Daily Themed Crossword January 3, 2026 Answers

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Welcome to the Daily Themed Crossword January 3, 2026 Answers puzzle! This crossword has a total of 68 clues to solve (35 across and 33 down). Test your knowledge and see if you can solve it all!

1P
2A
3P
4A
5B
6P
7M
8C
9D
10S
11U
P
O
N
12D
O
R
A
13H
O
E
14N
E
R
D
15E
D
I
T
16A
R
E
17O
18P
S
19S
T
20O
R
M
21S
22H
R
E
K
23M
E
W
24G
O
O
25A
S
26A
27L
28I
29K
30E
31A
L
P
32S
33B
34O
35W
36M
E
N
37S
O
S
O
38E
P
I
39A
N
N
40D
41O
42A
43E
N
44A
C
T
45A
46R
47M
A
N
D
48N
E
W
49L
E
O
50H
A
51D
A
52A
53W
54A
55Y
56T
A
L
57O
M
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58L
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L
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59O
D
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60T
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61K
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Across

1a. ___ John's Pizza (restaurant franchise)
5a. Heart rate count: Abbr.
8a. DJ's stacks: Abbr.
11a. "Once ___ a midnight dreary ..."
12a. Nickelodeon's "___ the Explorer"
13a. Weeding tool
14a. Geeky type, stereotypically
15a. Make alterations to a text
16a. "___ you kidding me?" ("You must be joking!")
17a. Photo ___ (media events)
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
21a. Beloved animated green ogre
23a. Kitten's call
24a. Slimy, sticky stuff
25a. Free ___ bird: 2 wds.
27a. "Not ___ Us," hit track by Kendrick Lamar that won five Grammy awards and was performed at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2025
31a. Swiss mountain range
33a. Knot seen on a gift
36a. "Two and a Half ___" (popular sitcom)
37a. Not bad, but not great either: Hyph.
38a. Prefix with "demic" or "dermal"
39a. ___ Arbor, Michigan
40a. "___ number on" (deceive): 2 wds.
43a. Establish as law
45a. ___ Duplantis, record-breaking pole vaulter who won the Laureus World Sports Award for "Sportsman of the Year" in 2025
48a. "Orange Is the ___ Black" (popular Netflix series)
49a. Zodiac feline
50a. "Mary ___ little lamb ...": 2 wds.
52a. "Don't get carried ___" ("Stay grounded")
56a. Mikhail ___, chess legend
57a. Prefix with "scient" or "present"
58a. "___ & Stitch," 2025 live-action remake by Disney which made over $1 billion and was one of the highest-grossing films of the year
59a. Horatian work
60a. Air marshal's organization: Abbr.
61a. What "K" stands for in KG

Down

1d. "No ___ intended" (wordplay joke that rhymes with "fun")
2d. King Kong, e.g.
3d. ___ favor (Spanish "please")
4d. Sci-fi series that is a part of the "Star Wars" franchise, whose second season won five Primetime Emmy Awards in 2025
5d. Gymgoer's physique, slangily
6d. White light splitter that makes a rainbow, as seen on a Pink Floyd album cover
7d. Non-glossy paint finish (rhymes with "hat")
8d. Blacken on a grill
9d. College campus residence, for short
10d. "Peekaboo, I ___ you!"
12d. Classroom fixtures paired with chairs
18d. Green pod veggie
20d. Hooting night bird
21d. Guitarist's big moment
22d. Jumps, kangaroo-style
24d. Tank filler, at a station
26d. President Lincoln's nickname
28d. Apple desktop
29d. Clark ___ (Superman's alter ego)
30d. Letter after "emm"
32d. Fountain drink
34d. Artificial intelligence organization that surged in popularity in 2025 due to its revolutionary new advances in the field
35d. Mulled ___ (spiced alcohol)
41d. ___ coals (in a volatile situation): 2 wds.
42d. ___ apple (neck feature)
44d. Mandy Moore starrer "___ to Remember": 2 wds.
45d. Palo ___, California
46d. Finished a book, say
47d. Tunneling critter
51d. 23andMe letters
53d. Video game console released by Nintendo
54d. Every bit
55d. Fashion designer Jenny ___