Daily Themed Crossword January 1 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 68 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Daily Themed Crossword January 1 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 68 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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As ___ as a bone (lacking moisture)DRY3Across1 Baseball's strike caller, for shortUMP3Across4 "What's up, ___?" (Bugs Bunny opener)DOC3Across7 Remote battery sizeAAA3Across10 Prefix with "natal" for a hospital term related to newborn childrenNEO3Across11 Ornate vase for holding ashesURN3Across12 "It's too c-c-c-cold!" soundBRR3Across13 Huckleberry ___ (Mark Twain character)FINN4Across14 "You ain't ___ nothing yet!"SEEN4Across15 Sharp side of a knifeEDGE4Across16 "Coyote ___," 2000 film where moving to a new city feels like stepping into a brand-new year where big dreams and wild opportunities awaitUGLY4Across18 Sprinted in a 100-meter dashRAN3Across20 "Sweet Love" singer ___ BakerANITA5Across22 "My Neighbor ___," 1988 film where moving to a new home feels like stepping into a brand-new year where new friends and adventures awaitTOTORO6Across26 "Mister," in SpainSENOR5Across29 Cheerleader's cry at a stadiumRAH3Across30 "Now, where ___ I?"WAS3Across31 Bug with an enviable work ethicANT3Across34 Land of pizza and pastaITALY5Across35 Capitol location?HILL4Across38 "It's never ___ late to begin!"TOO3Across41 Armenia's continentASIA4Across42 "Inside ___," 2015 film where moving to a new city feels like stepping into a brand-new year where emotional rollercoasters and personal growth awaitOUT3Across43 "Grand ___ Auto" (video game series)THEFT5Across45 Unaccounted-for soldiers: Abbr.MIAS4Across49 "Right away!" in the emergency roomSTAT4Across52 James Clavell's novel "___-Pan"TAI3Across55 It is infamously long at DisneylandLINE4Across56 Water polo sitePOOL4Across57 Former MTV countdown show: Abbr.TRL3Across58 "The Karate ___," 2010 film where moving to a new city feels like stepping into a brand-new year where both struggles and new confidence awaitKID3Across59 Lead-in to "fix" or "fabricate"PRE3Across60 Invoice figure, for shortAMT3Across61

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Apply gently, as blush (anagram of "bad")DAB3Down1 Medium-___ (steak preference)RARE4Down2 Football field unitYARD4Down3 Prefix with "verse" or "corn"UNI3Down4 Restaurant listMENU4Down5 Ping-___ (table tennis)PONG4Down6 ___ date (library book info)DUE3Down7 Mining outputORE3Down8 Channel co-founded by Reese Schonfeld: Abbr.CNN3Down9 "___ Factor" (popular reality game show)FEAR4Down14 "Auld Lang ___" (song sung as a farewell to the old year)SYNE4Down15 Twelve dozen, for shortGRO3Down17 ___ Vegas, NevadaLAS3Down19 "___ You See Me" (2013 thriller film)NOW3Down21 "You're one ___ million": 2 wds.INA3Down23 Whale's weight unitTON3Down24 "Life is short; ___ is long" (Greek aphorism)ART3Down25 Prefix with "pod" or "cycle"TRI3Down26 Cereal grain which is usually rolledOAT3Down27 "All ___ glitters is not gold"THAT4Down28 "Eureka!"AHA3Down32 "Rah, Rah, ___, Boom, Bah"SIS3Down33 ___ ends (unsettled details)LOOSE5Down36 "Fix ___," Coldplay songYOU3Down37 "___ Men," 2016 film where moving to a new house feels like stepping into a brand-new year where surprising bonds and difficult decisions awaitLITTLE6Down39 "Well, ___-di-dah!"LAH3Down40 Cookbook measure, for shortTSP3Down44 "Seven Year Itch" artist ___ JamesETTA4Down46 "Funny ___," 1988 film where moving to a new place feels like stepping into a brand-new year where comedic chaos and charming surprises awaitFARM4Down47 InclinationTILT4Down48 "I Have a Dream" speaker's initialsMLK3Down49 "Three," on a grandfather clockIII3Down50 Jim Carrey starrer "Dumb ___ Dumber"AND3Down51 Highest-ratedTOP3Down53 "___ B?" ("Pick one"): 2 wds.AOR3Down54

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Themed crossword published on Thursday, January 1, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.