Daily Beast Crossword January 1 2026 Answers (1/1/26)

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Daily Beast Crossword January 1, 2026 Answers

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#	Clue
1A	Sweet potato lookalikes
5A	"The ___ in Cabin 10" (2025 horror movie starring Keira Knightley)
10A	1980s sitcom that starred Sherman Hemsley
11A	In the know
12A	Taylor-adjacent celeb who posted about her and her football star husband's four kids on Monday
14A	___-wee Herman
15A	Oingo Boingo's "Only ___"
16A	"___ Magnolias"
19A	Hand over
20A	"The L ___" (2000s drama starring Jennifer Beals)
21A	"Duly ___"
22A	The Big Band ___ (the mid-1930s to the mid-1940s)
23A	Many college degs.
24A	They are absolutely ___" (quote from 12-Across's post, after which she continued: "Germs are everywhere, especially with these tiny humans"
29A	"___ at the Gates" (2001 Jude Law movie)
30A	Part of town
31A	Dr Pepper and Mr. Pibb, e.g.
32A	Works with wood
1D	Himalayan beast
2D	Tina's five-time Golden Globes co-host
3D	Brooks of "Blazing Saddles" fame
4D	Outbid everyone at the last minute on eBay, say
5D	Rouse from slumber
6D	Be in arrears
7D	Croquet player's need
8D	___ Fire ("Everything Now" band)
9D	Anne Murray's "You ___ Me"
13D	"Shock me like an electric ___" (MGMT line)
16D	Greta Garbo and Peter Stormare, for two
17D	"Gran ___" (Clint Eastwood movie)
18D	Used one end of a pencil
19D	Sports maven Bob
21D	"It Was Written" singer
23D	Believes, as a sketchy excuse
25D	"Today" rival, briefly
26D	One of the Gershwins
27D	___ Year's Eve
28D	"___ Food Lodging" (1992 Fairuza Balk film)

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