NYT CROSSWORD • SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Jan 4, 2026

Complete answer list for the January 4, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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By Gene Louise De Vera
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Across 63

  1. 1It protects the heart ↗RIBCAGE
  2. 8Egyptian god of the underworld ↗OSIRIS
  3. 14Dr.'s order? ↗AMA
  4. 17Substances found in cured meats and explosives ↗NITRATES
  5. 18Theme park with attractions like The Count's Splash Castle and Oscar's Rusty Rotten Rockets ↗SESAMEPLACE
  6. 21High marks ↗APLUSSES
  7. 22"That's enough bickering!" ↗STOPITYOUTWO
  8. 24Valletta's land ↗MALTA
  9. 25Sci-fi protagonist who says "I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life" ↗NEO
  10. 27Max's opposite ↗MIN
  11. 28Morpheus, to 25-Across ↗MENTOR
  12. 29Good ol' boy ↗BUBBA
  13. 31Actor Thomas ___ Church ↗HADEN
  14. 34Stares stupidly ↗GAWKS
  15. 35General who crossed the Rubicon ↗CAESAR
  16. 37Snubs ↗IGNORES
  17. 39Ultimate end, to Aristotle ↗TELOS
  18. 40TV E.T. ↗ALF
  19. 41Secondary list of options ↗SUBMENU
  20. 43___ Veronese, "The Wedding at Cana" painter ↗PAOLO
  21. 45Queen ___ Land (region of Antarctica claimed by Norway) ↗MAUD
  22. 47Classification that anyone can donate to ↗TYPEAB
  23. 48Got off ↗ALIT
  24. 49With warts and all ↗ASIS
  25. 53Pesto ingredients ↗PINENUTS
  26. 55Made less angry now ↗PLACATED
  27. 58Ozone no-no, for short ↗CFC
  28. 59The dash in many an emoticon ↗NOSE
  29. 60It's a "tyrannical discipline," said Sylvia Plath ↗POETRY
  30. 61Titular role in a 2024 Disney prequel ↗MUFASA
  31. 63Derived from gold ↗AURIC
  32. 66Steals, informally ↗FILCHES
  33. 67Something a bug produces ↗ERROR
  34. 68Certain Army noncom ↗SGTMAJ
  35. 70Points to a church? ↗SPIRES
  36. 71What the 7 may mean in 7/11 ↗JULY
  37. 73Brewed beverage ↗ALE
  38. 74Perseveres ↗PUSHESON
  39. 76Certain drink + what that drink has a lot of = women's lifestyle website ↗POPSUGAR
  40. 80"Horsefeathers!" ↗PISH
  41. 82"Fiddlesticks!" ↗DRAT
  42. 83Combine using heat without melting, as particles ↗SINTER
  43. 85Make a lot, say? ↗PAVE
  44. 86Famed firefighter Red ↗ADAIR
  45. 88"All right, but that's not my opinion" ↗SAYSYOU
  46. 90L.A.P.D. unit? ↗LOS
  47. 91The Lamb ↗JESUS
  48. 93Devoted effort to looking attractive ↗PREENED
  49. 96Leaning ↗ASLANT
  50. 98Bandage brand ↗CURAD
  51. 99Possessed, biblically ↗HADST
  52. 100Word before winner or after Wonder ↗BREAD
  53. 101Brick homes ↗ADOBES
  54. 103Buffalo's home: Abbr. ↗NYS
  55. 104"Sprechen ___ Deutsch?" ↗SIE
  56. 106Eponym of element 96 ↗CURIE
  57. 109They'll get there eventually ↗LATEBLOOMERS
  58. 113Like the cultivation of land ↗AGRARIAN
  59. 115Country whose border shape is the world's roundest ↗SIERRALEONE
  60. 116Zero ↗GOOSEEGG
  61. 117Co.'s $$$ head ↗CFO
  62. 118Steal for ransom ↗KIDNAP
  63. 119Whence the phrase "wear one's heart on one's sleeve" ↗OTHELLO

