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Daily Themed Crossword January 5 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 68 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Daily Themed Crossword January 5 2026 answers. The Monday 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
"Why ___ the chicken cross the road?"DID3Across1 Doorstep floor itemMAT3Across4 Midday snoozeNAP3Across7 Adam's partner in EdenEVE3Across10 "In this day and ___ ..." (at the present time)AGE3Across11 Pass a test with flying colorsACE3Across12 Doctor's chargeFEE3Across13 Male sheep (anagram of "mars")RAMS4Across14 Actor Alan ___ of "The West Wing"ALDA4Across16 Cookbook entry with instructionsRECIPE6Across17 "Don't Look ___," 1978 Boston song about moving forward, embracing new beginnings, and not letting the past hold you downBACK4Across19 "Thanks a ___!"TON3Across20 "We've had our ___ and downs"UPS3Across21 The "E" of CEO, for shortEXEC4Across23 "___ live and breathe!": 2 wds.ASI3Across26 Pronoun in the CommandmentsTHY3Across27 "___ Now," 1991 Van Halen song about seizing the moment, embracing new beginnings, and taking action todayRIGHT5Across30 Producer of wear and tearUSE3Across32 Gradation of colorHUE3Across33 Oil-drilling installationRIG3Across34 Sheepskin boot brand that sounds like "ugh"UGG3Across35 Becomes solidSETS4Across37 "Big Blue" company: Abbr.IBM3Across38 "___: Miami" (long-running forensic series): Abbr.CSI3Across39 "(Just Like) Starting ___," 1980 song by John Lennon which is about rediscovering love and embracing new beginningsOVER4Across41 Just ___ the corner (near)AROUND6Across44 Goodyear or Michelin productTIRE4Across47 Person's identityNAME4Across48 Early internet chat service: Abbr.AIM3Across49 "The ball ___ your court": 2 wds.ISIN4Across52 HS diploma substitute: Abbr.GED3Across53 Female koalaDOE3Across54 ReasonableSANE4Across55 Direction opposite "NNW": Abbr.SSE3Across56 "Here Comes the ___," 1969 Beatles song about the end of a long winter, embracing new beginnings, and the arrival of brighter daysSUN3Across57

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
___ Leppard (rock band)DEF3Down1 "___ had enough of this!"IVE3Down2 Does and bucksDEER4Down3 Explorer ___ PoloMARCO5Down4 "Begin ___," 2023 song by Jessie Ware which is about wanting a fresh start to rediscover yourself while embracing new beginningsAGAIN5Down5 Thermometer reading, for shortTEMP4Down6 Simba's "The Lion King" mateNALA4Down7 "Highway to Hell" rock bandACDC4Down8 Mountain topPEAK4Down9 Dr. ___, "The Cat in the Hat" authorSEUSS5Down15 Torso muscles, for shortABS3Down16 Carve in stoneETCH4Down18 "American ___" (movie series)PIE3Down22 Get it wrongERR3Down23 Twelve, in Roman numeralsXII3Down24 Sunny-side up ingredientEGG3Down25 July's follower, for shortAUG3Down26 "___ Count of Monte Cristo"THE3Down27 House of straw, maybeHUT3Down28 "You can count on me"YES3Down29 Bath bomb siteTUB3Down31 FBI agent, informally: Hyph.GMAN4Down36 Sermon topic, perhapsSIN3Down37 "Me, Myself & ___" (Jim Carrey movie)IRENE5Down38 "With great power ___ great responsibility"COMES5Down39 Fuzzy leather with a velvety finishSUEDE5Down40 "Pain in My Heart" singer ___ ReddingOTIS4Down41 Authorization to enter a foreign countryVISA4Down42 Sportscaster AndrewsERIN4Down43 ___ to riches (journey from poverty to wealth)RAGS4Down45 Big brand in root beerDADS4Down46 "Will pay later" lettersIOU3Down50 All eleven of "Ocean's Eleven"MEN3Down51

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Themed crossword published on Monday, January 5, 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.