Universal Crossword January 4, 2026 Answers
By Adrian Johnson
Editor: David Steinberg
The Universal Crossword crossword from January 4, 2026 is fully solved here with all 68 answers. We present the solutions in Across and Down sections, matched to the puzzle grid. Click on any clue to visit its answer page for additional solutions and usage data across crosswords.
Across
1.
Event where one might work the knight shift?
16.
Christmas carol that asks "Who wouldn't go?"
17.
"Time's a-wasting!"
18.
"Understand?"
19.
500 sheets of paper
20.
Vietnamese New Year
21.
Like the fish in crudo or poke
22.
Watch intently
25.
Chutzpah
26.
Australian soccer star Sam whose surname is inside "locker room"
27.
Continuity issue
29.
Not most, but not none
30.
Expose everything
32.
"To ___ am I speaking?"
33.
R&B singer Lennox
34.
One side of South America's longest border
35.
Attacked
37.
'Tude
39.
"The Queen's Gambit" actress Taylor-Joy
40.
"Go figure!"
43.
"Bandidas" actress Cruz
44.
Think ___ (not respect as much)
49.
Sports setback
50.
"Can't Hold Us" rapper
52.
Former Egyptian president Sadat
54.
Dish such as som tam
55.
Process, as ore
56.
Abode
57.
$25 per hour, possibly
58.
"___ an idea ..."
59.
Place for a seaweed wrap
60.
Dino such as Sue at the Field Museum
Down
1.
Pitmasters' spice blends
2.
Blunt-ended fencing sword
3.
A, B or C, but not X, Y or Z
4.
Little snack for an echidna
5.
Do over and over and over
6.
Sharp-toothed, worm-eating critters
7.
"Super Monkey Ball" game company
8.
(Clears throat)
9.
"Psych!"
10.
Magna ___ laude
11.
Known by a special few
12.
Indiana WNBA team
13.
Up to one's old tricks
14.
Charged particle
15.
"World of Warcraft," e.g.: Abbr.
21.
Fundraiser involving miscellaneous items
22.
Become destroyed
23.
Palindromic poetic preposition
24.
Score delineated by marks
25.
Cry after many horrible "Family Feud" guesses
26.
Hand-y way to cut wood?
28.
Urgent request for help
29.
"I should've known better"
30.
Angels may circle them
31.
Rap article spelled with an "a"
32.
Dramatic change
36.
Up to, informally
38.
___ Mae (loan company)
41.
Snarfing syllable, or French for "name"
42.
Tops to crop
45.
"Good thinking"
46.
Of the sun
47.
Speak grandiosely
48.
UPS rival
51.
Hindu god of love and desire
53.
NFL players who aren't on the left
Frequently Asked Questions
How many clues are in the Universal Crossword crossword from January 4, 2026?
The Universal Crossword crossword from January 4, 2026 contains 68 clues and answers.
The puzzle has 32 Across clues and 36 Down clues.
Where can I find the answers for the January 4, 2026 Universal Crossword crossword?
All 68 answers for the Universal Crossword crossword from January 4, 2026 are listed on this page. You can browse answers by Across and Down directions, or click on any clue to see a detailed breakdown with alternative solutions and appearances in other crossword puzzles.
Who created the January 4, 2026 Universal Crossword crossword?
The Universal Crossword crossword from January 4, 2026 was constructed by Adrian Johnson and edited by David Steinberg.
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