Daily Themed Crossword January 4 2026 Answers (1/4/26)

Our Daily Themed Crossword January 4, 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 4, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the Daily Themed Crossword on 1/4/26, 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	Vincent van Gogh's work
4A	Cuddling in public (anagram of "pad"): Abbr.
7A	Cooling body powder
11A	Froglike amphibian
13A	Ewe's mate
14A	Earth's line of rotation
15A	Nike's Swoosh, e.g.
16A	Expressive rock genre
17A	Seat ___ (car safety feature)
18A	___ Depp, actor seen in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series
21A	"All I do is ___!" ("I never win!") If that's what last year sounded like, look at 22a for this year's mindset shift
22A	"This year, I'm ready to ___!" ("I will win and make progress") Make this your optimistic motto for the New Year
25A	Singer Grande, fondly
27A	Cul-de-___ (street's dead end)
29A	Small hill (rhymes with "droll")
32A	Nutritionist's keto or vegan, e.g.
34A	Tiny amount
36A	June 6, 1944, colloquially: Hyph.
37A	"I always ___ myself" ("I can't trust my choices") If that's what echoed through past years, turn to 39a for this year's new outlook
39A	"This year, I choose to ___!" ("I will have confidence and trust in myself") Let this be your uplifting motto for the New Year
41A	Do voice-over work
43A	Railway stop, for short
44A	Trigonometric function, for short
47A	Cinderella's slipper material
49A	Turn over ___ leaf (start afresh): 2 wds.
51A	Carry a balance
52A	Milky white gem with a multicolor shift
56A	"I ___ taking any step forward" ("I'm afraid to move ahead") If that's what you often said last year, find encouragement at 58a
57A	Rowboat accessory
58A	"I ___ and trust that things will work out" ("I have faith that it will all come together") Make this your motto as you step into the New Year
59A	Like child's play
60A	Public transport in Singapore: Abbr.
61A	___ mortals (insignificant)
1D	Capital of Georgia state, for short
2D	Aussie hopper, informally
3D	Laser ___ (arena game)
4D	Warm up the oven before cooking, say
5D	"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a ___" (line from "Gone with the Wind")
6D	"No honor ___ thieves"
7D	Bill at a bar
8D	Fireman's chopping tool
9D	Rapper ___ Wayne
10D	Winter hours in Chicago (anagram of "TCS"): Abbr.
12D	School of martial arts
19D	CIA predecessor hidden in "loss": Abbr.
20D	Shaggy Tibetan ox
21D	In ___ of (instead)
23D	Taj Mahal's country
24D	Lymph ___ (immune system part)
25D	"___ a pinch of salt" (recipe instruction)
26D	Word with "Grande" or "de Janeiro"
28D	Metered taxi
30D	Bathroom, for short
31D	Soap-making ingredient
33D	Undecided, on a TV schedule: Abbr.
35D	Ice cream or tiramisu, e.g.
38D	___ of war (rope competition)
40D	Sarge's superiors: Abbr.
42D	What flowers do in spring
44D	Bistro
45D	"___ penny, two a penny ..." (rhyme): 2 wds.
46D	Caribbean and Caspian, e.g.
48D	Wage ___ of words (debate): 2 wds.
50D	Crooked, like some smiles
52D	Unit of resistance
53D	"The Black Cat" author Edgar Allan ___
54D	Financial Literacy Month, for short
55D	David ___ Roth, Van Halen singer

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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