Down 73

  1. 1Kelly of morning TV ↗RIPA
  2. 2"Come on and let loose for a while!" ↗ITLLBEFUN
  3. 3Name of Ohio State's buckeye mascot ↗BRUTUS
  4. 4Wrinkly fruits ↗CASABAS
  5. 5Parts of many online handles ↗ATS
  6. 6Davis of "Thelma & Louise" ↗GEENA
  7. 7"___ quam videri" (North Carolina's motto) ↗ESSE
  8. 81940s spy grp. ↗OSS
  9. 9Ready … or a word after ready ↗SET
  10. 10Chemist's variant ↗ISOMER
  11. 11Violent seizure, as of property ↗RAPINE
  12. 12"Sign me up" ↗IMIN
  13. 13He scattered his brother's remains across the land and usurped his throne ↗SET
  14. 14Soothing goo ↗ALOEGEL
  15. 15Hawaiian for "long mountain" ↗MAUNALOA
  16. 16Intermission follower on Broadway ↗ACTTWO
  17. 17War zone for Rambo, informally ↗NAM
  18. 19Poe's "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon ___" ↗PYM
  19. 20Wicket and Teebo of Endor, e.g. ↗EWOKS
  20. 23Hosp. areas ↗ORS
  21. 26"I'm flattered!" ↗OHGEE
  22. 30Believing his friend and ally had too much power, he led a party of conspirators to put an end to him ↗BRUTUS
  23. 32State capital that's closest to the U.S. Capitol ↗ANNAPOLIS
  24. 33Like five Across answers by five Down answers in this puzzle, literally and figuratively ↗DOUBLECROSSED
  25. 35Kids' summer getaway ↗CAMP
  26. 36Kyrgyzstani mountain range ↗ALAI
  27. 37Urchins ↗IMPS
  28. 38Fans out ↗SPLAYS
  29. 39Where idols go head-to-head? ↗TOTEM
  30. 42Small part in a gig ↗BYTE
  31. 44British isle ↗AIT
  32. 46It's in your jeans ↗DENIM
  33. 48Plot divisions ↗ACRES
  34. 50Traumatize ↗SCAR
  35. 51"Assuming that's true …" ↗IFSO
  36. 52He led his brother to his demise by endangering his nephew ↗SCAR
  37. 54"Not gonna lie …" ↗NOCAP
  38. 56First enactors of democracy ↗ATHENIANS
  39. 57Fencing contests ↗DUELS
  40. 60Chemistry lab dropper ↗PIPET
  41. 62Prepare quickly, as eggs for breakfast ↗FRYUP
  42. 63Chop-chop ↗ASAP
  43. 64Wrinkly fruit ↗UGLI
  44. 65GPS lines: Abbr. ↗RTES
  45. 66Programming language that's also a musical key ↗FSHARP
  46. 69He sold out his master in exchange for silver ↗JUDAS
  47. 71Baby in a pouch ↗JOEY
  48. 72Pandemonium ↗UPROAR
  49. 75Title for a guru ↗SRI
  50. 76Survivor's affliction, for short ↗PTSD
  51. 77Elf portrayed by Cate Blanchett in "The Fellowship of the Ring" ↗GALADRIEL
  52. 78Big name in makeup ↗AVON
  53. 79Music score squiggle ↗REST
  54. 81Disagrees (with) ↗HASABEEF
  55. 84Ixnays from Irkutsk ↗NYETS
  56. 87Obnoxious fratty sort, colloquially ↗DUDEBRO
  57. 89Possible scenario, to a coder ↗USECASE
  58. 912011 Lady Gaga hit ↗JUDAS
  59. 92Steamy ↗EROTIC
  60. 94Paired chips with dips? ↗RHYMED
  61. 95Touch lightly, as a gas pedal ↗EASEON
  62. 97Floral victory symbol ↗LAUREL
  63. 98Lead-in to Tech ↗CAL
  64. 100Spawned ↗BEGOT
  65. 102Camera inits. ↗SLR
  66. 103___ me tangere (Latin warning) ↗NOLI
  67. 105Jafar's parrot in "Aladdin" ↗IAGO
  68. 107Driven by envy toward his comrades, he fabricated events that led to their downfall ↗IAGO
  69. 108Official lang. of Liberia ↗ENG
  70. 110Acorn, in the future ↗OAK
  71. 111Messenger ___ ↗RNA
  72. 112Birth month of most Virgos: Abbr. ↗SEP
  73. 114"Ruh-___!" (cry from Astro on "The Jetsons") ↗ROH