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Daily Themed Crossword January 2 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 67 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Daily Themed Crossword January 2 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 67 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
24-hour cash dispenser: Abbr.ATM3Across1 Teacher's ___ (favorite)PET3Across4 NBC's long-running skit show: Abbr.SNL3Across7 Prepare foodCOOK4Across10 "Many years ___ there lived a ..."AGO3Across12 "Yes" in FrenchOUI3Across13 Duct ___ (sticky roll)TAPE4Across14 ___-com ("Pretty Woman" film genre)ROM3Across15 Heap of clothes (rhymes with "mile")PILE4Across16 ___ and crafts (DIY activities)ARTS4Across17 Horsetail ___, Yosemite water attraction where you could catch a rare fire-hued phenomenon this year in FebruaryFALL4Across19 Giant in health insuranceAETNA5Across20 "___ have you been?"HOW3Across23 Morning Glory ___, rare Burketown sky wave phenomenon you can catch this September, as fluffy bands roll across the morning skyCLOUD5Across24 What balls do when pitched onto the ground (rhymes with "pounce")BOUNCE6Across25 Go boo-hooSOB3Across28 Exit ___ (election-time survey)POLL4Across29 Pina colada ingredientRUM3Across30 Nesquik and Nestea's companyNESTLE6Across32 Day ___ (kids' facility)CARE4Across35 Indefinite choice wordANY3Across36 Bassoon's smaller kinOBOE4Across37 River bank deposit (rhymes with "tilt")SILT4Across38 Get-out-of-jail moneyBAIL4Across40 "Charlie & ___," British cartoon series about two siblingsLOLA4Across43 Queen ___, British monarch who has an 1800s era named after herVICTORIA8Across44 Way off in the distanceAFAR4Across48 "Suit to ___" (perfectly): 2 wds.ATEE4Across49 Suffix for "lion" or "host"ESS3Across50 Mosquito ___, Puerto Rico spot where you can catch a rare bioluminescent phenomenon from December to April, as life glows in the darkBAY3Across51 Presidential ___ (duration)TERM4Across52 Wood for a brandy-aging barrel, usuallyOAK3Across53

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Put on an ___ (pretend)ACT3Down1 "Burnt ___ crisp": 2 wds.TOA3Down2 Floor-wiping toolMOP3Down3 "... till death do us ___" (wedding vow)PART4Down4 Self-images that can be "bruised" or "boosted"EGOS4Down5 "___ and Jerry" (beloved cartoon series)TOM3Down6 Flower bed fillerSOIL4Down7 ___ and void (invalid)NULL4Down8 Hide the truthLIE3Down9 Actor ___ Reeves of "Speed"KEANU5Down11 Smallest chess piecePAWN4Down16 "Cool!" in '90s slangRAD3Down18 Reason for a free throw, in basketballFOUL4Down19 Summer cooling machines: Abbr.ACS3Down20 ___ Musk, CEO of SpaceXELON4Down21 "What seems ___ the problem?": 2 wds.TOBE4Down22 Fourth of July or Christmas, for shortHOL3Down23 Alfie ___ (British tenor)BOE3Down25 Christmas Island's red ___ migration, phenomenon you can catch this year-end, as millions of crustaceans scuttle to the shoreCRAB4Down26 Currency used in France and ItalyEURO4Down27 Two-___ (toilet paper thickness)PLY3Down29 Arthur ___, "The World's Greatest Books" writerMEE3Down31 ___ de Uyuni, salt pan where you can catch Bolivia's giant mirror phenomenon, when the after-rainfall affect turns the landscape to glassSALAR5Down33 Bane of Wile E. Coyote: Abbr.TNT3Down34 Denver's state, for shortCOLO4Down35 Living room couchSOFA4Down38 "Now ___ me down to sleep ..." (bedtime prayer): 2 wds.ILAY4Down39 Sink one's teeth intoBITE4Down40 Maker of Aspire PCsACER4Down41 Be an ___ (be involved in a relationship)ITEM4Down42 Black-or-yellow-colored pooch, informallyLAB3Down43 Winemaker's vesselVAT3Down44 Classic car initialsREO3Down45 "Your Body ___ Wonderland" (John Mayer song): 2 wds.ISA3Down46 "___ me a question" (Instagram feature)ASK3Down47

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Themed crossword published on Friday, January 2, 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.