NYT Crossword January 4 2026 Answers

All 136 clues from the Sunday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

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PUZZLE GRID21×21 · SPOILERS HIDDEN

1R2I3B4C5A6G7E8O9S10I11R12I13S14A15M16A17NITRATES18SESAME19PLAC20E21APLUSSES22STOPITYOUTW23O24MALTA25NE26O27MIN28MENTOR29BUB30BA31H32A33DEN34GAWKS35C36AESAR37IGNORE38S39TELOS40ALF41SU42BMENU43P44AOLO45MAU46D47TYPEAB48ALIT49A50S51I52S53PINE54NUTS55PL56ACATE57D58CFC59NOSE60POETRY61MU62FASA63A64U65RIC66FILCHES67ERROR68SGTMA69J70SPIRES71J72ULY73ALE74PU75SHESON76POPSU77G78A79R80PIS81H82DRAT83SI84NTER85PAVE86A87DAIR88SAYSYO89U90LOS91J92ESUS93P94R95EENED96AS97LANT98CURAD99HADST100BREAD101ADOBE102S103NYS104S105IE106CUR107I108E109LATEBL110OOME111R112S113AG114RARIAN115SIERRALEONE116GOOSEEGG117CFO118KIDNAP119OTHELLO

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES136 CLUES

ACROSS

1AIt protects the heart7 lettersRIBCAGE

8AEgyptian god of the underworld6 lettersOSIRIS

14ADr.'s order?3 lettersAMA

17ASubstances found in cured meats and explosives8 lettersNITRATES

18ATheme park with attractions like The Count's Splash Castle and Oscar's Rusty Rotten Rockets11 lettersSESAMEPLACE

21AHigh marks8 lettersAPLUSSES

22A"That's enough bickering!"12 lettersSTOPITYOUTWO

24AValletta's land5 lettersMALTA

25ASci-fi protagonist who says "I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life"3 lettersNEO

27AMax's opposite3 lettersMIN

28AMorpheus, to 25-Across6 lettersMENTOR

29AGood ol' boy5 lettersBUBBA

31AActor Thomas ___ Church5 lettersHADEN

34AStares stupidly5 lettersGAWKS

35AGeneral who crossed the Rubicon6 lettersCAESAR

37ASnubs7 lettersIGNORES

39AUltimate end, to Aristotle5 lettersTELOS

40ATV E.T.3 lettersALF

41ASecondary list of options7 lettersSUBMENU

43A___ Veronese, "The Wedding at Cana" painter5 lettersPAOLO

45AQueen ___ Land (region of Antarctica claimed by Norway)4 lettersMAUD

47AClassification that anyone can donate to6 lettersTYPEAB

48AGot off4 lettersALIT

49AWith warts and all4 lettersASIS

53APesto ingredients8 lettersPINENUTS

55AMade less angry now8 lettersPLACATED

58AOzone no-no, for short3 lettersCFC

59AThe dash in many an emoticon4 lettersNOSE

60AIt's a "tyrannical discipline," said Sylvia Plath6 lettersPOETRY

61ATitular role in a 2024 Disney prequel6 lettersMUFASA

63ADerived from gold5 lettersAURIC

66ASteals, informally7 lettersFILCHES

67ASomething a bug produces5 lettersERROR

68ACertain Army noncom6 lettersSGTMAJ

70APoints to a church?6 lettersSPIRES

71AWhat the 7 may mean in 7/114 lettersJULY

73ABrewed beverage3 lettersALE

74APerseveres8 lettersPUSHESON

76ACertain drink + what that drink has a lot of = women's lifestyle website8 lettersPOPSUGAR

