Daily Themed Crossword January 3 2026 Answers (1/3/26)

Our Daily Themed Crossword January 3, 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 3, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the Daily Themed Crossword on 1/3/26, 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	___ John's Pizza (restaurant franchise)
5A	Heart rate count: Abbr.
8A	DJ's stacks: Abbr.
11A	"Once ___ a midnight dreary ..."
12A	Nickelodeon's "___ the Explorer"
13A	Weeding tool
14A	Geeky type, stereotypically
15A	Make alterations to a text
16A	"___ you kidding me?" ("You must be joking!")
17A	Photo ___ (media events)
19A	"Onyx ___," 2025 romantasy novel by Rebecca Yarros that sold 2.7 million copies on release, more than any adult novel in the last 20 years
21A	Beloved animated green ogre
23A	Kitten's call
24A	Slimy, sticky stuff
25A	Free ___ bird: 2 wds.
27A	"Not ___ Us," hit track by Kendrick Lamar that won five Grammy awards and was performed at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2025
31A	Swiss mountain range
33A	Knot seen on a gift
36A	"Two and a Half ___" (popular sitcom)
37A	Not bad, but not great either: Hyph.
38A	Prefix with "demic" or "dermal"
39A	___ Arbor, Michigan
40A	"___ number on" (deceive): 2 wds.
43A	Establish as law
45A	___ Duplantis, record-breaking pole vaulter who won the Laureus World Sports Award for "Sportsman of the Year" in 2025
48A	"Orange Is the ___ Black" (popular Netflix series)
49A	Zodiac feline
50A	"Mary ___ little lamb ...": 2 wds.
52A	"Don't get carried ___" ("Stay grounded")
56A	Mikhail ___, chess legend
57A	Prefix with "scient" or "present"
58A	"___ & Stitch," 2025 live-action remake by Disney which made over $1 billion and was one of the highest-grossing films of the year
59A	Horatian work
60A	Air marshal's organization: Abbr.
61A	What "K" stands for in KG
1D	"No ___ intended" (wordplay joke that rhymes with "fun")
2D	King Kong, e.g.
3D	___ favor (Spanish "please")
4D	Sci-fi series that is a part of the "Star Wars" franchise, whose second season won five Primetime Emmy Awards in 2025
5D	Gymgoer's physique, slangily
6D	White light splitter that makes a rainbow, as seen on a Pink Floyd album cover
7D	Non-glossy paint finish (rhymes with "hat")
8D	Blacken on a grill
9D	College campus residence, for short
10D	"Peekaboo, I ___ you!"
12D	Classroom fixtures paired with chairs
18D	Green pod veggie
20D	Hooting night bird
21D	Guitarist's big moment
22D	Jumps, kangaroo-style
24D	Tank filler, at a station
26D	President Lincoln's nickname
28D	Apple desktop
29D	Clark ___ (Superman's alter ego)
30D	Letter after "emm"
32D	Fountain drink
34D	Artificial intelligence organization that surged in popularity in 2025 due to its revolutionary new advances in the field
35D	Mulled ___ (spiced alcohol)
41D	___ coals (in a volatile situation): 2 wds.
42D	___ apple (neck feature)
44D	Mandy Moore starrer "___ to Remember": 2 wds.
45D	Palo ___, California
46D	Finished a book, say
47D	Tunneling critter
51D	23andMe letters
53D	Video game console released by Nintendo
54D	Every bit
55D	Fashion designer Jenny ___

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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