Daily Themed Crossword January 2 2026 Answers (1/2/26)

Our Daily Themed Crossword January 2, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The Daily Themed Crossword is available as a mobile app on both iOS and Android devices. It has become a popular crossword app due to its regular crossword offerings and difficulty level (not too easy, not too difficult, generally). They release a new crossword each day, every day of the year, and each crossword has a theme and allows for hints in case an answer involves a more obscure word.

Daily Themed Crossword January 2, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the Daily Themed Crossword on 1/2/26, 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	24-hour cash dispenser: Abbr.
4A	Teacher's ___ (favorite)
7A	NBC's long-running skit show: Abbr.
10A	Prepare food
12A	"Many years ___ there lived a ..."
13A	"Yes" in French
14A	Duct ___ (sticky roll)
15A	___-com ("Pretty Woman" film genre)
16A	Heap of clothes (rhymes with "mile")
17A	___ and crafts (DIY activities)
19A	Horsetail ___, Yosemite water attraction where you could catch a rare fire-hued phenomenon this year in February
20A	Giant in health insurance
23A	"___ have you been?"
24A	Morning Glory ___, rare Burketown sky wave phenomenon you can catch this September, as fluffy bands roll across the morning sky
25A	What balls do when pitched onto the ground (rhymes with "pounce")
28A	Weep loudly
29A	Exit ___ (election-time survey)
30A	Pina colada ingredient
32A	Nesquik and Nestea's company
35A	Day ___ (kids' facility)
36A	"Press ___ key to continue"
37A	Bassoon's smaller kin
38A	River bank deposit (rhymes with "tilt")
40A	Get-out-of-jail money
43A	"Charlie & ___," British cartoon series about two siblings
44A	Queen ___, British monarch who has an 1800s era named after her
48A	Way off in the distance
49A	"Suit to ___" (perfectly): 2 wds.
50A	Suffix for "lion" or "host"
51A	Mosquito ___, Puerto Rico spot where you can catch a rare bioluminescent phenomenon from December to April, as life glows in the dark
52A	Presidential ___ (duration)
53A	The ___ Ridge Boys (gospel quartet)
1D	Put on an ___ (pretend)
2D	"Burnt ___ crisp": 2 wds.
3D	Floor-wiping tool
4D	"... till death do us ___" (wedding vow)
5D	Self-images that can be "bruised" or "boosted"
6D	"___ and Jerry" (beloved cartoon series)
7D	Flower bed filler
8D	___ and void (invalid)
9D	Hide the truth
11D	Actor ___ Reeves of "Speed"
16D	Smallest chess piece
18D	"Cool!" in '90s slang
19D	Reason for a free throw, in basketball
20D	Summer cooling machines: Abbr.
21D	___ Musk, CEO of SpaceX
22D	"What seems ___ the problem?": 2 wds.
23D	Fourth of July or Christmas, for short
25D	Alfie ___ (British tenor)
26D	Christmas Island's red ___ migration, phenomenon you can catch this year-end, as millions of crustaceans scuttle to the shore
27D	Currency used in France and Italy
29D	Two-___ (toilet paper thickness)
31D	Arthur ___, "The World's Greatest Books" writer
33D	___ de Uyuni, salt pan where you can catch Bolivia's giant mirror phenomenon, when the after-rainfall affect turns the landscape to glass
34D	Explosive material: Abbr.
35D	Denver's state, for short
38D	Living room couch
39D	"Now ___ me down to sleep ..." (bedtime prayer): 2 wds.
40D	Sink one's teeth into
41D	Maker of Aspire PCs
42D	Shopping list component
43D	Black-or-yellow-colored pooch, informally
44D	Winemaker's vessel
45D	Classic car initials
46D	"Your Body ___ Wonderland" (John Mayer song): 2 wds.
47D	"___ me a question" (Instagram feature)

Daily Themed Crossword is a popular online crossword puzzle game that is updated daily with new puzzles for players to solve. The game is developed by PlaySimple Games and is available on both iOS and Android devices.

The puzzles in Daily Themed Crossword are organized around a different theme each day, with clues and answers related to that theme. For example, the theme for a particular day might be movies, and all the clues and answers would be related to movies in some way.

The game is designed to be accessible to players of all skill levels, with puzzles ranging from easy to difficult. The game also includes helpful features such as hints and the ability to reveal individual letters or words to help players progress through more challenging puzzles.

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