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NYT Crossword January 4 2026 Answers

All 136 clues from the Sunday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ALL CLUES136 CLUES
ACROSS
1AIt protects the heart7 lettersSee answer ›8AEgyptian god of the underworld6 lettersSee answer ›14ADr.'s order?3 lettersSee answer ›17ASubstances found in cured meats and explosives8 lettersSee answer ›18ATheme park with attractions like The Count's Splash Castle and Oscar's Rusty Rotten Rockets11 lettersSee answer ›21AHigh marks8 lettersSee answer ›22A"That's enough bickering!"12 lettersSee answer ›24AValletta's land5 lettersSee answer ›25ASci-fi protagonist who says "I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life"3 lettersSee answer ›27AMax's opposite3 lettersSee answer ›28AMorpheus, to 25-Across6 lettersSee answer ›29AGood ol' boy5 lettersSee answer ›31AActor Thomas ___ Church5 lettersSee answer ›34AStares stupidly5 lettersSee answer ›35AGeneral who crossed the Rubicon6 lettersSee answer ›37ASnubs7 lettersSee answer ›39AUltimate end, to Aristotle5 lettersSee answer ›40ATV E.T.3 lettersSee answer ›41ASecondary list of options7 lettersSee answer ›43A___ Veronese, "The Wedding at Cana" painter5 lettersSee answer ›45AQueen ___ Land (region of Antarctica claimed by Norway)4 lettersSee answer ›47AClassification that anyone can donate to6 lettersSee answer ›48AGot off4 lettersSee answer ›49AWith warts and all4 lettersSee answer ›53APesto ingredients8 lettersSee answer ›55AMade less angry now8 lettersSee answer ›58AOzone no-no, for short3 lettersSee answer ›59AThe dash in many an emoticon4 lettersSee answer ›60AIt's a "tyrannical discipline," said Sylvia Plath6 lettersSee answer ›61ATitular role in a 2024 Disney prequel6 lettersSee answer ›63ADerived from gold5 lettersSee answer ›66ASteals, informally7 lettersSee answer ›67ASomething a bug produces5 lettersSee answer ›68ACertain Army noncom6 lettersSee answer ›70APoints to a church?6 lettersSee answer ›71AWhat the 7 may mean in 7/114 lettersSee answer ›73ABrewed beverage3 lettersSee answer ›74APerseveres8 lettersSee answer ›76ACertain drink + what that drink has a lot of = women's lifestyle website8 lettersSee answer ›80A"Horsefeathers!"4 lettersSee answer ›82A"Fiddlesticks!"4 lettersSee answer ›83ACombine using heat without melting, as particles6 lettersSee answer ›85AMake a lot, say?4 lettersSee answer ›86AFamed firefighter Red5 lettersSee answer ›88A"All right, but that's not my opinion"7 lettersSee answer ›90AL.A.P.D. unit?3 lettersSee answer ›91AThe Lamb5 lettersSee answer ›93ADevoted effort to looking attractive7 lettersSee answer ›96ALeaning6 lettersSee answer ›98ABandage brand5 lettersSee answer ›99APossessed, biblically5 lettersSee answer ›100AWord before winner or after Wonder5 lettersSee answer ›101ABrick homes6 lettersSee answer ›103ABuffalo's home: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›104A"Sprechen ___ Deutsch?"3 lettersSee answer ›106AEponym of element 965 lettersSee answer ›109AThey'll get there eventually12 lettersSee answer ›113ALike the cultivation of land8 lettersSee answer ›115ACountry whose border shape is the world's roundest11 lettersSee answer ›116AZero8 lettersSee answer ›117ACo.'s $$$ head3 lettersSee answer ›118ASteal for ransom6 lettersSee answer ›119AWhence the phrase "wear one's heart on one's sleeve"7 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DKelly of morning TV4 lettersSee answer ›2D"Come on and let loose for a while!"9 lettersSee answer ›3DName of Ohio State's buckeye mascot6 lettersSee answer ›4DWrinkly fruits7 lettersSee answer ›5DParts of many online handles3 