New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 01/04/2026. The January 04 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a It protects the heartRIBCAGE
- 8a Egyptian god of the underworldOSIRIS
- 14a Dr.’s order?AMA
- 17a Substances found in cured meats and explosivesNITRATES
- 18a Theme park with attractions like The Count’s Splash Castle and Oscar’s Rusty Rotten RocketsSESAMEPLACE
- 21a High marksAPLUSSES
- 22a “That’s enough bickering!”STOPITYOUTWO
- 24a Valletta’s landMALTA
- 25a Sci-fi protagonist who says “I don’t like the idea that I’m not in control of my life”NEO
- 27a Max’s oppositeMIN
- 28a Morpheus, to 25-AcrossMENTOR
- 29a Good ol’ boyBUBBA
- 31a Actor Thomas ___ ChurchHADEN
- 34a Stares stupidlyGAWKS
- 35a General who crossed the RubiconCAESAR
- 37a SnubsIGNORES
- 39a Ultimate end, to AristotleTELOS
- 40a TV E.T.ALF
- 41a Secondary list of optionsSUBMENU
- 43a ___ Veronese, “The Wedding at Cana” painterPAOLO
- 45a Queen ___ Land (region of Antarctica claimed by Norway)MAUD
- 47a Classification that anyone can donate toTYPEAB
- 48a Got offALIT
- 49a With warts and allASIS
- 53a Pesto ingredientsPINENUTS
- 55a Made less angry nowPLACATED
- 58a Ozone no-no, for shortCFC
- 59a The dash in many an emoticonNOSE
- 60a It’s a “tyrannical discipline,” said Sylvia PlathPOETRY
- 61a Titular role in a 2024 Disney prequelMUFASA
- 63a Derived from goldAURIC
- 66a Steals, informallyFILCHES
- 67a Something a bug producesERROR
- 68a Certain Army noncomSGTMAJ
- 70a Points to a church?SPIRES
- 71a What the 7 may mean in 7/11JULY
- 73a Brewed beverageALE
- 74a PerseveresPUSHESON
- 76a Certain drink + what that drink has a lot of = women’s lifestyle websitePOPSUGAR
- 80a “Horsefeathers!”PISH
- 82a “Fiddlesticks!”DRAT
- 83a Combine using heat without melting, as particlesSINTER
- 85a Make a lot, say?PAVE
- 86a Famed firefighter RedADAIR
- 88a “All right, but that’s not my opinion”SAYSYOU
- 90a L.A.P.D. unit?LOS
- 91a The LambJESUS
- 93a Devoted effort to looking attractivePREENED
- 96a LeaningASLANT
- 98a Bandage brandCURAD
- 99a Possessed, biblicallyHADST
- 100a Word before winner or after WonderBREAD
- 101a Brick homesADOBES
- 103a Buffalo’s home: Abbr.NYS
- 104a “Sprechen ___ Deutsch?”SIE
- 106a Eponym of element 96CURIE
- 109a They’ll get there eventuallyLATEBLOOMERS
- 113a Like the cultivation of landAGRARIAN
- 115a Country whose border shape is the world’s roundestSIERRALEONE
- 116a ZeroGOOSEEGG
- 117a Co.’s $$$ headCFO
- 118a Steal for ransomKIDNAP
- 119a Whence the phrase “wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve”OTHELLO
- Down
- 1d Kelly of morning TVRIPA
- 2d “Come on and let loose for a while!”ITLLBEFUN
- 3d Name of Ohio State’s buckeye mascotBRUTUS
- 4d Wrinkly fruitsCASABAS
- 5d Parts of many online handlesATS
- 6d Davis of “Thelma & Louise”GEENA
- 7d “___ quam videri” (North Carolina’s motto)ESSE
- 8d 1940s spy grp.OSS
- 9d Ready ? or a word after readySET
- 10d Chemist’s variantISOMER
- 11d Violent seizure, as of propertyRAPINE
- 12d “Sign me up”IMIN
- 13d He scattered his brother’s remains across the land and usurped his throneSET
- 14d Soothing gooALOEGEL
- 15d Hawaiian for “long mountain”MAUNALOA
- 16d Intermission follower on BroadwayACTTWO
- 17d War zone for Rambo, informallyNAM
- 19d Poe’s “The Narrative of Arthur Gordon ___”PYM
- 20d Wicket and Teebo of Endor, e.g.EWOKS
- 23d Hosp. areasORS
- 26d “I’m flattered!”OHGEE
- 30d Believing his friend and ally had too much power, he led a party of conspirators to put an end to himBRUTUS
- 32d State capital that’s closest to the U.S. CapitolANNAPOLIS
- 33d Like five Across answers by five Down answers in this puzzle, literally and figurativelyDOUBLECROSSED
- 35d Kids’ summer getawayCAMP
- 36d Kyrgyzstani mountain rangeALAI
- 37d UrchinsIMPS
- 38d Fans outSPLAYS
- 39d Where idols go head-to-head?TOTEM
- 42d Small part in a gigBYTE
- 44d British isleAIT
- 46d It’s in your jeansDENIM
- 48d Plot divisionsACRES
- 50d TraumatizeSCAR
- 51d “Assuming that’s true ?”IFSO
- 52d He led his brother to his demise by endangering his nephewSCAR
- 54d “Not gonna lie ?”NOCAP
- 56d First enactors of democracyATHENIANS
- 57d Fencing contestsDUELS
- 60d Chemistry lab dropperPIPET
- 62d Prepare quickly, as eggs for breakfastFRYUP
- 63d Chop-chopASAP
- 64d Wrinkly fruitUGLI
- 65d GPS lines: Abbr.RTES
- 66d Programming language that’s also a musical keyFSHARP
- 69d He sold out his master in exchange for silverJUDAS
- 71d Baby in a pouchJOEY
- 72d PandemoniumUPROAR
- 75d Title for a guruSRI
- 76d Survivor’s affliction, for shortPTSD
- 77d Elf portrayed by Cate Blanchett in “The Fellowship of the Ring”GALADRIEL
- 78d Big name in makeupAVON
- 79d Music score squiggleREST
- 81d Disagrees (with)HASABEEF
- 84d Ixnays from IrkutskNYETS
- 87d Obnoxious fratty sort, colloquiallyDUDEBRO
- 89d Possible scenario, to a coderUSECASE
- 91d 2011 Lady Gaga hitJUDAS
- 92d SteamyEROTIC
- 94d Paired chips with dips?RHYMED
- 95d Touch lightly, as a gas pedalEASEON
- 97d Floral victory symbolLAUREL
- 98d Lead-in to TechCAL
- 100d SpawnedBEGOT
- 102d Camera inits.SLR
- 103d ___ me tangere (Latin warning)NOLI
- 105d Jafar’s parrot in “Aladdin”IAGO
- 107d Driven by envy toward his comrades, he fabricated events that led to their downfallIAGO
- 108d Official lang. of LiberiaENG
- 110d Acorn, in the futureOAK
- 111d Messenger ___RNA
- 112d Birth month of most Virgos: Abbr.SEP
- 114d “Ruh-___!” (cry from Astro on “The Jetsons”)ROH