Daily Beast Crossword January 5 2026 Answers (1/5/26)

Our Daily Beast Crossword January 5, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

Daily Beast Crossword January 5, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the Daily Beast Crossword on 1/5/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	___ Thomas Anderson (director of 14-Across, for which he won Best Director at the 31st Critics' Choice Awards last night)
5A	Elordi who won Best Supporting Actor for "Frankenstein" as The Creature last night
10A	"___ More" K-Pop song)
11A	Without ___ in the World
12A	David Bowie's "Life on ___"
13A	With the sound off
14A	"One Battle After ___" (it won Best Picture last night)
16A	"The Sopranos" consigliere
17A	"August: ___ County"
20A	"OK," in Spain
22A	Charlotte of "The Facts of Life"
24A	Film for which Miles Caton won Best Young Actor/Actress
26A	Dolls since 2001
29A	Musical with meowing
30A	Last part of a song
31A	Arthur who served very well
32A	"KPop ___ Hunters" (movie whose song "Golden" won the award for Best Song)
33A	Coogler who won Best Official Screenplay for "Sinners"
1D	Mountain lions
2D	In ___ (freaking out)
3D	Prepare to use, as a sleeping bag
4D	"Land of the ___"
5D	Lions wide receiver Williams
6D	TLX automaker
7D	Dude
8D	Buried treasure of a sort
9D	Bon Jovi's "___ of Roses"
15D	Vertical ___ ("Everything You Want" band)
18D	___ spoon (diner)
19D	Kitt who played Catwoman
21D	"The Jetsons" dog
23D	German for "eat"
25D	Wilmington's state (abbr.)
26D	Physique
27D	She played Blanche
28D	Source of cash

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