lettersSee answer ›6DDavis of "Thelma & Louise"5 lettersSee answer ›7D"___ quam videri" (North Carolina's motto)4 lettersSee answer ›8D1940s spy grp.3 lettersSee answer ›9DReady … or a word after ready3 lettersSee answer ›10DChemist's variant6 lettersSee answer ›11DViolent seizure, as of property6 lettersSee answer ›12D"Sign me up"4 lettersSee answer ›13DHe scattered his brother's remains across the land and usurped his throne3 lettersSee answer ›14DSoothing goo7 lettersSee answer ›15DHawaiian for "long mountain"8 lettersSee answer ›16DIntermission follower on Broadway6 lettersSee answer ›17DWar zone for Rambo, informally3 lettersSee answer ›19DPoe's "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon ___"3 lettersSee answer ›20DWicket and Teebo of Endor, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›23DHosp. areas3 lettersSee answer ›26D"I'm flattered!"5 lettersSee answer ›30DBelieving his friend and ally had too much power, he led a party of conspirators to put an end to him6 lettersSee answer ›32DState capital that's closest to the U.S. Capitol9 lettersSee answer ›33DLike five Across answers by five Down answers in this puzzle, literally and figuratively13 lettersSee answer ›35DKids' summer getaway4 lettersSee answer ›36DKyrgyzstani mountain range4 lettersSee answer ›37DUrchins4 lettersSee answer ›38DFans out6 lettersSee answer ›39DWhere idols go head-to-head?5 lettersSee answer ›42DSmall part in a gig4 lettersSee answer ›44DBritish isle3 lettersSee answer ›46DIt's in your jeans5 lettersSee answer ›48DPlot divisions5 lettersSee answer ›50DTraumatize4 lettersSee answer ›51D"Assuming that's true …"4 lettersSee answer ›52DHe led his brother to his demise by endangering his nephew4 lettersSee answer ›54D"Not gonna lie …"5 lettersSee answer ›56DFirst enactors of democracy9 lettersSee answer ›57DFencing contests5 lettersSee answer ›60DChemistry lab dropper5 lettersSee answer ›62DPrepare quickly, as eggs for breakfast5 lettersSee answer ›63DChop-chop4 lettersSee answer ›64DWrinkly fruit4 lettersSee answer ›65DGPS lines: Abbr.4 lettersSee answer ›66DProgramming language that's also a musical key6 lettersSee answer ›69DHe sold out his master in exchange for silver5 lettersSee answer ›71DBaby in a pouch4 lettersSee answer ›72DPandemonium6 lettersSee answer ›75DTitle for a guru3 lettersSee answer ›76DSurvivor's affliction, for short4 lettersSee answer ›77DElf portrayed by Cate Blanchett in "The Fellowship of the Ring"9 lettersSee answer ›78DBig name in makeup4 lettersSee answer ›79DMusic score squiggle4 lettersSee answer ›81DDisagrees (with)8 lettersSee answer ›84DIxnays from Irkutsk5 lettersSee answer ›87DObnoxious fratty sort, colloquially7 lettersSee answer ›89DPossible scenario, to a coder7 lettersSee answer ›91D2011 Lady Gaga hit5 lettersSee answer ›92DSteamy6 lettersSee answer ›94DPaired chips with dips?6 lettersSee answer ›95DTouch lightly, as a gas pedal6 lettersSee answer ›97DFloral victory symbol6 lettersSee answer ›98DLead-in to Tech3 lettersSee answer ›100DSpawned5 lettersSee answer ›102DCamera inits.3 lettersSee answer ›103D___ me tangere (Latin warning)4 lettersSee answer ›105DJafar's parrot in "Aladdin"4 lettersSee answer ›107DDriven by envy toward his comrades, he fabricated events that led to their downfall4 lettersSee answer ›108DOfficial lang. of Liberia3 lettersSee answer ›110DAcorn, in the future3 lettersSee answer ›111DMessenger ___3 lettersSee answer ›112DBirth month of most Virgos: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›114D"Ruh-___!" (cry from Astro on "The Jetsons")3 lettersSee answer ›
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