEW 4 51A Carry a balance OWE 3 52A Milky white gem with a multicolor shift OPAL 4 56A "I ___ taking any step forward" ("I'm afraid to move ahead") If that's what you often said last year, find encouragement at 58a FEAR 4 57A Rowboat accessory OAR 3 58A "I ___ and trust that things will work out" ("I have faith that it will all come together") Make this your motto as you step into the New Year HOPE 4 59A Like child's play EASY 4 60A Public transport in Singapore: Abbr. MRT 3 61A ___ mortals (insignificant) MERE 4
Down
1D Capital of Georgia state, for short ATL 3 2D Aussie hopper, informally ROO 3 3D Laser ___ (arena game) TAG 3 4D Warm up the oven before cooking, say PREHEAT 7 5D "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a ___" (line from "Gone with the Wind") DAMN 4 6D "No honor ___ thieves" AMONG 5 7D Bill at a bar TAB 3 8D Fireman's chopping tool AXE 3 9D Rapper ___ Wayne LIL 3 10D Winter hours in Chicago (anagram of "TCS"): Abbr. CST 3 12D School of martial arts DOJO 4 19D CIA predecessor hidden in "loss": Abbr. OSS 3 20D Shaggy Tibetan ox YAK 3 21D In ___ of (instead) LIEU 4 23D Taj Mahal's country INDIA 5 24D Plant stem joint NODE 4 25D "___ a pinch of salt" (recipe instruction) ADD 3 26D Word with "Grande" or "de Janeiro" RIO 3 28D Metered taxi CAB 3 30D Bathroom, for short LAV 3 31D Caustic cleaner LYE 3 33D Undecided, on a TV schedule: Abbr. TBD 3 35D Ice cream or tiramisu, e.g. DESSERT 7 38D ___ of war (rope competition) TUG 3 40D Sarge's superiors: Abbr. LTS 3 42D What flowers do in spring BLOOM 5 44D Bistro CAFE 4 45D "___ penny, two a penny ..." (rhyme): 2 wds. ONEA 4 46D Caribbean and Caspian, e.g. SEAS 4 48D Wage ___ of words (debate): 2 wds. AWAR 4 50D Crooked, like some smiles WRY 3 52D Unit of resistance OHM 3 53D "A Dream Within a Dream" poet POE 3 54D Financial Literacy Month, for short APR 3 55D David ___ Roth, Van Halen singer LEE 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 127 letters
1A
2R
3T
4P
5D
6A
7T
8A
9L
10C
11T
O
A
12D
13R
A
M
14A
X
I
S
15L
O
G
O
16E
M
O
17B
E
L
T
18J
19O
H
N
N
20Y
21L
O
S
E
22G
A
23I
24N
25A
26R
I
27S
A
28C
29K
N
O
30L
31L
32D
I
E
33T
34T
A
35D
36D
D
A
Y
37D
O
U
B
38T
39B
E
40L
I
E
V
E
41D
U
42B
43S
T
A
44C
45O
46S
47G
L
48A
S
S
49A
N
E
50W
51O
W
E
52O
53P
54A
55L
56F
E
A
R
57O
A
R
58H
O
P
E
59E
A
S
Y
60M
R
T
61M
E
R
E

The completed 13 x 13 grid for January 4, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the January 4, 2026 puzzle

The January 4, 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 Sunday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.

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