Universal Crossword January 4 2026 Answers (1/4/26)

Our Universal Crossword January 4, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The Universal Crossword is a syndicated crossword that is published across different apps and websites each day. It is created with a focus on clarity and simplicity, making it a great choice for both experienced and casual solvers.

Universal Crossword January 4, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the Universal 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	Event where one might work the knight shift?
16A	Christmas carol that asks "Who wouldn't go?"
17A	"Time's a-wasting!"
18A	"Understand?"
19A	500 sheets of paper
20A	Vietnamese New Year
21A	Like the fish in crudo or poke
22A	Watch intently
25A	Chutzpah
26A	Australian soccer star Sam whose surname is inside "locker room"
27A	Continuity issue
29A	Not most, but not none
30A	Expose everything
32A	"To ___ am I speaking?"
33A	R&B singer Lennox
34A	One side of South America's longest border
35A	Attacked
37A	'Tude
39A	"The Queen's Gambit" actress Taylor-Joy
40A	"Go figure!"
43A	"Bandidas" actress Cruz
44A	Think ___ (not respect as much)
49A	Sports setback
50A	"Can't Hold Us" rapper
52A	Former Egyptian president Sadat
54A	Dish such as som tam
55A	Process, as ore
56A	Abode
57A	$25 per hour, possibly
58A	"___ an idea ..."
59A	Place for a seaweed wrap
60A	Dino such as Sue at the Field Museum
1D	Pitmasters' spice blends
2D	Blunt-ended fencing sword
3D	A, B or C, but not X, Y or Z
4D	Little snack for an echidna
5D	Do over and over and over
6D	Sharp-toothed, worm-eating critters
7D	"Super Monkey Ball" game company
8D	(Clears throat)
9D	"Psych!"
10D	Magna ___ laude
11D	Known by a special few
12D	Indiana WNBA team
13D	Up to one's old tricks
14D	Charged particle
15D	"World of Warcraft," e.g.: Abbr.
21D	Fundraiser involving miscellaneous items
22D	Become destroyed
23D	Palindromic poetic preposition
24D	Score delineated by marks
25D	Cry after many horrible "Family Feud" guesses
26D	Hand-y way to cut wood?
28D	Urgent request for help
29D	"I should've known better"
30D	Angels may circle them
31D	Rap article spelled with an "a"
32D	Dramatic change
36D	Up to, informally
38D	___ Mae (loan company)
41D	Snarfing syllable, or French for "name"
42D	Tops to crop
45D	"Good thinking"
46D	Of the sun
47D	Speak grandiosely
48D	UPS rival
51D	Hindu god of love and desire
53D	NFL players who aren't on the left

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