Daily Themed Crossword January 3, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 3, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
January 3, 2026 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | ___ John's Pizza (restaurant franchise) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Heart rate count: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | DJ's stacks: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Once ___ a midnight dreary ... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Nickelodeon's ___ the Explorer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Weeding tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Geeky type stereotypically | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Make alterations to a text | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | ___ you kidding me? (You must be joking!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Photo ___ (media events) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | 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 | |
| #12 | Beloved animated green ogre | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Kitten's call | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Slimy sticky stuff | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Free ___ bird: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Not ___ Us hit track by Kendrick Lamar that won five Grammy awards and was performed at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2025 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Swiss mountain range | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Knot seen on a gift | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Two and a Half ___ (popular sitcom) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Not bad but not great either: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Prefix with demic or dermal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | ___ Arbor Michigan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | ___ number on (deceive): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Establish as law | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | ___ Duplantis record-breaking pole vaulter who won the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year in 2025 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Orange Is the ___ Black (popular Netflix series) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Zodiac feline | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Mary ___ little lamb ...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Don't get carried ___ (Stay grounded) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Mikhail ___ chess legend | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Prefix with scient or present | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | ___ & Stitch 2025 live-action remake by Disney which made over $1 billion and was one of the highest-grossing films of the year | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Horatian work | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Air marshal's organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | What K stands for in KG | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | No ___ intended (wordplay joke that rhymes with fun) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | King Kong e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | ___ favor (Spanish please) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Sci-fi series that is a part of the Star Wars franchise whose second season won five Primetime Emmy Awards in 2025 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Gymgoer's physique slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | White light splitter that makes a rainbow as seen on a Pink Floyd album cover | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Non-glossy paint finish (rhymes with hat) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Blacken on a grill | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | College campus residence for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Peekaboo I ___ you! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Classroom fixtures paired with chairs | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Green pod veggie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Hooting night bird | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Guitarist's big moment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Jumps kangaroo-style | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Tank filler at a station | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | President Lincoln's nickname | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Apple desktop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Clark ___ (Superman's alter ego) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Letter after emm | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Fountain drink | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Artificial intelligence organization that surged in popularity in 2025 due to its revolutionary new advances in the field | OPENAI | 6 | |
| #58 | Mulled ___ (spiced alcohol) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | ___ coals (in a volatile situation): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | ___ apple (neck feature) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Mandy Moore starrer ___ to Remember: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Palo ___ California | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Finished a book say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Tunneling critter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | 23andMe letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Video game console released by Nintendo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Every bit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Fashion designer Jenny ___ | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 3, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 3, 2026, a Saturday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ARMAND at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 5 clues carry a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2026 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 3, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 3, 2026 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 68 clues with answers from 3 to 6 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
Keep the streak going
The 2026 archive holds every board from this year, and nothing is removed once published. Older boards are the cheapest practice there is, because the clue style repeats even when the answers do not.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 3, 2026 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.