80A"Horsefeathers!"4 lettersPISH

82A"Fiddlesticks!"4 lettersDRAT

83ACombine using heat without melting, as particles6 lettersSINTER

85AMake a lot, say?4 lettersPAVE

86AFamed firefighter Red5 lettersADAIR

88A"All right, but that's not my opinion"7 lettersSAYSYOU

90AL.A.P.D. unit?3 lettersLOS

91AThe Lamb5 lettersJESUS

93ADevoted effort to looking attractive7 lettersPREENED

96ALeaning6 lettersASLANT

98ABandage brand5 lettersCURAD

99APossessed, biblically5 lettersHADST

100AWord before winner or after Wonder5 lettersBREAD

101ABrick homes6 lettersADOBES

103ABuffalo's home: Abbr.3 lettersNYS

104A"Sprechen ___ Deutsch?"3 lettersSIE

106AEponym of element 965 lettersCURIE

109AThey'll get there eventually12 lettersLATEBLOOMERS

113ALike the cultivation of land8 lettersAGRARIAN

115ACountry whose border shape is the world's roundest11 lettersSIERRALEONE

116AZero8 lettersGOOSEEGG

117ACo.'s $$$ head3 lettersCFO

118ASteal for ransom6 lettersKIDNAP

119AWhence the phrase "wear one's heart on one's sleeve"7 lettersOTHELLO

DOWN

1DKelly of morning TV4 lettersRIPA

2D"Come on and let loose for a while!"9 lettersITLLBEFUN

3DName of Ohio State's buckeye mascot6 lettersBRUTUS

4DWrinkly fruits7 lettersCASABAS

5DParts of many online handles3 lettersATS

6DDavis of "Thelma & Louise"5 lettersGEENA

7D"___ quam videri" (North Carolina's motto)4 lettersESSE

8D1940s spy grp.3 lettersOSS

9DReady … or a word after ready3 lettersSET

10DChemist's variant6 lettersISOMER

11DViolent seizure, as of property6 lettersRAPINE

12D"Sign me up"4 lettersIMIN

13DHe scattered his brother's remains across the land and usurped his throne3 lettersSET

14DSoothing goo7 lettersALOEGEL

15DHawaiian for "long mountain"8 lettersMAUNALOA

16DIntermission follower on Broadway6 lettersACTTWO

17DWar zone for Rambo, informally3 lettersNAM

19DPoe's "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon ___"3 lettersPYM

20DWicket and Teebo of Endor, e.g.5 lettersEWOKS

23DHosp. areas3 lettersORS

26D"I'm flattered!"5 lettersOHGEE

30DBelieving his friend and ally had too much power, he led a party of conspirators to put an end to him6 lettersBRUTUS

32DState capital that's closest to the U.S. Capitol9 lettersANNAPOLIS

33DLike five Across answers by five Down answers in this puzzle, literally and figuratively13 lettersDOUBLECROSSED

35DKids' summer getaway4 lettersCAMP

36DKyrgyzstani mountain range4 lettersALAI

37DUrchins4 lettersIMPS

38DFans out6 lettersSPLAYS

39DWhere idols go head-to-head?5 lettersTOTEM

42DSmall part in a gig4 lettersBYTE

44DBritish isle3 lettersAIT

46DIt's in your jeans5 lettersDENIM

48DPlot divisions5 lettersACRES

50DTraumatize4 lettersSCAR

51D"Assuming that's true …"4 lettersIFSO

52DHe led his brother to his demise by endangering his nephew4 lettersSCAR

54D"Not gonna lie …"5 lettersNOCAP

56DFirst enactors of democracy9 lettersATHENIANS

57DFencing contests5 lettersDUELS

60DChemistry lab dropper5 lettersPIPET

62DPrepare quickly, as eggs for breakfast5 lettersFRYUP

63DChop-chop4 lettersASAP

64DWrinkly fruit4 lettersUGLI

65DGPS lines: Abbr.4 lettersRTES

66DProgramming language that's also a musical key6 lettersFSHARP

69DHe sold out his master in exchange for silver5 lettersJUDAS

71DBaby in a pouch4 lettersJOEY

72DPandemonium6 lettersUPROAR

75DTitle for a guru3 lettersSRI

76DSurvivor's affliction, for short4 lettersPTSD

77DElf portrayed by Cate Blanchett in "The Fellowship of the Ring"9 lettersGALADRIEL

78DBig name in makeup4 lettersAVON

79DMusic score squiggle4 lettersREST

81DDisagrees (with)8 lettersHASABEEF

84DIxnays from Irkutsk5 lettersNYETS

87DObnoxious fratty sort, colloquially7 lettersDUDEBRO

89DPossible scenario, to a coder7 lettersUSECASE

91D2011 Lady Gaga hit5 lettersJUDAS

92DSteamy6 lettersEROTIC

94DPaired chips with dips?6 lettersRHYMED

95DTouch lightly, as a gas pedal6 lettersEASEON

97DFloral victory symbol6 lettersLAUREL

98DLead-in to Tech3 lettersCAL

100DSpawned5 lettersBEGOT

102DCamera inits.3 lettersSLR

103D___ me tangere (Latin warning)4 lettersNOLI

105DJafar's parrot in "Aladdin"4 lettersIAGO

107DDriven by envy toward his comrades, he fabricated events that led to their downfall4 lettersIAGO

108DOfficial lang. of Liberia3 lettersENG

110DAcorn, in the future3 lettersOAK

111DMessenger ___3 lettersRNA

112DBirth month of most Virgos: Abbr.3 lettersSEP

114D"Ruh-___!" (cry from Astro on "The Jetsons")3 lettersROH

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