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

Daily Themed Crossword January 5 2026 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the January 5, 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 "Why ___ the chicken cross the road?" DID 3 4A Doorstep floor item MAT 3 7A Midday snooze NAP 3 10A Adam's partner in Eden EVE 3 11A "In this day and ___ ..." (at the present time) AGE 3 12A Pass a test with flying colors ACE 3 13A Doctor's charge FEE 3 14A Male sheep (anagram of "mars") RAMS 4 16A Actor Alan ___ of "The West Wing" ALDA 4 17A Cookbook entry with instructions RECIPE 6 19A "Don't Look ___," 1978 Boston song about moving forward, embracing new beginnings, and not letting the past hold you down BACK 4 20A "Thanks a ___!" TON 3 21A "We've had our ___ and downs" UPS 3 23A The "E" of CEO, for short EXEC 4 26A "___ live and breathe!": 2 wds. ASI 3 27A Pronoun in the Commandments THY 3 30A "___ Now," 1991 Van Halen song about seizing the moment, embracing new beginnings, and taking action today RIGHT 5 32A Producer of wear and tear USE 3 33A Gradation of color HUE 3 34A Oil-drilling installation RIG 3 35A Sheepskin boot brand that sounds like "ugh" UGG 3 37A Becomes solid SETS 4 38A "Big Blue" company: Abbr. IBM 3 39A "___: Miami" (long-running forensic series): Abbr. CSI 3 41A "(Just Like) Starting ___," 1980 song by John Lennon which is about rediscovering love and embracing new beginnings OVER 4 44A Just ___ the corner (near) AROUND 6 47A Goodyear or Michelin product TIRE 4 48A Person's identity NAME 4 49A Early internet chat service: Abbr. AIM 3 52A "The ball ___ your court": 2 wds. ISIN 4 53A HS diploma substitute: Abbr. GED 3 54A Female koala DOE 3 55A Reasonable SANE 4 56A Direction opposite "NNW": Abbr. SSE 3 57A "Here Comes the ___," 1969 Beatles song about the end of a long winter, embracing new beginnings, and the arrival of brighter days SUN 3
Down
1D ___ Leppard (rock band) DEF 3 2D "___ had enough of this!" IVE 3 3D Does and bucks DEER 4 4D Explorer ___ Polo MARCO 5 5D "Begin ___," 2023 song by Jessie Ware which is about wanting a fresh start to rediscover yourself while embracing new beginnings AGAIN 5 6D Thermometer reading, for short TEMP 4 7D Simba's "The Lion King" mate NALA 4 8D "Highway to Hell" rock band ACDC 4 9D Mountain top PEAK 4 15D Dr. ___, "The Cat in the Hat" author SEUSS 5 16D Torso muscles, for short ABS 3 18D Carve in stone ETCH 4 22D "American ___" (movie series) PIE 3 23D Get it wrong ERR 3 24D Twelve, in Roman numerals XII 3 25D Sunny-side up ingredient EGG 3 26D July's follower, for short AUG 3 27D "___ Count of Monte Cristo" THE 3 28D House of straw, maybe HUT 3 29D "You can count on me" YES 3 31D Bath bomb site TUB 3 36D FBI agent, informally: Hyph. GMAN 4 37D Sermon topic, perhaps SIN 3 38D "Me, Myself & ___" (Jim Carrey movie) IRENE 5 39D "With great power ___ great responsibility" COMES 5 40D Fuzzy leather with a velvety finish SUEDE 5 41D "Pain in My Heart" singer ___ Redding OTIS 4 42D Authorization to enter a foreign country VISA 4 43D Sportscaster Andrews ERIN 4 45D ___ to riches (journey from poverty to wealth) RAGS 4 46D Big brand in root beer DADS 4 50D "Will pay later" letters IOU 3 51D All eleven of "Ocean's Eleven" MEN 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 123 letters
1D
2I
3D
4M
5A
6T
7N
8A
9P
10E
V
E
11A
G
E
12A
C
E
13F
E
E
14R
A
M
15S
16A
L
D
A
17R
18E
C
I
P
E
19B
A
C
K
20T
O
N
21U
22P
S
23E
24X
25E
C
26A
S
I
27T
28H
29Y
30R
I
G
H
31T
32U
S
E
33H
U
E
34R
I
G
35U
36G
G
37S
E
T
S
38I
B
M
39C
40S
I
41O
42V
43E
R
44A
45R
O
U
N
46D
47T
I
R
E
48N
A
M
E
49A
50I
51M
52I
S
I
N
53G
E
D
54D
O
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55S
A
N
E
56S
S
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57S
U
N

The completed 13 x 13 grid for January 5, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the January 5, 2026 puzzle

The January 5, 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 Monday 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 5 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.