WSJ Crossword January 3 2026 Answers (1/3/26)

Our WSJ Crossword January 3, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The Wall Street Journal Crossword is a well-known and respected puzzle that appeals to solvers looking for a challenging and thought-provoking experience. The puzzles are created by a team of skilled constructors and are known for their clever clues, intricate wordplay, and challenging themes. The WSJ Crossword is published daily and offers solvers the opportunity to exercise their minds while enjoying a classic form of entertainment.

WSJ Crossword January 3, 2026 Answers

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#	Clue
1A	Move to first class, say
7A	Many T-ball coaches
14A	1773 ordinance that led to a famous “party”
20A	Interweave
21A	1970 Howard Hawks film
22A	Among the best in the NFL
23A	Theme park contributor?
25A	Ebert’s onetime partner
26A	Quince or loquat, e.g.
27A	Central
28A	Endorsing tool
29A	Holds back
30A	Three-letter sandwich
31A	Romantic meetings at a big retail store?
35A	Jeff Lynne’s group
36A	Draws out
40A	Casino calculation
41A	Split evenly
43A	Not cool anymore
44A	BHO’s major legislative achievement
45A	Three-letter sandwich
46A	Go smoothly
48A	Checkup required by a tech company?
53A	Hip-hop headwear
55A	Aid for deep breathing
58A	Simple top
59A	Outrage
60A	Intrude rudely
61A	Does some leather work
62A	Grown-up kit
63A	Schmoozes
65A	Completely ruined
66A	Paris pal
67A	Sardonic title for Jeff Bezos’s spouse?
71A	“West Point of the South,” for short
72A	Mint supplies
75A	May celebrants
76A	Hosp. staffers
77A	Red and Yellow, for two
78A	Radio button
79A	Strawberry Fields benefactor
80A	Lucy of “Kill Bill”
81A	Puts bread on the table
82A	“Sexy” Beatles character
83A	Impact of a sugar company?
87A	Pathetic
88A	Like many rookies
89A	Scoreboard nos.
90A	Workshop for Hephaestus
94A	Put back on
96A	Moon of Saturn named for a Titan
98A	“Team of Rivals” author Doris Kearns ___
99A	Backstabber
101A	Those who benefited by investing early in a transportation app?
104A	Directional suffix
105A	Some new arrivals
107A	Network that once broadcast Buffy
108A	Band aid
110A	Campbell of “Scream”
111A	Without honor
112A	Additional charge from an insurance company?
116A	Menu choice
117A	Give, as a citation
118A	Untroubled
119A	Sci-fi weaponry
120A	Boy in a blended family
121A	Pythagorean squares?
1D	Went for another hitch
2D	Lend dignity to
3D	Illegal door opener
4D	Roof feature
5D	Star pitcher
6D	Contract period
7D	Gucci rival
8D	Feel unwell
9D	Retina cell
10D	Forwent a big ceremony
11D	Largish singing groups
12D	Low-risk investment option
13D	Frat’s coll. counterpart
14D	Most likely to produce a pucker
15D	Precocious character in Kay Thompson books
16D	Bet preceder
17D	What keeps the HR department busy at a tech company?
18D	Bass basket
19D	Trunk
24D	Doesn’t play
29D	Motionless
32D	Valium maker
33D	Oz greeting
34D	“SOS” singers
37D	Searches carefully
38D	Noodle creation?
39D	Asian celebration
42D	Dominant seventh, e.g.
44D	Test with a high score of 5
47D	Go-to guy
49D	Physicist’s focus, perhaps
50D	Agrees to join
51D	Mesopotamian nation
52D	Philippine island
53D	Dress in
54D	Sparkly rock
55D	Collectibles in albums
56D	Studio sights
57D	Members of the design team for an airline?
60D	Gaul invaders
62D	Dashing, say
64D	Calligrapher’s flourishes
68D	Participate in an online meeting
69D	St. Regis competitor
70D	Plenty, informally
73D	Words to the audience
74D	Pace of “Foundation”
77D	Needing nothing more
80D	Louis XIV, to himself
81D	Plasm prefix
83D	Is bold
84D	One paying interest
85D	Auto from Hesse
86D	Moody music
88D	Steakhouse servings
91D	Woofer’s partner
92D	Buddhist state
93D	Adds on
95D	Mound occupant
96D	Tranquil state
97D	Inhibition
98D	Places for sweaters
99D	Resist authority
100D	Maytag sister
102D	Oktoberfest fare
103D	Dresses in
106D	Roberts’s “Pretty Woman” co-star
109D	Tower town
110D	Infamous emperor
112D	Spade and Marlowe, for short
113D	Hi-___
114D	Ike’s WWII command
115D	Exert very little energy

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