xWord
Cracking Clues, Finding Answers!
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Advertisements

New York Times Crossword January 4 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 136 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword January 4 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 136 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

Also solved on January 4
Daily Themed Crossword   Evening Standard Crossword   Newsday Crossword   The Independent Crossword  

Across

Click a clue for every answer it has ever had
ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
It protects the heartRIBCAGE7Across1 Egyptian god of the underworldOSIRIS6Across8 Dr.'s order?AMA3Across14 Substances found in cured meats and explosivesNITRATES8Across17 Theme park with attractions like The Count's Splash Castle and Oscar's Rusty Rotten RocketsSESAMEPLACE11Across18 High marksAPLUSSES8Across21 "That's enough bickering!"STOPITYOUTWO12Across22 Valletta's landMALTA5Across24 Sci-fi protagonist who says "I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life"NEO3Across25 Max's oppositeMIN3Across27 Morpheus, to 25-AcrossMENTOR6Across28 Good ol' boyBUBBA5Across29 Actor Thomas ___ ChurchHADEN5Across31 Stares stupidlyGAWKS5Across34 General who crossed the RubiconCAESAR6Across35 SnubsIGNORES7Across37 Ultimate end, to AristotleTELOS5Across39 TV E.T.ALF3Across40 Secondary list of optionsSUBMENU7Across41 ___ Veronese, "The Wedding at Cana" painterPAOLO5Across43 Queen ___ Land (region of Antarctica claimed by Norway)MAUD4Across45 Classification that anyone can donate toTYPEAB6Across47 Got offALIT4Across48 With warts and allASIS4Across49 Pesto ingredientsPINENUTS8Across53 Made less angry nowPLACATED8Across55 Ozone no-no, for shortCFC3Across58 The dash in many an emoticonNOSE4Across59 It's a "tyrannical discipline," said Sylvia PlathPOETRY6Across60 Titular role in a 2024 Disney prequelMUFASA6Across61 Derived from goldAURIC5Across63 Steals, informallyFILCHES7Across66 Something a bug producesERROR5Across67 Certain Army noncomSGTMAJ6Across68 Points to a church?SPIRES6Across70 What the 7 may mean in 7/11JULY4Across71 Brewed beverageALE3Across73 PerseveresPUSHESON8Across74 Certain drink + what that drink has a lot of = women's lifestyle websitePOPSUGAR8Across76 "Horsefeathers!"PISH4Across80 "Fiddlesticks!"DRAT4Across82 Combine using heat without melting, as particlesSINTER6Across83 Make a lot, say?PAVE4Across85 Famed firefighter RedADAIR5Across86 "All right, but that's not my opinion"SAYSYOU7Across88 L.A.P.D. unit?LOS3Across90 The LambJESUS5Across91 Devoted effort to looking attractivePREENED7Across93 LeaningASLANT6Across96 Bandage brandCURAD5Across98 Possessed, biblicallyHADST5Across99 Word before winner or after WonderBREAD5Across100 Brick homesADOBES6Across101 Buffalo's home: Abbr.NYS3Across103 "Sprechen ___ Deutsch?"SIE3Across104 Eponym of element 96CURIE5Across106 They'll get there eventuallyLATEBLOOMERS12Across109 Like the cultivation of landAGRARIAN8Across113 Country whose border shape is the world's roundestSIERRALEONE11Across115 ZeroGOOSEEGG8Across116 Co.'s $$$ headCFO3Across117 Steal for ransomKIDNAP6Across118 Whence the phrase "wear one's heart on one's sleeve"OTHELLO7Across119

Down

ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Kelly of morning TVRIPA4Down1 "Come on and let loose for a while!"ITLLBEFUN9Down2 Name of Ohio State's buckeye mascotBRUTUS6Down3 Wrinkly fruitsCASABAS7Down4 Parts of many online handlesATS3Down5 Davis of "Thelma & Louise"GEENA5Down6 "___ quam videri" (North Carolina's motto)ESSE4Down7 1940s spy grp.OSS3Down8 Ready … or a word after readySET3Down9 Chemist's variantISOMER6Down10 Violent seizure, as of propertyRAPINE6Down11 "Sign me up"IMIN4Down12 He scattered his brother's remains across the land and usurped his throneSET3Down13 Soothing gooALOEGEL7Down14 Hawaiian for "long mountain"MAUNALOA8Down15 Intermission follower on BroadwayACTTWO6Down16 War zone for Rambo, informallyNAM3Down17 Poe's "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon ___"PYM3Down19 Wicket and Teebo of Endor, e.g.EWOKS5Down20 Hosp. areasORS3Down23 "I'm flattered!"OHGEE5Down26 Believing his friend and ally had too much power, he led a party of conspirators to put an end to himBRUTUS6Down30 State capital that's closest to the U.S. CapitolANNAPOLIS9Down32 Like five Across answers by five Down answers in this puzzle, literally and figurativelyDOUBLECROSSED13Down33 Kids' summer getawayCAMP4Down35 Kyrgyzstani mountain rangeALAI4Down36 UrchinsIMPS4Down37 Fans outSPLAYS6Down38 Where idols go head-to-head?TOTEM5Down39 Small part in a gigBYTE4Down42 British isleAIT3Down44 It's in your jeansDENIM5Down46 Plot divisionsACRES5Down48 TraumatizeSCAR4Down50 "Assuming that's true …"IFSO4Down51 He led his brother to his demise by endangering his nephewSCAR4Down52 "Not gonna lie …"NOCAP5Down54 First enactors of democracyATHENIANS9Down56 Fencing contestsDUELS5Down57 Chemistry lab dropperPIPET5Down60 Prepare quickly, as eggs for breakfastFRYUP5Down62 Chop-chopASAP4Down63 Wrinkly fruitUGLI4Down64 GPS lines: Abbr.RTES4Down65 Programming language that's also a musical keyFSHARP6Down66 He sold out his master in exchange for silverJUDAS5Down69 Baby in a pouchJOEY4Down71 PandemoniumUPROAR6Down72 Title for a guruSRI3Down75 Survivor's affliction, for shortPTSD4Down76 Elf portrayed by Cate Blanchett in "The Fellowship of the Ring"GALADRIEL9Down77 Big name in makeupAVON4Down78 Music score squiggleREST4Down79 Disagrees (with)HASABEEF8Down81 Ixnays from IrkutskNYETS5Down84 Obnoxious fratty sort, colloquiallyDUDEBRO7Down87 Possible scenario, to a coderUSECASE7Down89 2011 Lady Gaga hitJUDAS5Down91 SteamyEROTIC6Down92 Paired chips with dips?RHYMED6Down94 Touch lightly, as a gas pedalEASEON6Down95 Floral victory symbolLAUREL6Down97 Lead-in to TechCAL3Down98 SpawnedBEGOT5Down100 Camera inits.SLR3Down102 ___ me tangere (Latin warning)NOLI4Down103 Jafar's parrot in "Aladdin"IAGO4Down105 Driven by envy toward his comrades, he fabricated events that led to their downfallIAGO4Down107 Official lang. of LiberiaENG3Down108 Acorn, in the futureOAK3Down110 Messenger ___RNA3Down111 Birth month of most Virgos: Abbr.SEP3Down112 "Ruh-___!" (cry from Astro on "The Jetsons")ROH3Down114

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Sunday, January 4, 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.